Jump To John Wayne Links: 1. Box Office 2. Oscar Movies 3. Reviews 4. Trailers 5. Trivia 6. UMR Table
John Wayne made 88 movies before becoming a star in 1939’s Stagecoach. From Stagecoach to 1976’s The Shootist, Wayne made another 82 movies. That is a grand total of 170 movies in his career. John Wayne was the first movie star that I became aware of as a child. I still remember the shock of watching him die in The Alamo (my older brother had told me he was going to survive…he obviously lied to me). For nearly forty years, Wayne was one of the most popular stars making movies.
John Wayne’s IMDb page shows 180 acting credits from 1926-1976. The following table only lists about half of John Wayne’s movies. Cameos, television appearances, and almost all of his B westerns from the 1930s were not included in the rankings. His remaining 94 movies are ranked by 6 different columns of sortable information.
John Wayne Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
John Wayne Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- If movie title is a blue, then there is a John Wayne movie trailer attached to the page link
- Sort John Wayne movies by co-stars or in some cases directors
- Sort John Wayne movies by adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost
- Sort John Wayne movies by box office rank in the year of release
- Sort John Wayne movies by how the movie was received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each John Wayne movie received.
- Sort John Wayne movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
- Use the search and sort buttons to make this table very interactive.
Stats and Possibly Interesting Things From The Above John Wayne Table
1. 51 John Wayne movies crossed the magical $100 million mark. That is a percentage of 54.26% of his movies listed. His top domestic box office hit was The Longest Day (1963).
2. An average John Wayne movie grosses $124.30 million in adjusted box office gross.
3. Using RottenTomatoes.com’s 60% fresh meter. 55 John Wayne movies are rated as good movies…or 65.47% of his movies. His highest rated movie is 1959’s Rio Bravo. His lowest rated movie is The Conqueror (1956).
4. 24 John Wayne movies received at least one Oscar® nomination in any category…..or 28.23% of his movies.
5. 9 John Wayne movies won at least one Oscar® in any category…..or 10.71% of his movies.
6. A “good movie” Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score is 60.00 or higher. 61 John Wayne movies scored higher that average….or 71.76% of his movies. True Grit (1969) got the highest UMR Score. Brannigan (1975) got the lowest UMR Score.
Jump To John Wayne Links: 1. Box Office 2. Oscar Movies 3. Reviews 4. Trailers 5. Trivia 6. UMR Table
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I really enjoyed the trailer of John Wayne accepting his Oscar…he made so many good movies. I always liked FIREFIGHTERS AS HE WAS WELL DRESSED AND THE MOVIE WAS INTERESTING ABOUT FIGHTING OIL FIRES. I plan to watch some more of the trailers but THE FUNERAL OF JOHN WAYNE WAS HORRIBLE – ABOUT A FISH – I TURNED IT OFF – GROSS…i LIKED UNDEFEATED AS WELL. THE QUIET MAN WAS A VERY POPULAR MOVIE. THE CONQUEROR WAS GOOD BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR ON TV AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT AGAIN. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AS I FIND IT ALL VERY INTERESTING..
Hey Bern 1960 I only posted The Conqueror trailer and John Wayne winning his Oscar….the “fish” video is not one of the videos I posted..
John Wayne was the ultimate action star of Hollywood history. He may not have been the most versatile actor but he was a great movie star. My favorite John Wayne film was “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance”, followed by “The Quiet Man” (Which allowed Wayne to do a rare non-action role). He certainly left an unforgettable legacy.
Rob once again we are in agreement on favorite film…to me The Quiet Man is awesome….my wife and I watch The Quiet Man on a regular basis
Thanks for reading and commenting. Cogerson
Interesting read. I’ve seen about two-thirds of these movies. Some great movies.
I agree Jeff, there are lots of great movies on the list…his Top 20 is impressive
This is a great page! Good work my friend. I love John. I didn’t know he had that much movies. Truly amazing. Hope all is well. Be good and have a great weekend. Enjoy the warm weather.
Thanks for the compliment Ashlie…great temperatures this weekend…but strong wind at the beach
I too watched John Wayne as a kid and was excited to rediscover him on netflix, however I have watched everything they have to offer!
I am right there with you Cerisha