Clint Eastwood bu rolü ile eski toprak oyuncular arasında hala en çekicilerden biri olduğunu bir kez daha kanıtlıyor. Kore Savaş gazisi otomobil tamircisi Walt Kowalski, yaşadığı ortamdan ve mahallesinin gidişatından huzursuz, özellikle de Güneydoğu Asya'dan gelen bitişik kapı komşuları Hmong göçmenlerinden şikayetçidir. Fakat onları, korku ve karmaşa ile beslenen bir çeteye karşı korumak yine Walt'ın üzerine kalmıştır

Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Walt is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy old man, who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbors. He is a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 Gran Torino he keeps in mint condition. When his neighbor, Thao, a young Hmong teenager, becomes pressured by his gang member cousin to steal Walt's Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Thao's family, Walt is soon taking steps to protect them from the gangs that infest their neighborhood.