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Nov 8, 2020 · Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Wayne’ on Amazon Prime, a Rollicking Comedy About a Sad Rebel With a Worthy Cause. ByJohn Serba. Published Nov. 8, 2020, 10:15 a.m. ET. 161 Shares.
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- Jeremy Urquhart
- 'Red River' (1948) Red River is about an older man (John Wayne) and a younger one, his adopted son (Montgomery Clift) making a difficult journey from Texas to Missouri, herding cattle.
- 'The Longest Day' (1962) A top-quality 1960s movie about one particularly intense event that took place during World War II, The Longest Day earns its 178-minute runtime and holds up excellently as an epic war movie.
- 'The Quiet Man' (1952) John Ford and John Wayne demonstrated they had what it took to make something of a classic romantic comedy when they collaborated on 1952's The Quiet Man.
- 'El Dorado' (1966) El Dorado provided a young James Caan with one of his earliest film roles, though the two top-billed stars here were the more well-established duo of John Wayne and Robert Mitchum.
Wayne, a 16-year-old with a heart of gold, sets out on a small two-stroke road bike from Boston to Florida with his new friend Del to retrieve the '79 Trans-Am that was stolen from his father before he died.
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- Zach Laws
- The Searchers (1956) A career-best achievement for Wayne and his most important collaborator, director John Ford, "The Searchers" is at once a stirring adventure yarn and a piercing examination of the genre that made the two men famous.
- Red River (1948) Although he had already directed Wayne in several films by the time "Red River" came out, legend has it that when John Ford saw Howard Hawks's Western drama, he said of the Duke's performance, "I never knew the big son of a b***h could act."
- Stagecoach (1939) Although John Wayne had made dozens of movies before "Stagecoach," John Ford's landmark Western was the true introduction of the Duke.
- Rio Bravo (1959) A favorite of filmmakers like John Carpenter (who semi-remade it as "Assault on Precinct 13") and Quentin Tarantino (who called it the ultimate "hang-out movie"), "Rio Bravo" is entertainment at its finest.
In Theaters At Home TV Shows. After the death of his father, a good-hearted 16-year-old vigilante sets out with his new friend to get back his dad's stolen '79 Trans Am.
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- Mark Mckenna, Ciara Bravo
Nov 19, 2023 · John Wayne is a classic movie star, with his films from The Searchers to Rio Bravo being among his highest-rated movies on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Apr 16, 2023 · Given the legacy of the actor, the best John Wayne movies rank among some of the most influential movies of all time. Known as “The Duke,” he was one of the top box office draws for three decades during Hollywood’s Golden Age of cinema. He appeared in over 150 movies during his career.
