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American Sniper

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• Action
• Documentary

• 2014
• Clint Eastwood
• 127 mins
• 15

Summary

Action drama starring Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller. The true story of Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in US military history, who becomes a target himself during his tours of Iraq. Away from the battlefield, he struggles to fit back in to civilian life with his wife and children, and fears he may never be able to readjust after leaving duty.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Alan Jones

A confident yet thoughtful performance from a bulked-up Bradley Cooper is the solid centre of director Clint Eastwood's absorbingly matter-of-fact biopic of the most lethal sniper in US military history. Texas patriot Chris Kyle (Cooper) notched up 160 confirmed kills during four tours of Navy SEAL duty in post 9/11 Iraq and Eastwood succinctly charts his life through sharpshooting youth, riding rodeo, rigorous warrior training, marriage to a long-suffering wife (played by an impressive Sienna Miller) and becoming a reluctant hero/legend (as well as the prime target of insurgents). It's a cracking story laced with heart-stopping finger-on-trigger suspense outlining Kyle's battlefield precision and judgement calls on whether to kill men, women or children, and providing moving insights regarding the psychological effects of warfare on the home front. With the final haunting frames bound to surprise those unaware of Kyle's career, this is hard-nosed myth-making at its finest from a director at the top of his game.

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7.3/10

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Cast

rolenameChris KyleBradley CooperTaya Renae KyleSienna MillerMarc LeeLuke GrimesRyan Job, "Biggles"Jake McDormanSheikh Al-ObodiNavid NegahbanJeff KyleKeir O'DonnellDIA Agent SneadEric CloseNavy Seal Lt MartinSam JaegerWinstonKyle GallnerMustafaSammy SheikThe ButcherMido Hamada

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rolenameDirectorClint Eastwood

Details

Theatrical distributor

Warner Bros

Released on

2015-01-16

Languages

English | Arabic

Guidance

Violence, swearing

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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