[Iron Munro]

I didn’t see a single John Wayne movie on their top 250 list. I think that Who Shot Liberty Valance should have made the cut at least.

I agree whole heartedly.

There are some very good John Wayne movies - all ignored.

And as others have already pointed out, many of the films on the list are dreck and dreary - not worth the time it takes to sit through them.

I wonder if the absence of John Wayne movies on the list has to do with his outspoken patriotism versus the excessive leftist bent of the film industry and the Hollywood elite.

[greene66]

Yes, of the Wayne films, I thought at least “The Searchers,” “Stagecoach” or “Red River” would have made the grade. Even with my low expectations, the list was far more bleak than I would have imagined.

It’s not that a lot of the ranked films are necessarily without some kind of aesthetic merit. But it just strikes me as depressing to see so many heralded items that are deliberately catering to darker spirits, in a cultural sense. Compared to what was the norm back during the golden-age of Hollywood, this bunching looks like a black cloud of horror and psychological dysfunction.

All while so many great films by our past masters are nowhere to be found.

[Karl Spooner]

I wonder if the absence of John Wayne movies on the list has to do with his outspoken patriotism versus the excessive leftist bent of the film industry and the Hollywood elite.

That would explain why Henry Fonda in 12 Angry Men made into the top 10. Then in another stark contrast, that is why we don't see Dirty Harry listed in the top 250 either, imo.

[raybbr]

The list is generated by user ratings. People who are logged into Imdb can rate a movie and that’s how the movies get on the list. It’s really a indication of popularity not true quality.