Opinion: What is the best John Wayne movie of all time?

[Retired Navy GMC]

Either McLintock or The Shootist.

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[runningfree]

McLintock! is excellent.

"Oh McLintock where's the wiskey?"

McLintock or In Harms Way

[Guest capt usa]

There have been a lot of good picks but I lean towards these as favorites:

The Cowboys

True Grit

Red River with Montgomery Clift (James Arness did a remake)

[eapking]

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence

[dlm37015]

stagecoach dont see it very often but very good

[Guest PapaB]

My favorite is El Dorado. Another one I like but won't get much love is Hellfighters.

My wife and I watched Hellfighters last month (her first viewing of it), it's one of his best outside the western and war genres. Too many war movies to list but for westerns I'd pick The Searchers 1st, the Shootist 2nd and a whole bunch tied for 3rd.

[Oh Shoot]

Best John Wayne story I'll repeat, according to oft repeated Hollywood lore:

When he played the centurion at the foot of the cross in Greatest Story Ever Told, he only had a line or two, and it was bad enough to hear a Roman speak in a cowboy drawl, but his rendition of the line "Surely this man was the son of God" had director Stevens make him do it over and over.

Supposedly at one point Stevens said, "Duke, try to put a little awe in there". So Wayne gamely intones, "Aww, surely this man was the son of God." !

If it ain't true, it should be.

- OS

[Guest modg1]

For me it's Rio Bravo, with Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson.

[R1100R]

Donavon's Reef and The Quiet Man

[Dolomite`s Breezy]

ALL his movies are good.. topic closed

[Will Carry]

"What do you want me to do? Draw you a picture? Spell it out? Don't ever ask me! Long as you live, don't ever ask me more!!". Ethan Edwards. The Searchers.

True Grit:

Ned Pepper: What's your intention? Do you think one on four is a dogfall?

Rooster Cogburn: I mean to kill you in one minute, Ned. Or see you hanged in Fort Smith at Judge Parker's convenience. Which'll it be?

Ned Pepper: I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man.

Rooster Cogburn: Fill your hands, you son of a bitch!

[DocZombie]

Well, by far the Searchers is not only one of HIS best but one of the best movie westerns of all time - hands down. Right up there though is The Quiet Man. With all that said, I never saw a John Wayne movie I didn't like!!

[greenego]

Haven't seen my wife's favorite, "Son's of Kattie Elder".

I think this was his first movie after having a lung removed for "The Big C".

[sbroomheadsr]

The Quiet Man

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[Badracr1]

Liberty, Rio Bravo, and Searchers are also among my faves.

[Guest WyattEarp]

I'm kinda partial to "The Cowboys" myself, good movie that gives young boys the confidence to accomplish things in life, and that I can relate to.

[greenego]

Just in case any get left out. List of John Wayne Movies