13 Most Diverse Directors In Movie History

3. Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood
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Though Clint Eastwood didn't start directing until he turned 40, the fact he's still working consistently into his late-80s has allowed him to become one of the most cherished filmmakers of the last half-century.

It goes without saying that Eastwood's forte as a director is the western genre (High Plains Drifter, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Unforgiven), but he's also worked on war films (Heartbreak Ridge, Flags of Our Fathers, Letters from Iwo Jima), psychological thrillers (Play Misty for Me), a space drama (Space Cowboys), action (The Gauntlet, Sudden Impact), sports dramas (Million Dollar Baby, Invictus), biopics (J. Edgar, Sully), romantic dramas (Breezy, The Bridges of Madison County), musicals (Honkytonk Man, Jersey Boys), straight dramas (Mystic River, Gran Torino), a political thriller (Absolute Power), mystery thrillers (Blood Work, Changeling) and even a buddy cop film (The Rookie).

Eastwood's showing no sign of slowing down, though at this point in his career, it basically feels like he's worked in every genre he could possibly want to.

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