James Franco Movies

Using the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Bresson to new interviews with Mike Leigh,...

James Franco's pre production test reel for Blood Meridian. Originally selected to direct a feature length adaptation, James Franco filmed a 32...

Actor James Franco documents the day-to-day making of Oz the Great and Powerful, interviewing director Sam Raimi and co-stars Michelle Williams, Zach...

Unused footage from Gus Van Sant's 1991 film My Own Private Idaho is re-contextualized in James Franco's tribute to River Phoenix.

After a chance encounter, a terminally ill ball of sunshine talks a grumpy drifter into driving him across the desert to meet a maybe-real doctor....

Inmates at a women's mental asylum stage a theatrical production of Herman Melville's 'Moby Dick.'

Follows the life of Stephen Dobyns as he deals with life, women, and his move from journalism to poetry.

Two naive slackers, Sam and Alex, are hired to transport a box of contraband psychedelic toads from LA to Vegas. When the desert heat causes the...

Documentary on the making of 'Spider-Man.'

A former mob hitman faces a dilemma when his daughter is kidnapped and his love interest targeted. He must take on a final dangerous job while...

Experimental film series featuring actors trashing a room.

Jacqui Getty's behind-the-scenes look at Gia Coppola's directorial debut Palo Alto, starring Emma Roberts, James Franco, Jack Kilmer, Nat Wolff, and...

Filmmakers James Franco and Travis Mathews re-imagine the lost 40 minutes from "Cruising" as a starting point to a broader exploration of sexual and...

New program about The Times of Harvey Milk and Gus Van Sant’s Milk, featuring Epstein, Van Sant, actor James Franco, and Milk friends Cleve...

A young writer, nearing a mental breakdown caused by his family and boss, moves into an apartment occupied by a walking, talking, foul-mouthed ape in...

A former soap star appears to have a narrator stuck in his head. As he moves in with his sister and works to restart his creative career, he tries to...

Documentary on the romantic themes of 'Spider-Man 3'.

A former war journalist now writing for a paper in Northern California is drawn into conflict at home.

Two brothers and their best friend start a rock band and try to make it big in Los Angeles.