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Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood

Actor, director, producer and composer · Born May 31, 1930 (96) · San Francisco, California, USA

Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is a retired American film actor, director, producer, composer, and former politician. Following his breakthrough role on the TV series "Rawhide" (1959–65), Eastwood starred as the Man with No Name in Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy of spaghetti westerns ("A Fistful of Dollars," "For a Few Dollars More," and "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly") in the 1960s, and as San Francisco Police Department Inspector Harry Callahan in the Dirty Harry films ("Dirty Harry," "Magnum Force," "The Enforcer," "Sudden Impact," and "The Dead Pool") during the 1970s and 1980s. These roles, along with several others in which he plays tough-talking no-nonsense police officers, have made him an enduring cultural icon of masculinity. Eastwood won Academy Awards for Best Director and Producer of the Best Picture, as well as receiving nominations for Best Actor, for his work in the films "Unforgiven" (1992) and "Million Dollar Baby" (2004). These films in particular, as well as others including "Play Misty for Me" (1971), "The Outlaw Josey Wales" (1976), "Pale Rider" (1985), "In the Line of Fire" (1993), "The Bridges of Madison County" (1995), and "Gran Torino" (2008), have all received commercial success and/or critical acclaim. Eastwood's only comedies have been "Every Which Way but Loose" (1978) and its sequel "Any Which Way You Can" (1980); despite being widely panned by critics they are the two highest-grossing films of his career after adjusting for inflation. Eastwood has directed most of his own star vehicles, but he has also directed films in which he did not appear such as "Mystic River" (2003) and "Letters from Iwo Jima" (2006), for which he received Academy Award nominations and "Changeling" (2008), which received Golden Globe Award nominations. He has received considerable critical praise in France in particular, including for several of his films which were panned in the United States, and was awarded two of France's highest honors: in 1994 he received the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres medal and in 2007 was awarded the Légion d'honneur medal. In 2000 he was awarded the Italian Venice Film Festival Golden Lion for lifetime achievement. Since 1967 Eastwood has run his own production company, Malpaso, which has produced the vast majority of his films. He also served as the nonpartisan mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, from 1986 to 1988. Eastwood has seven children by five women, although he has only married twice. An audiophile, Eastwood is also associated with jazz and has composed and performed pieces in several films along with his eldest son, Kyle Eastwood. On June 1, 2026, his retirement was confirmed by his son, Kyle Eastwood.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 31, 1930 (96)
From
San Francisco, California, USA
Works as
Actor, director, producer and composer
Titles
95 on MovieCove · 123 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 3% in 30 days

What are Clint Eastwood's films like?

Across their 93 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 92 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 35 · Serious 23 · Dark 34

Grounded 70 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 4

A split, not a type: Gentle 28 · Charged 30 · Intense 34

Steady 45 · Shifting 42 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced 64 · Some laughs 22 · Funny 6

Slow burn 42 · Even-paced 47 · Relentless 3

A split, not a type: Casual 43 · Engaged 42 · Full focus 7

A split, not a type: Easy watch 40 · Affecting 26 · Heavy 26

Resolved 78 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

57 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 41 of 57 analyzed roles.

Hero
41 of 57
Mentor
6 of 57
Ally
4 of 57
Trickster
3 of 57
Shadow
2 of 57
Herald
1 of 57
Show the 57 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
56
Contemplative
41
Melancholic
31
Warm
26
Thrilling
19
Other
71

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy26
  • Bittersweet51
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous13
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Clint Eastwood's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 95 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Subscription and free streaming for Clint Eastwood's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

123 credits, 95 with a MovieCove page; 130 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Norwood, Where Legends Were Born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Archive / Himself

  • Juror #2(2024)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Eastwood Symphonic - Une affaire de Famille(2023)

    Composer · as Self - Presenter

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Why on Earth(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Cry Macho(2021)

    Director · Producer · as Mike Milo

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Richard Jewell(2019)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • The Mule(2018)

    Director · Producer · as Earl Stone

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Indian Horse(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • The 15:17 to Paris(2018)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Short Cuts: Pale Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Co-Director · Author

  • Sully(2016)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Anything Is Possible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as (voice)

  • American Sniper(2014)

    Director · Producer · as Church Goer (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Jersey Boys(2014)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • L'album secret de Clint Eastwood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Trouble with the Curve(2012)

    Producer · as Gus Lobel

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Reconciliation: Mandela's Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • J. Edgar(2011)

    Director · Composer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Hollywood Invasion(2011)

    as archive footage

  • Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer

  • Hereafter(2010)

    Director · Composer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Epic Rap Battles of History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Characters

  • Invictus(2009)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me(2009)

    Executive Producer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Gran Torino: Manning the Wheel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Walt Kowalski

  • Gran Torino(2008)

    Director · Producer · as Walt Kowalski

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Changeling(2008)

    Director · Composer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Wisdom(2008)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Narrator

  • Grace Is Gone(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Rails & Ties(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Letters from Iwo Jima(2006)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Flags of Our Fathers(2006)

    Director · Composer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That(2005)

    Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Million Dollar Baby(2004)

    Director · Composer · Producer · as Frankie Dunn

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • CMT Insider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mystic River(2003)

    Director · Composer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Piano Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · as Self

  • The Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Producer

  • Blood Work(2002)

    Director · Producer · as Terry McCaleb

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Space Cowboys(2000)

    Director · Producer · as Frank Corvin

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • True Crime(1999)

    Director · Producer · as Steve Everett

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil(1997)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Traveller(1997)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Absolute Power(1997)

    Director · Producer · as Luther Whitney

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Amazing Stories: The Movie IV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • The Bridges of Madison County(1995)

    Director · Main Title Theme Composer · Producer · as Robert Kincaid

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Casper(1995)

    as Clint Eastwood (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • Don't Pave Main Street: Carmel's Heritage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Narrator

  • A Perfect World(1993)

    Director · Producer · as Chief Red Garnett

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • In the Line of Fire(1993)

    as Frank Horrigan

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Unforgiven(1992)

    Director · Producer · as William Munny

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Rookie(1990)

    Director · as Nick Pulovski

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • White Hunter Black Heart(1990)

    Director · Producer · as John Wilson

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Host

  • Pink Cadillac(1989)

    as Tommy Nowak

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser(1988)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • The Dead Pool(1988)

    as Insp. Harry Callahan

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Bird(1988)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Heartbreak Ridge(1986)

    Director · Producer · as Gunnery Sgt. Tom 'Gunny' Highway

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Ratboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Executive Producer

  • Vanessa in the Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Amazing Stories(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
  • Pale Rider(1985)

    Director · Producer · as Preacher

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • City Heat(1984)

    as Lieutenant Speer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Tightrope(1984)

    Co-Director · Producer · as Wes Block

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Sudden Impact(1983)

    Director · Producer · as Insp. Harry Callahan

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Honkytonk Man(1982)

    Director · Producer · as Red Stovall

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Firefox(1982)

    Director · Producer · as Mitchell Gant

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Any Which Way You Can(1980)

    as Philo Beddoe

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Bronco Billy(1980)

    Director · as Bronco Billy

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Escape from Alcatraz(1979)

    as Frank Morris

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Every Which Way But Loose(1978)

    as Philo Beddoe

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • The Gauntlet(1977)

    Director · as Ben Shockley

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • The Enforcer(1976)

    as Insp. Harry Callahan

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • The Outlaw Josey Wales(1976)

    Director · as Josey Wales

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • The Eiger Sanction(1975)

    Director · as Jonathan Hemlock

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Thunderbolt and Lightfoot(1974)

    as Thunderbolt

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Flick Flack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Magnum Force(1973)

    as Insp. Harry Callahan

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Breezy(1973)

    Director · as Man at Marina (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • High Plains Drifter(1973)

    Director · as The Stranger

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Joe Kidd(1972)

    Executive Producer · as Joe Kidd

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Dirty Harry(1971)

    Director · Executive Producer · as Harry

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Play Misty for Me(1971)

    Director · Producer · as Dave

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • The Beguiled: The Storyteller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · as Self

  • The Beguiled(1971)

    Executive Producer · as John McBurney

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Kelly's Heroes(1970)

    as Sergeant First Class Kelly

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Two Mules for Sister Sara(1970)

    Producer · as Hogan

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Paint Your Wagon(1969)

    as "Pardner"

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • Where Eagles Dare(1968)

    as Lt. Morris Schaffer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Coogan's Bluff(1968)

    Executive Producer · as Coogan

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Hang 'Em High(1968)

    Producer · as Marshal Jed Cooper

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • The Witches(1967)

    as Carlo / Charlie (segment "Una sera come le altre")

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • The Magnificent Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Rowdy Yates

  • Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Mister Ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 217 episodes · as Rowdy Yates

  • Ambush at Cimarron Pass(1958)

    as Keith Williams

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • Lafayette Escadrille(1958)

    as George Moseley

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Escapade in Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Dumbo Pilot

  • Maverick(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Red Hardigan

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
  • West Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Away All Boats(1956)

    as Corpsman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
  • Star in the Dust(1956)

    as Tom - Ranch Hand (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Never Say Goodbye(1956)

    as Will

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Lady Godiva of Coventry(1955)

    as First Saxon

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Tarantula(1955)

    as Jet Squadron Leader (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Highway Patrol(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Keeley

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Newsman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Navy Log (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Francis in the Navy(1955)

    as Jonesey

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Revenge of the Creature(1955)

    as Jennings (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Gauntlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 122 titles, 120 of them dated from 1955 to 2026; peak year 1983.

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19552026

Peak 1983 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 47 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting87 of 122: 55 only acting, 32 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thDirecting48 of 122: 5 only directing, 43 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thWriting2 of 122: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing46 of 122: 8 only producing, 38 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thMusic9 of 122: 2 only music, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thOther crew3 of 122: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

122 titles, 48 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 27 of them.

By decade

1950s17 · acting1960s10 · 10 acting · 1 crew1970s18 · 17 acting · 10 crew1980s17 · 12 acting · 12 crew1990s15 · 11 acting · 11 crew2000s20 · 9 acting · 15 crew2010s17 · 7 acting · 13 crew2020s6 · 3 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 80% of 54 roles
557075808595

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Clint Eastwood's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of the 90 of 91 with a score; across their 92 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 92

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 92

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 92

Midcredits score across 94 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up44
  • 50th to 74th32
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

50 of their 94 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved22
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser50
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed10

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 78 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Clint Eastwood's work okay for kids?

Across up to 58 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore56 titles31–79 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity58 titles11–58 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity56 titles28–77 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs55 titles28–61 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense51 titles29–74 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Clint Eastwood work with?

People who share at least 2 of Clint Eastwood's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joel Cox shares the most, 40.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Joel Cox40 titles · 39 as editor
    See newest 12 of 40 shared titles with Joel Cox
  • Lennie Niehaus16 titles
    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Lennie Niehaus
  • Tom Stern15 titles
    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Tom Stern
  • Ferris Webster15 titles
    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Ferris Webster

Producers

  • Robert Daley15 titles
    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Robert Daley
  • Robert Lorenz14 titles
    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Robert Lorenz
  • Tim Moore12 titles
    See all 12 shared titles with Tim Moore
  • Fritz Manes12 titles
    See all 12 shared titles with Fritz Manes

Mixed roles