This is the film that influenced the likes of Spielberg, Scorsese, and George Lucas.

John Wayne is one of the most legendary actors of all time, and during the 1950s and 60s, "The Duke" owned the Western genre.

The Searchers became one of the most notable collaborations between Wayne and his longtime mentor, John Ford. The movie star played Ethan Edwards, a Civil War soldier, who returns back to Texas after ...

The legendary actor loved one celebrated Western so much that he honored its unforgettable hero in a deeply personal way.

John Wayne and John Ford collaborated on some of the Hollywood Golden Age’s best-loved Westerns from She Wore a Yellow Ribbon to The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Perhaps their most famous was 1956’s ...

Due to his popularity as the genre's leading star, many may wonder what John Wayne's all-time favorite Western actually was. With so many thought-provoking horse operas to choose from (and so many ...

John Wayne and John Ford collaborated on some of the Hollywood Golden Age’s best-loved Westerns from She Wore a Yellow Ribbon to The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Perhaps their most famous was 1956’s ...

Wayne starred as the lead character, Ethan Edwards, in The Searchers. After the end of the Civil War, he returns back to Texas to see his family. However, he’s thrown into another kind of war when ...

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...