This is the top of the best movies about snipers. Some of them tell about how shooters show their professional skills in the hottest military spots, while others show how snipers kill people to order. So in this list, you can find large-scale, historical films about the war, and adrenaline-fueled action movies, and breathtaking thrillers. But in whatever genre the picture is, it will always have a fascinating scene of aiming the rifle at the enemy, which will allow the viewer to find himself for a moment in the body of the hero and feel the trembling of the finger on the trigger. So stock up on napkins to wipe the sweat from your brow, and immerse yourself in a world of brave soldiers and cold-blooded murderers with no sense of guilt and, for the most part, a shattered fate.
1. Sniper
IMDb Rating: 7.3
Year: 2014
Country: USA
Producer: Clint Eastwood ("million-dollar Baby", "Gran Torino", "the Substitution", " the Mysterious river»)
Genre: action, drama, military, biography
Opens our top film, created on the basis of the memoirs of an American sniper-Navy seal Chris Kyle, who served in Iraq and set a professional record for the number of killed opponents (according to various estimates, from 150 to 250 people). For these bloody military achievements, the Iraqis called him the Devil.
This picture at the time caused a huge resonance. Clint Eastwood (Director) was accused of militarism and racism. Although, in fact, the film simply shows the "black-and-white" worldview of a soldier fighting for his Homeland and considering his enemies "savages". Thus, the creators talk about how easily a person can become a victim of a senseless war (getting into the meat grinder of the foreign policy machine) and gradually move from hunting a deer to the cold-blooded murder of a woman. The film turns the proud meaning of the word "patriot" upside down and meanwhile shows really cool shots of battles, especially spectacular during a dust storm.
Running time: 02: 12
Rewards:
Oscar (2015)
Best sound editing
Premium channel "MTV" (2015)
Best actor (Bradley Cooper)
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2. Washington sniper: 23 days of horror
IMDb Rating: 6.0
Year: 2003
Country: USA
Producer: Tom McLaughlin ("Time does not wait", "Murder in Greenwich", " Cyber seduction: His secret life»)
Genre: Thriller, drama, history
The film is based on real events that took place in Washington, the capital of the United States, in 2002. On October 2, two snipers shoot their first victim, then the second, and only on the third does the County Sheriff realize that he is dealing with serial killers. The victims are not related to each other in any way, they did not commit anything particularly remarkable and were not seen in any crimes, that is, the victims are essentially innocent and random. For 23 days, residents of Washington cannot go out on the street without fear for their lives and the realization that there is no guarantee that they will not fall under the bloody roulette of ruthless killers. There are no more safe places: not in the Parking lot, not in the store, not even in the Playground. Everyone feels under the gun. The film is set rather aloof, without much obsession with the feelings of the characters: the police collect information, the media informs the population, and snipers pull the trigger again and again.
Running time: 01: 25
3. Shooter
IMDb Rating: 7.2
year Old: 2007
Country: USA
Producer: Antoine Fuqua ("King Arthur", "Lefty", " the Great equalizer»)
Genre: action, Thriller, drama
The next film in our top list is a strong and dynamic action film with elements of a political Thriller. He tells about former Sergeant Bob Lee Swagger, who because of his trustfulness gets into a very delicate situation. After finishing his military career, the main character has a great time in a cabin in the mountains, until Colonel Johnson appears on his soul with a request to help prevent an attempt on the President. Having agreed with the senior in rank, Bob goes to Philadelphia to inspect the site where the President will speak. He finds the perfect place for a sniper rifle, after which he is thanked, fired at (fortunately, he manages to escape, despite serious injuries), and then accused of attempted murder. Only the widow of a friend who died in the war and a fair employee of the FBI believe him. Together, they try to unravel a huge tangle of political intrigue, stand up to a whole army of traitors and save the President. Anyway, this movie is a worthy spectacle with shootouts, chases, sniper duels in snow-covered mountains, explosions and endlessly falling shell casings. But in addition to the picturesque forests and good action, the picture also boasts a good idea to show how politicians use ordinary people as expendable material and how one person with a rifle in his hands can thwart all the plans of the "bad guys" and proclaim world justice.
Running time: 02: 04
4. The enemy is at the gate
IMDb Rating: The 7.6
Year: 2001
Country: Ireland, United Kingdom, France, Germany, USA
Producer: Jean-Jacques Annaud ("the Battle for fire", "the Bear", "the Lover", " Two brothers»)
Genre: drama, military, history
Vasily Zaitsev is a significant figure in the history of the Second world war. A shepherd from the Urals, a Hero of the Soviet Union, a sniper who killed at least 225 opponents — this is all about him. And although the film is based on historical facts, it can never be perceived as a documentary film.
The main action of the film takes place in the middle of the battle of Stalingrad, in 1942. The creators show this battle as the most important turning point of the war, the result of which determined the entire future fate of mankind. The first shots of the firing of Soviet recruits, who are given rifles through one and shot at the slightest attempt to escape, make a shock impression. But it is worth noting that there will be little military action in the film, the main focus is on the duel between the German shooter Koening and Zaitsev. For two hours, they crawl through the ruins of the city, chasing each other and keeping the viewer in an adrenaline-fueled ecstasy. Nikita Khrushchev grumbles in the background, police officer Tanya Chernova flaps her eyelashes charmingly, and Commissar Danilov breathes jealously into Zaitsev's back. As a result, the horrors of the totalitarian regime and the beauty of the military-field novel dilute the sniper episodes, but in no way overlap them.
Running time: 02: 11
5. Night of the running man
IMDb Rating: 6.6
Year: 2015
Country: USA
Producer: Jaume Collier-Serra ("the Air Marshal", "Unknown", "the house of wax figures", " the River»)
Genre: action, crime, drama
Former assassin Jimmy Conlon, nicknamed "Gravedigger" drinks whiskey by the liter and regrets the misspent life. At night, he is tormented by nightmares with victims in the main roles, and during the day, he remembers his abandoned family: an adult son, Mike, and two granddaughters. But fate gives him a second chance. Mike, moonlighting as a limo driver, finds himself embroiled in a showdown between two mobsters. He recognizes the son of Sean Maguire — Jimmy's former boss. He also recognizes the guy and tries to kill him. The main character, who arrived on time, is faced with a difficult dilemma — to help his son and go on the run with him, or to let him kill the "native blood", but to maintain good relations with the" godfather " of new York. He chooses the former and thus declares war on the mafia.
The film is worth watching for the amazing charisma of Liam Neeson, who plays the role of Jimmy, interesting camerawork solutions that even in the quietest moments of the action make the heart stop, ambiguity and versatility of the characters, and a fiery scene of hand-to-hand combat in a burning high-rise building.
Timing: 01:54
6. Telephone booth
IMDb Rating: 7.0
Year: 2002
Country: USA
Producer: Joel Schumacher ("house of Cards", "the Phantom of the Opera", "Die young", "Comatose", " a Time to kill»)
Genre: Thriller, crime
The film is a minimalistic Thriller set on Manhattan's eighth Avenue. STU's advertising agent sells out his friends, cheats on his wife (and not for the first time), and is rude to a pizza delivery guy in a couple of minutes of screen time. A call in a phone booth attracts his attention, and he answers it out of curiosity. This very arrogant step entails a complete rebirth of STU's personality. The unknown asserts that he is a sniper and that the guy is in his sights. He says that he knows what an unrighteous life STU led and asks the main character to confess to what he did and become an honest person. But the main character does not believe in the seriousness of the intentions of the "moralist", then the sniper makes the first shot and the game takes a dangerous turn.
Thanks to its small timing and eventful content, the picture looks in one go. And Colin Farrell quite stands up to this almost "one-man theater", with the help of rich mimicry depicting all the subtleties of the soul tossing first arrogant, and then a remorseful person.
Timing: 01:21
7. John Wick
IMDb Rating: 7.4
Year: 2014
Country: USA, China
Producer: Chad Stahelski, David Leitch ("Explosive blonde", "Deadpool 2", " fast and furious: Hobbs and Shaw»)
Genre: Action, Thriller, crime
Former contract killer John Wick (Keanu Reeves) has an illness that takes his wife. After the funeral, he discovers in his house her posthumous gift a cheerful Beagle puppy named Daisy. Touched, he is completely immersed in caring for it. After some time at the gas station, he meets an impudent boy, Yosef, offering money for his rare car — a black Mustang of 1969. John refuses the deal. Then Yosef decides to take the car in another way — sneaking into wick's house at night, he kills the puppy, steals the car and beats up The main character. After learning about this, the father of a young robber, the head of a new York syndicate, first beats his son for recklessly crossing the road of the wrong person, and then announces a $ 2 million bounty on John's head. But the former mercenary, who owns all types of firearms (and not only), can no longer be stopped. Revenge is coming, and it will be terrible.
The film, first of all, surprises with its Hong Kong-style inventive and stylish action. Stunt stunts, explosions, superbly staged fights-all this creates a mind-boggling dynamic. And a fairly banal plot with the main character-a hired killer in a perfectly fitting and not crumpled Threesome, who mows down enemies-former colleagues at the speed of light-saves atypical for an action movie irony. John Wick is called Baba Yaga by Russians, half of the city is in ruins because of a dead puppy, the hotel for killers lives according to the laws of honor, opponents are killed by improvised means, and the poem about the gray top is read in a completely unsuitable scene for children.
Timing: 01:41
8. Bourne identity
IMDb Rating: 7.9
Year: 2002
Country: USA, Germany, Czech Republic
Producer: Doug Lyman ("Mr. and Mrs. Smith", "the Wall", "Edge of the future", "Made in America", "Impulse", " the Game without rules»)
Genre: Action, Thriller, detective
In the waters of the Mediterranean sea, fishermen find a young man with two gunshot wounds and a capsule from a Swiss Bank sewn into his thigh. Quite alive, but completely lost his memory, the main character barely reaches Zurich, where he finds several forged documents, weapons and money in a safe Deposit box. He also discovers numerous abilities: language skills, hand-to-hand combat skills, and accuracy of the sniper's sight when shooting from any weapon. In one of the documents (namely, the American one) the name "Jason Bourne"is written. The man decides to call himself that until the circumstances of his past life are clarified. It soon becomes clear that the local police are after him. From her, the main character, along with a recent acquaintance, Maria, plans to take refuge in Paris. But Bourne's old "friends" are right on his heels. And meeting them can turn into a real bloodbath.
The spy film with Matt Damon in the main role surprises with the landscapes of the Old World and an autumnal atmosphere of solitude and reflection. Cars here rush past the melting snow of Switzerland, and hotel Windows are smashed against the bare trees of Parisian boulevards. And the main thing is that the whole action looks convincing, not fantastic, as in the last years of action films, but natural and serious: beatings, dirt and quite vulnerable, quite bulletproof Bourne.
Timing: 01:53
9. Point of attack
IMDb Rating: 6.6
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Producer: Pete Travis ("the Jury", "Fearless", " Project Blue book»)
Genre: action, Thriller, drama, crime
The plot of the film focuses on a single event, which is shown from eight different points of view: intelligence officers, journalists, the President, bystanders and terrorists. The action takes place in the Spanish city of Salamanca, where a summit dedicated to the fight against world terrorism is being held. The President of the United States, Henry Ashton, resides on it. But before he can say a word, two sharp shots from the sniper kill him on the spot. And this is followed by a powerful explosion that touches hundreds of people. Everything seems simple, but this is only at first glance, from the second one my head is already spinning. The fascinating stories of eight people gradually come together as a mosaic, and the dynamics of the film does not SAG, as the mandatory program: a fifteen-minute chase scene, a truck crushed against the wall, a "resurrected" hero, traitors among their own and an endless explosion.
Running time: 01: 30
10. Fifteen minutes of war
Kinopoisk Rating: 6,3
IMDb Rating: A 6.3
Year: 2019
Country: France, Belgium
Producer: Fred Grivois ("air Resistance»)
Genre: action, drama, military, history
The film is based on real events that took place in the now-independent Republic of Djibouti, and in 1976, the colony of France.
A school bus with 30 children of French citizens (aged from 6 to 12 years) and a teacher is hijacked by terrorists — members of The front for the liberation of the Somali coast. They demand the driver to go to the border with Somalia, in order to secure the rear from the bandits and allies who were there. Negotiations will inevitably come to a standstill. The terrorists make impossible demands, but France decides to agree to all the conditions just to buy time until first the military and then experienced snipers arrive on the scene. Now the lives of children and the success of the operation depend on whether the shooters can hide in the barren desert and kill the bandits before they open fire on the bus. It will be just 15 minutes of a war that must be won at all costs. And although the plot development is quite slow, the atmosphere does not suffer from this and remains as hot as sand in 60-degree heat, from the beginning to the very end.
Timing: 01:38