Clint Eastwood Movies

Want to know the best Clint Eastwood movies?  How about the worst Clint Eastwood movies?  Curious about Bill Murray’s box office grosses or which Clint Eastwood movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Clint Eastwood movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.

Clint Eastwood is one of my favorite movie stars. Eastwood started appearing in movies in the mid 1950s, he gained his first notoriety playing Rowdy Yates on the television show Rawhide from 1959 to 1964. During a break from Rawhide, Eastwood agreed to star in a low budget western that was being filmed in Italy called A Fistful of Dollars (1964). The movie was a huge hit overseas, as result Eastwood became a star playing the “The Man With No Name”. He returned in two more spaghetti westerns directed by Sergio Leone. My favorite Eastwood movie, the classic The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966) was the last of the trilogy.

In 1971 Eastwood played Detective Harry Callahan in the hit Dirty Harry. Dirty Harry turned Eastwood into a mega superstar. He would end up playing Harry Callahan in four sequels. During the 1970s and 1980s, Eastwood appeared in hit movie after hit movie. Having established himself as a solid investment, he talked Warner Brothers into letting him direct the movie Play Misty For Me (1971). The low budget movie turned into a success and the career of Clint Eastwood the director was launched. As Clint approached the age of 60, his movies were not receiving much box office success. Things looked like they were slowing down for him, when he starred, produced, and directed Unforgiven 1992. Unforgiven earned Eastwood his first Oscar® nomination for Best Actor, and Oscar® wins for Best Director and Best Picture.

Over the last thirty years, Eastwood has appeared in less movies and concentrated on directing. In 2004 he starred, produced and directed Million Dollar Baby. This female boxing movie earned Eastwood his second Best Actor nomination and won two more Oscars® for Best Director and Best Picture.  His IMDb page shows over 90 acting and directing credits since 1955. This page will rank Clint Eastwood movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, uncredited roles, cameos, and a handful of his pre-A Fistful of Dollars were not included in the rankings.

Clint Eastwood as "Dirty Harry" in 1983's Sudden Impact

Clint Eastwood as “Dirty Harry” in 1983’s Sudden Impact

Clint Eastwood Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.

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Clint Eastwood Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.

  • Sort Clint Eastwood movies by co-stars of his movies.
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  • Sort Clint Eastwood movies how they were received by critics and audiences.  60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
  • Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Clint Eastwood movie received.
  • Sort Clint Eastwood movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score.  UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.

My Personal Top Ten Clint Eastwood Movies in Alphabetical Order

1. A Fistful of Dollars (1964)….the movie that turned a television supporting player into a superstar movie actor

2.  The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966)….the last and best of the Sergio Leone spaghetti western trilogy

3.  In The Line of Fire (1993)….I re-watch this one about every other year….Clint and John Malkovich get better with each passing year

4. Kelly’s Heroes (1970)….this is closing in on 50 years old…but it is still a fun and entertaining movie to watch

5.  The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)…the first time Clint demonstrated that he could direct a classic movie

6. Paint Your Wagon (1967)…..I am not much of a musical person…..but I love watching his Clint/Lee Marvin musical

7. Play Misty For Me (1971)…. Clint made Fatal Attraction years before Michael Douglas did

8. Space Cowboys (2000)…Clint, Tommy Lee Jones, the late great James Garner and a Kelly Heroes’ reunion with Donald Sutherland…what more could you want from a movie?

9.  Sudden Impact (1983)….gotta include a Dirty Harry movie in this list…..my favorite of the 5 Dirty Harry movies

10. Unforgiven (1992)…. Clint’s masterpiece….gets better with each new viewing

Check out Clint Eastwood‘s career compared to current and classic actors.  Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.

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  1. Another big name I never did, originally from 2015, before I found this site. Back then there were loads of people who posted here and now it has trickled down to very few and rare, maybe Mike. Even Flora seems to have dropped off. What became of Steve Lensman and the 2 Bob’s, but I digress.

    Clint Eastwood is # 129 on the 2023 Oracle and he has nowhere near the connections of Mr. De Niro. These are the other actors on the 2023 list he has appeared with.

    5 ROBERT DE NIRO JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    6 MARTIN SHEEN MILIUS (2013)
    9 DONALD SUTHERLAND Kelly’s Heroes (1970)
    9 DONALD SUTHERLAND Space Cowboys (2000)
    10 ANTHONY HOPKINS JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    16 SEAN CONNERY JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    19 GERARD DEPARDIEU JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    25 DENNIS HOPPER Hang ‘Em High (1968)
    27 HARRISON FORD MILIUS (2013)
    28 JAMES EARL JONES MILIUS (2013)
    30 ROBERT DUVALL Joe Kidd (1972)
    30 ROBERT DUVALL MILIUS (2013)
    35 MORGAN FREEMAN Million Dollar Baby (2004)
    35 MORGAN FREEMAN Unforgiven (1992)
    39 SYLVESTER STALLONE JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    39 SYLVESTER STALLONE MILIUS (2013)
    48 BRUCE MCGILL A Perfect World (1993)
    49 ANTONIO BANDERAS JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    56 JOHN MALKOVICH In the Line of Fire (1993)
    59 HARRY DEAN STANTON A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
    59 HARRY DEAN STANTON Kelly’s Heroes (1970)
    62 LIAM NEESON The Dead Pool (1988)
    66 MICHAEL HORDERN Where Eagles Dare (1968)
    71 GENE HACKMAN Absolute Power (1997)
    71 GENE HACKMAN Unforgiven (1992)
    74 JOHN RATZENBERGER Firefox (1982)
    78 BRUCE DERN Hang ‘Em High (1968)
    79 ED HARRIS Absolute Power (1997)
    79 ED HARRIS JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    80 JOHN SAXON Joe Kidd (1972)
    81 BURT REYNOLDS City Heat (1984)
    92 GEORGE KENNEDY The Eiger Sanction (1975)
    92 GEORGE KENNEDY Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
    96 JACK NICHOLSON JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    97 RICHARD JENKINS Absolute Power (1997)
    98 SHIRLEY MACLAINE Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)
    102 ANJELICA HUSTON Blood Work (2002)
    104 ELI WALLACH The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
    111 WHOOPI GOLDBERG JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    115 TOM CRUISE JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    117 RIP TORN City Heat (1984)
    122 JOHN GOODMAN MILIUS (2013)
    122 JOHN GOODMAN TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE (2012)
    123 RICHARD HARRIS Unforgiven (1992)
    124 NICOLAS CAGE JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    149 ROBERT WAGNER TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTIAL (2015)
    174 ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    174 ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER MILIUS (2013)
    180 DANNY GLOVER Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
    183 SCOTT GLENN Absolute Power (1997)
    191 PETER JASON Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
    194 JAMES WOODS True Crime (1999)
    197 ROBIN WILLIAMS JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    199 JEFF BRIDGES Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
    201 ANDY GARCIA THE MULE (2018)
    209 XANDER BERKELEY GEOFFREY LEWIS
    213 JAMES CROMWELL Pink Cadillac (1989)
    213 JAMES CROMWELL Space Cowboys (2000)
    228 MERYL STREEP The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
    230 SEYMOUR CASSEL Coogan’s Bluff (1968)
    244 RICHARD DREYFUSS MILIUS (2013)
    252 TOMMY LEE JONES Space Cowboys (2000)
    259 MARK MARGOLIS Absolute Power (1997)
    263 NIGEL HAWTHORNE Firefox (1982)
    273 JOHN TRAVOLTA JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    276 SHARON STONE JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    280 RICHARD GERE JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    290 KLAUS KINSKI For a Few Dollars More (1965)
    291 SAM ELLIOTT MILIUS (2013)
    292 MIA FARROW JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    295 GEOFFREY LEWIS Any Which Way You Can (1980)
    295 GEOFFREY LEWIS Bronco Billy (1980)
    295 GEOFFREY LEWIS Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
    295 GEOFFREY LEWIS High Plains Drifter (1973)
    295 GEOFFREY LEWIS Pink Cadillac (1989)
    295 GEOFFREY LEWIS Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
    299 EMMA THOMPSON JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    301 DAN HEDAYA Tightrope (1984)
    306 JULIANNE MOORE JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    329 BERNARD HILL TRUE CRIME (1999)
    336 HAL HOLBROOK Magnum Force (1973)
    339 ROBERT PATRICK Trouble with the Curve (2012)
    342 GARY BUSEY Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
    345 ROBERT DAVI City Heat (1984)
    356 JAMES GARNER Lafayette Escadrille (1958)
    356 JAMES GARNER Space Cowboys (2000)
    365 JOHN HEARD In the Line of Fire (1993)
    378 TRACEY WALTER Honkytonk Man (1982)
    384 TOM SKERRITT GARY BUSEY
    388 BOB GUNTON Trouble with the Curve (2012)
    392 LAURENCE FISHBURNE THE MULE (2018)
    407 SAUL RUBINEK Unforgiven (1992)
    428 RICHARD ROUNDTREE City Heat (1984)
    432 MELANIE GRIFFITH JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    436 JEFF DANIELS Blood Work (2002)
    437 JAMES GAMMON Any Which Way You Can (1980)
    445 TIMOTHY SPALL WHITE HUNTER BLACK HEART (1990)
    450 HUGH GRANT JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    466 CHARLIE SHEEN DUB TAYLOR
    466 CHARLIE SHEEN JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    466 CHARLIE SHEEN MILIUS (2013)
    472 WILLIAM HOLDEN Breezy (1973)
    473 BEVERLY D’ANGELO Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
    482 FERDY MAYNE Where Eagles Dare (1968)
    492 MICHAEL MCKEAN True Crime (1999)
    515 JOHN VERNON Dirty Harry (1971)
    515 JOHN VERNON GEORGE KENNEDY
    524 TELLY SAVALAS Kelly’s Heroes (1970)
    526 RICHARD BURTON Where Eagles Dare (1968)
    528 FRED WARD Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
    543 LUCY LIU TRUE CRIME (1999)
    551 JANE SEYMOUR JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    574 TONY PLANA The Rookie (1990)
    578 GEORGE TAKAI TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTIAL (2015)
    583 CHRIS PENN Pale Rider (1985)
    608 PATRICIA CLARKSON THE DEAD POOL (1988)
    615 FREDDIE JONES Firefox (1982)
    617 KEVIN COSTNER A Perfect World (1993)
    618 DYLAN MCDERMOTT IN THE LINE OF FIRE (1993)
    624 BRADLEY COOPER THE MULE (2018)
    628 PAT HINGLE Hang ‘Em High (1968)
    628 PAT HINGLE Sudden Impact (1983)
    628 PAT HINGLE The Gauntlet (1977)
    656 DUB TAYLOR Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
    665 RADE SERBEDZIJA Space Cowboys (2000)
    678 AMY ADAMS Trouble with the Curve (2012)
    685 JOSEF SOMMER Dirty Harry (1971)
    694 DIANNE WIEST THE MULE (2018)
    699 JUDY DAVIS ABSOLUTE POWER (1997)
    708 MARCIA GAY HARDEN Space Cowboys (2000)
    736 ROYAL DANO THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES (1976)
    742 BEN JOHNSON Hang ‘Em High (1968)
    747 MICHAEL PENA MILLION DOLLAR BABY (2004)
    747 MICHAEL PENA THE MULE (2018)
    761 MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    796 DENIS LEARY TRUE CRIME (1999)
    802 CLYDE KUSATSU In the Line of Fire (1993)
    807 MATT CLARK Honkytonk Man (1982)
    807 MATT CLARK JEFF BRIDGES
    807 MATT CLARK The Beguiled (1971)
    816 ANTHONY ZERBE True Crime (1999)
    819 BRADLEY WHITFORD A PERFECT WORLD (1993)
    821 MARGO MARTINDALE Million Dollar Baby (2004)
    829 BROOKE SHIELDS Junket Whore (1998)
    841 GEORGE HAMILTON MILIUS (2013)
    843 KELLY PRESTON JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    850 DEBBIE REYNOLDS TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTIAL (2015)
    851 GEORGE SANDERS Never Say Goodbye (1956)
    859 MADELINE KAHN City Heat (1984)
    863 WOLF KAHLER FIREFOX (1982)
    871 PATRICIA ARQUETTE JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    894 MARCEL DALIO Lafayette Escadrille (1958)
    896 JAY LENO Space Cowboys (2000)
    908 SLIM PICKENS El magnifico extranjero (1967)
    922 BARRY CORBIN ANY WHICH WAY YOU CAN (1980)
    922 BARRY CORBIN HONKYTONK MAN (1982)
    934 JIM CARREY JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    934 JIM CARREY Pink Cadillac (1989)
    934 JIM CARREY The Dead Pool (1988)
    948 ALUN ARMSTRONG WHITE HUNTER BLACK HEART (1990)
    950 LEE VAN CLEEF FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE (1965)
    950 LEE VAN CLEEF The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
    959 DIANE VENORA TRUE CRIME (1999)
    974 ANTHONY MACKIE MILLION DOLLAR BABY (2004)
    978 CARMEN ARGENZIANO Sudden Impact (1983)
    981 KENNETH WELSH Absolute Power (1997)

    Clint has appeared with 34 Oscar winners.

    ANJELICA HUSTON Blood Work (2002)
    ANTHONY HOPKINS JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    BEN JOHNSON Hang ‘Em High (1968)
    DIANNE WIEST THE MULE (2018)
    EILEEN HECKART HEARTBREAK RIDGE (1986)
    EMMA THOMPSON JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    GENE HACKMAN Absolute Power (1997)
    GENE HACKMAN Unforgiven (1992)
    GEORGE KENNEDY The Eiger Sanction (1975)
    GEORGE KENNEDY Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
    GEORGE SANDERS Never Say Goodbye (1956)
    GERALDINE PAGE The Beguiled (1971)
    HILARY SWANK Million Dollar Baby (2004)
    JACK NICHOLSON JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    JEFF BRIDGES Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
    JULIANNE MOORE JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    LEE MARVIN Paint Your Wagon (1969)
    MARCIA GAY HARDEN Space Cowboys (2000)
    MARSHA MASON Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
    MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    MERYL STREEP The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
    MORGAN FREEMAN Million Dollar Baby (2004)
    MORGAN FREEMAN Unforgiven (1992)
    NICOLAS CAGE JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    PATRICIA ARQUETTE JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    RICHARD DREYFUSS MILIUS (2013)
    ROBERT DE NIRO JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    ROBERT DUVALL Joe Kidd (1972)
    ROBERT DUVALL MILIUS (2013)
    ROBIN WILLIAMS JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    RUTH GORDON ANY WHICH WAY YOU CAN (1980)
    RUTH GORDON EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE (1978)
    SEAN CONNERY JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    SHIRLEY MACLAINE Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)
    TERESA WRIGHT Escapade in Japan (1957)
    TOMMY LEE JONES Space Cowboys (2000)
    VICTOR MCLAGLEN Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
    WHOOPI GOLDBERG JUNKET WHORE (1998)
    WILLIAM HOLDEN Breezy (1973)

    1. Hey Flora…wow Clint is 90! That seems so hard to believe. I did watch a Clint movie yesterday….in his honor. Thanks for sharing his birthday news.

  2. In December Warner Brothers released Richard Jewell (now Oscar nominated) a true story about an attorney (Sam Rockwell) who defends hopeless cases, defending the wrongly accused Richard Jewell. In the same month Warner Brothers releases Just Mercy , a true story about an attorney (Michael B. Jordan) who defends hopeless cases who defends the wrongly accused Jamie Foxx. What studio executive in their right mind would release 2 similarly themed pictures literally on top of each other in the same month?????

    1. Hey Dan….I have now seen Richard Jewell….a movie that I enjoyed….I have not seen Just Mercy yet. I think this happens alot…..remember…Armaggedon vs Deep Impact, two Truman Capote movies, 4 kids changing into adult movies (Big, Vice Versa, 18 Again and the Kirk Cameron one), two Jean Harlow movies in the 1960s…just to name a few. Good stuff.

    1. Hey Davis…glad you enjoyed Richard Jewell….sadly our plans to see it this weekend fell through…..but it is on my list of movies to see. Good stuff.

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