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1. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
directed by John Ford
featuring John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar, Ben Johnson, Victor McLaglenThe second of John Ford's "Cavalry Trilogy," this film stars John Wayne as Cavalry Captain Nathan Brittles. In his last days before his compulsory ... More
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2. The Shadow Riders (1982)
directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
featuring Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott, Katharine Ross, Ben Johnson, Geoffrey LewisIn this made-for-TV movie, two brothers who battled on opposing sides of the Civil War return home at the end of the war to discover that their ... More
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3. Chisum (1970)
directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
featuring John Wayne, Forrest Tucker, Christopher George, Ben Johnson, Glenn CorbettJohn Wayne toplines this biography of the cattle owner John Simpson Chisum, a controversial figure who was the most powerful man in New Mexico during ... More
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4. Angels in the Outfield (1994)
directed by William Dear
featuring Danny Glover, Tony Danza, Brenda Fricker, Christopher Lloyd, Ben JohnsonUpdated from the 1951 film of the same name, Angels In The Outfield takes liberties with the original to bring sentimental values to a modern setting ... More
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5. The Train Robbers (1973)
directed by Burt Kennedy
featuring John Wayne, Ann-Margret, Rod Taylor, Ben Johnson, Christopher GeorgeThe action never stops in this western, which has a surprise ending. Ann-Margret stars as Mrs. Lowe, a widow who wishes to recover some gold stolen ... More
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6. Breakheart Pass (1976)
directed by Tom Gries
featuring Charles Bronson, Ben Johnson, Jill Ireland, Richard Crenna, Charles DurningPosing as a fugitive from justice, frontier undercover agent John Deakin (Charles Bronson) boards a train to go after a ruthless gang of outlaws. ... More
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7. One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
directed by Marlon Brando
featuring Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Pina Pellicer, Katy Jurado, Ben JohnsonWestern bandit Kid Rio (Marlon Brando) is betrayed by his partner, Dad Longworth (Karl Malden). Escaping from prison, Rio learns that Longworth has ... More
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8. The Getaway (1972)
directed by Sam Peckinpah
featuring Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, Sally Struthers, Al LettieriIn Sam Peckinpah's version of Walter Hill's script, from Jim Thompson's novel, an ex-con and his wife go on the lam after a Texas bank heist. Denied ... More
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9. Terror Train (1980)
directed by Roger Spottiswoode
featuring Ben Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Hart Bochner, David CopperfieldRiding the coattails of the resurgent boom in horror films after the success of Halloween, Terror Train features teeth-chattering direction by Roger ... More
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10. The Hunter (1980)
directed by Buzz Kulik
featuring Steve McQueen, Eli Wallach, Kathryn Harrold, LeVar Burton, Ben JohnsonSteve McQueen's last film concerns a modern day bounty hunter who searches for bail jumpers. Based on real life bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson, ... More
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11. The Evening Star (1996)
directed by Robert Harling
featuring Shirley MacLaine, Bill Paxton, Juliette Lewis, Miranda Richardson, Ben JohnsonList of all editionsShirley MacLaine reprises her award-winning performance as Aurora Greenway in this sequel to Terms of Endearment. Fifteen years after the death of ... More
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12. Rio Grande (1950)
directed by John Ford
featuring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson, Claude Jarman, Jr., Harry Carey, Jr.List of all editionsJohn Wayne stars as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke, whose devotion to duty has cost him his marriage to his beloved Kathleen (Maureen O'Hara). Yorke gets word ... More
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13. Fort Bowie (1958)
directed by Howard W. Koch
featuring Ben Johnson, Jan Harrison, Kent Taylor, Larry ChanceList of all editionsThere's a measure of sympathy for the Apaches at the beginning of Fort Bowie. Under the tyrannical rule of ambitious Major Wharton (P. Ian Douglas), ... More
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14. Fort Defiance (1951)
directed by John Rawlins
featuring Dane Clark, Ben Johnson, Peter Graves, George ClevelandList of all editionsFort Defiance stars Dane Clark as Civil War deserter Johnny Tallon. Despite his checkered past, Johnny is idolized by his blind brother Ned (Peter ... More
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15. Hustle (1975)
directed by Robert Aldrich
featuring Burt Reynolds, Catherine Deneuve, Ben Johnson, Paul Winfield, Eileen BrennanList of all editionsDirector Robert Aldrich (The Longest Yard) re-unites with Burt Reynolds for this hard-edged neo-noir. Lieutenant Phil Gaines (Reynolds) is a cynical ... More
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16. The Sugarland Express (1974)
directed by Steven Spielberg
featuring Goldie Hawn, Ben Johnson, Michael Sacks, William Atherton, Gregory WalcottList of all editionsBased on an actual incident, Steven Spielberg's first theatrical feature follows the adventures of a Texas outlaw couple striving to keep their ... More
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17. Wagon Master (1950)
directed by John Ford
featuring Ben Johnson, Harry Carey, Jr., Ward Bond, Joanne Dru, Alan Mowbray, Charles KemperList of all editionsWagon Master, splendidly directed by John Ford, is a superlative western. The film is the outwardly simple tale of a Mormon wagon train headed for ... More
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18. Junior Bonner (1972)
directed by Sam Peckinpah
featuring Steve McQueen, Robert Preston, Ida Lupino, Ben Johnson, Joe Don BakerList of all editionsSam Peckinpah eschews his slow-motion bullet ballets for this quiet character study of ex-rodeo cowboy turned drifter Junior Bonner (Steve McQueen), ... More
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19. Radio Flyer (1992)
directed by Richard Donner
featuring Elijah Wood, Joseph Mazzello, Lorraine Bracco, John Heard, Adam Baldwin, Ben JohnsonList of all editionsTwo brothers are the victims of their widowed mother's violent drunkard husband who spares no rod with the youngest brother. Reverting to a world of ... More
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20. Grayeagle (1977)
directed by Charles B. Pierce
featuring Ben Johnson, Iron Eyes Cody, Lana Wood, Jack Elam, Paul FixList of all editionsGrayeagle is a barely disguised reworking of John Ford's The Searchers, with Ford stock company alumnus Ben Johnson essaying the John Wayne role, and ... More
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21. Dillinger (1973)
directed by John Milius
featuring Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Michelle Phillips, Cloris Leachman, Harry Dean StantonList of all editionsJohn Milius's first directorial effort in its own small way set the stage in the 1970s for a subgenre of action films that depict a nostalgia for ... More
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22. War Drums (1957)
directed by Reginald Le Borg
featuring Lex Barker, Joan Taylor, Ben Johnson, Larry Chance, Richard H. CuttingList of all editionsWar Drums manages to be pro-Indian, pro-Mexican, pro-tolerance and pro-feminist without ever resorting to speechmaking or sacrificing its ... More
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23. Cherry 2000 (1988)
directed by Steve De Jarnatt
featuring Melanie Griffith, David Andrews, Ben Johnson, Tim Thomerson, Brion James, Harry Carey, Jr.List of all editionsIn this arch sci-fi sex comedy-cum-action extravaganza, a hard-nosed female mercenary helps a hapless yuppie find a new body for his robot girlfriend ... More
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24. The Last Picture Show (1971)
directed by Peter Bogdanovich
featuring John Hillerman, Randy Quaid, Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Ellen BurstynList of all editionsProduced by Hollywood iconoclast BBS Productions, film critic-turned-director Peter Bogdanovich's 1971 film pays homage to Hollywood's classical age ... More
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25. The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
directed by Charles B. Pierce
featuring Ben Johnson, Andrew Prine, Dawn Wells, Jimmy Clem, Charles B. PierceThis thriller -- based on actual events -- tells in a pseudo-documentary-style of the murders of five people by a man in post-WWII Arkansas. This ... More







