American Sniper

"The most lethal sniper in U.S. history."

2014 2h 13m EN

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★7.4TMDB · 13,937

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U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history. His pinpoint accuracy not only saves countless lives but also makes him a prime target of insurgents. Despite grave danger and his struggle to be a good husband and father to his family back in the States, Kyle serves four tours of duty in Iraq. However, when he finally returns home, he finds that he cannot leave the war behind.

“The most lethal sniper in U.S. history.”

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Cast

Bradley Cooper
Chris Kyle
Sienna Miller
Taya Renae Kyle
Kyle Gallner
Goat-Winston
Cole Konis
Young Chris Kyle
Ben Reed
Wayne Kyle
Elise Robertson
Debbie Kyle
Keir O'Donnell
Jeff Kyle
Luke Sunshine
Young Jeff Kyle

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Clint Eastwood
Writers: Jason Hall, John Mann
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $59M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 9.2× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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4 / 8

CAST

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287+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Clint Eastwood, shot by Tom Stern. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Gary D. Roach shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller and Kyle Gallner carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The most lethal sniper in U.S. history.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Clint Eastwood directs. Tom Stern behind the camera. Gary D. Roach cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $59M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Made its money back 9.2× over at the box office.
3Released 12 years ago.
4287+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Clint Eastwood, shot by Tom Stern. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Gary D. Roach shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller and Kyle Gallner carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The most lethal sniper in U.S. history.".
9IMDB entry: tt2179136 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1013,937 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
11Classified under 23 themes, including "sniper", "based on novel or book", "affectation", "grave".
12Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Tom Stern
Editing: Gary D. Roach
Production design: Charisse Cardenas
Costume design: Deborah Hopper
Makeup / hair: Jay Wejebe
VFX supervisor: Peter Muyzers
Sound: Matthew Iadarola
Stunt coordinator: Faycal Attougui
Runtime: 133 min · 2h 13m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $58,800,000
Box office: $542,300,000
Return: 922% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: American Sniper (2014)

Awards

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

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Nutshell2019-07-17
★ 9/10
Eastwood directs this deeply moving film about navy seal Chris Kyle, adapted from his autobiography. A first rate production both in front of, and behind the camera, this movie has all the markings of a true classic.
CinemaSerf2026-06-24
★ 7/10
This is based on the real life American SEAL Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) whose finely honed sniping skills see him take four tours to wartorn Iraq at the height of the tensions there, whilst trying to reconcile the fairly profound effects of the war on his psychology and on his family back at home. On that front, he is married to Taya (Sienna Miller) and by watching his increasingly perilous activities abroad and his struggles to adjust to life with her and their children when he returns each time, we get a powerful sense of the impact his job, and of his own childhod, is having on his mental stability. He's not a violent man, nor a drunken thug. Indeed, he is aware of the vacillations of his behaviour and also appreciates the equally torrid situation faced by Taya and his growing family as each trip leaves him more involuntarily distant and emotionally disconnected. Initially, I didn't think Cooper was the best choice here - he begins in just a little too lightweight a fashion, but thanks to some authentic looking recreations of their Iraqi scenarios we do get a gradually growing feeling for the dangers he and his squad face and he starts to exude something altogether more convincing. What also works well here is the ensemble effort from his fellow soldiers as bullets (and brains) whizz around and it becomes clear that technological advantage isn't as effective in an urban environment where martyrdom is a perfectly acceptable outcome for their foes. Politically, this is a little naive and tends to somewhat simplistically showcase the visitors as benign law-keepers in the face of local warlords who terrorise their own people with threats and even an electric drill, but if you can set that aside then what we get here is a potent took at the dangers of a modern war and of the lasting effects it can have. The ending isn't really explained very satisfactorily, but once this gets going it's a forecful biopic of a brave man.