Liam Gaughan is a writer at Collider with a passion for classic films and the work of Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese.
It’s hard to overstate the incredible influence that Clint Eastwood has had on the film industry over the course of his career. Ever since the emergence of the “spaghetti western” genre in the 1960s thanks to Sergio Leone’s A Fistful of Dollars, Eastwood has become known for playing tough, cool anti-heroes in action and western films.
9 ‘Gran Torino’ Directed by Clint Eastwood Close Although he’s starred in a number of films that he also directed, Eastwood gave one of his most sincere and emotional performances in Gran Torino. He stars as a veteran who forms a unique friendship with a young man in his community, and becomes involved in an effort to stop gang violence.
7 ‘High Plains Drifter’ Directed by Clint Eastwood High Plains Drifter is arguably the most important film of Eastwood’s career, as it was the first western that he directed. While Eastwood’s directorial debut Play Misty For Me was an impressive first feature, High Plains Drifter allowed him to utilize the western skills that he’d adopted through his work with Leone on the “Dollars trilogy.
5 ‘Dirty Harry’ Directed by Don Siegel Eastwood may have never played a character as quotable as the protagonist of the Dirty Harry franchise, as the phrase “do I feel lucky?” is one that his fans enjoy reciting. While each entry in the five film franchise is entertaining in its own right, the original Dirty Harry was highly influential in how it merged thriller and action movie sensibilities.
3 ‘Mystic River’ Directed by Clint Eastwood A gripping murder mystery about the perils of abuse and reflect, Mystic River is a haunting crime thriller that explores the true darkness of human nature. Eastwood paints a stirring portrait of life in Boston, where a traumatic childhood event causes three friends to turn on each other later in life.
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