John Joseph Travolta, with his full name, was born on February 18, 1954 in New Jersey, USA. After a short American football career, he stepped into the world of cinema at a young age. In the 1970s, the name of John Travolta was written among the shining stars, together with the important films and serials in which he acted in succession. He even became the youngest name to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor during this period.
Although John Travolta was about to disappear from the market in the 1980s, it quickly made a comeback in the 1990s. Of course, the production that made its star shine in this period was Pulp Fiction. Let’s take a closer look at the best films according to the IMDb scores starring John Travolta, whose name we often hear with the Church of Scientology, and briefly see the stories they present to the audience.
Here are some of the best John Travolta movies according to IMDb ratings:
- pulp Fiction
- Blow Out
- Face / Off
- Grease
- A Love Song for Bobby Long
- Get Shorty
- Saturday Night Fever
- Hairspray
- primary colors
- A Civil Action
- The Punisher
Those who watch after the series will not like: The Punisher
- Year: 2004
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
- Director: Jonathan Hensleigh
- Cast: Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Samantha Mathis
- IMDb: 6.4
One of the bloodiest heroes of the Marvel world, Punisher was first adapted to the cinema in 1989, but a new solo movie was shot in 2004 when it was not liked very much. There is no need to go into details as everyone knows his story more or less, but we can say that it may be a little pale when compared to the 2017 production series. Still, with this cast, such a story is not to be missed.
Is such justice justice: A Civil Action
- Year: 1998
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Steven Zaillian
- Cast: John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Kathleen Quinlan
- IMDb: 6.6
A company tasked with supplying drinking water to a small town is actually poisoning people. Many children have died from leukemia. Desperate in the face of this powerful company, the townspeople manage to attract a lawyer named Jan Schlichtmann, who wins every case he enters, to their side. But there is a problem, the law is not always on the side of the right.
Candidate who lost his family while winning the election: Primary Colors
- Year: 1998
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Mike Nichols
- Cast: John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Kathy Bates
- IMDb: 6.7
When Jack Stanton, a Democrat politician, receives the news of the upcoming elections, he immediately rolls up his sleeves and joins the race to be his party’s presidential candidate. Of course, for the USA, election means a terrible race. Even in such a situation, his wife, who is his biggest supporter, begins to distance himself from Jack Stanton because he does not spend enough time with him. Our character will no longer try to come first in a single race.
Breaking down prejudices is even harder than dancing: Hairspray
- Year: 2007
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
- Director: Adam Shankman
- Cast: John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Nikki Blonsky
- IMDb: 6.7
Our character in the movie Hairspray is an overweight young girl. This young girl is a fan of a dance competition and her dream is to one day participate in this competition that she watched without missing all its episodes. One day, this dream will come true and she will be eligible to participate in the competition. But it’s not the rivals she’s trying to get ahead of in this race, it’s the prejudices against her because she’s fat.
Musical legend: Saturday Night Fever
- Year: 1977
- Genre: Drama, Music
- Director: John Badham
- Cast: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller
- IMDb: 6.8
Saturday Night Fever, for which John Travolta was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor, is among the true legends of the musical world. As a young man, Tony’s biggest passion is dancing. One day he meets a girl named Stephanie on the dance floor and they become partners. From this point on, life for Tony will never be the same again.
Well, he was dead: Get Shorty
- Year: 1995
- Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
- Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
- Cast: Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, Danny DeVito, John Travolta
- IMDb: 6.9
Our character, a young and ambitious gangster, starts working for the rival mafia when the mafia he works with dies. His first job is a collection. However, the man died in a plane crash. Fortunately, the airline company will pay a large amount of compensation to the man’s wife. Just when our character goes to the woman’s house for this compensation, he learns that the debtor is actually alive and enjoying himself in Las Vegas. Of course, this pleasure will not last long.
It becomes a novel if you write it: A Love Song for Bobby Long
- Year: 2004
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Shainee Gabel
- Cast: Scarlett Johansson, John Travolta, Gabriel Macht
- IMDb: 7.1
Our character, who receives the news of his mother’s death, immediately sets out and comes to New Orleans, where he was born. Here he encounters an interesting sight, his mother actually has two roommates. Having to stay under the same roof with an uncomfortable tension between them, the trio learn that they actually have a lot in common as they get to know each other. In fact, all this will be the subject of a novel.
Romeo and Juliet in a leather jacket: Grease
- Year: 1978
- Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Director: Randal Kleiser
- Cast: John Travolta, Olivia Newton – John, Stockard Channing
- IMDb: 7.2
Having a passionate summer romance, Danny and Sandy leave when the summer is over and return to their school. Danny is the leader of his leather jacket gang and is always talking about his summer crush. Interestingly, Sandy is also a member of a gang. Moreover, this gang is the enemy of Danny’s gang. So it’s kind of a modern Romeo and Juliet story.
I have no face to face: Face / Off
- Year: 1997
- Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
- Director: John Woo
- Cast: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen
- IMDb: 7.3
Successful FBI agent Sean Archer learns that Castor Troy, who he suspects is his son’s murderer, has made a terrible bomb while chasing him. No matter how hard he tries, he decides to change his face when he can’t get information from Castor’s brother Pollux. From this point on, things will get pretty complicated.
What is that sound: Blow Out
- Year: 1981
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Director: Brian De Palma
- Cast: John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow
- IMDb: 7.4
As a technician who makes a living by recording sound for B movies, our character hears an unusual voice one day and starts recording it. Our character, who begins to learn new information as he listens to the voice, decides to pursue this business. It will not be easy to get out of the strange conspiracy he finds himself in.
Very weird movie: Pulp Fiction
- Year: 1994
- Genre: Crime, Drama
- Director: Quentin Tarantino
- Cast: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson
- IMDb: 8.9
Pulp Fiction, directed by Quentin Tarantino, one of the most extraordinary directors of American cinema, was nominated for 7 Academy Awards and won the Oscar for Best Screenplay. If you haven’t watched the film, which also won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, you’re missing out.
Legendary bonus: Look Who’s Talking series
- Year: 1989 – 1993
- Genre: Comedy
- Director: Amy Heckerling
- Cast: John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Olympia Dukakis
- IMDb: 5.9
Beginning with 1989’s Look Who’s Talking, continuing with 1990’s Look Who’s Talking Too, and ending with 1993’s Look Who’s Talking Now, the Look Who’s Talking series begins with a single mother searching for both a good husband and a good father. What makes the series interesting is that we watch our story through the eyes of the baby. Yes, the baby is talking; and what it says.
We have listed some of the best movies based on IMDb scores, starring John Travolta, the beloved actor of action movies. Of course, this list could have been much longer. You can share the John Travolta movies you want to be on our list in the comments.
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