Actor Clint Eastwood (1930)

Cry Macho (2021), an American neo-Western drama film, follows the story of retired rodeo star Mike Milo. Due to a debilitating back injury, Mike has left his career behind in 1979. However, he is soon approached by his former boss Howard Polk, who asks him to bring Howard’s 15-year-old son Rafo from Mexico City to live with him on the ranch. Upon arriving in Mexico City, Mike meets Leta, Rafo’s mother and owner of several illegal businesses. Despite previous failed attempts by Howard to retrieve his son, Leta appears cooperative and reveals that Rafo has turned to crime and participates in cockfights with his rooster Macho. Mike discovers this when he ...

The American crime drama, The Mule (2018), was both directed and produced by Clint Eastwood, who also stars in the film. After missing his daughter Iris’s wedding to receive a prestigious lifetime award for his work as a horticulturalist in 2005, Korean War veteran Earl Stone faces the consequences of choosing his career over his family. This event leads to his daughter cutting off communication and his wife filing for divorce. Twelve years later, Earl attends his granddaughter Ginny’s wedding rehearsal without revealing that he is bankrupt and facing foreclosure on his once successful flower farm. It is ...

The sports drama Trouble with the Curve (2012), directed by Robert Lorenz, follows aging scout Gus Lobel of the Atlanta Braves. He fears this may be his final assignment unless he can prove his worth to the organization. Known for being resistant to change in the game, especially when it comes to advanced statistics, Gus’s job is on the line as junior executive Phillip Sanderson competes for a promotion. Pete, Gus’s friend and boss, is hesitant to let him go but faces pressure from Phillip. Suspecting that Gus may be hiding health issues, Pete reaches out to Mickey, Gus’s daughter and a driven lawyer ...

Clint Eastwood directed and produced Gran Torino (2008), an American drama film in which he also starred. This marked Eastwood’s return to the big screen since his role in Million Dollar Baby (2004). Walt Kowalski is a recently widowed Korean War veteran and retired Ford factory worker living in a Rust Belt neighborhood of Metro Detroit. The area has been plagued by gang violence and an influx of poor Hmong immigrants, including the Vang Lor family next door. Despite his son’s suggestion that he move to a retirement community, Walt chooses to live ...

Clint Eastwood directs, co-produces, scores, and stars in the American sports drama Million Dollar Baby (2004). Written by Paul Haggis and based on stories from F.X. Toole’s Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner, this film follows the journey of Margaret ‘Maggie’ Fitzgerald, a waitress from the Ozarks who seeks out the guidance of Frankie Dunn, a cantankerous Irish-American trainer at his rundown boxing gym in Los Angeles. Despite initially refusing to train her due to both her gender and ...

The American mystery thriller, Blood Work (2002), was directed and produced by Clint Eastwood, who also starred in the film. While investigating a local homicide, FBI Special Agent Terry McCaleb is outside addressing the media when he spots the alleged ‘code murderer’ in the crowd. In pursuit of the man, McCaleb wounds him but suffers a heart attack and ends the chase. Following his retirement, McCaleb resides on a houseboat in Long Beach and receives a life-saving heart transplant after two years. Soon after, he is approached by Graciella Rivers, whose sister Gloria was killed in a robbery. She asks for his ...

Space Cowboys (2000), an American adventure drama film directed and produced by Clint Eastwood, tells the story of two U.S. Air Force pilots and aspiring astronauts- William ‘Hawk’ Hawkins and Frank Corvin. In 1958, while testing a modified Bell X-2, Hawk decides to attempt breaking speed and altitude records. However, the plane stalls and they are forced to eject, narrowly missing a Boeing B-50 Superfortress with navigator ‘Tank’ Sullivan. After landing safely on the ground, Frank throws a punch at Hawk but their fight is interrupted by flight engineer Jerry O’Neill. Their superior, Bob ...

True Crime (1999) is an American mystery thriller film directed by Clint Eastwood, based on Andrew Klavan’s same-titled novel from 1995. The story follows Steve Everett, an Oakland journalist who is recovering from alcoholism. He is assigned to cover the execution of Frank Beechum, a convicted murderer, after his colleague Michelle Ziegler, who had originally been tasked with the story, passes away. Interested in the case, Everett delves into Beechum’s background and begins to question his guilt in the murder of Amy Wilson. With permission from his ...

Absolute Power (1997) is an American political action thriller film starring Clint Eastwood as a master jewel thief who witnesses the killing of a woman by Secret Service agents. In Washington, D.C., Luther Whitney breaks into the mansion of billionaire Walter Sullivan, only to find himself in hiding when Sullivan’s wife Christy arrives for a drunken rendezvous with Alan Richmond, the President of the United States. From his vantage point behind the bedroom vault’s one-way mirror, Whitney watches as Richmond becomes violent and Christy defends herself by wounding him with a letter opener. The situation ...

The film adaptation of The Bridges of Madison County (1995) follows the story of the 1992 best-selling novel written by Robert James Waller. In the present time, Michael and Carolyn Johnson, adult siblings, travel to their mother’s farmhouse in Iowa after her passing to handle her affairs. To their surprise, Francesca had requested to be cremated and have her ashes scattered from Roseman Covered Bridge instead of being buried next to her late husband, Richard. Despite Michael’s initial refusal, a discovery is made while going through Francesca’s safe deposit box. Inside is an envelope containing ...

Director Wolfgang Petersen released In the Line of Fire (1993), an intense American political thriller. Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan uncovers information during a routine investigation that involves a man calling himself ‘Booth’. This name is a clear reference to John Wilkes Booth, who famously assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. Booth has plans to take down the current President of the United States. Horrigan receives a call from Booth, who reveals that he knows Horrigan’s past as one of President Kennedy’s bodyguards. On the tragic day of JFK’s assassination, Horrigan was ...

A Perfect World (1993), an American crime drama film directed by Clint Eastwood, follows the story of convicts Robert ‘Butch’ Haynes and Terry Pugh who escape from a Texas state penitentiary in 1963. While fleeing, Terry stumbles upon Phillip Perry’s home where he lives with his devout Jehovah’s Witness mother and two sisters. Seizing an opportunity for a hostage, Butch takes the young boy along with them. However, things take a turn when Butch is forced to kill Terry after an attempt to harm Phillip. Now on the run from police, the unlikely pair continues their journey through the Texas highway. ...

Unforgiven (1992), an American Western film, was both produced and directed by Clint Eastwood himself. Set in Big Whiskey, Wyoming in 1880, the storyline follows a cowboy named Quick Mike who inflicts permanent disfigurement on prostitute Delilah Fitzgerald after she laughs at his small penis. In response, Sheriff ‘Little Bill’ Daggett orders Mike and his accomplice Davey Bunting to compensate Delilah’s employer, Skinny DuBois, for lost revenue by handing over several horses. This decision deeply angers the prostitutes, who offer a bounty of $1,000 for the cowboys’ deaths. Meanwhile, in Hodgeman ...

White Hunter Black Heart (1990), an American adventure drama film, was brought to life by the talents of Clint Eastwood, who produced, directed, and starred in the movie. Based on Peter Viertel’s novel of the same name from 1953, it follows the story of Pete Verrill, as he is invited by his friend John Wilson to rewrite the script for Wilson’s latest project: a film known as The African Trader. Despite concerns about costliness, Wilson successfully persuades producer Paul Landers to shoot the entire film on location in Africa. For Wilson, this decision has ...

The film, The Rookie (1990), directed by Clint Eastwood, follows the story of LAPD detective Nick Pulovski and his new partner David Ackerman as they take on a group of criminals stealing luxury vehicles. In the midst of their pursuit, Powell, Nick’s previous partner, is tragically killed. Despite being ordered to let it go by his superiors, Nick teams up with David to continue investigating. Over lunch at a country club, they spot the leader of the gang, Strom; Nick boldly confronts him and gives him Powell’s blood-stained badge. Later on, Nick meets up with his informant Felix at a bar while David gets ...

Pink Cadillac (1989), a film directed by Buddy Van Horn, follows the story of an innocent woman named Lou Ann who finds herself being pursued by both a bounty hunter and a group of white supremacists. Lou Ann, who is married to Roy, accidentally takes some counterfeit money from the supremacist group when she takes off with his beloved pink Cadillac – the same car that held their hidden stash. Tommy Nowak is a skilled skip-tracer known for his ability to don various disguises, such as a rodeo clown, in order to track down his targets. His latest assignment is to locate Lou Ann ...

The film The Dead Pool (1988) falls under the genre of American neo-noir action thriller and was directed by Buddy Van Horn. Following Inspector Harry Callahan’s testifying against crime boss Lou Janero, the latter is imprisoned. As a result, Callahan gains notoriety and becomes targeted by both Janero’s men and the media, something he dislikes. During an ambush where four hitmen are killed by Callahan, the SFPD assigns Al Quan as his new partner. Having lost many partners in the past, Callahan advises Quan to wear a bulletproof vest. Together they investigate the death of rock singer Johnny Squares, who was ...

Clint Eastwood produced and directed the American war film, Heartbreak Ridge (1986). Eastwood also starred in the film. Three years prior, Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Thomas ‘Tom’ Highway schemes a way to return to his former unit, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, Second Marine Division. On his journey back, Highway crosses paths with Corporal ‘Stitch’ Jones who asks to borrow money for a meal at a rest stop. However, Jones ends up stealing Highway’s bus ticket, leaving him stranded. Upon arriving at his destination, Highway’s new ...

Pale Rider (1985) is an American Western film directed and produced by Clint Eastwood, who also stars as the lead character. The story takes place in the Old West, near LaHood, California in Carbon Canyon. In this area, mining tycoon Coy LaHood is engaged in a campaign of intimidation against independent prospectors and their families. This includes Hull Barret, who is courting Sarah Wheeler. After a violent attack by LaHood’s men that results in the death of her dog, Sarah’s daughter Megan desperately prays for help. Her prayers are answered when a man on a pale horse arrives in Carbon Canyon. When Hull ...

The American neo-noir psychological mystery crime action thriller film, Tightrope (1984), was both directed and written by Richard Tuggle. The main focus of the movie is a young woman who is stalked while walking home from her birthday party. Upon dropping one of her presents, a supposed police officer offers to walk her to her front door. However, it is later revealed that this policeman is actually the stalker himself. The following day, divorced New Orleans detective Wes Block and his daughters Penny and Amanda, discover a stray dog and decide to take it in despite already having several strays at home. As they ...