# John Wayne’s Final Movie Is Officially Getting a New Streaming Release

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/john-waynes-final-movie-is-officially-getting-a-new-streaming-release/
- Published: 2026-11-08T20:00:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T20:23:49+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/john-wayne-the-shootist-streaming-free-pluto-tv-november-2026/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film, TV

## Key points

- *The Shootist* is streaming free on Pluto TV this month.
- John Wayne’s 1976 Western was his final film.
- The film also stars James Stewart, Lauren Bacall and Ron Howard.

## Summary

John Wayne’s final film as a screen star, *The Shootist*, is available to stream free on Pluto TV this month. Released in 1976, the Western follows a dying gunslinger putting his affairs in order, making the film a farewell to Wayne’s career and a significant final role for one of the genre’s defining actors.

Directed by Don Siegel, the film also stars James Stewart, Lauren Bacall and a young Ron Howard. It holds a 79% Rotten Tomatoes score; Quentin Tarantino praised its value as Wayne’s farewell, while criticising the idea of making a film chiefly as a cinematic eulogy.

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