James Franco biography and movies
Best known for his breakthrough starring role on "Freaks and Geeks" (1999), James Franco was born in Palo Alto, California on April 19, 1978. Growing up with his two younger brothers, James graduated from Palo Alto High School in 1996 and went on to attend UCLA, majoring in English. To overcome his shyness, he got into acting while studying there, which, much to his parents' dismay, he left after only one year. After fifteen months of intensive study at Robert Carnegie's Playhouse West, James began actively pursuing his dream of finding work as an actor in Hollywood. In that short time, he landed himself a starring role on "Freaks and Geeks" (1999). The show, however, was not a hit to its viewers at the time, and was canceled after its first year. Now, it has become a cult-hit. Prior to joining "Freaks and Geeks" (1999), Franco starred in the TV miniseries To Serve and Protect (1999) (TV). After that, he had a starring role in Whatever It Takes (2000).Although he'd been working steadily, it wasn't until the TNT made-for-television movie, James Dean (2001) (TV) that James rose to fan-magazine fame and got to show off his talent. Since then, he has been working non-stop. After losing the lead role to Tobey Maguire, James settled for the part of 'Harry Osborne', Spider-Man's best friend in the summer 2002 major hit Spider-Man (2002). He returned to the Osborne role for the next two films in the trilogy.Next was Deuces Wild (2002) and City by the Sea (2002), in which Robert De Niro personally had him cast, after viewing his performance in James Dean (2001) (TV). He was recently seen in David Gordon Green's Pineapple Express (2008) opposite Seth Rogen, in George C. Wolfe's Nights in Rodanthe (2008), starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane and in Paul Haggis' In the Valley of Elah (2007), starring Tommy Lee Jones. Also starring opposite Sean Penn in Gus Van Sant's Milk (2008/I) in which his performance earned him an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor. Definitely growing out of his shyness, James Franco is turning into a legend of his own.

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Rate: 7.2 Pineapple Express

Year: 2008

Genres: Crime, Thriller, Action, Comedy

Director: David Gordon Green

Artists: Seth Rogen, Joe Lo Truglio, Amber Heard, Nora Dunn, Rosie Perez, Gary Cole, General Bratt, James Remar, Private Miller, Bill Hader, Police Liaison Officer, Cleo King, Craig Robinson, Kevin Corrigan, Danny McBride, James Franco, Clark, Arthur Napiontek


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Rate: 7.9 Milk

Year: 2008

Genres: Biography, Drama

Director: Gus Van Sant

Artists: Emile Hirsch, James Franco, Josh Brolin, Joseph Cross, Sean Penn


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Rate: 7.1 Pineapple Express

Year: 2008

Genres: Thriller, Crime, Comedy, Action

Director: David Gordon Green

Artists: Danny McBride, General Bratt, James Remar, Private Miller, Craig Robinson, Kevin Corrigan, Bill Hader, Police Liaison Officer, Cleo King, Clark, Arthur Napiontek, Joe Lo Truglio, Amber Heard, Nora Dunn, Rosie Perez, James Franco, Seth Rogen, Gary Cole


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Rate: 7.1 Pineapple Express

Year: 2008

Genres: Thriller, Crime, Comedy, Action

Director: David Gordon Green

Artists: Amber Heard, Danny McBride, Nora Dunn, Rosie Perez, Gary Cole, Craig Robinson, Kevin Corrigan, General Bratt, James Remar, Private Miller, Bill Hader, Police Liaison Officer, James Franco, Seth Rogen, Cleo King, Clark, Arthur Napiontek, Joe Lo Truglio


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Rate: 9.7 Pineapple Express

Year: 2008

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Director: David Gordon Green

Artists: Kevin Corrigan, Craig Robinson, Danny McBride, James Franco, Seth Rogen


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Rate: 9.7 Milk

Year: 2008

Genres: Biography, Drama

Director: Gus Van Sant

Artists: Sean Penn, James Franco, Diego Luna, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch


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Rate: 9.7 Pineapple Express

Year: 2008

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Director: David Gordon Green

Artists: Craig Robinson, Kevin Corrigan, Danny McBride, James Franco, Seth Rogen


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Rate: 6.4 Spider-Man 3

Year: 2007

Genres: Thriller, Action

Director: Sam Raimi

Artists: James Cromwell, James Franco, Kirsten Dunst, Ted Raimi, Elizabeth Banks


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Rate: 9.7 Spider-Man 3

Year: 2007

Genres: Action, Drama, Fantasy

Director: Sam Raimi

Artists: James Franco, Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Topher Grace, Thomas Haden Church


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Rate: 9.7 In The Valley Of Elah

Year: 2007

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Director: Paul Haggis

Artists: James Franco, Susan Sarandon, Jason Patric, Charlize Theron, Tommy Lee Jones


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Rate: 5 Annapolis

Year: 2006

Genres: Drama, Romance, Sport

Director: Justin Lin

Artists: Brian Goodman, Donnie Wahlberg, James Franco, Macka Foley, Jim Parrack


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Rate: 6.5 Flyboys

Year: 2006

Genres: Romance, History, Drama, Adventure

Director: Tony Bill

Artists: Philip Winchester, Tyler Labine, Mac McDonald, Jean Reno, James Franco


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Rate: 9.7 Tristan And Isolde

Year: 2006

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Director: Kevin Reynolds

Artists: David O\'Hara, Rufus Sewell, Sophia Myles, James Franco, Mark Strong


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Rate: 6.8 The Great Raid

Year: 2005

Genres: War, Drama, Action

Director: John Dahl

Artists: Benjamin Bratt, Clayne Crawford, Max Martini, James Franco, Mark Consuelos


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Rate: 9.7 Spiderman 2

Year: 2004

Genres: Action, Crime, Fantasy

Director: Sam Raimi

Artists: Alfred Molina, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Rosemary Harris, Tobey Maguire


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Rate: 6.1 City by the Sea

Year: 2003

Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Drama, Crime

Director: Michael Caton-Jones

Artists: Frances McDormand, Patti LuPone, Robert De Niro, Anson Mount, James Franco


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Rate: 9.7 Spiderman

Year: 2002

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Sam Raimi

Artists: Cliff Robertson, Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, James Franco, Kirsten Dunst


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Rate: 9.7 City By The Sea

Year: 2002

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Director: Michael Caton-Jones

Artists: William Forsythe, Eliza Dushku, James Franco, Frances McDormand, Robert De Niro


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Rate: 5.3 Deuces Wild

Year: 2002

Genres: Crime, Action, Drama

Director: Scott Kalvert

Artists: Tino, Vincent Pastore, Fritzy, Drea de Matteo, Frankie Muniz, Nancy Cassaro, Matt Dillon, Joshua Leonard, Balthazar Getty, Deborah Harry, Alba Albanese, James Franco, Stephen Dorff, Brad Renfro, Fairuza Balk, Norman Reedus, Max Perlich


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