Every Best Picture Oscar Winner Ranked Worst To Best

Few stars have been given the opportunity to look back on their career quite like Clint Eastwood, whose filmography peaked here with a stunning ode to the Western genre and its most memorable character archetypes.

Unforgiven stars Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, and Richard Harris as four men reckoning with their violent pasts and confronting a world changing around them. The results are darkly poetic, bitter, and alive with introspection thanks to its veteran cast.

The drama's haunting and beautifully shot, bringing the Old West to life with a tragic sadness that cuts through the action at every turn. The genre hasn't really been topped since, and Clint Eastwood - try as he might - has never been better as either an actor or director.