The 15 Most Underrated John Wayne Movies, Ranked

From Reap the Wild Wind to The Alamo, we rank the most underrated movies starring the legendary John Wayne.

April 20, 2024 · 1 min · 71 words · Christina Brennan

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11’In Harm’s Way' (1965)

Appeared as Capt.

10’Reap the Wild Wind' (1942)

Appeared as Capt.

To make matters worse, they begin to suspect that someone among them is secretly a Nazi spy.

John Wayne holding Gail Russell in his arms in Angel and the Badman

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John Wayne standing close behind Maureen O’Hara in a tent in Rio Grande (1950)

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Maureen O’Hara standing behind John Wayne at a railroad station in Big Jake (1971)

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colorized still of John Wayne as Robert Hightower, Harry Carey Jr. as William Kearney holding a swaddled infant and Pedro Armendáriz as Pedro Roca Fuerte standing next to each other in a desert in 3 Godfathers (1948)

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Three naval officers talking in Harm’s Way

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Paulette Goddard standing next to John Wayne in Reap the Wild Wind

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John Wayne holding Claire Trevor in Dark Command (1940)

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dark command poster

John Wayne smiling while John Qualen plays the flute next to him in The Long Voyage Home

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John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn standing with Katharine Hepburn as Eula Goodnight in Rooster Cogburn (1975)

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Mississippi standing next to Cole Thornton in El Dorado

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