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  • Big Jake (1971)

    1. Big Jake

    19711h 50mPG-1357Metascore
    7.1 (15K)
    In 1909, when John Fain's gang kidnaps Jacob McCandles' grandson and holds him for ransom, Big Jake sets out to rescue the boy.
    DirectorsGeorge ShermanJohn WayneStarsJohn WayneRichard BooneMaureen O'Hara
  • Lauren Bacall, James Stewart, John Wayne, Ron Howard, Richard Boone, Sheree North, and Hugh O'Brian in The Shootist (1976)

    2. The Shootist

    19761h 40mPG77Metascore
    7.6 (28K)
    A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.
    DirectorDon SiegelStarsJohn WayneLauren BacallRon Howard
  • John Wayne, Glen Campbell, and Kim Darby in True Grit (1969)

    3. True Grit

    19692h 8mG83Metascore
    7.4 (54K)
    A drunken, hard-nosed U.S. Marshal and a Texas Ranger help a stubborn teenager track down her father's murderer in the old American West.
    DirectorHenry HathawayStarsJohn WayneKim DarbyGlen Campbell
  • James Stewart, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Andy Devine, Vera Miles, and Edmond O'Brien in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

    4. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

    19622h 3mApproved94Metascore
    8.1 (86K)
    A senator returns to a Western town for the funeral of an old friend and tells the story of his origins.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsJames StewartJohn WayneVera Miles
  • John Wayne, Ward Bond, Walter Brennan, Angie Dickinson, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, and John Russell in Rio Bravo (1959)

    5. Rio Bravo

    19592h 21mApproved93Metascore
    8.0 (71K)
    A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
    DirectorHoward HawksStarsJohn WayneDean MartinRicky Nelson
  • John Wayne, Richard Widmark, and Laurence Harvey in The Alamo (1960)

    6. The Alamo

    19602h 42mApproved
    6.8 (19K)
    In 1836, a small band of soldiers sacrifice their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.
    DirectorJohn WayneStarsJohn WayneRichard WidmarkLaurence Harvey
  • John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Ward Bond, Jeffrey Hunter, and Vera Miles in The Searchers (1956)

    7. The Searchers

    19561h 59mApproved94Metascore
    7.8 (101K)
    An American Civil War veteran embarks on a years-long journey to rescue his niece from the Comanches after the rest of his brother's family is massacred in a raid on their Texas farm.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneJeffrey HunterVera Miles
  • William Holden and John Wayne in The Horse Soldiers (1959)

    8. The Horse Soldiers

    19592hApproved
    7.1 (12K)
    In 1863, a Union outfit is sent behind Confederate lines in Mississippi to destroy enemy railroads but a captive southern belle and the unit's doctor cause frictions within ranks.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneWilliam HoldenConstance Towers
  • Hondo (1953)

    9. Hondo

    19531h 23mPG79Metascore
    7.0 (13K)
    Army dispatch rider Hondo Lane discovers a woman and young son living in the midst of warring Apaches and becomes their protector.
    DirectorJohn FarrowStarsJohn WayneGeraldine PageWard Bond
  • Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, and James Caan in El Dorado (1966)

    10. El Dorado

    19662h 6mApproved85Metascore
    7.5 (32K)
    Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with old friend, Sheriff J.P. Hara. Together with an old Indian fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher who's trying to steal their water.
    DirectorHoward HawksStarsJohn WayneRobert MitchumJames Caan
  • John Wayne in Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)

    11. Cahill U.S. Marshal

    19731h 43mPG61Metascore
    6.4 (7.6K)
    A tough Marshal has a difficult task when his two sons join a gang and rob a bank.
    DirectorAndrew V. McLaglenStarsJohn WayneGeorge KennedyGary Grimes
  • The Cowboys (1972)

    12. The Cowboys

    19722h 14mGP52Metascore
    7.4 (17K)
    Rancher Wil Andersen is forced to hire inexperienced boys as cowhands in order to get his cattle herd to market on time but the rough drive is full of dangers and a gang of rustlers is trailing them.
    DirectorMark RydellStarsJohn WayneRoscoe Lee BrowneBruce Dern
  • John Wayne, Dean Martin, Michael Anderson Jr., and Earl Holliman in The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)

    13. The Sons of Katie Elder

    19652h 2mApproved72Metascore
    7.1 (20K)
    Ranch owner Katie Elder's four sons determine to avenge the murder of their father and the swindling of their mother.
    DirectorHenry HathawayStarsJohn WayneDean MartinMartha Hyer
  • John Wayne, Capucine, Stewart Granger, Fabian, and Ernie Kovacs in North to Alaska (1960)

    14. North to Alaska

    19602h 2mApproved
    6.9 (8.9K)
    During the Alaska gold rush, prospector George sends partner Sam to Seattle to bring his fiancée but when it turns out that she married another man, Sam returns with a pretty substitute, the hostess of the Henhouse dance hall.
    DirectorHenry HathawayStarsJohn WayneStewart GrangerErnie Kovacs
  • In Harm's Way (1965)

    15. In Harm's Way

    19652h 45mApproved
    7.3 (11K)
    A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.
    DirectorOtto PremingerStarsJohn WayneKirk DouglasPatricia Neal
  • John Wayne and David Janssen in The Green Berets (1968)

    16. The Green Berets

    19682h 22mG
    5.6 (14K)
    Col. Mike Kirby picks two teams of crack Green Berets for a mission in South Vietnam. First off is to build and control a camp that is trying to be taken by the enemy. The second mission is to kidnap a North Vietnamese General.
    DirectorsRay KelloggJohn WayneMervyn LeRoyStarsJohn WayneDavid JanssenJim Hutton
  • John Wayne, Jan Sterling, David Brian, Laraine Day, Phil Harris, Robert Newton, Robert Stack, and Claire Trevor in The High and the Mighty (1954)

    17. The High and the Mighty

    19542h 27mApproved
    6.6 (6.9K)
    When a commercial airliner develops engine problems on a trans-Pacific flight and the pilot loses his nerve, it is up to the washed-up co-pilot Dan Roman to bring the plane in safely.
    DirectorWilliam A. WellmanStarsJohn WayneClaire TrevorLaraine Day
  • Shirley Temple and John Agar in Fort Apache (1948)

    18. Fort Apache

    19482h 8mApproved
    7.4 (21K)
    At Fort Apache, an honorable and veteran war captain finds conflict when his regime is placed under the command of a young, glory hungry lieutenant colonel with no respect for the local Indian tribe.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneHenry FondaShirley Temple
  • John Wayne and Jack Elam in Rio Lobo (1970)

    19. Rio Lobo

    19701h 54mG55Metascore
    6.7 (15K)
    After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the two traitors whose treachery caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend.
    DirectorHoward HawksStarsJohn WayneJorge RiveroJennifer O'Neill
  • John Wayne, John Agar, Harry Carey Jr., Joanne Dru, and Ben Johnson in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

    20. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

    19491h 44mApproved87Metascore
    7.2 (20K)
    Captain Nathan Brittles, on the eve of retirement, takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneJoanne DruJohn Agar
  • Stagecoach (1939)

    21. Stagecoach

    19391h 36mApproved93Metascore
    7.8 (57K)
    A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo and learn something about each other in the process.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneClaire TrevorAndy Devine
  • John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, and Joanne Dru in Red River (1948)

    22. Red River

    19482h 13mApproved96Metascore
    7.7 (37K)
    Dunson leads a cattle drive, the culmination of over 14 years of work, to its destination in Missouri. But his tyrannical behavior along the way causes a mutiny, led by his adopted son.
    DirectorsHoward HawksArthur RossonStarsJohn WayneMontgomery CliftJoanne Dru
  • Maureen O'Hara, John Wayne, Ward Bond, Barry Fitzgerald, and Victor McLaglen in The Quiet Man (1952)

    23. The Quiet Man

    19522h 9mApproved85Metascore
    7.7 (45K)
    A retired American boxer returns to the village of his birth in 1920s Ireland, where he falls for a spirited redhead whose brother is contemptuous of their union.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneMaureen O'HaraBarry Fitzgerald
  • Rita Hayworth, John Wayne, Claudia Cardinale, and John Smith in Circus World (1964)

    24. Circus World

    19642h 15mApproved
    6.1 (3.2K)
    When circus proprietor Matt Masters decides to take his show on a European tour, it is beset by problems, while he searches for Lili, the mother of his adopted daughter, who disappeared years before.
    DirectorHenry HathawayStarsJohn WayneRita HayworthClaudia Cardinale
  • John Wayne and Dawn Bender in Island in the Sky (1953)

    25. Island in the Sky

    19531h 49mApproved
    6.8 (4K)
    A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastes of Quebec, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly conditions while waiting for rescue.
    DirectorWilliam A. WellmanStarsJohn WayneLloyd NolanWalter Abel

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