James Franco
Actor · 161 credits · 84 in highly-rated films
Best known for Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Frequent collaborators: Seth Rogen, Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Vince Jolivette, Sam Raimi
Best James Franco movies by genre
- James Franco Drama Movies 62
- James Franco Comedy Movies 25
- James Franco Documentary Movies 20
- James Franco Thriller Movies 19
- James Franco Action Movies 17
- James Franco Crime Movies 12
- James Franco Romance Movies 12
- James Franco Adventure Movies 11
- James Franco Science Fiction Movies 7
- James Franco Fantasy Movies 6
- James Franco History Movies 6
- James Franco TV Movie Movies 5
Movies (124 total, ranked by score)
1Spider-Man 2
2004 · ★ 7.3 (16,790 votes)
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
2Spider-Man
2002 · ★ 7.3 (21,266 votes)
Action, Science Fiction
3The Little Prince
2015 · ★ 7.6 (3,020 votes)
Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
4Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · ★ 7.3 (12,872 votes)
Thriller, Action, Drama
5127 Hours
2010 · ★ 7.1 (8,209 votes)
Adventure, Drama, Thriller
6Homefront
2013 · ★ 7.0 (3,931 votes)
Action, Thriller
7Milk
2008 · ★ 7.2 (2,455 votes)
History, Drama
8Spider-Man 3
2007 · ★ 6.5 (15,646 votes)
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
9The Disaster Artist
2017 · ★ 7.1 (3,784 votes)
Comedy, Drama
10The Interview
2014 · ★ 6.2 (6,338 votes)
Action, Comedy
11This Is the End
2013 · ★ 6.2 (6,966 votes)
Action, Comedy
12In the Valley of Elah
2007 · ★ 6.8 (1,106 votes)
History, Drama, Thriller
13Pineapple Express
2008 · ★ 6.6 (4,257 votes)
Action, Comedy, Crime
14Why Him?
2016 · ★ 6.4 (4,449 votes)
Comedy
15Tristan & Isolde
2006 · ★ 6.7 (848 votes)
Drama, Romance
16Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
2012 · ★ 7.3 (140 votes)
Documentary
17James Dean
2001 · ★ 6.7 (112 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
18Sausage Party
2016 · ★ 5.8 (7,818 votes)
Adventure, Animation, Comedy
19Oz the Great and Powerful
2013 · ★ 5.9 (6,880 votes)
Fantasy, Adventure, Family
20Eat Pray Love
2010 · ★ 6.2 (2,672 votes)
Drama, Romance
21Flyboys
2006 · ★ 6.5 (866 votes)
Drama, History, War
22Lovelace
2013 · ★ 6.0 (786 votes)
Drama
23Annapolis
2006 · ★ 6.9 (582 votes)
Drama, Action
24The Great Raid
2005 · ★ 6.5 (386 votes)
Action, History, War
25Call Me Lucky
2015 · ★ 7.0 (60 votes)
Comedy, Documentary
26Killing Animals
2015 · ★ 10.0 (2 votes)
Drama
27Comedy Central Roast of James Franco
2013 · ★ 7.2 (122 votes)
Comedy, TV Movie
28Never Been Kissed
1999 · ★ 6.2 (1,596 votes)
Romance, Comedy, Drama
29Obituaries
2014
Documentary, Crime, Drama
30Palo Alto
2014 · ★ 6.1 (926 votes)
Drama
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.