Skip to content
CineRank

Best Drama Movies Starring John Wayne

This collection ranks 53 drama movies starring John Wayne. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. Rio Bravo tops the list with a 7.8/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1927–1975.

53 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Rio Bravo

    1959· 2h 21m· en

    7.81.3K
  3. 3

    El Dorado

    1966· 2h 6m· en

    7.4599
  6. 6

    The Cowboys

    1972· 2h 14m· en

    7.1269
  12. 12

    McQ

    1974· 1h 51m· en

    6.1109
  14. 14

    Blood Alley

    1955· 1h 50m· en

    6.058
  15. 15

    Dark Command

    1940· 1h 34m· en

    6.462
  33. 33

    Brannigan

    1975· 1h 51m· en

    6.0114
  34. 34

    Conflict

    1936· 1h 0m· fr

    —0
  38. 38

    Tycoon

    1947· 2h 8m· en

    5.619
  40. 40

    Speakeasy

    1929· 1h 2m· en

    5.01
  45. 45

    Sea Spoilers

    1936· 1h 3m· en

    5.05
  49. 49

    Arizona

    1931· 1h 7m· en

    4.311

Related collections

Frequently asked questions

How many drama movies has John Wayne made?

53 drama movies starring John Wayne carry real rating data in this catalog.

How are these John Wayne films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the best John Wayne drama movie?

Rio Bravo currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which John Wayne drama movie is the most popular?

Rio Bravo has the largest audience (1,287 votes) among these titles.