The Best Clint Eastwood Movies, Ranked
132 credits from 1955 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Mule (2018) comes out on top with a score of 58. The biggest box office hit is Gran Torino (2008) with $270M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Clint Eastwood Box Office Hits
Clint Eastwood's films have made $2.52B worldwide in total. Gran Torino (2008) is the biggest hit at $270M, ahead of Million Dollar Baby (2004) ($217M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Gran Torino 2008 · Drama $270M $148M dom. - 2
Million Dollar Baby 2004 · Drama $217M $100M dom. - 3
The Bridges of Madison County 1995 · Drama $182M $71.5M dom. - 4
In the Line of Fire 1993 · Drama $177M $102M dom. - 5
The Mule 2018 · Drama $175M $104M dom. - 6
Unforgiven 1992 · Drama $159M $101M dom. - 7
A Perfect World 1993 · Drama $135M $31.1M dom. - 8
Space Cowboys 2000 · Adventure $129M $90.5M dom. - 9
Every Which Way But Loose 1978 · Action $85.2M $85.2M dom. - 10
Any Which Way You Can 1980 · Action $70.7M $70.7M dom.
The Best Clint Eastwood Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Clint Eastwood has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 17 films, and Every Which Way But Loose (1978) is the pick of them.
- Action 17 films Every Which Way But Loose 1978
- Drama 16 films The Mule 2018 · as Earl Stone Movie Echo Score: 58
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Western 8 films Pale Rider 1985 - Adventure 6 films Space Cowboys 2000
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Mystery 2 films Tightrope 1984 -
Biography 1 film Escape from Alcatraz 1979 -
Thriller 1 film Play Misty for Me 1971 -
Crime 1 film Coogan’s Bluff 1968 · as Coogan
The Best Clint Eastwood Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Clint Eastwood's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1960s to 2020s.
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2020s 1 film Cry Macho 2021 · as Mike Milo Movie Echo Score: 53 - 2010s 2 films The Mule 2018 · as Earl Stone Movie Echo Score: 58
- 2000s 4 films Gran Torino 2008
- 1990s 8 films The Bridges of Madison County 1995
- 1980s 11 films Any Which Way You Can 1980
- 1970s 15 films Every Which Way But Loose 1978
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1960s 8 films The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1967
The Latest Clint Eastwood Movies
The most recent films Clint Eastwood is credited on, newest first — starting with Cry Macho (2021). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Cry Macho 2021 · Mike Milo
- The Mule 2018 · Earl Stone
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Trouble with the Curve 2012 · Drama - Gran Torino 2008 · Drama
- Million Dollar Baby 2004 · Drama
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Blood Work 2002 · Action - Space Cowboys 2000 · Adventure
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True Crime 1999 · Drama -
Absolute Power 1997 · Drama - The Bridges of Madison County 1995 · Drama
- A Perfect World 1993 · Drama
- In the Line of Fire 1993 · Drama
The Best Clint Eastwood Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Clint Eastwood films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Clint Eastwood movie?
The Mule (2018) is the best-rated Clint Eastwood film, with a Movie Echo Score of 58, ahead of Cry Macho (2021) (53). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Mule: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Clint Eastwood movie?
Gran Torino (2008) made the most at the box office, with $270M worldwide, followed by Million Dollar Baby (2004) with $217M. Together, Clint Eastwood's films with box office figures have made $2.52B.
Which Clint Eastwood movie won the most awards?
Million Dollar Baby (2004) is the most decorated Clint Eastwood film, with 10 wins from 20 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Clint Eastwood action movie?
Every Which Way But Loose (1978) is the best-rated of Clint Eastwood's action films. In other genres: The Mule (drama), Pale Rider (western) and Space Cowboys (adventure).
What is the newest Clint Eastwood movie?
The newest film on Clint Eastwood's filmography is Ennio (2024).
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