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Dwayne Douglas Johnson originally gained fame as The Rock, a professional wrestler in the World Wrestling Federation, before pursuing a career in Hollywood. Debuting in 2001 with a minor role in ‘The Mummy Returns,’ he got his first starring role a year later in ‘The Scorpion King.’ Johnson has since established himself as an action-adventure star for all ages, starring in movies such as ‘Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,’ ‘Hercules,’ ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,’ ‘Jungle Cruise,’ ‘San Andreas,’ ‘Rampage,’ ‘Baywatch,’ and ‘Red Notice.’
He joined the ‘Fast & Furious’ franchise as Luke Hobbs in the 2015 film ‘Fast Five,’ and has notably played the comic book anti-hero Black Adam in the eponymous 2022 film, which is part of the DC Extended Universe. Working in animated films, Dwayne famously lends his voice to Maui in Disney’s ‘Moana’ franchise. With most of his movies being commercial, big-budget projects, they have raked in comparably high revenues in return, making Dwayne among the highest-grossing and highest-paid actors in the world. If you are looking forward to checking out movies starring Dwayne Johnson on Netflix, the following list will guide you through.
2. Red Notice (2021)
Helmed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, ‘Red Notice’ is set around Nolan Booth (Ryan Reynolds), an internationally wanted art thief who is after three bejewelled eggs that Roman general Mark Antony presented Egyptian queen Cleopatra as a wedding gift. While he is stealing one of them in Rome, Nolan finds law enforcement agencies hot on his tail, led by FBI profiler John Hartley (Dwayne Johnson). Though he manages to escape, Nolan gets captured in Bali, and the egg gets stolen by his professional rival, Sarah Black (Gal Gadot), aka The Bishop. The latter also manages to frame John in the process and send him to prison alongside Booth. Desperate to clear his name, John teams up with Nolan and escapes prison to hunt down The Bishop and recover the egg. Stream the action comedy movie on Netflix.
1. Gridiron Gang (2006)
The sports drama ‘Gridiron Gang’ shows how Sean Porter (Dwayne Johnson), who works at the Kilpatrick Detention Center, decides to form a football team of inmates to keep them from returning to their old ways once they leave the center. With this in mind, the Kilpatrick Mustangs are born. While there is initial heat among the guys, who belong to rival gangs, they soon start to bond. Unfortunately, outside forces intervene, resulting in cracks in the new bond. It is up to Porter to instill in the young men the belief that there is still good in them, and that football will enable them to bring it out. The story of ‘Gridiron Gang’ tells the true story of Camp Kilpatrick in Los Angeles County and its football team, the Kilpatrick Mustangs, which played the 1990 season. ‘Gridiron Gang’ is directed by Phil Joanou. You can watch it here.
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