Clint Eastwood has become synonymous with the Western genre, having directed and starred in many films that have left an indelible mark on cinema. According to Rotten Tomatoes, here are the 10 best Clint Eastwood Westerns:

1. “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” (1966) – With a 97% score on Rotten Tomatoes, this final installment of Sergio Leone’s Dollars Trilogy finds Eastwood in his iconic role as the Man with No Name. This epic spaghetti western is famous for its groundbreaking score by Ennio Morricone and its climactic three-way duel.

2. “Unforgiven” (1992) – Scoring 96%, “Unforgiven” is a late-period Eastwood classic that received Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director. Eastwood plays an aging former outlaw who takes on one last job, resulting in a deep reflection on violence and redemption.

3. “For a Few Dollars More” (1965) – The second of Leone’s Dollars Trilogy garners a 92% rating, featuring Eastwood as a bounty hunter forming an uneasy alliance with another man to catch a murderous bandit.

4. “High Plains Drifter” (1973) – Rating at 93%, Eastwood directs and stars as a mysterious stranger who is hired to protect a town from three outlaws. The film is noted for its moral ambiguity and supernatural elements.

5. “A Fistful of Dollars” (1964) – The film that started it all for Eastwood’s Man with No Name has a 98% rating. It’s a groundbreaking entry into the spaghetti western genre that launched both Leone’s and Eastwood’s careers.

6. “Pale Rider” (1985) – This film earns an approval score of 92%. Eastwood stars as the “Preacher,” a ghostly figure who defends a group of prospectors against a greedy mining company.

7. “Hang ‘Em High” (1968) – With an 85% rating, “Hang ‘Em High” was Eastwood’s first American-made western feature after his success in Italian westerns, centering on themes of justice and vengeance.

8. “The Outlaw Josey Wales” (1976) – This film scores an impressive 90%. Directed by and starring Eastwood, it tells the story of Josey Wales, a Missouri farmer seeking revenge on the Union guerrillas who murdered his family.

9. “Two Mules for Sister Sara” (1970) – Scoring at 83%, this western pairs Eastwood with Shirley MacLaine in an unconventional role as a nun with unexpected skills, adding humor to the traditional western formula.

10. “Joe Kidd” (1972) – This film holds a 71% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and sees Eastwood playing a former bounty hunter mixed up in land disputes and revolutionaries in New Mexico.

These films highlight Clint Eastwood’s diverse contributions to the Western genre, ranging from seminal spaghetti westerns to more thoughtful deconstructions of frontier mythos—all scoring high among critics and solidifying his legacy as one of Hollywood’s quintessential Western heroes.