Clint Eastwood's Westerns
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Clint Eastwood's Westerns

He directs. He acts. He's the biggest name in the genre since John Wayne. Which Eastwood Western ranks as the best?

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1 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
With Ennio Morricone's warbling soundtrack behind him, Clint plays a loner searching for gold. 1301 2279
2 The Outlaw Josey Wales
Confederate bushwhackers are offered amnesty at the end of the war, and they all accept the Union's offer, except one (Clint). 1273 2309
3 Unforgiven
Intent on avenging the death of a friend (Morgan Freeman), Clint's Munny is his swan song to the genre. 1169 2077
4 Pale Rider
Eastwood plays a mysterious gunslinger known as the Preacher who takes up the cause of a group of victimized miners. 980 1814
5 High Plains Drifter
This nihilistic Western tosses genre traditions out the window, with Eastwood as a character who one-ups the Man With No Name. 976 1682
6 A Fistful of Dollars
This much-heralded movie delivers a new vision of Eastwood as the scruffiest cowboy this side of Randolph Scott. 957 1605
7 Hang 'em High
When the noose tightens around your neck, it's pretty certain you'll be meeting your maker. Unless you're Eastwood. 928 1570
8 For a Few Dollars More
Eastwood plays a guy on the hunt for a killer with whom he'd once had a dark altercation. Another Sergio Leone classic. 923 1563
9 Two Mules for Sister Sara
This African Queen set on the frontier casts Eastwood as a mercenary whose mission gets hobbled by a nun (Shirley MacLaine). 679 1501
10 Paint Your Wagon
Adapted from a Broadway musical, this is an interesting curiosity, with Eastwood stretching his vocal cords. -113 1349