Composure, concentration, patience are a must for a good shooter. The protagonists of these 20 best sniper movies know firsthand how important these qualities are to the success of the operation. You have to go with them all the way from finding a location for a fatal shot to pulling the trigger of a silent deadly rifle.
1. Washington Sniper: 23 Days of Horror (2003)
There are two serial killer snipers in Washington DC. The police cannot establish any connection between their victims. Meanwhile, the city is plunged into a panic that will last 23 days.
2. Voroshilov shooter (1999)
The granddaughter of Ivan Afonin (Mikhail Ulyanov) becomes a victim of rape. The man tries to punish the criminals by contacting the police, but despite the efforts of the local precinct police officer, it is not possible to restore justice. Then the pensioner buys a rifle to punish the offenders on his own.
3. Leon (1994)
Professional hitman Leon (Jean Reno) meets a little orphan girl Matilda (Natalie Portman). A brave little girl asks the killer to teach her the craft of a sniper in order to avenge her brother's death.
4. Battle for Sevastopol (2015)
This is the story of the Soviet sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko (Yulia Peresild) based on real events. The film shows the military actions of the Second World War, and the love life of the heroine, and her psychological transformation.
5. Shooter (2007)
What happens when great shooter Bob Lee Sueigger (Mark Wahlberg) is sent to kill another sniper? And what will be the actions of the protagonist when he realizes that he was treacherously set up?
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6. Sniper (2014)
After the Arab terrorist attack in America, Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) decides to join the army, where he is taking sniper courses. As a result, the hero becomes one of the best in his field, but he has a serious rival.
7. Gemini (2019)
Henry Brogan (Will Smith) is tasked with shooting a terrorist. However, soon the hero learns that he was framed and the victim of the murder was an ordinary person. When the truth emerges, Henry is hunted down.
8.15 minutes of war (2019)
An ordinary school bus with two dozen children was not destined to arrive as usual at school. Terrorists sneak into the car and threaten to force the driver to change course to the Somali border. A group of French snipers will save the situation.
9. Enemy at the Gates (2000)
The plot revolves around the confrontation between the Soviet sniper Vasily Zaitsev (Jude Law) and the German shooter Koenig (Ed Harris). The hero of the USSR will have to defeat the enemy, decide the outcome of the battle of 1942 and not lose his newfound love.
10. Observer (2012)
French law enforcement is raiding a gang of bank robbers that have gone unpunished for more than two years. But the criminals have a trick up their sleeves - a skilled sniper.
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11. Point of fire (2008)
The unusual structure of the plot will make you throw away stereotypes and believe: we often judge events in a biased way, not knowing all the details of the situation. The story centers on the assassination attempt on American President Henry Ashton (William Hurt). The director decided to show the murder from the points of view of a journalist, secret agent, policeman, the president himself and the terrorists.
12. Sniper: Legacy (2014)
Upon learning of his father's murder, Brandon Beckett (Chad Collins) gathers a team of snipers to take revenge on the criminal shooter. The situation begins to go wrong when the hero finds out: his father is actually alive.
13. Sniper: Ghost Warrior (2016)
Continuation of the series of films about the sniper Brandon Beckett (Chad Collins). This time, the shooter, together with his partner, will have to protect the section of the gas pipeline from terrorist attacks. However, in the course of the operation, friends begin to suspect that there is a traitor among their leaders, who gives out to opponents the location and tactics of snipers.
fourteen.Sniper Flawless Kill (2017)
An influential Colombian drug dealer hires an impeccable hitman to get rid of competitors and open up access to the American market. Concerned about this situation, the US civil service is sending its detective and sniper to deal with the impending threat.
15. Sniper: Assassin Finale (2020)
This time, a professional sniper is falsely accused of killing a high-ranking foreigner. All the evidence points to the main character, who can only flee. Will the shooter be able to clear his name of slander and find the real criminal?
16. Legacy: Frozen Blood (2019)
Henry (Jean Reno) is a former professional hitman-shooter who retired and leads a quiet life in a forest cottage, hoping to hide from the police there. One day, not far from his house, a stranger gets into an accident. Will Henry accept the "guest", given that this help could turn out to be a complete revelation for him?
17. Shooter (1995)
Michael Dane (Dolph Lundgren) must prevent the assassinations of the US and Cuban presidents. The hero suspects Simone Rosse (Maruška Detmers) of the sniper's assassination attempt. But is she really the one behind the impending double crime?
18. Jack Reacher (2012)
Former sniper James Barr (Joseph Sikora) is suspected of killing 5 people. All accusations point to a man. However, when Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) takes on the case, the sheer amount of overkill leads the investigator to dig deeper.
19. Telephone booth (2002)
Stu (Colin Farrell) is not the most righteous person who managed to annoy many people around. But the character will have to seriously reconsider his behavior when he is on the sight of an invisible sniper.
20. Cuckoo (2002)
Fate brings together three completely different heroes - the final sniper Veikko (Ville Haapasalo), dressed in German uniform, Ivan (Viktor Bychkov), a Red Army soldier, and Anni (Anni-Christina Juuso), a Sami shaman. The heroes speak different languages and understand each other only through gestures. There is a feeling of tension between the men, because Ivan believes that Veikko is a fascist soldier who wants to kill a Soviet soldier.
