10 Best Clint Eastwood Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 7, 2026

Clint Eastwood spent decades defining the American Western and the cop thriller before becoming one of the medium’s most respected directors, often starring in films he built himself. Unforgiven has a retired gunslinger taking one last job, Gran Torino bonds a bitter Korean War veteran with his Hmong neighbours, Million Dollar Baby pairs a weary trainer with a determined fighter, and In the Line of Fire pits a Secret Service agent against an assassin. Dirty Harry, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Pale Rider, Escape from Alcatraz, A Fistful of Dollars and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly round out the list.

Gran Torino (2008)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 81% Metacritic 73

A bitter, racist Korean War veteran forms an unexpected bond with his immigrant neighbours.

Directed by Clint Eastwood · 1h 56m · Rated R

21 wins & 23 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Million Dollar Baby (2004)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 90% Metacritic 86

A gruff boxing trainer reluctantly takes on a determined female fighter with nothing left to lose.

Directed by Clint Eastwood · 2h 12m · Rated PG-13

Won 4 Oscars68 wins & 86 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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In the Line of Fire (1993)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Clint Eastwood plays a veteran Secret Service agent racing to stop an assassin obsessed with outsmarting him.

Directed by Wolfgang Petersen · 2h 08m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, YouTube TV, MGM Plus, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Unforgiven (1992)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 96% Metacritic 85

A retired, ageing gunslinger takes one last job that forces him to confront his violent past.

Directed by Clint Eastwood · 2h 10m · Rated R

Won 4 Oscars52 wins & 47 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Pale Rider (1985)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A mysterious preacher with deadly gun skills defends a mining community from a ruthless corporate boss.

Directed by Clint Eastwood · 1h 55m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

TMDB ★ 7.5

An inmate at the supposedly escape-proof Alcatraz prison plots a meticulous breakout.

Directed by Don Siegel · 1h 53m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A Missouri farmer turned outlaw evades the Union soldiers who massacred his family during the Civil War.

Directed by Clint Eastwood · 2h 15m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home

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Dirty Harry (1971)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A ruthless San Francisco detective bends the rules to hunt a sadistic serial killer terrorising the city.

Directed by Don Siegel · 1h 42m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

IMDb ★ 8.8 RT 97% Metacritic 90

Three gunslingers race each other across the desert to find a fortune in buried Confederate gold.

Directed by Sergio Leone · 2h 41m · Rated R

2 wins & 5 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

TMDB ★ 7.9

A mysterious gunslinger plays two rival gangs against each other in a corrupt border town.

Directed by Sergio Leone · 1h 39m · Rated R

Where to watch

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

10 Best Clint Eastwood Movies

Gran Torino (2008)

Million Dollar Baby (2004)

In the Line of Fire (1993)

Unforgiven (1992)

Pale Rider (1985)

Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

Dirty Harry (1971)

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

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