John Wayne

John Wayne

May 26, 1907 · 119 years old

Marion Mitchell Morrison (born Marion Robert Morrison) (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed Duke, was an American actor and filmmaker. An Academy Award-winner for True Grit (1969), Wayne was among the top box office draws for three decades. Born in Winter…

Known For

92 titles
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The Searchers

The Searchers

1956 · 1h 59m · Movie

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.

7.8
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962 · 2h 3m · Movie

A senator returns to a Western town for the funeral of an old friend and tells the story of his origins.

8.1
3
Rio Bravo

Rio Bravo

1959 · 2h 21m · Movie

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.

8.0
4
The Longest Day

The Longest Day

1962 · 2h 58m · Movie

The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.

7.7
5
Stagecoach

Stagecoach

1939 · 1h 36m · Movie

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.

7.8
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True Grit

True Grit

1969 · 2h 8m · Movie

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.

7.4
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The Quiet Man

The Quiet Man

1952 · 2h 9m · Movie

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.

7.7
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Red River

Red River

1948 · 2h 13m · Movie

A cattle baron and his foster son argue on the Chisholm Trail.

7.7
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El Dorado

El Dorado

1966 · 2h 6m · Movie

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.

7.5
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The Shootist

The Shootist

1976 · 1h 40m · Movie

A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.

7.6
11
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1962 · 2h 44m · Movie

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.

7.1
12
Fort Apache

Fort Apache

1948 · 2h 8m · Movie

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.

7.4
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949 · 1h 44m · Movie

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.

7.2
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Rio Grande

Rio Grande

1950 · 1h 45m · Movie

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.

7.0
15
The Alamo

The Alamo

1960 · 2h 42m · Movie

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.

6.8
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McLintock!

McLintock!

1963 · 2h 6m · Movie

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.

7.1
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The Cowboys

The Cowboys

1972 · 2h 14m · Movie

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.

7.4
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Big Jake

Big Jake

1971 · 1h 50m · Movie

In 1909, when John Fain's gang kidnaps Jacob McCandles' grandson and holds him for ransom, Big Jake sets out to rescue the boy.

7.1
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Rio Lobo

Rio Lobo

1970 · 1h 54m · Movie

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.

6.7
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Hatari!

Hatari!

1962 · 2h 37m · Movie

A group of men trap wild animals in Africa and sell them to zoos before the arrival of a female wildlife photographer threatens to change their ways.

7.1
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Hondo

Hondo

1953 · 1h 23m · Movie

Army dispatch rider Hondo Lane discovers a woman and young son living in the midst of warring Apaches and becomes their protector.

7.0
22
The Horse Soldiers

The Horse Soldiers

1959 · 2h 0m · Movie

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.

7.1
23
Sands of Iwo Jima

Sands of Iwo Jima

1950 · 1h 40m · Movie

Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit the beaches, they begin to understand the reason for Stryker's rigid form of disci...

7.0
24
Chisum

Chisum

1970 · 1h 51m · Movie

Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County land war.

6.8
25
3 Godfathers

3 Godfathers

1948 · 1h 46m · Movie

Three outlaws on the run risk their freedom and their lives to return a newborn to civilization.

7.0
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In Harm's Way

In Harm's Way

1965 · 2h 45m · Movie

A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.

7.3
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The Comancheros

The Comancheros

1961 · 1h 47m · Movie

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.

6.8
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Donovan's Reef

Donovan's Reef

1963 · 1h 49m · Movie

In an ideal society on a picturesque South Seas isle, diverse people live in harmony until an outsider disrupts the balance.

6.7
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They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable

1945 · 2h 15m · Movie

A Navy commander fights to prove the battle-worthiness of the PT boat at the start of World War II.

7.2
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North to Alaska

North to Alaska

1960 · 2h 2m · Movie

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.

6.9
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Baby Face

Baby Face

1933 · 1h 11m · Movie

A young woman, sexually exploited all her life, decides to turn the tables and exploit the hapless men at a big city bank by gleefully seducing her way to the top.

7.5
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The Undefeated

The Undefeated

1969 · 1h 59m · Movie

After the Civil War, ex-Confederate soldiers heading for a new life in Mexico run into ex-Union cavalrymen selling horses to the Mexican government but they must join forces to fight off Mexican bandits and revolutionaries.

6.6
33
Cahill U.S. Marshal

Cahill U.S. Marshal

1973 · 1h 43m · Movie

A tough Marshal has a difficult task when his two sons join a gang and rob a bank.

6.4
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Hellfighters

Hellfighters

1968 · 2h 1m · Movie

Divorced Chance Buckman fights international oil rig fires. An injury brings his daughter and to his dismay, she weds Greg, a team member. Chance gets a desk-job, so he and Madelyn remarry, but a Venezuelan oil rig fire reunites t...

6.5
35
The Train Robbers

The Train Robbers

1973 · 1h 32m · Movie

A gunhand named Lane is hired by a widow, Mrs. Lowe, to find gold stolen by her husband so that she may return it and start fresh.

6.4
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The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

1954 · 2h 27m · Movie

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.

6.6