John Travolta
Actor
- Welcome Back, Kotter (TV Series) (1975)
- Feat. Gabe Kaplan, John Travolta
- This classic American sitcom still holds up in its rowdy but progressive view of high school delinquency and remedial education. A young John…
- Carrie (1976)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Sissy Spacek, John Travolta
- One of the best screen adaptations of any Stephen King novel, and also one of dir. De Palma's best, this is the frightening story of a persecuted…
- Boy in the Plastic Bubble, The (1976)
- Dir. Randal Kleiser
Feat. John Travolta, Glynnis O'Connor, Robert Reed
- A cult telemovie starring John Travolta as an immune–deficient youngster with potentially fatal allergies, who has to exist in a sealed…
- Grease (1977)
- Dir. Randal Kleiser
Feat. John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing…
- Musical sensation set in a 1950s high–school was a box–office phenomenon, now an enduring classic. John Travolta, Olivia…
- Saturday Night Fever (1977)
- Dir. John Badham
Feat. John Travolta
- John Travolta's instant star–quality invests this chronicle of the disco era with an infectious bravado. Great soundtrack, classic dance moves…
- Urban Cowboy (1980)
- Dir. James Bridges
Feat. John Travolta, Debra Winger, Scott Glenn…
- An early role for John Travolta, as an oil–worker trying to 'make it' riding mechanical bulls in the roadhouses of Houston. The grimy, downbeat…
- Blow Out (1981)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow
- A seemingly ordinary car–crash is found by sound–recordist John Travolta to have sinister overtones when he rewinds his chance taping of…
- Staying Alive (1983)
- Dir. Sylvester Stallone
Feat. John Travolta, Cynthia Rhodes
- Engagingly tacky sequel to SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, fashioned by dir. Sylvester Stallone as a ROCKY–style vehicle for John Travolta, who juggles…
- Two of a Kind (1983)
- Dir. John Herzfeld
Feat. John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Charles Durning…
- God (voiced by Gene Hackman) is so disappointed with mankind he prepares a second Flood, but is persuaded by angels to bet on the reformation of two…
- That's Dancing! (1985)
- Dir. Jack Haley, Jr.
Feat. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, James Cagney…
- A compilation of splendid dance sequences from dozens of Hollywood films. Includes over fifty top dancers, with the best of the crop generally dating…
- Perfect (1985)
- Dir. James Bridges
Feat. John Travolta, Jamie Lee Curtis
- John Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis get physical in this under–rated slice of 80s sizzle: he plays a Rolling Stone journalist investigating the…
- Look Who's Talking (1989)
- Dir. Amy Heckerling
Feat. John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Bruce Willis…
- Amiable comedy featuring 'Mickey', the infant that thinks aloud, courtesy of Bruce Willis. He's more than handful for Mom Kirstie Alley and boyfriend…
- Pulp Fiction (1994)
- Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman…
- With just his second film, Quentin Tarantino not only became a household name but a massive cultural phenomenon.
He miraculously surpasses…
- White Man's Burden (1995)
- Dir. Desmond Nakano
Feat. John Travolta, Harry Belafonte, Kelly Lynch
- In an alternative America, blacks are members of social elite, and whites inhabit the urban ghettos. John Travolta plays a humble white factory…
- Get Shorty (1995)
- Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. John Travolta, Danny De Vito, Gene Hackman…
- Riding the wave of PULP FICTION, this is the most successful stab at translating Elmore Leonard for the screen. John Travolta is an amiable mobster…
- Broken Arrow (1996)
- Dir. John Woo
Feat. John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis…
- When John Travolta nicks off with a couple of nuclear warheads, its enough to transform his (former) air–force buddy (Christian Slater) into…
- Phenomenon (1996)
- Dir. Jon Turteltaub
Feat. John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker…
- John Travolta is aptly cast a genial mechanic who, after being struck by lightening, acquires super–intelligence that gradually ostracises him…
- Michael (1996)
- Dir. Nora Ephron
Feat. John Travolta, William Hurt, Andie MacDowell…
- Not even the star presence of John Travolta, William Hurt, and Andie MacDowell can revive this abysmal comic–fantasy about a cynical tabloid…
- Face Off (1997)
- Dir. John Woo
Feat. John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen
- Dir. John Woo melds modern action technology with old–fashioned Mission Impossible–style intrigue.
Good guy John Travolta and bad guy…
- She's So Lovely (1997)
- Dir. Nick Cassavetes
Feat. Robin Wright, Sean Penn, John Travolta
- As a low–life couple whose romantic intensity borders on madness, married double–act Robin Wright and Sean Penn off–handedly…
- Primary Colors (1998)
- Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton…
- In charting the rise of a controversial Southern Governor through the US Democratic primary campaign, John Travolta rises admirably to his most…
- Mad City (1998)
- Dir. Costa-Gavras
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, John Travolta, Alan Alda…
- Straight–faced media satire involving ambitious reporter Dustin Hoffman, sidelined on smalltown assignment. However he soon whips up a news…
- Civil Action, A (1999)
- Dir. Steven Zaillian
Feat. John Travolta, Robert Duvall, William H. Macy…
- Fact–based account of a protracted courtroom duel between two corporations and small–town folk, whose children have been affected by…
- General's Daughter, The (1999)
- Dir. Simon West
Feat. John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe, James Woods
- Gathering suspense from the 'closed–world' ethics of the US military, this thriller from the writer of A FEW GOOD MEN concerns a gruesome,…
- Battlefield Earth (2000)
- Dir. Roger Christian
Feat. John Travolta, Forest Whitaker
- Ludicrous though fun space–opera adapted from guru L. Ron Hubbard's book and a long–cherished project for Scientologist John Travolta.…
- Lucky Numbers (2000)
- Dir. Nora Ephron
Feat. John Travolta, Lisa Kudrow, Tim Roth
- Down–on–his–luck local smoothie John Travolta conceives a lottery–scam with the help of girlfriend Lisa Kudrow and pal Tim…
- Swordfish (2001)
- Dir. Dominic Sena
Feat. John Travolta, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman…
- Slick and stupid action–thriller in the post–Bruckheimer mould, teaming Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry and John Travolta for a bank job (with…
- Domestic Disturbance (2001)
- Dir. Harold Becker
Feat. John Travolta, Vince Vaughn, Teri Polo
- John Travolta’s heart races as a Dad who realises his 11–year old son’s stepfather (Vince Vaughn) is one scary (though wealthy)…
- Basic (2003)
- Dir. John McTiernan
Feat. John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Connie Nielsen…
- Slick jungle thriller kept interesting by a far from basic storyline involving US troops on a training mission in Panama.
When the squad runs into…
- Punisher, The (2004)
- Dir. Jonathan Hensleigh
Feat. Tom Jane, John Travolta, Laura Elena Harring
- A violent, straight–faced adaptation of the Marvel Comics hero (without superpowers), a traumatised cop who seeks to inflict grave punishment…
- Ladder 49 (2004)
- Dir. Jay Russell
Feat. John Travolta, Joaquin Phoenix, Jay Hernandez…
- Without working up much heat, this firefighting drama is a melodramatic look at the life crises of those manning the hoses and ladders, with Phoenix…
- A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)
- Dir. Shainee Gabel
Feat. Scarlett Johansson, John Travolta, Deborah Kara Unger
- Lazily unravelling drama follows a bitter young woman's (Johannson) return to the New Orleans home of her estranged mother, who has recently died and…
- Be Cool (2005)
- Dir. F. Gary Gray
Feat. John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn…
- This sequel to the stylish GET SHORTY has a certain snap in its step, with the resourceful wiseguy Chili Palmer (Travolta) back after almost a…
- Lonely Hearts (2006)
- Dir. Todd Robinson
Feat. John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Jared Leto…
- The true tale of 1940s “lonely hearts killers”, Martha Beck and Raymond Martinez Fernandez who would lure war widows through personal ads and…
- Wild Hogs (2007)
- Dir. Walt Becker
Feat. John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence…
- Manchild comedy of four discontent male suburbanites who take to the road on Harleys in search of America and themselves.
No…
- Hairspray (2007)
- Dir. Adam Shankman
Feat. John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken…
- Sweet, plump Tracey Turnblad (newcomer Nikki Blonsky) twists and do–wops her way into her own dream – a place in the core cast of the…
- Bolt (2008)
- Dir. Byron Howard, Chris Williams
Feat. John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman…
- Dog–gone charming furball flick about a pampered puppy called Bolt (voiced by Travolta) who stars in his own superhero show and believes his…
- Taking Of Pelham 123, The (2009)
- Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzman
- Flashy remake of the 70s heist movie sees John Travolta as the mastermind behind the hijack of a New York subway train, and Denzel Washington as the…
- Old Dogs (2009)
- Dir. Walt Becker
Feat. John Travolta, Robin Williams, Kelly Preston…
- Tepid ‘house–husband’ comedy, with Travolta and Williams flexing their middle aged spread as business partners saddled with the care of…
- From Paris With Love (2010)
- Dir. Pierre Morel
Feat. John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Kasia Smutniak
- John Travolta lets it all out as a CIA agent with a wild streak who joins up with an ambitious low–level spy (Meyers) to thwart a terrorist…
- Savages (2012)
- Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively…
- Oliver Stone directs this pulsating thriller with two pot dealers facing off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.
- Killing Season (2013)
- Dir. Mark Steven Johnson
Feat. Robert De Niro, John Travolta, Milo Ventimiglia
- De Niro and Travolta, playing two veterans of the Bosnian War, face off on the Appalachian Mountains, in this cliched wilderness action movie.
- Criminal Activities (2015)
- Dir. Jackie Earle Haley
Feat. Michael Pitt, Dan Stevens, Christopher Abbott…
- The poet Robert Lowell scripted this sparky thriller in which four young men make a risky investment together that puts them in trouble with the mob.
- American Crime Story: People vs O.J. Simpson, The (TV Series) (2016)
- Feat. Cuba Jr. Gooding, Sarah Paulson, Courtney B. Vance…
- Mesmerizing dramatization of the O.J. Simpson trial that defies its unconventional casting choices to take the viewer on a gripping…
- In a Valley of Violence (2016)
- Dir. Ti West
Feat. Ethan Hawke, John Travolta, Taissa Farmiga…
- Horror auteur Ti West lends his slow–burn, off–beat sensibility to the Western genre that may not be to conventional taste. Ethan Hawke…