20 Sniper Movies to Watch for Tactical Action and Tension
A tactical list of sniper movies built around precision, pressure, military missions, and cat-and-mouse suspense. Compare summaries, ratings, trailers, and where each title may be available to watch.
Rank 1Movie
The Gorge
Two highly trained operatives grow close from a distance after being sent to guard opposite sides of a mysterious gorge. When an evil below emerges, they must work together to survive what lies within.
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2Movie
Shooter
A top Marine sniper, Bob Lee Swagger, leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and disappears, living in seclusion. He is coaxed back into service after a high-profile government official convinces him to help thwart a plot to kill the President of the United States. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, Swagger becomes the target of a nationwide manhunt. He goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why, eventually seeking revenge against some of the most powerful and corrupt leaders in the free world.
3Movie
The Expendables
Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road, and a loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee visit the remote locale to scout out their opposition and discover the true nature of the conflict engulfing the city.
More rankings
4MovieJack Reacher
2012★ 6.7
5MovieThe Accountant
2016★ 7.1
6MovieFull Metal Jacket
1987★ 8.1
7MovieAmerican Sniper
2014★ 7.4
8MovieEnemy at the Gates
2001★ 7.4
9MovieCivil War
2024★ 6.9
10MovieJack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
2014★ 6.1
11MovieRED
2010★ 6.7
12MovieThe Bourne Supremacy
2004★ 7.3
13MovieThe King of Snipers
2023★ 5.6
14MovieThe Killer
2023★ 6.6
15MovieThe Bourne Legacy
2012★ 6.3
16MovieA Time to Kill
1996★ 7.4
17MovieThe Hurt Locker
2008★ 7.3
18MovieThe Purge: Anarchy
2014★ 6.6
19MovieMud
2013★ 7.1
20MoviePhone Booth
2003★ 6.9
About this list
A tactical list of sniper movies built around precision, pressure, military missions, and cat-and-mouse suspense. Compare summaries, ratings, trailers, and where each title may be available to watch.
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