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20 Greatest Clint Eastwood Films

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  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

    1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    19662h 58mR90Metascore
    8.8 (864K)
    A bounty-hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodEli WallachLee Van Cleef
  • Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, and Richard Harris in Unforgiven (1992)

    2. Unforgiven

    19922h 10mR85Metascore
    8.2 (458K)
    Retired Old West gunslinger Will Munny reluctantly takes on one last job to avenge an injustice with the help of his old partner and a young would-be gunman calling himself "The Schofield Kid".
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodGene HackmanMorgan Freeman
  • Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry (1971)

    3. Dirty Harry

    19711h 42mR87Metascore
    7.7 (177K)
    When a man calling himself "the Scorpio Killer" menaces San Francisco, tough-as-nails Police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to track down the crazed psychopath.
    DirectorsDon SiegelClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodAndrew RobinsonHarry Guardino
  • Clint Eastwood in Pale Rider (1985)

    4. Pale Rider

    19851h 55mR61Metascore
    7.3 (69K)
    A mysterious preacher protects gold miners from villains.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodMichael MoriartyCarrie Snodgress
  • Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef in For a Few Dollars More (1965)

    5. For a Few Dollars More

    19652h 12mR74Metascore
    8.2 (292K)
    Two bounty killers with similar intentions but different motivations team up to track down a psychotic Mexican outlaw before he and his gang can carry out an audacious bank robbery.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodLee Van CleefGian Maria Volontè
  • Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino (2008)

    6. Gran Torino

    20081h 56mR73Metascore
    8.1 (845K)
    After a Hmong teenager tries to steal his prized 1972 Gran Torino, a disgruntled, prejudiced Korean War veteran seeks to redeem both the boy and himself.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodBee VangChristopher Carley
  • Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force (1973)

    7. Magnum Force

    19732h 4mR58Metascore
    7.2 (70K)
    Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan pursues a conspiracy of vigilante cops, who are not above going beyond the law to kill San Francisco's undesirables.
    DirectorTed PostStarsClint EastwoodHal HolbrookMitchell Ryan
  • Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, and T.J. Lowther in A Perfect World (1993)

    8. A Perfect World

    19932h 18mPG-1371Metascore
    7.5 (91K)
    A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor, an escaped convict on the run from the law, while the search for him continues.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsKevin CostnerClint EastwoodLaura Dern
  • Clint Eastwood in In the Line of Fire (1993)

    9. In the Line of Fire

    19932h 8mR74Metascore
    7.2 (120K)
    Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan couldn't save Kennedy, but he's determined not to let a clever assassin take out this president.
    DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsClint EastwoodJohn MalkovichRene Russo
  • Clint Eastwood in The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

    10. The Outlaw Josey Wales

    19762h 15mPG69Metascore
    7.8 (84K)
    A Missouri farmer hunts down brutal Union soldiers.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodSondra LockeChief Dan George
  • Clint Eastwood in High Plains Drifter (1973)

    11. High Plains Drifter

    19731h 45mR69Metascore
    7.4 (70K)
    A stranger makes townsfolk prepare garish welcome for convicts.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodVerna BloomMarianna Hill
  • A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

    12. A Fistful of Dollars

    19641h 39mR65Metascore
    7.9 (247K)
    A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodGian Maria VolontèMarianne Koch
  • Clint Eastwood in The Dead Pool (1988)

    13. The Dead Pool

    19881h 31mR46Metascore
    6.3 (51K)
    Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan must stop a sick secret contest to murder various San Francisco celebrities, with himself being one of the targets.
    DirectorBuddy Van HornStarsClint EastwoodLiam NeesonPatricia Clarkson
  • Clint Eastwood in Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

    14. Escape from Alcatraz

    19791h 52mPG76Metascore
    7.5 (159K)
    Alcatraz is the most secure prison of its time. It is believed that no one can ever escape from it, until three daring men make a possibly successful attempt at escaping from one of the most infamous prisons in the world.
    DirectorDon SiegelStarsClint EastwoodPatrick McGoohanRoberts Blossom
  • The Eiger Sanction (1975)

    15. The Eiger Sanction

    19752h 9mR61Metascore
    6.4 (24K)
    Classical art professor and collector Dr. Jonathan Hemlock, who doubles as a professional assassin, is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodGeorge KennedyVonetta McGee
  • Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, and Mary Ure in Where Eagles Dare (1968)

    16. Where Eagles Dare

    19682h 38mM63Metascore
    7.6 (66K)
    Allied agents stage a daring raid on a castle where the Nazis are holding American brigadier general George Carnaby prisoner, but that's not all that's really going on.
    DirectorBrian G. HuttonStarsRichard BurtonClint EastwoodMary Ure
  • Clint Eastwood in Sudden Impact (1983)

    17. Sudden Impact

    19831h 57mR52Metascore
    6.6 (51K)
    When a woman exacts deadly revenge on the aggressors who raped her and her sister ten years earlier, Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to the case.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodSondra LockePat Hingle
  • Clint Eastwood in White Hunter Black Heart (1990)

    18. White Hunter Black Heart

    19901h 52mPG66Metascore
    6.5 (14K)
    A thinly fictionalized account of a legendary movie director, whose desire to hunt down an animal turns into a grim situation with his movie crew in Africa.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodJeff FaheyCharlotte Cornwell
  • Hang 'Em High (1968)

    19. Hang 'Em High

    19681h 54mApproved62Metascore
    7.0 (47K)
    When an innocent man barely survives a lynching, he returns as a lawman determined to bring the vigilantes to justice.
    DirectorTed PostStarsClint EastwoodInger StevensPat Hingle
  • Clint Eastwood and Jessica Walter in Play Misty for Me (1971)

    20. Play Misty for Me

    19711h 42mR78Metascore
    6.9 (34K)
    The life of a disc jockey is turned upside down after a romantic encounter with an obsessed fan.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodJessica WalterDonna Mills

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