10 John Travolta Best Movies That You Need Watching Update 04/2024

John Travolta Best Movies

a list of the top ten films starring John Travolta (According To Rotten Tomatoes)

However, John Travolta is a renowned actor who has been in some of the best movies of all time. Listed below are some of his most well-liked and critically regarded works.

As a result of his collaborations with Brian De Palma in the 1970s, John Travolta became one of the world’s most famous actors. It wasn’t until Quentin Tarantino cast him in Pulp Fiction’s Vincent Vega part in 1994 that he regained his former glory. Travolta has filmed a wide array of films over the course of his long career, and despite a few underwhelming efforts, many of them have turned out to be excellent. To that end, these are John Travolta’s 10 greatest films (According To Rotten Tomatoes).

1. The Thin Red Line (80%)

The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line is a combat epic set in World War II’s Pacific Theater, based on a novel first published in 1962 and earlier adapted for the screen in 1964. Filmmaker Terrence Malick authored and directed this 1998 re-adaptation of the novel starring George Clooney, John Cusack, Woody Harrelson and Nick Nolte along with John Travolta. The score was composed by Hans Zimmer, and the cinematography was done by back-to-back Oscar winner John Toll, so there’s a lot of talented people working on this film.

2. Primary Colors (81%)

Nichols’ long-time comedy collaborator Elaine May wrote the screenplay for this political thriller based on the novel of the same name. If you’ve ever wanted to know what it’s like to write a novel that’s based on real events, this is the book for you. “Primary Colors” tells the narrative of a fictional governor (John Travolta) and his wife Susan (Emma Thompson), but it was clearly based on Bill Clinton’s candidacy for office and his relationship with Hillary Clinton.

3. Saturday Night Fever (83%)

Saturday Night Fever

Most people remember this film for the funky Bee Gees soundtrack and the white-suited John Travolta, but it’s actually an in-depth look at the disco scene in the 1970s. Disco-era New York youth, complete with custom-made dancewear and a sense of sexual emancipation, are vividly depicted in this film. ‘Saturday Night Fever’ is credited with launching the acting career of John Travolta. Welcome Back, Kotter made him famous on television, but it was Saturday Night Fever that catapulted him into the limelight as a movie star.

4. Blow Out (85%)

One of the best film noirs of the ’80s is Brian De Palma’s, in which the protagonist learns something they weren’t intended to know and becomes paranoid as the government chases them down. in pursuit of the ideal scream to employ as an effect in his slasher film, John Travolta plays Foley artist Blow Out. While out doing sound recordings one night, he records the audio of a suspicious political killing that is later shown to be an accident.

5. Get Shorty (87%)

Get Shorty

Adapted from Elmore Leonard’s crime novel of the same name, this darkly comedic film retains the source material’s wonderful energy and superbly developed characters. Chili Palmer, played by John Travolta, is a cool-as-ice criminal fixer who decides to quit his profession and pursue a career as a film producer in Hollywood.

Despite Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, and Danny DeVito’s great supporting performances, the film belongs to John Travolta. Throughout the story, we are accompanied by Chili Palmer, who experiences the same shocking twists as the rest of us.

6. Bolt (89%)

Bolt sparked the rebirth of Disney’s own animation studio, which went on to produce such beloved films as Tangled, Frozen, and Moana. To put it simply, this is a movie about a dog who thinks he has superpowers because he doesn’t understand how special effects work. It is on this journey that he meets a couple of new animal companions from society’s less pampered side as he attempts to save his pal from what he believes to be an actual threat. Bolt is a Disney achievement on par with Pixar’s.

7. Hairspray (91%)

Hairspray

Hairspray’s Edna Turnblad, the central protagonist’s mother, was played by John Travolta, who donned a wig for the role. Hairspray convention dictates that the part of Edna is always played by a male performer. Harvey Fierstein portrayed her in the Broadway show and the TV adaption Hairspray Live! that followed the original 1988 film. In the 2007 film, Travolta’s husband is played by Christopher Walken, who was recommended by Travolta and ultimately cast by the film’s producers.

8. TIE: Face/Off (92%)

Face/Off, John Woo’s action thriller, exceeded all expectations. As a bitter FBI agent and the deadly terrorist who killed his kid trade faces, the idea sounds preposterous.

The film’s operatic set pieces and John Travolta and Nicolas Cage in the major parts helped Woo take use of the wild qualities of the story and create something truly unique. This film is a sci-fi thriller, and we know that the technology will be far-fetched as we go in.

9. TIE: Carrie (92%)

TIE Carrie

Still, Carrie stands out as one of King’s finest works. On the text and in the movies, the story of a mistreated kid who discovers her telekinetic skills and her overbearing evangelical mother is a horror classic. Sissy Spacek does an outstanding job as the title character in Brian De Palma’s film adaptation, which includes some of the novel’s most memorable — and brutal — moments. Travolta portrayed the boyfriend of one of Carrie’s tormentors in the film. There was no need to remake Carrie in 2013 because De Palma’s original adaption was an excellent translation of the book.

10. TIE: Pulp Fiction (92%)

When Quentin Tarantino cast John Travolta as Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction, he revived Travolta’s career. Vincent is the most important character in Pulp Fiction because he has an impact on all of the movie’s parallel storylines: he goes to Brett’s apartment with Jules, he takes Mia Wallace on a date, he gets killed while staking out Butch’s apartment, and even turns out to be in the diner from the opening scene.