John Wayne
Actor · 199 credits · 113 in highly-rated films
Best known for The Searchers (1956)
Frequent collaborators: Yakima Canutt, Ward Bond, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Earl Dwire, Paul Fix
Best John Wayne movies by genre
Movies (197 total, ranked by score)
1The Searchers
1956 · ★ 7.7 (1,613 votes)
Western
2Rio Bravo
1959 · ★ 7.8 (1,287 votes)
Western, Drama
3The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 · ★ 7.8 (1,324 votes)
Western
4The Longest Day
1962 · ★ 7.6 (1,048 votes)
War, Action, Drama
5Stagecoach
1939 · ★ 7.6 (1,259 votes)
Western
6Red River
1948 · ★ 7.3 (613 votes)
Western
7True Grit
1969 · ★ 7.3 (876 votes)
Western
8El Dorado
1966 · ★ 7.4 (599 votes)
Western, Drama
9The Quiet Man
1952 · ★ 7.3 (624 votes)
Romance, Comedy, Drama
10The Shootist
1976 · ★ 7.1 (394 votes)
Western
11Fort Apache
1948 · ★ 7.0 (421 votes)
Western
12Baby Face
1933 · ★ 7.2 (159 votes)
Drama
13The Alamo
1960 · ★ 7.1 (408 votes)
War, Adventure, History
14The Cowboys
1972 · ★ 7.1 (269 votes)
Western, Adventure, Drama
15She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949 · ★ 6.9 (414 votes)
Drama, Western
16Rio Grande
1950 · ★ 6.8 (403 votes)
Western
17The War Wagon
1967 · ★ 6.8 (230 votes)
Western, Action, Crime
183 Godfathers
1948 · ★ 6.8 (208 votes)
Western
19The Sons of Katie Elder
1965 · ★ 7.1 (304 votes)
Western
20The Horse Soldiers
1959 · ★ 6.9 (288 votes)
Western, War
21Big Jake
1971 · ★ 6.8 (252 votes)
Western
22In Harm's Way
1965 · ★ 6.6 (163 votes)
War, Drama
23Hatari!
1962 · ★ 6.8 (267 votes)
Adventure, Comedy, Action
24Chisum
1970 · ★ 6.7 (206 votes)
Western
25Hondo
1953 · ★ 6.5 (250 votes)
Western
26Rooster Cogburn
1975 · ★ 6.4 (226 votes)
Adventure, Drama, Western
27The Long Voyage Home
1940 · ★ 6.6 (102 votes)
Drama, War
28North to Alaska
1960 · ★ 6.5 (137 votes)
Western, Comedy, Romance
29The Undefeated
1969 · ★ 6.3 (131 votes)
Western
30They Were Expendable
1945 · ★ 6.5 (132 votes)
Drama, War
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.