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American Sniper
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American Sniper is a 2014 American action, war, biographical, and drama film directed by Clint Eastwood. The screenplay was written by Jason Hall, with Tom Stern serving as director of photography and Joel Cox as film editor. The cast includes Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Luke Grimes, and Jake McDorman. Production was handled by Warner Bros. Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures, RatPac Entertainment, Mad Chance, and 22nd & Indiana Pictures. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix, and it was filmed in Los Angeles, California.
The movie has a runtime of 132 to 133 minutes and was released on December 25, 2014. It was produced with a budget of 58,800,000 and generated box office revenue of 547,426,372. The original languages are English and Arabic. American Sniper received an Academy Award for Best Sound Editing and was nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Film Editing. It also received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films award. Critical reception included an IMDb rating of 7.3, a Metascore of 73, and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 71%.
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7.4U.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.
Cast
- Bradley Cooper as Chris Kyle
- Sienna Miller as Taya Renae Kyle
- Kyle Gallner as Goat-Winston
- Cole Konis as Young Chris Kyle
- Ben Reed as Wayne Kyle
- Elise Robertson as Debbie Kyle
Themes
- sniper
- based on novel or book
- affectation
- grave
- biography
- iraq
- based on true story
- u.s. navy seal
- iraq war
- u.s. soldier
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
568,760 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
71%
Metacritic
73/100
- Year
- 2014
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Genres
- Action, Biography, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 24 wins & 43 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- Arabic
- Based on
- American Sniper
- Main subject
- Chris Kyle
- Director
- Clint Eastwood
- Screenwriter
- Jason Hall
- Producer
- Robert Lorenz
- Cinematographer
- Tom Stern
- Narrative location
- Afghanistan
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 132.0
- FilmAffinity ID
- 941942
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.warnerbros.com/movies/american-sniper
- Image
- American-sniper-logo.svg
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- publication date
- 2015-01-16
- title
- American Sniper
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound
- film editor
- Joel Cox
- distributed by
- Netflix
- box office
- 547426372
- capital cost
- 58800000
- Commons category
- American Sniper
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- different from
- Sniper
- review score
- 71%
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Encyclopedic overview
American Sniper is a 2014 American biographical war drama film directed and co-produced by Clint Eastwood and written and executive-produced by Jason Hall, based on the memoir of the same name by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice. The film follows the life of Kyle, who became the deadliest marksman in U.S. military history with 255 kills from four tours in the Iraq War, 160 of which were officially confirmed by the Department of Defense. While Kyle was celebrated for his military successes, his tours of duty took a heavy toll on his personal and family life. It stars Bradley Cooper as Kyle and Sienna Miller as his wife Taya, with Luke Grimes, Jake McDorman, Cory Hardrict, Kevin Lacz, Navid Negahban, and Keir O'Donnell in supporting roles.
American Sniper premiered at the American Film Institute Festival on November 11, 2014, and had a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 25, 2014 by Warner Bros. Pictures, followed by a wide release on January 16, 2015. It received generally positive reviews, with praise for Cooper's lead performance and Eastwood's direction, although it also attracted some controversy over its portrayal of both the Iraq War and Kyle himself. The film grossed over $547 million worldwide, making it the 13th-highest-grossing film of 2014, and Eastwood's highest-grossing film to date.
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