Cinema icon Clint Eastwood is known for both his acting career and his work as a director. The star began his career acting in films and television series in the 1950s, but achieved fame with the “Dollars Trilogy” and the role of “Dirty Harry”.
From the 1970s onwards, Eastwood began to distinguish himself as a director. Throughout his career, he has directed numerous award-winning and critically acclaimed films that span genres such as western, drama, action and thriller.
How about exploring Clint Eastwood’s career as a director? Then check out the 10 best films he directed below.
Top 10 Clint Eastwood Movies
Next, check out the list we’ve created of the top 10 movies directed by Clint Eastwood.
Clint Eastwood stars in and directs the acclaimed Western “Unforgiven,” which won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Because of its cultural significance, the film has been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
Eastwood plays a retired gunman who returns to active duty for one last job: hunting down two men who disfigured a prostitute. The cast also includes Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman and Richard Harris.
Another film from Clint Eastwood’s directorial resume, widely acclaimed by critics and awarded many times, is “Golden Girl”. The film is a drama starring Eastwood himself, Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman.
In the plot, an amateur boxer (Swank) convinces an unsociable boxing coach (Eastwood) to train her to become a professional. The film won 4 Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director (Eastwood), Best Actress (Swank) and Best Supporting Actor (Freeman).
Based on the novel by Dennis Lehane, “Of Boys and Wolves” received widespread critical acclaim and was a financial success. The film features an outstanding cast: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden and Laura Linney.
The story follows three childhood friends who reunite after a tragic event involving one of their children and end up dealing with the traumas of their past.
Based on the novel by Andrew Klavan, the thriller “True Crime” was a box office failure and poorly received upon its release. However, over the years, critics, viewers, and Eastwood fans have come to consider this film one of his masterpieces.
Clint Eastwood directs and stars in the film as a journalist who covers the execution of a man sentenced to death. However, he begins to suspect that the man may be innocent and races against time to investigate the case. The cast also includes James Woods.
The fourth film in the “Dirty Harry” series, “Blazing Impact” is directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. The film follows Detective Harry Callahan, one of Eastwood’s most famous characters.
In the plot, Callahan investigates a vigilante (Sandra Locke) who is seeking revenge by killing the men who raped her and her sister years ago.
Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Robert James Waller, the novel “The Bridges of Madison” was well received by critics. Clint Eastwood, in addition to directing the film, also stars alongside Meryl Streep.
The film follows the intense love story between Francesca Johnson (Streep), a married housewife and mother of two, and Robert Kincaid (Eastwood), a photojournalist. The love story unfolds over four days, during Francesca’s family’s trip.
Well received by critics and considered by Eastwood fans as one of his greatest masterpieces, “A Perfect World” is a dramatic crime thriller. Kevin Costner stars in the film, along with Laura Dern and Eastwood himself in supporting roles.
In the plot, an inmate (Costner) escapes from prison and kidnaps a child as a hostage. The two embark on a journey and build a strong bond.
The western “Josey Wales, the Outlaw” is set during the American Civil War. In the story, Josey Wales (Clint Eastwood) joins a pro-Confederate guerrilla group seeking revenge after seeing his family murdered by pro-union militants.
However, at the end of the war, his group is massacred and Wales becomes a wanted outlaw.
Clint Eastwood directs and stars with his son Kyle Eastwood in “Honkytonk Man.” Set during the Great Depression, the film mixes elements of comedy, western, and musical.
In the plot, a boy (Kyle) goes on a road trip with his uncle (Clint), a singer suffering from tuberculosis who tries to become a big country artist.
Eastwood directs and stars in “The Hunter’s Heart,” an adventure drama inspired by the events surrounding another film.
Peter Viertel co-wrote the film, based on a novel he wrote. The book secretly recounts his experiences with director John Huston during the filming of “An Adventure in Africa” (1951).
In the plot, a film director (Eastwood) travels to Africa with the intention of making a great epic. However, he becomes obsessed with the idea of hunting an elephant, jeopardizing the production of the film. Eastwood’s character is based on Huston.
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