John Travolta

John Travolta

Actor (b. 1954)
i How is this score calculated?

The ThumbScore for John Travolta (71.1%) is the average audience approval rating across 39 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of John's films are well-received by everyday viewers.

39
Movies
71.1%
Avg ThumbScore
Thriller
Top Genre

Frequent Collaborators

Bruce Willis (3)Kirstie Alley (3)Olympia Dukakis (3)Samuel L. Jackson (2)Uma Thurman (2)

John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor. He began acting on television before transitioning into a leading man in film. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and nominations for two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. Travolta came to prominence starring in the sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–1979), followed by leading roles in Carrie (1976), Grease (1978), Urban Cowboy (1980), and Blow Out (1981). He earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in Saturday Night Fever (1977) and Pulp Fiction (1994). His other notable films include Get Shorty (1995), Broken Arrow (1996), Michael (1996), Face/Off (1997), A Civil Action (1998), Primary Colors (1998), The General's Daughter (1999), The Punisher (2004), Wild Hogs (2007), Hairspray (2007), Bolt (2008), and Savages (2012). Travolta returned to television, portraying lawyer Robert Shapiro in the series The People v. O.

J. Simpson: American Crime Story. He received an Emmy Award as a producer and nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He was also Emmy-nominated for his role in the action-comedy web series Die Hart (2021).  Travolta has released nine albums outside of acting, including four singles that charted on the Billboard Hot 100's Top 40. His albums typically accompanied films he starred in, such as Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture (1978), which topped the Billboard 200. Travolta is also a private pilot.

Born 1954-02-18 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.

On ThumbScore, John Travolta appears in 39 films with an average audience score of 71.1%, most frequently in the Thriller genre.

Sources: TMDB

Filmography & Ratings

Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction
1994
👍 91%
Carrie
Carrie
1976
👍 86%
Grease
Grease
1978
👍 85%
Face/Off
Face/Off
1997
👍 85%
Hairspray
Hairspray
2007
👍 83%
The Punisher
The Punisher
2004
👍 82%
Michael
Michael
1996
👍 82%
Blow Out
Blow Out
1981
👍 81%
Look Who's Talking Now!
Look Who's Talking Now!
1993
👍 81%
Bolt
Bolt
2008
👍 80%
Ladder 49
Ladder 49
2004
👍 80%
Look Who's Talking
Look Who's Talking
1989
👍 79%
Phenomenon
Phenomenon
1996
👍 78%
Get Shorty
Get Shorty
1995
👍 78%
Wild Hogs
Wild Hogs
2007
👍 77%
The Devil’s Rain
The Devil’s Rain
1975
👍 76%
Swordfish
Swordfish
2001
👍 74%
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
👍 72%
From Paris with Love
From Paris with Love
2010
👍 72%
Domestic Disturbance
Domestic Disturbance
2001
👍 72%
Killing Season
Killing Season
2013
👍 70%
A Civil Action
A Civil Action
1998
👍 70%
Savages
Savages
2012
👍 68%
Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever
1977
👍 68%
Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow
1996
👍 68%
The General's Daughter
The General's Daughter
1999
👍 66%
I Am Wrath
I Am Wrath
2016
👍 66%
Perfect
Perfect
1985
👍 66%
Look Who's Talking Too
Look Who's Talking Too
1990
👍 65%
Be Cool
Be Cool
2005
👍 65%
In a Valley of Violence
In a Valley of Violence
2016
👍 65%
High Rollers
High Rollers
2025
👍 65%
Basic
Basic
2003
👍 64%
Gotti
Gotti
2018
👍 61%
Die Hart
Die Hart
2023
👍 59%
Lucky Numbers
Lucky Numbers
2000
👍 57%
Old Dogs
Old Dogs
2009
👍 54%
Staying Alive
Staying Alive
1983
👍 52%
Battlefield Earth
Battlefield Earth
2000
👍 36%
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