"and at times a little corny, but also ambivalent and complicated in ways that are uniquely Eastwoodian."" James Berardinelli of ""ReelViews"" gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, saying """"American Sniper"" lifts director Clint Eastwood out of the doldrums that have plagued his last few films."" Rafer Guzman of ""Newsday"" gave the film three out of four stars, saying ""Cooper nails the role of an American killing machine in Clint Eastwood's clear-eyed look at the Iraq War."" Kenneth Turan of the ""Los Angeles Times"" gave the film a positive review, saying ""Eastwood's impeccably crafted action sequences so catch us"
"Sniper (1993 film) Sniper is a 1993 American action thriller starring Tom Berenger and Billy Zane as snipers on an assassination mission in Panama. It was shot in Queensland, Australia, and debuted at number two in the United States. It initiated the ""Sniper"" film series and was followed by six direct-to-video sequels: ""Sniper 2"", ""Sniper 3"", """", """", """" and """". Master Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Beckett (Berenger), Force Reconnaissance Marine, an experienced sniper, and his spotter, Cpl. Papich (Aden Young), are on a mission to assassinate a Panamanian rebel leader in the jungle. Because they are extracted in daylight instead"
"The Sniper (1952 film) The Sniper is a 1952 American film noir, directed by Edward Dmytryk, written by Harry Brown and based on a story by Edna and Edward Anhalt. The film features Adolphe Menjou, Arthur Franz, Gerald Mohr and Marie Windsor. The film marks Dmytryk's return to directing after he had first been named to the Hollywood blacklist and had a jail term for contempt of Congress. He chose to testify in April 1951, and named fellow members of leftist organizations from his brief time with the Communist Party. Afterward he went into political exile in England for a"
"in 2014, """" in 2016 and """" in 2017. ""Reloaded"", ""Ghost Shooter"" and ""Ultimate Kill"" features Billy Zane's role of Richard Miller from the first Sniper film reprised, having himself become a sniper following his Panamanian tour experience with Thomas Beckett. Sniper (1993 film) Sniper is a 1993 American action thriller starring Tom Berenger and Billy Zane as snipers on an assassination mission in Panama. It was shot in Queensland, Australia, and debuted at number two in the United States. It initiated the ""Sniper"" film series and was followed by six direct-to-video sequels: ""Sniper 2"", ""Sniper 3"", """", """", """""
"Smith of the ""New York Post"" gave the film four out of four stars, saying ""After 40 years of Hollywood counterpropaganda telling us war is necessarily corrupting and malign, [...] ""American Sniper"" nobly presents the case for the other side."" Peter Travers of ""Rolling Stone"" gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, saying ""Bradley Cooper, as Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, and director Eastwood salute Kyle's patriotism best by not denying its toll. Their targets are clearly in sight, and their aim is true."" Ignatiy Vishnevetsky of ""The A.V. Club"" gave the film a B, saying """"American Sniper"" is imperfect"
"Sniper 2 Sniper 2 is a 2003 American action film directed by Craig R. Baxley and starring Tom Berenger, Bokeem Woodbine, Dan Butler and Linden Ashby. The film was released direct to video on March 11, 2003. The film follows a Marine sniper and a spotter who are tasked with assassinating a Serbian general responsible for ethnic cleansing attacks. It is the sequel to the 1993 film ""Sniper"" and the second installment in the ""Sniper"" film series. Former U.S. Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance Scout Sniper Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger), who was discharged after his finger was amputated in the first"
"Sniper (film series) The ""Sniper"" series is a series of action and war films beginning with ""Sniper"" in 1993. All seven films feature the United States Armed Forces. The series portrays MGySgt. Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger) and GySgt. Brandon Beckett (Chad Michael Collins) in their service to the United States Marine Corps as Force Reconnaissance Scout Snipers. Master Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Beckett, an experienced sniper, and Richard Miller are sent on a mission to assassinate a Panamanian General. Thomas Beckett and Jake Cole are tasked with assassinating a Serbian general responsible for ethnic cleansing attacks. Sniper Thomas Beckett is hired"
"2 jury decision. An appeals court threw out the lawsuit in June 2016. Clint Eastwood directed the feature film ""American Sniper"" in 2014, based on the lives of Chris and Taya Kyle. Taya Kyle was involved in the making of the film, working with the film's screenwriter Jason Hall, and she was portrayed by Sienna Miller. The film, released by Warner Brothers nationwide in January 2015, was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Screenplay. It won the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing. On May 5, 2015, Taya Kyle's autobiography, ""American Wife: A Memoir of Love,"
"of over $547 million, making it the highest-grossing film of 2014 in the United States ($350 million), the highest-grossing war film of all time unadjusted for inflation, and Eastwood's highest-grossing film to date. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, with the majority of praise directed towards Cooper's lead performance and Eastwood's direction, though it attracted some controversy over its portrayal of both the War in Iraq and of Chris Kyle. At the 87th Academy Awards, ""American Sniper"" received six nominations, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actor for Cooper, ultimately winning one award for Best Sound"
"Sniper 3 Sniper 3 is a 2004 action adventure direct-to-video film starring Tom Berenger, Byron Mann, Denis Arndt and John Doman. It was directed by P.J. Pesce and the third installment in the ""Sniper"" film series. Sniper Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger) is hired by NSA officials William Avery (Denis Arndt) and Richard Addis (William Duffy) to perform a covert operation to eliminate a suspected terrorist kingpin in the People's Republic of Vietnam who was providing support for Jemaah Islamiyah. The kingpin turns out to be a thought-dead friend and war-buddy of Beckett's, Paul Finnegan (John Doman). Because he views the"
"""American Sniper"", through interviews. Kyle also discussed Lacz frequently when referencing the 2006 and 2008 deployments (as ""Dauber""), laying the groundwork for Lacz's involvement in the production. He was hired to provide SEAL technical advising for the film. Bradley Cooper also convinced Clint Eastwood to allow Lacz to audition for the role of ""Dauber,"" after which he was cast to play himself. Lacz is the spokesperson for Hunting for Healing, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization he founded with his wife, Lindsey. After taking a trip to Africa together in May 2015, the couple decided to launch a charity with a mission"
"American Ninja American Ninja is a 1985 American ninja action film produced by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus's Cannon Films. Directed by Sam Firstenberg, who specialized in this genre in the 1980s, the film stars Michael Dudikoff in the title role. Private Joe Armstrong (Michael Dudikoff) is conscripted into the U.S. Army by a judge, as an alternative to prison. Joe ends up fighting off the Black Star Order of ninjas while stationed in the Philippines. He saves Patricia Hickock (Judie Aronson) — daughter of Colonel William Hickock, Joe's commanding officer — from a kidnapping attempt. Although the rest of"
"Eastwood, who has composed the scores for most of his films since ""Mystic River"" (2003), is credited as the composer of ""Taya's Theme"". Joseph S. DeBeasi is credited as composer of additional music and as music editor. The film also features the song ""Someone Like You"" by Van Morrison, which plays during the wedding scene, and ""The Funeral"" by Ennio Morricone. ""American Sniper"" grossed $350.1 million in North America and $197 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $547.1 million, against a budget of around $58 million. Calculating in all expenses and revenues, ""Deadline Hollywood"" estimated that the"
"Sniper: Ultimate Kill Sniper: Ultimate Kill is a 2017 direct-to-video action film directed by Claudio Fäh and starring Chad Michael Collins, Billy Zane, and Tom Berenger. The film is the seventh installment of the ""Sniper"" film series and a sequel to """" (2016). Colombian drug kingpin Jesús Morales secretly pays for the services of a sniper nicknamed ""The Devil,"" capable of killing one-by-one the enemies of anyone who hires him. With no adversaries left alive, Morales grows stronger and gains control of more smuggling routes into the United States. The DEA, alarmed by this threat to the country, sends agent"
"American Assassin American Assassin is a 2017 American action thriller film directed by Michael Cuesta and written by Stephen Schiff, Michael Finch, Edward Zwick, and Marshall Herskovitz, based on Vince Flynn's 2010 novel of the same name. The film stars Dylan O'Brien, Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan, Shiva Negar, and Taylor Kitsch, and follows young CIA black ops recruit Mitch Rapp, who helps a Cold War veteran try to stop the detonation of a rogue nuclear weapon. The film was released in the United States on September 15, 2017, and grossed over $67 million worldwide. It received mixed reviews from critics,"
"the plot focuses on governmental betrayal and resultant feelings of disillusion. Sniper 3 Sniper 3 is a 2004 action adventure direct-to-video film starring Tom Berenger, Byron Mann, Denis Arndt and John Doman. It was directed by P.J. Pesce and the third installment in the ""Sniper"" film series. Sniper Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger) is hired by NSA officials William Avery (Denis Arndt) and Richard Addis (William Duffy) to perform a covert operation to eliminate a suspected terrorist kingpin in the People's Republic of Vietnam who was providing support for Jemaah Islamiyah. The kingpin turns out to be a thought-dead friend and"
"for a performance directed by Spielberg. It was announced on May 2, 2013, that Spielberg would direct the film about the story of U.S. sniper Chris Kyle, titled ""American Sniper"". However, on August 5, 2013, it was announced that Spielberg had decided not to direct the film, which was instead directed by Clint Eastwood. Spielberg directed 2015's ""Bridge of Spies"", a Cold War thriller based on the 1960 U-2 incident, and focusing on James B. Donovan's negotiations with the Soviets for the release of pilot Gary Powers after his aircraft was shot down over Soviet territory. The film starred Tom"
"the film presents a ""predictable"" script and the ""bare minimum of fast action and ass-kicking mandated by [its] formula,"" paired with ""O’Brien’s charm and an unquestionably tantalizing ending, it’s possible that audiences haven’t seen the last of Mitch Rapp."" American Assassin American Assassin is a 2017 American action thriller film directed by Michael Cuesta and written by Stephen Schiff, Michael Finch, Edward Zwick, and Marshall Herskovitz, based on Vince Flynn's 2010 novel of the same name. The film stars Dylan O'Brien, Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan, Shiva Negar, and Taylor Kitsch, and follows young CIA black ops recruit Mitch Rapp, who"
"D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear (also known as Sniper: 23 Days of Fear in Washington D.C.) is a 2003 TV movie created by USA Network based on the Beltway sniper attacks of 2002. The films chronicles the period when John Allen Muhammad (played by Bobby Hosea) and Lee Boyd Malvo (played by Trent Cameron) went on a serial killing spree in October 2002 in Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Maryland, all parts of the Washington Metropolitan Area, the entire area of which was held in a ""grip of terror."" In October 2002, Chief Charles"
"The Sniper (2009 film) The Sniper () is a 2009 Hong Kong action thriller film directed by Dante Lam and starring Richie Jen, Edison Chen and Huang Xiaoming, as top snipers for the Hong Kong Police Force. The film was originally set to be released in May 2008, but was delayed due to the Edison Chen photo scandal. This is Chen's final film in Hong Kong as of 2015. Hartman Fong (Richie Jen) succeeds Shane (Bowie Lam) as the leader of Hong Kong's Special Duties Unit Sniper Team. Hartman who is by-the-book and hierarchical, got the job despite being the"
"musical biography based on the Tony Award-winning musical ""Jersey Boys"". The film told the story of the musical group The Four Seasons, and was released on June 20, 2014. Eastwood directed ""American Sniper"", a film adaptation of Chris Kyle's eponymous memoir, following Steven Spielberg's departure from the project. The film was released on December 25, 2014. ""American Sniper"" grossed more than $350 million domestically and over $547 million globally, making it one of Eastwood's biggest movies commercially. His next film, ""Sully"", starred Tom Hanks as Chesley Sullenberger, who successfully landed the US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River in"
"Sniper: Special Ops Sniper: Special Ops is an action war drama film written and directed by Fred Olen Ray and starring Steven Seagal, who also serves as executive producer for the film. Sergeant Jake Chandler (Steven Seagal) is an expert sniper joins Sergeant Vic Mosby (Tim Abell) with the Special Ops Military Force during an overwatch mission to extract an American Congressman who is being held by the Taliban in a remote Afghan village. At first, the rescue mission is a success until Jake gets separated after a firefight with the enemy and stays behind to help a soldier who"
"Chris Kyle Christopher Scott Kyle (April 8, 1974 – February 2, 2013) was a United States Navy SEAL and sniper. He served four tours in the Iraq War and was awarded several commendations for acts of heroism and meritorious service in combat. He was awarded one Silver Star Medal, four Bronze Star Medals with ""V"" devices, a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and numerous other unit and personal awards. Kyle was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy in 2009 and published his bestselling autobiography, ""American Sniper"", in 2012. An eponymous film adaptation of Kyle's book, directed by Clint Eastwood,"
"Zack Snyder Zachary Edward Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He made his feature film debut in 2004 with a remake of the 1978 horror film ""Dawn of the Dead"". Since then, he has done a number of comic book and superhero films, including ""300"" (2006) and ""Watchmen"" (2009), as well as the Superman film that started the DC Extended Universe, ""Man of Steel"" (2013) and its follow-ups, """" (2016) and ""Justice League"" (2017). He also served as co-screenwriter for ""300"", ""Sucker Punch"" (2011), and """" (2014), and as co-writer of the story"
"$2.7 billion. ""American Sniper"" was released on January 16, 2015. The film had the biggest opening weekend ever for a film released in the month of January and was also the biggest opening ever for an Eastwood film. At the early stages of his acting career, Eastwood played several small roles in episodes for several television shows. This list includes appearances in various episodes of fictional shows, and excludes appearances as himself on talk shows, interview shows, ceremonies, and other related media. Clint Eastwood filmography Clint Eastwood is an American film actor, director, producer, and composer. After beginning his acting"
"bait. Gunnery Sergeant Brandon Beckett is given yet another mission. Master Sergeant Brandon Beckett is given the ultimate mission. Sniper (film series) The ""Sniper"" series is a series of action and war films beginning with ""Sniper"" in 1993. All seven films feature the United States Armed Forces. The series portrays MGySgt. Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger) and GySgt. Brandon Beckett (Chad Michael Collins) in their service to the United States Marine Corps as Force Reconnaissance Scout Snipers. Master Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Beckett, an experienced sniper, and Richard Miller are sent on a mission to assassinate a Panamanian General. Thomas Beckett and"
"American Gun (2002 film) American Gun is a 2002 drama film written and directed by Alan Jacobs. It stars James Coburn (in his final film), Virginia Madsen, Barbara Bain and Alexandra Holden. The film tells the story of Martin Tillman (Coburn), a World War II veteran on a cross-country journey to trace the origin of the gun used to kill his daughter Penny (Madsen). On the way he seeks for his granddaughter Mia (Holden). Writer/director Alan Jacobs was inspired by a visit to the Smith & Wesson factory in Massachusetts, where he saw an obituary for a young girl above"
"film since ""Saving Private Ryan"" (1998) and the first non-franchise film since ""Avatar"" (2009) to top the year-end rankings. ""American Sniper"" premiered at the AFI Fest on November 11, 2014, just after a screening of ""Selma"" at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles. In North America, the film opened to a limited release on December 25, 2014, playing at four theaters—two in New York, one in Los Angeles, and one in Dallas—and earned $610,000 in its opening weekend ($850,000 including Christmas Day) at an average of $152,500 per venue debuting at #22. The following week the film earned $676,909 playing"
"his widow. Fundraising for production of the statue was provided by members of the Tea Party movement. Clint Eastwood's film ""American Sniper"" (2014) is based on Kyle's autobiography. Kyle is portrayed by Bradley Cooper, and his wife Taya Kyle is portrayed by Sienna Miller. For his portrayal of Kyle, Cooper received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, and the film was nominated in five other categories, including Best Picture. The film won the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing. On February 2, 2015, exactly two years after Kyle's murder, Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared the day ""Chris Kyle Day""."
"James, the other two being """" and ""Avenging Force"". ""American Ninja"" received a mixed reception with critics. Others American Ninja American Ninja is a 1985 American ninja action film produced by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus's Cannon Films. Directed by Sam Firstenberg, who specialized in this genre in the 1980s, the film stars Michael Dudikoff in the title role. Private Joe Armstrong (Michael Dudikoff) is conscripted into the U.S. Army by a judge, as an alternative to prison. Joe ends up fighting off the Black Star Order of ninjas while stationed in the Philippines. He saves Patricia Hickock (Judie Aronson)"
"front lines."" Similar sentiments were expressed by ""USA Today"" Claudia Puig who asserted: ""It's clearly Cooper's show. Substantially bulked up and affecting a believable Texas drawl, Cooper embodies Kyle's confidence, intensity and vulnerability."" ""American Sniper"" earned $547 million worldwide to become Cooper's highest-grossing live-action film and the third highest-grossing R-rated film of all time. Cooper won an MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor; the film was nominated for Best Picture. With these nominations, Cooper became the tenth actor in history to receive an Academy Award nomination for acting in"
"just as Serb reinforcements led by Cpt. Marks arrive. In the helicopter, Beckett and Pavel look at Cole as he is badly wounded. Cole says, ""Freedom!"" and succumbs to his wounds. The film has been criticised for technical flaws, for example: The Serbs depicted were speaking Hungarian rather than Serbian (as the actors playing the Serbs were all Hungarian and Cole spoke gibberish instead of Hungarian). Sniper 2 Sniper 2 is a 2003 American action film directed by Craig R. Baxley and starring Tom Berenger, Bokeem Woodbine, Dan Butler and Linden Ashby. The film was released direct to video on"
"American Sniper (book) American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History is an autobiography by United States Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, written with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice. With 255 kills, 160 of them officially confirmed by the Pentagon, Kyle is the deadliest marksman in U.S. military history. The book was published by William Morrow and Company on January 2, 2012 and appeared on ""The New York Times"" Best Seller list for 37 weeks. The memoir has sold over 1.2 million copies across all formats (hardcover, paper, and ebook), including 700,000 copies in 2015 alone,"