Prominent American actor Dwayne Johnson’s other identity is prominent too. He is thought to be one of the greatest former professional wrestlers of all time, known as ‘The Rock’ which is his ring name.
Dwayne Johnson is also one of the highest-grossing actors in the world which is caused of his roles in a number of films.
Born in Hayward, California, this fifty years old actor began his film career with the adventure horror movie ‘The Mummy Returns’ at the age of twenty-one. Following is the list of the most important films picked up from Dwayne Johnson’s filmography.
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Here is the list of the Top 10 Movies of Dwayne Johnson:
The Mummy Returns (2001)-
This is Johnson’s film acting debut and is a sequel to the 1999 movie ‘The Mummy’. The plot revolves around a bracelet of Anubis which becomes fastened to the wrist of an archaeologist couple’s son.
But a cult is also in search of that bracelet as a resurrected evil Egyptian high priest needs it to vanquish the Scorpion King, played by Johnson. The Mummy Returns was released on May 4, 2001.
The Scorpion King (2002)-
This is Johnson’s first lead role as he reprised the titular role from ‘The Mummy Returns. It is a sword and sorcery action adventure movie that is a spin-off prequel to the 2001 film and marks the beginning of The Scorpion King film series. It was released on April 19, 2002.
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)-
This is a sci-fi action adventure movie of America which finds Johnson also co-producing besides starring in a lead role. The plot revolves around Sean and his search for his missing grandfather after receiving a signal from an unknown island with the help of stepfather Hanks.
Johnson portrayed Hanks in the movie. The movie was released in the United States on February 10, 2012.
Central Intelligence (2016)-
This buddy action comedy movie cast Johnson and Kevin Hart in the two lead roles as two high school classmates Bob Stone and Calvin Joyner, now old, who find themselves on the run after Bob joins the CIA.
Johnson and Hart portrayed Bob and Calvin respectively. The film was released on June 17, 2016, in the United States.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)-
Johnson served as executive producer of the film as well as starring in it. Jake Kasdan directed this fanatsy adventure comedy movie which is the third installment of the Jumanji franchise and is adapted from the same named children’s book of Chris Van Allsburg.
Johnson co-starred with Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Jack Black, Nick Jonas, and Bobby Cannavale in this movie. It released on December 20, 2017, in the United States.
Baywatch (2017)-
In this film too Johnson served as executive producer. Seth Gordon directed his action comedy movie adapted from the same named television series.
The plot revolves around a lifeguard and his team as they try to defeat a drug lord to save their beach. Johnson portrayed Mitch Buchannon in this movie which was released on May 25, 2017, in the United States.
Hobbs & Shaw (2019)-
David Leitch directed this buddy action movie that is the ninth installment of the Fast & Furious franchise. The plot revolves around ex-DSS agent Luke Hobbs and a former M16 and British Special Forces agent Deckard Shaw who and the latter’s sister make an unlikely team to take down a cybernetically enhanced terrorist.
Johnson reprised his role as Hobbs in the movie. It was released on August 2, 2019, in the United States.
Jungle Cruise (2021)-
Johnson portrayed Frank Wolff in this fantasy adventure movie adapted from Walt Disney’s same-named theme park. Johnson played the role of a cynical and shrewd steamboat skipper who also could become noble sometimes.
He co-starred with Emily Blunt, Édgar Ramírez, Jack Whitehall, and Jesse Plemons in the movie. It released on July 30, 2021, in the United States.
Red Notice (2021)-
Rawson Marshall Thurber directed this action comedy movie that is the third collaboration of Johnson with Thurber. The plot revolves around an FBI agent teaming up with an infamous art robber to catch a more notorious robber.
Johnson co-starred in this movie with Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot. It released on November 5, 2021, on Netflix.
Black Adam (2022)-
Johnson produced and starred in this superhero movie that is based on the titular character of DC Comics. It serves as the eleventh film of DC Extended Universe and a spin-off of the 2019 movie ‘Shazam!’.
The plot revolves around an ancient superhuman named Adam whom a group of archeologists released from magic imprisonment in order to free Kahndaq nation from Intergang, a crime syndicate.
Johnson portrayed Teth-Adam aka Black Adam in the movie. Other cast members include Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, Marwan Kenzari, etc. It was released on October 21, 2022, in the United States.
