American Sniper

(2014)

Synopsis

Academy Award ®--winning filmmaker Clint Eastwood (Flags of Our Fathers, Letters from Iwo Jima) returns to the wartime genre with AMERICAN SNIPER, starring Oscar® nominee Bradley Cooper (American Hustle) as Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history. But there was much more to this true American hero than his skill with a rifle. U.S. Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle is sent to Iraq with only one mission: to protect his brothers-in-arms. His pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and, as stories of his courageous exploits spread, he earns the nickname "Legend." However, his reputation is also growing behind enemy lines, putting a price on his head and making him a prime target of insurgents. Despite the danger, as well as the toll on his family at home, Chris serves through four harrowing tours of duty in Iraq, becoming emblematic of the SEAL creed to "leave no man behind." But upon returning home, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind. Based on Kyle's best-selling autobiography, this astonishing true story also stars Golden Globe nominee Sienna Miller, Luke Grimes (Fifty Shades of Grey), Jake McDorman (Shameless), Navid Negahban (Homeland) and more.

Directors

Clint Eastwood, Peter Morgan, Jason Hall, Tom Stern, Joel Cox, Bradley Cooper, Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Bruce Berman, Jason Hall, Sheroum Kim, Bub Asman, David Bernstein

Production year

2014

Rating

R

Studio

Warner Bros.

Runtime

134 minutes

Cast

Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Luke Grimes, Kyle Gallner, Ben Reed