[Film] Eastwood v Spielberg- Best Director

[pastafarian]

Other great Directors exist obviously, but in a battle of these two giants who does it for you?



Clint Eastwood Director

2019 Richard Jewell
2018 The Mule
2018 The 15:17 to Paris
2016 Sully: Miracle on the Hudson
2014 American Sniper
2014 Jersey Boys
2011 J. Edgar
2010 Hereafter
2009 Invictus
2008 Gran Torino
2008 Changeling
2006 Letters from Iwo Jima
2006 Flags of Our Fathers
2004 Million Dollar Baby
2003 Mystic River
2002 Blood Work
2000 Space Cowboys
1999 True Crime
1997 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
1997 Absolute Power
1995 The Bridges of Madison County
1993 A Perfect World
1992 Unforgiven
1990 The Rookie
1990 White Hunter Black Heart
1988 Bird
1986 Heartbreak Ridge
1985 Pale Rider
1983 Sudden Impact
1982 Honkytonk Man
1982 Firefox
1980 Bronco Billy
1977 The Gauntlet
1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales
1975 The Eiger Sanction
1973 Breezy
1973 High Plains Drifter
1971 Play Misty for Me

Steven Spielberg Director

2018 Ready Player One
2017 The Post
2016 The BFG
2015 Bridge of Spies
2012 Lincoln
2011 War Horse
2011 The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2005 Munich
2005 War of the Worlds
2004 The Terminal
2002 Catch Me If You Can
2002 Minority Report
2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence
1998 Saving Private Ryan
1997 Amistad
1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1993 Schindler's List
1993 Jurassic Park
1991 Hook
1989 Always
1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1987 Empire of the Sun
1986 Amazing Stories
1985 The Color Purple
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark
19791941
1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1975 Jaws
1974 The Sugarland Express
1972 Something Evil
1971 Duel

 

[sydney]

Eastwoods' film have far more relevance or substance for me .

 

[Lyndhurst 14]

No contest - Eastwood by a Country mile, he has the consistency that Spielberg has always lacked

 

[Swansman]

Eastwood, though I've yet to see many of his movies. Spielberg is just... corny and predictable. Close Encounters of the Third Kind is alright but the others are just... meh. Very forced. Fun if you like special effects, sentimental bullshit stories or happy endings that could be predicted from the moment you see his name.

 

[OzMike]

Schindler's' List was the only Spielberg film I really liked and Jaws was ok, I like more of Eastwood's.
Mule was pretty bad though and so unrealistic, the fundamental idea was good, but when him as an old guy was pulling younger women and keeping up with their 'demands', utter bollox and was detrimental for the whole thing.
I would rather he stopped making films if they all end up like that, quit while ahead.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

I've seen nearly all of Spielberg's films. I've only even heard of 7 of Eastwood's and seen just 1. So what exactly would be the criteria for judging a good film?

 

[Bold Seagull]

Eastwood is a fantastic film maker, but feel he has never really strayed from what he’s felt comfortable with, that is a strength in that he has refined his films (maybe with the exception of The 15:17 to Paris) into finely crafted gems. Spielberg on the other hand has taken risks, how many directors could make Jurassic Park and Schindler’s List around the same time? The Colour Purple and Empire of the Sun in between making 2 Indiana Jones films?

Both lists contain films I’ve loved, Empire of the Sun is perhaps one of the best book adaptions I’ve ever seen. Given the breadth of films, risks, ingenuity, got to be Spielberg for me, but a wonderful collection of films from both of them.

 

[BBassic]

Spielberg for me purely because he convinced my eight year old brain that dinosaurs had come back to life.

 

[RossyG]

Clint Eastwood is the world’s greatest film star.

But Spielberg is the better director even if his glory days are long gone. But what glories they were!

That said, I think Eastwood’s first six directed films are vastly superior to Spielberg’s last six.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

IMHO Spielberg's Greatest Hits far outweigh Eastwood's Greatest Hits. Surprised the voting is so close to be honest. Maybe it's a generational thing?

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

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Clint...That list of films is incredible...

Though honourable mention to Saving Private Ryan, the only film I've cried at the end of.

 

[Rambo]

Clint by a long long way. Spielberg has made some good films but Clints are much more enjoyable to watch. Million Dollar Baby
Or Schindlers List is a tough call though and Saving Private Ryan or Heartbreak Ridge?

 

[Palacefinder General]

There’s something a bit saccharine about some of Eastwood’s film making, the most recent one I watched, The Mule, as a contemporary film, had a dated feel to the story, the paint by numbers relationship with the ex wife and the daughter who wanted nothing to do with the flawed character he played, but it all turns out alright in the end and everything’s reconciled etc.

Some decent output from both of them, but there are far better directors who have done more with less cash being thrown at them by big fawning studios than either Spielberg or Eastwood.

 

[SeagullinExile]

Munich is a terrific movie.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Where's Uncle Spielberg when you need him?

 

[Swansman]

IMHO Spielberg's Greatest Hits far outweigh Eastwood's Greatest Hits. Surprised the voting is so close to be honest. Maybe it's a generational thing?

Hmm what generation would prefer which director do you mean? I mean they are both old as... old.

 

[Motogull]

Eastwood for me. No contest. And that's excluding that the other was responsible for the particularly egregious drivel that is Duel.

 

[RossyG]

Duel is a masterpiece, so there!

 

[W3 BHA]

Only even heard of 6 on the Eastwood list, but 19 on the Spielberg list, so I guess it's him. Not a great cinema goer, me!

 

[Barham's tash]

For me this is like comparing apples and pears. If this had been Spielberg v Lucas or Eastwood v Scorcese then it would make more sense - to me at least.

I chose Spielberg BUT that's because I know exactly what i'm getting from one of his films. With Eastwood he has a more diverse back catalogue and definitely makes excellent films but I would rarely go and see one of his films site unseen whereas with Spielberg I would.

Probably way to simplistic a reasoning for many on here but you pay your money you take your choice!