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Sniper

1993 · 98 min

A sweaty, tense jungle pursuit where two mismatched marksmen circle each other as much as the enemy.

Directed by
Luis Llosa
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
Tagline
One Shot. One Kill. No Exceptions.
Overview
Tough guy Thomas Beckett is a US Marine working in the Panamanian jungle. His job is to seek out rebels and remove them using his sniper skills. Beckett is notorious for losing his partners on such missions. This time he's accompanied by crack marksman Richard Miller.

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Directed by
Luis Llosa
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • loyalty
  • violence
Places
  • wilderness
  • military
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

In this series

Sniper Collection

  1. SniperMovie · 1993 This title
  2. Sniper 2Movie · 2002
  3. Sniper 3Movie · 2004
  4. Sniper: ReloadedMovie · 2011
  5. Sniper: LegacyMovie · 2014
  6. Sniper: Ghost ShooterMovie · 2016
  7. Sniper: Ultimate KillMovie · 2017
  8. Sniper: Assassin's EndMovie · 2020
  9. Sniper: Rogue MissionMovie · 2022
  10. Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence TeamMovie · 2023
  11. Sniper: The Last StandMovie · 2025
  12. Sniper: No NationMovie · 2026

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Genres
action, drama, thriller
Directed by
Luis Llosa
Written by
Crash Leyland, Michael Frost Beckner
Starring
Tom Berenger, Billy Zane, J.T. Walsh, Aden Young, Kenneth Radley, Reynaldo Arenas, Gary Swanson, Hank Garrett
Music
Gary Chang
Cinematography
Wilmer Butler
Runtime
98 min
Country
Peru, United States of America
Languages
English

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