FAME READS / SCREEN NOTES
The Searchers
Scores
- IMDb7.8/10as of 2026-03-09
- Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer87%as of 2026-01-15
- Rotten Tomatoes average9/10as of 2021-10-05
- Metacritic94/100as of 2026-01-15
What it is
The Searchers is a 1956 American epic Western film directed by John Ford and written by Frank S. Nugent, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May. It is set during the Texas–Indian wars and stars John Wayne as a middle-aged veteran of the Confederate Army who, accompanied by his adopted, partially Native American nephew, spends years looking for his abducted niece.
At a glance
- Genres
- Western / Drama / War
- Original language
- English
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