It's practically a scientific fact that every movie is better off with an appearance from Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. The pro-wrestler-turned-actor is like a gift from the Hollywood gods — an impossibly muscular angel [1] sent to entertain crowds and improve box office numbers. He's killing it in San Andreas [2], a movie that makes very little sense [3] yet is still awesome because of The Rock's mere presence. With Johnson also getting cast in the Big Trouble in Little China reboot this week, take a look ahead to relive 18 times The Rock has been the best and most important part of a movie.
When He Gives You a Fright in The Scorpion King
When He Walks Away From an Explosion in Slow Motion in The Rundown
When He Brings His Signature Eyebrow-Raise to Be Cool
Then He Denies Hush Money Like a Baller
When He Gets the Realest of Real in Doom
When His Very Existence Is Terrifying in Walking Tall
And When His Comedic Timing Is So On Point in The Game Plan
When He Pulls Off Gigantic Wings in Tooth Fairy
When He Fist-Bumps Samuel L. Jackson in The Other Guys
Every Single Time He's On Screen in the Fast and Furious Movies
Seriously, He's Not Playing
LOOK AT HIM
He Even Shuts Down Tyrese
When He's Jacked Up in Pain & Gain
Here's Another Look at That
You're Going to Tell Me This Isn't Next-Level Sh*t? Didn't Think So
When He WEARS THE LION HE SLAYS in Hercules
And Finally, When He Rescues Exactly 4 People in San Andreas
He does more than that [4], too.