Name your top 3 Clint Eastwood Movies

[MightyGiants]

What were your top 3 Clint Eastwood movies?  why?

[katkavage]

Unforgiven is a masterpiece. Clear number one.
Outlaw Josey Wales
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly directed by Sergio Leone.

[DaveBrown74]

1. Unforgiven: Just a superb movie on every level. Western genre but has a real human side and just elite acting, cinematography, etc. Just an all-around top notch movie.

2. Gran Torino: Incredible movie. One of those movies genuinely worthy of laughter and crying throughout. Even though this was late in his career I genuinely think it is one of his best.

3. Million Dollar Baby: A real downer, but unquestionably a phenomenal movie.

It's not top three, but I really enjoyed "In the Line of Fire" as well. Malkovich was so good in that. It had a lot of corny, cheap one-liner jokes though that I thought dragged it down a little.

I was never as big on the early western stuff. Out of all of those, I probably liked "Fistful of Dollars" the most.

[LennG]

My all-time favorite Clint movie is 'The Outlaw Josie Wales. Gosh, if I see it on, anytime, I just keep watching it
Second, as most have already mentioned is Unforgiven--Me, a sucker for a good western and this is like dying and going to that special place in heaven. Without a doubt, one of the top 3 westerns of all time.
Third, I would also say The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly. True, it was a spaghetti western, but unlike the first two, here was a real story and Clint was able to act, instead of just puffing that silly cigarette and shooting 50 people per movie.

Surprised no one mentioned the Dirty Harry series.

[katkavage]

My all-time favorite Clint movie is 'The Outlaw Josie Wales. Gosh, if I see it on, anytime, I just keep watching it
Second, as most have already mentioned is Unforgiven--Me, a sucker for a good western and this is like dying and going to that special place in heaven. Without a doubt, one of the top 3 westerns of all time.
Third, I would also say The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly. True, it was a spaghetti western, but unlike the first two, here was a real story and Clint was able to act, instead of just puffing that silly cigarette and shooting 50 people per movie.

Surprised no one mentioned the Dirty Harry series.

Dirty Harry was a classic of its time. But that's what it was, of the time. The other movies you mentioned are timeless.

[MightyGiants]

Dirty Harry was a classic of its time. But that's what it was, of the time. The other movies you mentioned are timeless.

Yeah, the 70s were a time when it felt like crime was winning.  The Dirty Hary movies were great escapism that allowed us to feel like a man with single-minded purpose who ignored the rules could make a difference.  In today's era, the movies now seem sort of dated.


I think Unforgiven was great

I am with Len, Outlaw Josey Wales was a great movie

I also liked Gran Torino


I am embarrassed to admit it but I really enjoyed his Every Which Way but Loose and the sequel

I think one underappreciated classic may have been Heartbreak Ridge

[ozzie]

Wow, such a tough question. It's hard to find an Eastwood movie I don't like. I'm going to go off the beaten path here a bit and say:

Hang 'em High

In the Line of Fire

Kelly's Heroes

I think I picked these three because he plays a different type character in all three. He may be the ultimate "Western" star along with John Wayne, but I liked when he broke out of that genre.

Honorable mention to "Absolute Power"

[jimv]

Absolute Power

Grand Torino

Unforgiven

[DaveBrown74]

Another movie I enjoyed that Clint didn't act in but that he directed was Mystic River. Excellent, gripping crime drama with superb acting from multiple big name actors.

[LennG]

Another movie I enjoyed that Clint didn't act in but that he directed was Mystic River. Excellent, gripping crime drama with superb acting from multiple big name actors.

Since the top[ic didn't specify that Clint had to act in it, I agree, Mystic  River was a wonderful movie.

[MightyGiants]

Since the top[ic didn't specify that Clint had to act in it, I agree, Mystic  River was a wonderful movie.

Wish I could take credit for this, but it was purely accidental.   So have it, directed or acted in