10 Best Clint Eastwood Movies To Stream Right Now
By Rick Gonzales | Published
Best Clint Eastwood Movies to Stream
Clint Eastwood has found massive success on both sides of the camera. With a career that started nearly 70 years ago, Eastwood truly lives up to his legendary status as an A-lister and Hollywood leading man. He made the Western cool with his steely-eyed glare, he made Dirty Harry’s .44 Mangum criminal’s most feared handgun, and he made “cantankerous” part of his film library lexicon.
Clint Eastwood fans can rejoice. For those of you who want to see Eastwood in action, we have put a list of his films that can be streamed right now. These films highlight his career and offer a little bit of everything from Western to cop to military to grumpy old man. Grab yourself a nice big bowl of popcorn and treat yourself to a weekend binge of Clint Eastwood movies.
Unforgiven (1992)
Clint Eastwood won an Academy Award for Best Director and the film also won Best Picture in this bleak western movie. Eastwood plays William Munny, a widowed aging gunfighter who has since hung up his guns.
He works on his farm with his two young children but is in desperate need of money to keep the farm going. So, he takes on one last job, hoping to collect a big reward by killing the cowboys who disfigured a local prostitute. Morgan Freeman and Gene Hackman are along for the ride with Eastwood.
Click here to see Unforgiven.
Trouble with the Curve (2012)
In Trouble with the Curve, Clint Eastwood portrays a (here comes that word) cantankerous aging baseball scout who at one time was a legend in that field. But times are catching up with him and a career that once relied on an eye for talent is slowly being replaced by modern technology. Clint is not a fan of modern technology. Amy Adams and Justin Timberlake co-star.
Click here to see Trouble with the Curve.
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Million Dollar Baby was another big Oscar winner for Clint Eastwood as his film took home the Best Picture and Best Director awards. It also brought the gold trophy to Hilary Swank for Best Actress and Morgan Freeman for Best Supporting Actor. Million Dollar Baby tells the story of a young woman (Swank) who turns to a boxing trainer (Eastwood) in hopes of going professional.
Click here to see Million Dollar Baby.
Cry Macho (2021)
Clint Eastwood plays Mike Milo, a former rodeo star who had to retire due to injury and a horse breeder who is approached by a former boss to journey to Mexico and bring back his 15-year-old son to live with him. It is a journey that is redemptive, yet dangerous, but one Milo feels he needs to see through to its conclusion. The film also stars Dwight Yoakam and Eduardo Minett.
Click here to see Cry Macho.
Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
Gravelly voiced and cantankerous, Clint Eastwood is perfect as Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Highway who is close to retirement but has taken charge of turning a platoon of unruly and undisciplined Marines into actual soldiers ready to fight in Grenada. It is Highway’s way or the highway in this sometimes funny film showing more Clint Eastwood badassery. Marsha Mason, Everett McGill, and Mario Van Peebles co-star.
Click here to see Heartbreak Ridge.
Dirty Harry (1971)
Throughout his career, Clint Eastwood has played multiple macho characters, but it was his turn as Dirty Harry Callahan that could be considered his most prominent role. In Dirty Harry, Eastwood was introduced as a detective who only went by one book – his own. He often clashed with his superiors while getting results that no other cop could get. In this original, Dirty Harry is on the case tracking down a serial killer in San Francisco.
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The Rookie (1990)
For some reason, producers thought the pairing of Clint Eastwood and Charlie Sheen would be a winning duo. Unfortunately, the box office didn’t agree. In The Rookie, Eastwood is the old vet detective who is asked to mentor the new detective (Sheen) as they try to take down a German crime lord who has an affinity for stealing cars. Eastwood directed the film and though it didn’t fare well in theaters, it has since found an audience on streaming.
Click here to see The Rookie.
Firefox (1982)
Firefox is a highly advanced Soviet warplane that, if used in combat, could heavily tilt combat in favor of the Russians. Clint Eastwood is Mitchell Gant, a former Air Force Major and pilot who is brought out of retirement to infiltrate the Soviet Union, steal the plane, and fly it back to friendly territory. It’s a task only Eastwood can complete.
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Absolute Power (1997)
Clint Eastwood delves into political intrigue with Absolute Power, a film that has Eastwood playing a career master jewel thief who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Luther Whitney (Eastwood) has just broken into billionaire Walter Sullivan’s home looking for the big score. What he gets instead is Sullivan’s wife arriving with the President of the United States. Hiding behind a one-way mirror, Luther watches in horror as the President becomes sexually violent, with the situation ending in the death of Sullivan’s wife. Now Luther has to prove his innocence as he has been framed for the murder.
Click here to see Absolute Power.
High Plains Drifter (1973)
Clint Eastwood again plays a “Stranger with no name” in High Plains Drifter, a violent tale of revenge in the Old West. The film, which was influenced by Eastwood’s work with directors Don Siegel (Dirty Harry) and Sergio Leone (Dollars trilogy), finds the Stranger riding into town to hand out his own sense of justice. Is he defending the town or does he have other intentions?
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