The Disaster Artist

The Disaster Artist 2017

7.11

An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have predicted; creating the worst movie ever made.

2017

Spring Breakers

Spring Breakers 2013

5.23

After four college girls rob a restaurant to fund their spring break in Florida, they get entangled with a weird dude with his own criminal agenda.

2013

King Cobra

King Cobra 2016

5.90

It’s 2006, YouTube is in its infancy, and internet porn is still behind a paywall. Taking the stage name Brent Corrigan, a fresh-faced, wannabe adult video performer is molded into a star by Stephen, a closeted gay porn mogul who runs the skin flick empire Cobra Video from his seemingly ordinary suburban home.

2016

Palo Alto

Palo Alto 2014

6.10

A lack of parental guidance encourages teens in an affluent California town to rebel with substance abuse and casual sex.

2014

The Adderall Diaries

The Adderall Diaries 2016

5.30

Writer and Adderall enthusiast Stephen Elliott reaches a low point when his estranged father resurfaces, claiming that Stephen has fabricated much of the dark childhood that that fuels his writing. Adrift in the precarious gray area of memory, Stephen is led by three sources of inspiration: a new romance, the best friend who shares his history, and a murder trial that reminds him more than a little of his own story. Based on the memoir of the same name.

2016

In Dubious Battle

In Dubious Battle 2016

5.90

In the California apple country, 900 migratory workers rise 'in dubious battle' against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own—stronger than its individual members, and more frightening. Led by the doomed Jim Nolan, the strike is founded on his tragic idealism—'courage, never submit, or yield'.

2016

I Am Michael

I Am Michael 2015

5.50

The controversial true story of a gay activist who rejects his homosexuality and becomes a Christian pastor.

2015

Zeroville

Zeroville 2019

5.10

A young actor arrives in Hollywood in 1969 during a transitional time in the Industry.

2019

Howl

Howl 2010

6.53

It's San Francisco in 1957, and an American masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, the film, recounts this dark moment using three interwoven threads: the tumultuous life events that led a young Allen Ginsberg to find his true voice as an artist, society's reaction (the obscenity trial), and mind-expanding animation that echoes the startling originality of the poem itself. All three coalesce in a genre-bending hybrid that brilliantly captures a pivotal moment-the birth of a counterculture.

2010

Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?

Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? 2016

5.40

When theater major Leah, brings home the special someone in her life to meet her mom, Julie, the family is met with a surprise when Pearl comes to the door. Julie tries to embrace the idea of Leah’s new love interest, but she can’t shake the feeling that something is very wrong. Julie’s suspicions lead to a startling discovery about Pearl that puts Leah in serious danger. Will Julie be able to save her daughter from an eternity of heartache before it’s too late?

2016

The Letter

The Letter 2012

4.58

A playwright who begins to mentally unravel before premiere night. She is plagued by dreams and visions of being watched, but cannot decide if she is at the center of a manipulative plot or simply losing her grip on reality.

2012

Interior. Leather Bar.

Interior. Leather Bar. 2013

5.50

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 creative freedom.

2013

Kink

Kink 2013

5.20

Director Christina Voros and producer James Franco pull back the curtain on the fetish empire of Kink.com, the Internet's largest producer of BDSM content. In a particularly obscure corner of an industry that operates largely out of public view, Kink.com's directors and models strive for authenticity. In an enterprise often known for exploitative practices, Kink.com upholds an ironclad set of values to foster an environment that is safe, sane, and consensual.

2013

As I Lay Dying

As I Lay Dying 2013

5.30

Strife and disaster befall a poor Mississippi family during a two-day trip by horse and wagon to bury their deceased matriarch.

2013

The Color of Time

The Color of Time 2012

4.00

A poetic road trip through Pulitzer prize-winning CK Williams' life over the course of 40 years.

2012

Child of God

Child of God 2014

4.85

A dispossessed, violent man's life is a disastrous attempt to exist outside the social order. Successively deprived of parents and homes and with few other ties, he descends to the level of a cave dweller and falls deeper into crime and degradation.

2014

The Broken Tower

The Broken Tower 2012

5.10

Docudrama about American poet Hart Crane, who committed suicide in April 1932 at the age of 32 by jumping off the steamship SS Orizaba.

2012

Good Time Max

Good Time Max 2008

5.30

Two genius brothers grow up and grow apart as one becomes a successful surgeon and the other pursues a drug-fueled high life.

2008

The Long Home

The Long Home 1970

1

A young contractor is hired to build a honky-tonk in Tennessee by the man who killed his father.

1970

Actors Anonymous

Actors Anonymous 2017

6.00

The film adaption of James Franco's popular novel Actors Anonymous, exploring the lives of young actors in Hollywood, from the highs to the lows, to the lies and the heartbreak.

2017