The 10 best movies of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson

Dwayne Johnson (R) with Vin Diesel (L) in a still from the Fast and Furious series

#5. Pain & Gain

The film is loosely based on a story published in 1999 by Miami New Times and compiled in the book Pain & Gain: This is a true story which talks about kidnapping, extortion, torture and murder of several victims by three body builders from Sun Gym.

The movie received mixed reviews mainly due to the historical inaccuracies and violence, but the comedy and action in the movie were entertaining nevertheless.

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Johnson plays a supporting role in the movie and was praised for his performance and did justice to his role as a bodybuilder.

#4. Snitch

Snitch is yet another action packed Dwayne Johnson movie. Johnson plays the role of a construction company owner named John Mathews. His son, played by Rafi Gavron, does not have a good relationship with his dad and gets involved with moving drugs because of his friend.

Johnson's son is caught in possession of the drugs by the DEA and is apprehended by them. Johnson is made aware of the situation by his ex-wife and it is later revealed that his son will be serving a jail term of 10 years for his crime.

Johnson uses his connections to strike a deal where he will infiltrate a drug cartel after going undercover in return for his son's freedom. The rest of the movie shows the troubles he goes through to save his son.

#3. The Rundown

Rundown is one of Dwayne Johnson's early movies. The movie was directed by Peter Berg and released in 2003, a year after the release of 'The Scorpion King'. The movie is also known as 'Welcome to the Jungle'.

Johnson plays the role of a Bounty Hunter, Beck, who travels to Brazil to retrieve his boss's renegade son whose character is played by Sean William Scott of American Pie fame.

Sean William Scott's character is named Travis and he is an archeology student. Beck soon finds himself in the middle of a race to find a priceless artifact which puts the duo at odds with a mine owner. The relationship between Beck and Travis also gives the movie an interesting angle.

The movie received positive reviews but flopped at the box office.

#2. Fast and Furious Series

This series needs no introduction. The famous Fast and Furious series has seven installments so far and Dwayne Johnson has featured in three of them. He plays the role of security service agent, Luke Hobbs, who can be labeled as the best bounty hunter on the planet.

Producer, Vin Diesel, and director, Justin Lin, got the idea to cast Johnson in the movie after seeing a fan’s comment on Diesel's Facebook page. Therefore, they redesigned the character to fit Johnson's persona and Johnson also went through intense physical training to look like a credible threat for the film's main protagonists.

His first appearance in the series came in Fast 5 where he is seen hunting down the original gang from the prequels and in the later editions, he assists the gang in several ways.

Johnson was a perfect fit for the Fast and Furious series and he did justice to the faith Vin Diesel showed in him.

#1. Gridiron Gang

Gridiron Gang is a movie you will enjoy if you are a Dwayne Johnson fan or if you are a sports fanatic. The movie is loosely based on the true story of Kilpatrick Mustangs from the 1990 season.

Directed by Phil Joanou, the movie released in 2006 and was met with mixed reviews. However, Dwayne Johnson was heaped with praises for his portrayal of probation officer Sean Porter. This again emphasizes the acting skills possessed by the WWE superstar.

Johnson is a counselor at a juvenile detention facility and hopes to make a football team using the young inmates in the prison. He believes that this will help in raising the self-worth of the inmates at the facility. However, his plan is not received well by high school coaches and Johnson faces several other hurdles along the way due to the animosity between the players.

These situations make an interesting plot and being a sports movie, it gives an amazing adrenaline rush. This is a must watch movie for all Dwayne Johnson fans.

Edited by Staff Editor