John Wayne Movies

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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.

Dean Martin, Walter Brennan & John Wayne in 1959's Rio Bravo
Dean Martin, Walter Brennan & John Wayne in 1959’s Rio Bravo

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.

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  1. Interesting to review John Wayne’s films. I can’t say I’m a fan though – I didn’t like his acting and I found too many of his movies too cliched, and some of his war films too over-the-top patriotic and heroic, in a way which often seemed to gloss over the brutalities of war. Mind you, perhaps that’s an unfair generalisation – because I’m not a fan, I haven’t see most of them. The only film I really think he performed well in was ‘True Grit’, but my favourites would be ‘The Man who shot Liberty Valance’ and ‘The Alamo’.

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    1. Hey Greensleeves Hubs….well in fairness to The Duke….during the time frame of 1941-1945….he became the “major star” in Hollywood(he was one of the few that did not join the war effort)..his war movies back then were very patriotic and over the top…but that is what people in the States wanted to see back then….I think he carried over the thinking that audiences did not want to see the horrible parts of war…..which when he made The Green Berets….he still managed to make war look like a trip to an amusement park…..as for his westerns …you have to look at his classics to get a good feel for him as an actor….The Searchers, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, and Red River would be my suggestions….after 1960 all his movies were pretty much your standard western movie…as always thanks for checking out the page.

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  2. Great Movie Page!

    I love John Wayne. Truthfully though, I had no idea he made SOOOOOOOOOOOO many movies! Eee-gads!

    Thank you for taking the time to do all the research on him and then sharing it with the rest of us. (:

    peace to you…always,

    Diana

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    1. Hey DTroth…..he made a ton of movies…..and after 1939 they pretty much made a ton of money…..I think it was awesome that you got to meet him….thanks for commenting

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  3. Two words on how The Conqueror made money: John Wayne lol. I idolized John Wayne as a kid, my Dad and I would stay up late eating ice cream and watching his old Westerns. It brings back a lot of good memories. Great Post.

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    1. Great point Richard, John Wayne was the box office champ for almost 25 years, sounds like great memories of your Dad, ice cream and The Duke….thanks for reading

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    1. Thank you gunshock I appreciate the compliment …I am sure you have seen almost all of these movies.

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  5. John Wayne, the duke, the most popular actor in Hollywood history. I saw one of his films at the cinema, Brannigan, filmed in London. And I’ve collected just over a hundred of his films over the years and in various formats.

    Favourite films include Red River, Rio Bravo and The Searchers.

    A fascinating movie page, cheers.

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    1. Hey Steve….all three of your favorites made the Top 10….are Movie Scores growing on you yet? lol….I was not sure if I should have included The Longest Day….but his part is much bigger than his one scene in How the West Was Won.

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