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  • John Wayne, John Agar, Harry Carey Jr., Joanne Dru, and Ben Johnson in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

    1. 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
  • John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Ward Bond, Jeffrey Hunter, and Vera Miles in The Searchers (1956)

    2. The Searchers

    19561h 59mApproved94Metascore
    7.8 (100K)
    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
  • Shirley Temple and John Agar in Fort Apache (1948)

    3. 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
  • Stagecoach (1939)

    4. 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
  • James Stewart, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Andy Devine, Vera Miles, and Edmond O'Brien in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

    5. 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)

    6. 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
  • Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, and James Caan in El Dorado (1966)

    7. 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, Montgomery Clift, and Joanne Dru in Red River (1948)

    8. Red River

    19482h 13mApproved96Metascore
    7.7 (36K)
    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
  • John Wayne and Thomas Mitchell in The Long Voyage Home (1940)

    9. The Long Voyage Home

    19401h 45mApproved
    6.9 (5.3K)
    A merchant ship's crew tries to survive the loneliness of the sea and the coming of war.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneThomas MitchellIan Hunter
  • William Holden and John Wayne in The Horse Soldiers (1959)

    10. 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
  • Harry Carey Jr., Ben Johnson, Victor McLaglen, J. Carrol Naish, and Chill Wills in Rio Grande (1950)

    11. Rio Grande

    19501h 45mApproved
    7.0 (19K)
    A cavalry officer posted on the Rio Grande is confronted with murderous raiding Apaches, a son who's a risk-taking recruit and his wife from whom he has been separated for many years.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneMaureen O'HaraBen Johnson
  • John Wayne and Ella Raines in Tall in the Saddle (1944)

    12. Tall in the Saddle

    19441h 27mApproved
    6.9 (3.8K)
    Ranch hand Rocklin arrives in town to start his new job but his employer has been murdered and the locals don't seem too friendly.
    DirectorEdwin L. MarinStarsJohn WayneElla RainesWard Bond
  • John Wayne and Gail Russell in Angel and the Badman (1947)

    13. Angel and the Badman

    19471h 40mApproved
    6.8 (7.1K)
    Quirt Evans, an all round bad guy, is nursed back to health and sought after by Penelope Worth, a Quaker girl. He eventually finds himself having to choose between his world and the world Penelope lives in.
    DirectorJames Edward GrantStarsJohn WayneGail RussellHarry Carey
  • John Wayne, Albert Dekker, and Martha Scott in In Old Oklahoma (1943)

    14. In Old Oklahoma

    19431h 42mApproved
    6.3 (1.6K)
    In 1906, on Oklahoma's Indian lands, a cowboy fights for oil lease rights against a greedy oilman while a pretty schoolteacher steals both men's hearts.
    DirectorAlbert S. RogellStarsJohn WayneMartha ScottAlbert Dekker
  • John Wayne, Pedro Armendáriz, Harry Carey Jr., and Dorothy Ford in 3 Godfathers (1948)

    15. 3 Godfathers

    19481h 46mApproved82Metascore
    7.0 (11K)
    Three outlaws on the run risk their freedom and their lives to return a newborn to civilization.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WaynePedro ArmendárizHarry Carey Jr.
  • John Wayne, Glen Campbell, and Kim Darby in True Grit (1969)

    16. True Grit

    19692h 8mG83Metascore
    7.4 (53K)
    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
  • The Cowboys (1972)

    17. 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
  • Lauren Bacall, James Stewart, John Wayne, Ron Howard, Richard Boone, Sheree North, and Hugh O'Brian in The Shootist (1976)

    18. 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
  • How the West Was Won (1962)

    19. How the West Was Won

    19622h 44mG56Metascore
    7.1 (25K)
    A family saga covering several decades of Westward expansion in the 19th century, including the Gold Rush, the Civil War, and the building of the railroads.
    DirectorsJohn FordHenry HathawayGeorge MarshallStarsJames StewartJohn WayneGregory Peck
  • John Wayne, Walter Pidgeon, and Claire Trevor in Dark Command (1940)

    20. Dark Command

    19401h 34mApproved
    6.7 (3.2K)
    In Kansas during the Civil War, opposing pro-Union and pro-Confederate camps clash and visiting Texan Bob Seton runs afoul of William Cantrell's Raiders.
    DirectorRaoul WalshStarsClaire TrevorJohn WayneWalter Pidgeon
  • John Wayne, Ward Bond, Harry Carey, and Betty Field in The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)

    21. The Shepherd of the Hills

    19411h 38mApproved
    6.9 (2.7K)
    A mysterious but pleasant stranger arrives in the Missouri hills and befriends a young backwoods girl, which doesn't sit well with her moonshiner fiancé who has vowed to find and kill his own father.
    DirectorHenry HathawayStarsJohn WayneBetty FieldHarry Carey
  • Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, John Wayne, and Harry Carey in The Spoilers (1942)

    22. The Spoilers

    19421h 27mApproved
    6.7 (3.5K)
    In Nome, Alaska, miner Roy Glennister and his partner Dextry, financed by saloon entertainer Cherry Malotte, fight to save their gold claim from crooked commissioner Alexander McNamara.
    DirectorRay EnrightStarsMarlene DietrichRandolph ScottJohn Wayne
  • John Wayne and Jean Arthur in A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)

    23. A Lady Takes a Chance

    19431h 26mApproved
    6.3 (1.5K)
    Facing forty, a NYC spinster on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her unsuitable city suitors.
    DirectorWilliam A. SeiterStarsJean ArthurJohn WayneCharles Winninger
  • John Wayne and Vera Ralston in Dakota (1945)

    24. Dakota

    19451h 22mApproved
    5.9 (1.8K)
    In 1871 Dakota, two crooked businessmen oppose the local wheat farmers and the railroad development to control the town of Fargo.
    DirectorJoseph KaneStarsJohn WayneVera RalstonWalter Brennan
  • John Wayne and Gail Russell in Wake of the Red Witch (1948)

    25. Wake of the Red Witch

    19481h 46mApproved
    6.4 (3.1K)
    During the 1860s in the South Pacific, Capt. Ralls, skipper of the Red Witch, has a series of adventures involving sunken gold bullion, pearls, natives, an unscrupulous ship owner and a giant octopus.
    DirectorEdward LudwigStarsJohn WayneGail RussellGig Young
  • John Wayne, Ina Balin, Lee Marvin, Nehemiah Persoff, and Stuart Whitman in The Comancheros (1961)

    26. The Comancheros

    19611h 47mApproved55Metascore
    6.8 (10K)
    Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves dealing with the Comanches known as Comancheros.
    DirectorsMichael CurtizJohn WayneStarsJohn WayneStuart WhitmanIna Balin
  • Maureen O'Hara, John Wayne, Stefanie Powers, and Patrick Wayne in McLintock! (1963)

    27. McLintock!

    19632h 6mApproved62Metascore
    7.1 (18K)
    Wealthy rancher G. W. McLintock uses his power and influence in the territory to keep the peace between farmers, ranchers, land-grabbers, Indians and corrupt government officials.
    DirectorAndrew V. McLaglenStarsJohn WayneMaureen O'HaraPatrick Wayne
  • Kirk Douglas and John Wayne in The War Wagon (1967)

    28. The War Wagon

    19671h 41mUnrated65Metascore
    6.8 (12K)
    The story of a man who was shot, robbed and imprisoned who returns to steal a large gold shipment from the man who wronged him. The gold is transported in an armored stage coach, the War Wagon.
    DirectorBurt KennedyStarsJohn WayneKirk DouglasHoward Keel
  • Buddy Ebsen and Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    29. The Beverly Hillbillies

    Episode: 

    The Indians Are Coming

    (1967)
    1962–197130mTV-GTV Episode
    7.2 (133)
    When Crowfoot Indians come to Beverly Hills to discuss a boundary dispute at the Clampett oil field, Granny prepares for war.
    DirectorJoseph DepewStarsBuddy EbsenIrene RyanDonna Douglas
  • John Wayne and Jack Elam in Rio Lobo (1970)

    30. 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

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