John Wayne films, ranked by your taste

Actor and director · 23 films on Boxlist

Known for Rio Bravo, The Searchers and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.

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Rio Bravo
1959 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
The sheriff of a small town in southwest Texas must keep custody of a murderer whose brother, a powerful rancher, is trying to help him escape. After a friend is killed trying to muster support for him, he and his deputies - a disgraced...
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The Searchers
1956 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
A senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old friend and tells the truth about his deed.
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Red River
1948 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
Headstrong Thomas Dunson starts a thriving Texas cattle ranch with the help of his faithful trail hand, Groot, and his protégé, Matthew Garth, an orphan Dunson took under his wing when Matt was a boy. In need of money following the Civil...
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Stagecoach
1939 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
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.
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Fort Apache
1948 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
In John Ford's sombre exploration of the mythology of American heroes, he slowly reveals the character of Owen Thursday, who sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is...
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The Quiet Man
1952 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.
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El Dorado
1966 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an 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 that is trying to steal their water.
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
After Custer and the 7th Cavalry are wiped out by Indians, everyone expects the worst. Capt. Nathan Brittles is ordered out on patrol but he's also required to take along Abby Allshard, wife of the Fort's commanding officer, and her niece...
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True Grit
1969 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.
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The Shootist
1976 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Brooks, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks...
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The Sons of Katie Elder
1965 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
The four sons of Katie Elder reunite in their Hometown of Clearwater, Texas for their Mother's funeral, and discover that the family ranch is now in the hands of Morgan Hastings, the town's gunsmith.
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The Longest Day
1962 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers...
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3 Godfathers
1948 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their own lives.
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The Horse Soldiers
1959 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is overheard...
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How the West Was Won
1962 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
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Rio Grande
1950 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is posted on the Texas frontier to defend settlers against depredations of marauding Apaches. Col. Yorke is under considerable stress by a serious shortage of troops of his command. Tension is added when Yorke's son...
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Big Jake
1971 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
An aging Texas cattle man who has outlived his time swings into action when outlaws kidnap his grandson.
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Hatari!
1962 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
A group of men trap wild animals in Africa and sell them to zoos. Will the arrival of a female wildlife photographer change their ways?
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Rio Lobo
1970 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the traitor whose perfidy caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend.
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The Alamo
1960 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.
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Dead Man's Wire
2025 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
In 1977, former real estate developer Tony Kiritsis puts a dead man's switch on himself and the mortgage banker who did him wrong, demanding $5 million and a personal apology.
McLintock!
1963 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Ageing, wealthy, rancher and self-made man, George Washington McLintock is forced to deal with numerous personal and professional problems. Seemingly everyone wants a piece of his enormous farmstead, including high-ranking government men...
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John Wayne films, ranked by your taste

Starring John Wayne

Directed by John Wayne