He began with the odd blockbuster. But it was mainly middle-of-the-road action films where you would see Johnson as the lead. However, the last few years has seen the California native become a regular slot within the big summer releases.
His charisma is ridiculously good, his face can sell any movie and save any franchise. Is there anything Dwayne Johnson can not do? So far, there is nothing he can't do. But it will be interesting to see how long he can keep this up.
Out of his 39 films, I have only seen 35 of them. I will rank all of the ones that I have seen, and give a short review for each of my top 10:
35) Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
34) Tooth Fairy
33) The Scorpion King
32) The Game Plan
31) G.I. Joe: Retaliation
30) Fast & Furious 6
29) Pain & Gain
28) Hercules
27) Baywatch
26) Empire State
35) Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
34) Tooth Fairy
33) The Scorpion King
32) The Game Plan
31) G.I. Joe: Retaliation
30) Fast & Furious 6
29) Pain & Gain
27) Baywatch
26) Empire State
25) Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw
24) San Andreas
23) Central Intelligence
22) Race To Witch Mountain
21) Walking Tall
20) Snitch
19) Doom
18) Fast & Furious 8
17) Skyscraper
16) Planet 51
15) Faster
14) Get Smart
13) Rampage
24) San Andreas
23) Central Intelligence
22) Race To Witch Mountain
21) Walking Tall
20) Snitch
19) Doom
18) Fast & Furious 8
17) Skyscraper
16) Planet 51
15) Faster
14) Get Smart
13) Rampage
12) Black Adam
11) Jungle Cruise
When one member of the gang decides to go back into Jumanji, the rest return in attempt to rescue him. But the game has changed a lot since last time.
Johnson and the rest of the strong cast still make this franchise work and while it isn't breaking new ground, it's a guaranteed good time.
But when the Justice League is kidnapped, it's up to Krypto to construct a rescue mission.
Predictable it may be. But it's harmless fun the whole family can enjoy.
8) Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle - I feared the worst as I love the original. But I was pleasantly surprised by this comedy adventure.
This concept evolves well into the next generation and Dwayne Johnson is leading the way in what is a star-studded cast.
7) Welcome To The Jungle - Johnson's first big film after being the Scorpion King for two movies.
This is a surprisingly fun action adventure that sees Johnson get involved with a stellar cast including Sean William-Scott, Christopher Walker and Rosario Dawson.
Also, Ewan Bremner has some solid comedic relief.
6) The Other Guys - Adam McKay keeps delivering in his comedies as Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg lay idiot cops that have the opportunity to become the go-to guys, like the cops they idolize.
Johnson plays one of those top-cops, along with Samuel L. Jackson.
5) Gridiron Gang - An uplifting sports drama that sees a counselor of a junior detention centre make a football team to give the teenagers a form of learning to work together.
Along with Xzibit, Johnson leads the way and gives the film that necessary feel-good tone to make this more memorable then it should have been.
4) Be Cool - A pretty amusing sequel to Get Shorty. Johnny Travolta as lead character Chili Palmer. This time, he has moved from the movie business, to the music industry.
This leads to visiting a whole host of new characters played by a stellar cast. Johnson moves out of his comfort zone and plays a gay bodyguard who is trying to be an actor. Johnson plays the comedy so well and has many memorable scenes.
3) The Mummy Returns - The film that started his acting career. While not in the movie for that long, the whole story is about his character.
Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weiss return as the O'Connell's, and they must return to Egypt to vanquish another ancient evil.
I remember the huge marketing this got in 2001, and I still think it's a good fun popcorn adventure extravaganza.
2) Fast & Furious 5 - Johnson's most successful outing within a franchise. With the Fast & Furious films slowly losing interest, a change in the look and feel of the film has now turned the fifth installment into a heist film.
Johnson plays a deadly federal agent that is out to stop the street racers from achieving this heist.
1) Moana - For me, this is Johnson's best performance, and I'm happy to see that it's in his best movie.
Disney's latest animated feature sees Johnson play a Polynesian demigod who helps out a young princess to lift a curse that has clouded over their region.
This concept evolves well into the next generation and Dwayne Johnson is leading the way in what is a star-studded cast.
This is a surprisingly fun action adventure that sees Johnson get involved with a stellar cast including Sean William-Scott, Christopher Walker and Rosario Dawson.
Also, Ewan Bremner has some solid comedic relief.
Johnson plays one of those top-cops, along with Samuel L. Jackson.
Along with Xzibit, Johnson leads the way and gives the film that necessary feel-good tone to make this more memorable then it should have been.
This leads to visiting a whole host of new characters played by a stellar cast. Johnson moves out of his comfort zone and plays a gay bodyguard who is trying to be an actor. Johnson plays the comedy so well and has many memorable scenes.
Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weiss return as the O'Connell's, and they must return to Egypt to vanquish another ancient evil.
I remember the huge marketing this got in 2001, and I still think it's a good fun popcorn adventure extravaganza.
Johnson plays a deadly federal agent that is out to stop the street racers from achieving this heist.
Disney's latest animated feature sees Johnson play a Polynesian demigod who helps out a young princess to lift a curse that has clouded over their region.
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