Top ten acted/directed Clint Eastwood movies

[bledstein]

These are movies he both acted and directed. Not one only. What are your choices?

  1. Million Dollar Baby
  2. A Perfect World
  3. Sudden Impact
  4. High Plains Drifter
  5. Absolute Power
  6. Outlaw Josey Wales
  7. Gran Torino
  8. Unforgiven
  9. White Hunter Black Heart
10. Space Cowboys

[Matt]

To make it a little easier on anyone who wants to do their top 10, here are all the movies Clint both acted in and directed:

Play Misty For Me
High Plains Drifter
The Eiger Sanction
The Outlaw Josey Wales
The Gauntlet
Bronco Billy
Firefox
Honkytonk Man
Sudden Impact
Tightrope (Eastwood may not have official credit for directing, but he directed this one)
Pale Rider
Heartbreak Ridge
White Hunter, Black Heart
The Rookie
Unforgiven
A Perfect World
The Bridges of Madison County
Absolute Power
True Crime
Space Cowboys
Blood Work
Million Dollar Baby
Gran Torino

[Matt]

It's just such an awkward number:  24 films. Clint needs to do at least one more so we can get over the 25 hump. 

Alright, let's see what my Top 10 will look like:

1.  Unforgiven
2.  The Outlaw Josey Wales
3.  High Plains Drifter
4.  Pale Rider
5.  Gran Torino
6.  A Perfect World
7.  White Hunter, Black Heart
8.  Tightrope
9.  The Gauntlet
10. True Crime

This list is subject to change constantly, as it always does.

[bledstein]

He didn't direct Trouble With The Curve at all. Since part of Tightrope was directed by him rather than all and isn't credited director, I am not counting that.

[Matt]

He didn't direct Trouble With The Curve at all. Since part of Tightrope was directed by him rather than all and isn't credited director, I am not counting that.

Ah, I'm rusty on my Eastwood trivia -- I'll edit TWTC out of my post above.  On this board, Tightrope is always considered an Eastwood directed film. You don't need to put it on your list, but the rest of us do.

Guess this means Clint needs to direct/act in two more films! 

[Doug]

Okay, here goes...

1. Unforgiven
2. A Perfect World
3. The Outlaw Josey Wales
4. High Plains Drifter
5. Play Misty for Me
6. White Hunter, Black Heart
7. The Bridges of Madison County
8. Pale Rider
9. The Gauntlet
10. The Eiger Sanction
11. Million Dollar Baby
12. Honkytonk Man
13 Bronco Billy
14. Heartbreak Ridge
15. Space Cowboys
16. Tightrope
17. Gran Torino
18. True Crime
19. Sudden Impact
20. Firefox
21. Absolute Power
22. Blood Work
23. The Rookie

Honestly, I was only going to list the top ten, but I couldn't stop myself.

[Gant]

OK.. top 10.. here goes

Outlaw Josey Wales
Unforgiven
Honkytonk Man
Million Dollar Baby
High Plains Drifter
Tightrope
White Hunter Black Heart
Gran Torino
Bronco Billy
Heartbreak Ridge


Very difficult leaving out Misty and Perfect World..

[antonis]

1. Unforgiven
2. High Plains Drifter
3. The Outlaw Josey Wales
4. Gran Torino
5. Million Dollar Baby
6.White Hunter, Black Heart
7. Pale Rider
8. Heartbreak Ridge
9. The Gauntlet
10. Play Misty for Me

[Christopher]

Play Misty For Me
High Plains Drifter
The Eiger Sanction
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Honkytonk Man
Tightrope
White Hunter, Black Heart
Unforgiven
A Perfect World
The Bridges of Madison County
Gran Torino

Here it is in chronological order. There's 11 in the list, because I wouldn't normally include Tightrope either since he's not credited.

[bledstein]

What's your favorite of those choices?

[Christopher]

What's your favorite of those choices?

That's a good question.   It could be Josey Wales or Unforgiven, but I also really like Misty and Honkytonk Man.

[Perry]

The Outlaw Josey Wales
Gran Torino
Million Dollar Baby
White Hunter, Black Heart
Play Misty For Me
High Plains Drifter
Pale Rider
A Perfect World
The Bridges of Madison County
Unforgiven

[Hocine]

Unforgiven
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Million Dollar Baby
The Bridges of Madison County
Honkytonk Man
High Plains Drifter
Bronco Billy
Pale Rider
Play Misty for Me
Gran Torino
White Hunter Black Heart
Heartbreak Ridge

I could mention A Perfect World but since Kevin Costner is the leading actor in this one, I didn’t mention.