10 Best Clint Eastwood Movies

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Clint Eastwood is still active in the film industry, and he continues to direct and act in films. He is a true legend of American cinema, and his films will continue to be enjoyed by generations to come. Clint Eastwood was born in San Francisco, California, on May 31, 1930. He began his acting career in the early 1950s, appearing in a number of television shows and films. In 1959, he landed the role of Rowdy Yates in the Western television series Rawhide, which made him a star. In the mid-1960s, Eastwood starred in Sergio Leone’s “Dollars Trilogy” of Spaghetti Westerns, playing the mysterious “Man with No Name”. These films made him an international star and established his image as a cool, stoic, and ruggedly handsome antihero. In 1971, Eastwood starred in the classic police thriller Dirty Harry, playing the role of San Francisco Police Inspector “Dirty” Harry Callahan. This film further cemented Eastwood’s image as a tough guy and made him one of the most popular actors in the world. In the 1970s, Eastwood began directing films. His first film as director was Play Misty for Me (1971), a psychological thriller in which he also starred. He has since directed over 30 films, including Unforgiven (1992), Million Dollar Baby (2004), and Gran Torino (2008). Eastwood has won four Academy Awards, including Best Director for Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby. He has also won four Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and the AFI Life Achievement Award. Clint Eastwood is one of the most successful and influential actors and directors in Hollywood history. His films have been seen by millions of people around the world, and he has inspired generations of actors and filmmakers. He is a true icon of American cinema. Here are the 10 Best Clint Eastwood Movies.

10 Best Clint Eastwood Movies

  1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
    • Director: Sergio Leone
    • Writers: Sergio Leone, Agenore Incrocci, Fulvio Morsella
    • Cast: Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Eli Wallach
    • Plot: A bounty hunter, a Mexican bandit, and a Confederate soldier team up to search for a cache of gold buried in a cemetery.
  1. Unforgiven (1992)
    • Director: Clint Eastwood
    • Writer: Clint Eastwood
    • Cast: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris
    • Plot: A retired gunslinger is coaxed out of retirement for one last job, but finds that the world has changed since he was last in action.
  1. A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
    • Director: Sergio Leone
    • Writer: Sergio Leone, Dario Argento, Victor Solinas
    • Cast: Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volonté, Marianne Koch
    • Plot: A mysterious stranger rides into a town torn by a feud between two rival gangs. He uses his skills as a gunfighter to play both sides against each other, but eventually finds himself caught up in the violence.
  1. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
    • Director: Clint Eastwood
    • Writer: Paul Haggis
    • Cast: Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman
    • Plot: A washed-up boxing trainer takes on a young female boxer who is determined to make it to the top.
  1. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
    • Director: Clint Eastwood
    • Writer: Sonia Chernus
    • Cast: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Bill McKinney
    • Plot: A Confederate soldier is on the run after being accused of a crime he didn’t commit. He teams up with a group of outlaws and heads for Mexico, where he hopes to find peace.
  1. Dirty Harry (1971)
    • Director: Don Siegel
    • Writer: Harry Julian Fink, R.M. Fink
    • Cast: Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni
    • Plot: A San Francisco police inspector with a reputation for being a loose cannon is tasked with tracking down a sniper who is terrorizing the city.
  1. Gran Torino (2008)
    • Director: Clint Eastwood
    • Writer: Nick Schenk
    • Cast: Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley, Bee Vang
    • Plot: A widowed Korean War veteran who is struggling to adjust to life in modern-day Detroit befriends a young Hmong teenager who is being bullied.
  1. In the Line of Fire (1993)
    • Director: Wolfgang Petersen
    • Writer: Jeff Maguire
    • Cast: Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo
    • Plot: A veteran Secret Service agent is tasked with protecting the President of the United States from an assassin who is targeting him.
  1. The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
    • Director: Clint Eastwood
    • Writer: Richard LaGravenese
    • Cast: Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep, Annie Corley
    • Plot: A photographer on assignment in Iowa falls in love with a married woman during a brief affair.
  1. The Mule (2018)
    • Director: Clint Eastwood
    • Writer: Nick Schenk
    • Cast: Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Laurence Fishburne
    • Plot: An elderly man is recruited by a drug cartel to transport drugs across the country.

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