American movies about snipers

List of the best American movies about snipers selected by visitors to our site: I Am Wrath, S.W.A.T.: Under Siege, Enemy at the Gates, Shooter, Sniper: Special Ops, The Virtuoso, Hatfields and Mccoys: Bad Blood, Kate, Scarface, Phone Booth.

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Markimdb: 5.4
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:48

A man is out for justice after a group of corrupt police officers are unable to catch his wife's killer.

Markimdb: 4.6
Genreaction, thriller, adventure, crime
CountryUSA

When a D.E.A. and S.W.A.T. cartel takedown ends in a shootout, S.W.A.T. Agent Travis Hall seizes a mysterious prisoner taking him into custody. Before long, the S.W.A.T. compound is under siege by wave-after-wave of assault teams attempting to recover the prisoner known as “The Scorpion” for the tattoo blazed across his back. When Travis discovers that his prisoner is a Secret Ops double agent planted within the cartel, it’s up to him and his expert S.W.A.T. team to keep “The Scorpion” and his billion dollar secrets safe.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genreaction, drama, military, history
CountryUSA, Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom, France, Germany
Duration02:11

Enemy at the Gates is a war film from Jean-Jacques Annaud from 2001 that takes place during the battle of Stalingard in World War II between the Russians and the Germans.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genreaction, thriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:04

A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why.

Markimdb: 3
Genreaction, drama, military
CountryUSA

A Special Ops military Force, led by expert sniper Sergeant Jake Chandler, are sent to a remote Afghan village to extract an American congressman being held by the Taliban.

Markimdb: 4.9
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryUSA

A lonesome stranger with nerves of steel must track down and kill a rogue hitman to satisfy an outstanding debt. But the only information he's been given is a time and location where to find his quarry. No name. No description. Nothing.

Markimdb: 3.9
Genredrama, western
CountryUSA
Duration01:22

In this bloody long-standing feud, two families seek vengeance against each other as they unmercifully attempt to destroy each other's loved ones.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryUSA

After she's irreversibly poisoned, a ruthless criminal operative has less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies and in the process forms an unexpected bond with the daughter of one of her past victims.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genredrama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:50

After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrethriller, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:21

A slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller isn't kidding.

Markimdb: 5
Genreaction, drama, crime
CountryCzech Republic, United Kingdom, France, Spain

A CIA agent gets caught up in political intrigue after he gets brought in to solve the murder of a Cuban ambassador.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration02:23

    From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genredrama, biography, history
    CountryUSA, France, Chile, China, Germany, United Kingdom
    Duration01:55

    An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

    A fashion photographer is traveling to meet his sister at Eden Parish. Once there, his friends begin to film interviews with the Eden Parish inhabitants, all of whom speak of the commune in glowing terms. However, they soon discover that there is a sinister edge to the commune that belies the seemingly peaceful setting.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genreaction, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:34

    Bob Lee Swagger is an expert marksman living in exile who is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Based on the best-selling Bob Lee Swagger novel by Stephen Hunter, Point of Impact, and the 2007 Paramount film starring Mark Wahlberg.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genreaction, thriller
    CountryJapan, USA
    Duration01:34

    Stranded at the side of the road after a tire blowout, a group of friends become targets for an enigmatic sniper.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:40

    Forced into a deadly cat-and-mouse game, a disgraced mixed martial arts fighter is hunted through the jungles of Southeast Asia.

    Markimdb: 4.1
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA

    Brian Barnes (Johnny Messner) wakes up in the desert wounded and with no memory and no idea why he's surrounded by eight bodies, a van with four million in cash and a van full of cocaine. Brian is pursued by not only notorious drug lord Danny Perez (Danny Trejo) who desperately want his money back, and DEA Agent Rooker (Dolph Lundgren), but also a by the corrupt Sheriff Olson (Michael Pare) who will stop at nothing to get his hand on the new found fortune. On the run, Brian discovers the more he remembers the less he wants to know about who he really is.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:38

      Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes over their studio.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:33

      An ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrefantastic, action
      CountryUSA, China
      Duration02:07

      Ageing assassin, Henry Brogen tries to get out of the business but finds himself in the ultimate battle—fighting his own clone who is 25 years younger than him, and at the peak of his abilities.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrethriller, drama, biography
      CountryUSA, France
      Duration01:54

      Adapted from the 1951 non-fiction account by psychoanalyst Georges Devereux, “Psychotherapy Of A Plains Indian,” the film follows the true story of Picard (Del Toro), a Plains Indian of the Blackfeet nation, as he returns from WWII and begins experiencing unexplainable symptoms shortly thereafter. He travels to the famous Winter Hospital in Topeka, Kansas, where he meets Devereux (Amalric), thus beginning a professional and personal friendship guided by compassion and understanding of Native American culture.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, military
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:12

      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 Kate Estrada, who has been following Morales for years, and Marine sniper Brandon Beckett to Colombia. Their mission: Kill "The Devil" and bring Morales back to the US to be tried for his crimes. The agents think they have everything under control, but Morales and "The Devil" have prepared plenty of surprises to keep the mission from succeeding.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrehorror, thriller, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration02:23

      Dead bodies begin to turn up all over the city, each meeting their demise in a variety of grisly ways. All investigations begin to point the finger at deceased killer John Kramer.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrefantastic, thriller
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:21

      A young husband and wife must fight to return home in a post-apocalyptic mid-western landscape ravaged by gangs.

      Markimdb: 4.9
      Genrethriller
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:04

      A man's life is turned inside out after a visit from his college friend leads him into the unexpected.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genreaction, comedy, adventure, family, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, Czech Republic
      Duration01:33

      When the coach of the France soccer team is killed by a poisoned dart in the stadium in the end of a game, and his expensive and huge ring with the diamond Pink Panther disappears, the ambitious Chief Inspector Dreyfus assigns the worst police inspector Jacques Clouseau to the case.

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, Colombia
      Duration01:08

      A leader of a drug cartel sends his two toughest henchmen to investigate why a shipment was botched.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, film noir
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:28

      Eddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he's especially bothered by seeing women with their lovers. He starts a killing spree as a sniper by shooting women from far distances. In an attempt to get caught, he writes an anonymous letter to the police begging them to stop him.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genreaction, thriller, detective
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom, France, China, Canada
      Duration01:55

      A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him.

      Markimdb: 3.7
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryUSA, Monaco, Romania
      Duration02:01

      An elite team of DEA agents are assigned to protect a dangerous drug lord and take refuge in a luxury hotel while they await extraction. They soon find themselves at the center of an ambush as the drug lord's former associates launch an explosive assault on the hotel.

      Markimdb: 3.2
      Genreaction, thriller
      CountryUSA, Monaco

      Harmon is a CIA/DEA enforcer investigating Arab terrorists captured in Mexico. With his team--seductive FBI agent Zara and spy-drone pilot Sharp--he flies to Istanbul and uncovers a brutal plot: Islamic extremists plan to use Sonora drug-smuggling routes to bring deadly weapons, and leaders, into the U.S. To prevent an attack on America, Harmon must turn these two savage forces against one another before his time--and his luck--run out.

      Markimdb: 3.9
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:33

      A female FBI agent is offered millions to help a thief escape from a hijacked airplane.

      Markimdb: 3.5
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryMexico, USA
      Duration01:31

      After surviving a fall from a plane 3000-feet over the ocean, a former CIA operative turned government contractor re-infiltrates a dangerous North Mexican drug trafficking ring to find his own killer. With his memory unraveling, he descends into a murderous rampage while trying to uncover the truth. Who threw him from the plane? Was it his best friend?

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrehorror, action, thriller, crime
      CountryUSA, France
      Duration01:43

        Three groups of people are trying to survive Purge Night, when their stories intertwine and are left stranded in The Purge trying to survive the chaos and violence that occurs.

        Markimdb: 5
        Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
        CountryUSA

        The Vigilante Diaries is a high octane action-adventure film featuring 90's movie heroes, explosive action, and international espionage. The film revolves around a team of black-ops agents turned crime-fighters, led by a brooding anti-hero, known only as "The Vigilante." These jam-packed missions of rescue and revenge take us from the mega-mansions and underbelly of Los Angeles to far away places like Iraq, Armenia, Russia, and The United Kingdom to introduce us to a cast of colorful, dangerous, and hilarious characters. From Beverly Hills filmmaker Mike Hanover, to a trio of Asian femme fatales, to ruthless Armenian mobsters, and at the top, a pair of deep cover super spies hell bent on throwing the world into chaos.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryGermany, USA
        Duration01:58

        When a retiring assassin realizes that he is the target of a hit, he winds up back in the game going head to head with a gang of younger, ruthless killers.

        Markimdb: 5.5
        Genreaction, thriller
        CountryGermany, Spain, USA
        Duration02:02

        An assassin forges an unlikely partnership with one of his targets: a woman seeking revenge for the murder of her family.

        Markimdb: 5.6
        Genreaction, thriller, crime
        CountryUSA

        Jim Hanson’s quiet life is suddenly disturbed by two people crossing the US/Mexico border – a woman and her young son – desperate to flee a Mexican cartel. After a shootout leaves the mother dead, Jim becomes the boy’s reluctant defender. He embraces his role as Miguel’s protector and will stop at nothing to get him to safety, as they go on the run from the relentless assassins.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, military
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:30

        An American sniper and his spotter engage in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with an Iraqi sniper.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrethriller, drama, crime
        CountryIndia, USA
        Duration02:33

        New York is a contemporary story of friendship set against the larger than life backdrop of a city often described as the centre of the world. Omar has gone abroad for the first time in his life and soon enough he begins to see and love America through the eyes of his American friends - Sam and Maya. It is the story of these three friends discovering a new world together.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrefantastic, action
        CountryRussia, USA
        Duration02:30

          Henry, a newly resurrected cyborg who must save his wife/creator from the clutches of a psychotic tyrant with telekinetic powers, AKAN, and his army of mercenaries. Fighting alongside Henry is Jimmy, who is Henry's only hope to make it through the day. Hardcore takes place over the course of one day, in Moscow, Russia.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genreaction, adventure, western
          CountryUSA, Australia
          Duration02:10

          Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves.

          Markimdb: 4.8
          Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:30

          A Marine must do whatever it takes to save his kidnapped sister and stop a terrorist attack masterminded by a radical militia group.

          Markimdb: 3.7
          Genreaction, thriller, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:03

          A mall security guard -- and former federal agent -- crosses paths with a drug kingpin's enforcer after he saves a woman from danger.

          Markimdb: 8.1
          Genredrama, military, biography, history
          CountryAustralia, USA
          Duration02:29

            WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.

            Markimdb: 6.1
            Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
            CountryUSA, Germany, Sweden
            Duration01:55

            In Stockholm, Sweden, hacker Lisbeth Salander is hired by Frans Balder, a computer engineer, to retrieve a program that he believes it is too dangerous to exist.

            Markimdb: 4.1
            Genreaction, thriller, crime
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:28

            A former bounty hunter who finds himself on the run as part of a revamped Condemned tournament, in which convicts are forced to fight each other to the death as part of a game that's broadcast to the public.

            Markimdb: 6.6
            Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
            CountryUSA, Russia
            Duration01:45

            After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.

            Markimdb: 6.2
            Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure
            CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, USA, Australia
            Duration02:19

            Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.




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