Clint Eastwood is a legend in American cinema: he realized himself as an actor, successfully makes films and even writes music for his paintings. Eastwood's deafening popularity was brought by his roles, mainly in the Westerns of Sergio Leone, which he played back in the 60s. Collaboration with this Italian master gave Hollywood a terrific actor and director who, contrary to the predictions of many critics, managed to avoid the fate of the hero of one image.
Despite the fact that Eastwood has played many vivid roles in the movie for his entire acting biography, he does not have a single Oscar award for acting. However, the paintings that he took four times won this prestigious award. We present a list of the top 10 best films of Clint Eastwood, in which he played a major role or acted as a director.
10. Letters from Iwo Jima | 2006
Iwo Jima Island is a strategically important geographical point on the outskirts of Japan. General Kuribayashi should protect him.
Having received this order, the military leader immediately began to build a line of defense, using non-standard methods at that time.
He paid great attention to the problem of the relationship of commanding officers with ordinary soldiers. All this caused indignation among the officers subordinate to him, which was fueled by the fact that the valiant general had once been in the past in the USA.
9. The Miracle of the Hudson | 2016
This incident occurred in reality, January 15, 2009, it will later be called the "Miracle on the Hudson." Then the pilot of the Airbus A320, Chesley Sullenberger, made an emergency landing right on the Hudson River in New York, and in some strange way, all 155 passengers remained alive.
However, despite the enthusiastic headlines, this incident was the reason for the investigation, which could put an end to Sallenberger's career.
8. The perfect world | 1993
The picture unfolds in America in the early 60s. Two criminals who managed to escape from prison, hiding from the police, get into the house where the family lives: a single mother and three children. In order to protect themselves, they take with them a nine-year-old boy ...
7. Flags of our fathers | 2006
Six American foot soldiers during the battle for the island of Iwo Jima hoisted the flag at the highest point of this island.
The photo of this momentous event made these guys real heroes.
They are being recalled to the United States, where officials are trying to use the hype associated with their act for their own purposes - to receive money from the civilian population to continue the war.
The plot of the picture includes two lines: the first shows the real events that occurred during the battle for the island; the second is a high-profile tour of the country of young heroes who had to become living agitation.
6. Substitution | 2008
The picture is based on real events that took place in America in the late 1920s. This is the story of a woman whose nine-year-old son was abducted. After several months of searching, the police tell her that her boy was found.
But, when meeting a child, the heroine realizes that this is not her son. She is trying to prove to the police that a terrible mistake occurred and her son is still not found, but none of the authorities wants to listen to her, ignoring all her arguments.
Desperate, the woman decides to turn to reporters for help. When the whole story is made public, the city authorities declare the unfortunate mother a real war ...
5. The mysterious river | 2003
The film takes place in the mid-seventies of the last century. On an early Saturday morning, three 11-year-olds decided to misbehave. Their neighbor caught the guys in this activity.
Posing as a policeman, a man takes one of the boys away in his car, allegedly to the police station. Subsequently, it turns out that it was a pedophile. Further events are transferred to the present, where the heroes again communicate with each other.
4. The sniper | 2014
The central character of the picture is Chris Kyle. After a series of attacks on US embassies, he decides to join the army. The recruiter makes him an offer to join the ranks of the special forces. Without thinking twice, Chris agrees.
After passing a tough preparatory course, the guy officially becomes a "fur seal" and goes to sniper courses.
One day, the protagonist meets a girl in the bar, Thaya. Their hasty romance ends with a wedding. Having gotten his wife, Chris leaves for Iraq, where his mission is to cover the soldiers who clean the territory.
His career goes uphill, he enjoys authority among colleagues. And at the same time, he has a mysterious and very dangerous opponent - sniper Mustafa ...
3. Bridges of Madison County | 1995
One day, siblings Michael and Caroline were sorting papers in the house of a recently deceased mother, Francesca.
Among the documents they find a personal diary in which their mother described in great detail the events that took place over the course of four days twenty years ago. This touching story provides an opportunity for young people to better understand their mother and change their lives.
Francesca was born in Italy. After the war ended, she married an American soldier, Richard. In marriage, they had two children. Their family lives an ordinary and, by local standards, a very prosperous life.
But everything changes when Francesca accidentally meets with photographer Robert, who comes to these parts to take a series of pictures of covered wooden bridges. Their short acquaintance develops into a stormy romance, which almost put an end to the heroine’s family life ...
2. Million Dollar Baby | 2004
Waitress Maggie Fitzgerald is trying to persuade an old boxing trainer to become her mentor. However, he rejects her offer because of her gender.
Despite his refusal, Maggie continues to train independently, gradually gaining authority among many in the audience. As a result, the old man still agrees to train Maggie, who later turns out to be a rather talented ward.
1. Gran Torino | 2008
The main character of the film is Walt Kowalski. In his youth, he had to go to the Korean War, and now he lives in the dysfunctional suburb of Detroit, where there are practically no "white" people.
Walt is unbearable. He hates his neighbors, so he often allows himself to make racist jokes about them.
After the death of his wife, he feels very lonely. His own children and grandchildren do not care about him. His only joy is the 1972 Ford Gran Torino car, in the assembly of which the owner himself participated.