The Best Sondra Locke Movies

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List of the best Sondra Locke movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Sondra Locke's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Sondra Locke movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Sondra Locke movies will be at the top of the list. Sondra Locke has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Sondra Locke movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Sondra Locke films to end the squabble once and for all.

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  • Sudden Impact
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    Sudden Impact

    Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle
    15 votes
    • Released: 1983
    • Directed by: Clint Eastwood
    Jennifer Spencer (Sondra Locke) was gang raped, but the crime went unpunished. Now she demands revenge, killing off the men that attacked her years before. The murders attract the attention of Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood), who is on a forced vacation due to his violent approach to police work. The case gets complicated when Harry develops a relationship with Jennifer, and it's up to Harry to make the right decision when Jennifer's life is threatened for a second time.

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  • The Outlaw Josey Wales
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    The Outlaw Josey Wales

    Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke
    17 votes
    • Released: 1976
    • Directed by: Clint Eastwood
    Josey Wales (Clint Eastwood) watches helplessly as his wife and child are murdered, by Union men led by Capt. Terrill (Bill McKinney). Seeking revenge, Wales joins the Confederate Army. He refuses to surrender when the war ends, but his fellow soldiers go to hand over their weapons -- and are massacred by Terrill. Wales guns down some of Terrill's men and flees to Texas, where he tries to make a new life for himself, but the bounty on his head endangers him and his new surrogate family.

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  • The Clean and Narrow
    3

    The Clean and Narrow

    Laura Leighton, Sondra Locke, William Katt
    8 votes
    • Released: 1999
    • Directed by: William Katt
  • The Gauntlet
    4

    The Gauntlet

    Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle
    12 votes
    • Released: 1977
    • Directed by: Clint Eastwood
    A cop who has seen better days, hard-living Ben Shockley (Clint Eastwood) is recruited to escort Augustina "Gus" Mally (Sondra Locke), a key witness in a mob trial, from Las Vegas to Phoenix. Gus is a beautiful but coarse call girl who claims to have information that makes the two highly expendable targets. Ben starts to believe her after numerous attempts are made to kill them as they travel across the unforgiving desert, pursued by angry bikers and corrupt police officers.

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  • Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
    5

    Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

    Sondra Locke, Tony Orlando, Penelope Milford
    7 votes
    • Released: 1982
    • Directed by: Jackie Cooper
    In this made-for-TV film based on the life of Rosemary Clooney, Rosemary (Sondra Locke), hailing from Kentucky, starts her singing career with her sister Betty (Penelope Milford), before gaining popularity with hits such as "Come on A' My House." She later achieves success as a TV host but endures a stormy marriage with actor Jose Ferrer (Tony Orlando). After close friend Sen. Robert Kennedy is killed, she has a mental breakdown and struggles with drug addiction before making a comeback.
  • The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
    6

    The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

    Alan Arkin, Sondra Locke, Stacy Keach
    9 votes
    • Released: 1968
    • Directed by: Robert Ellis Miller
    In this adaptation of the Carson McCullers novel, John Singer (Alan Arkin), who is deaf and mute, tries to help the people around him. He rents a bedroom in a small Southern town to be closer to his friend, Spiros (Chuck McCann), who is also deaf. John attempts to strike up a friendship with Mick (Sondra Locke), the teenage daughter of his disabled landlord (Biff McGuire), and meets the town drunk (Stacy Keach Jr.). Later, he helps Dr. Copeland confront his failing health.

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