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John Travolta

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Welcome Back, Kotter (TV Series)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…
CarrieCarrie (1976) Aro Favourite
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, TheBoy 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…
GreaseGrease (1977) Aro Favourite
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 FeverSaturday Night Fever (1977) Recommended
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 CowboyUrban 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 OutBlow Out (1981) Recommended
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 AliveStaying 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 KindTwo 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!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…
PerfectPerfect (1985) Recommended
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 TalkingLook 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 FictionPulp Fiction (1994) Aro Favourite
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 BurdenWhite 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 ShortyGet 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 ArrowBroken 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…
PhenomenonPhenomenon (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…
MichaelMichael (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 OffFace Off (1997) Aro Favourite
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 LovelyShe'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 ColorsPrimary Colors (1998) Recommended
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 CityMad 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, ACivil Action, A (1999) Recommended
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, TheGeneral'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 EarthBattlefield 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 NumbersLucky 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…
SwordfishSwordfish (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 DisturbanceDomestic 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)…
BasicBasic (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, ThePunisher, 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 49Ladder 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 LongA 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 CoolBe 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 HeartsLonely 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 HogsWild 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…
HairsprayHairspray (2007) Aro Favourite
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…
BoltBolt (2008) Recommended
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, TheTaking Of Pelham 123, The (2009) Recommended
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 DogsOld 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 LoveFrom 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…
SavagesSavages (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 SeasonKilling 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 ActivitiesCriminal 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)American Crime Story: People vs O.J. Simpson, The (TV Series) (2016) Aro Favourite
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 ViolenceIn 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…

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