- Films
- 70
- Avg rating
- 5.74
- Peak run
- 2007’10
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
James by the numbers
Average
5.74
58 rated films
Vote weighted
5.92
bigger films count more
Median
5.8
half are better
Consistency
±1.08
rating spread
Career
26y
2000 to 2025
Total votes
6.65M
across every film
Best
7.6
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Worst
3.3
Future World
Newest first
Filmography
| 2025 | Bunny-Man | Austin Boyd | · | 35 |
| 2025 |  Squali | Robert Price | · | 91 |
| 2024 | The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure | Ezio Burntwood | 5.1 | 1,805 |
| 2024 | Hey Joe | Dean Barry | · | 778 |
| 2019 | Zeroville | Vikar | 4.6 | 3,977 |
| 2019 | Arctic Dogs | Lemmy | 4.9 | 2,566 |
| 2018 | The Pretenders | Maxwell | · | 768 |
| 2018 | Future World | Warlord | 3.3 | 7,492 |
| 2018 |  Kin | Taylor Balik | 5.8 | 20,584 |
| 2017 |  The Vault | Ed Maas | 4.9 | 14,512 |
| 2017 |  The Disaster Artist | Tommy | 7.3 | 173K |
| 2017 | Don't Come Back from the Moon | Roman Smalley | 4.7 | 1,165 |
| 2017 | The Mad Whale | Edward Fry | · | 420 |
| 2017 | The Institute | Dr. Cairn | 4.2 | 3,413 |
| 2016 | Burn Country | Lindsay | · | 980 |
| 2016 | In Dubious Battle | Mac | 6.0 | 4,805 |
| 2016 |  Why Him? | Laird Mayhew | 6.2 | 137K |
| 2016 |  King Cobra | Joe | 5.6 | 10,068 |
| 2015 | Every Thing Will Be Fine | Tomas | 5.5 | 6,735 |
| 2015 | The Adderall Diaries | Stephen Elliott | 5.1 | 6,560 |
Better together?
James Franco's regulars
- Christina Alexandra VorosCinematographer · 5 films · 5.17 avg
- Seth RogenCo-star · 4 films · 6.15 avg●+0.01
- Vince JolivetteDirector and actor · 4 films · 5.10 avg▲+0.27
- Vince JolivetteCo-star · 4 films · 5.10 avg▼−0.06
- Matt RagerWriter · 4 films · 5.08 avg●0.00
- Stacey MillerDirector and actor · 4 films · 4.55 avg▼−0.26
- Sam RaimiDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.07 avg▲+0.79
- Danny McBrideCo-star · 3 films · 6.33 avg▲+0.40
- Winona RyderCo-star · 3 films · 5.57 avg▼−0.43
- Ahna O'ReillyDirector and actor · 3 films · 5.37 avg▼−0.13
- Ahna O'ReillyCo-star · 3 films · 5.37 avg▼−0.46
- Jim ParrackDirector and actor · 3 films · 5.35 avg●−0.04
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On James Franco
2 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Actor, Musical or Comedy · Golden Globe Awards 2018James Franco
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 2011James Franco
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.