American Sniper fingerprintRelentless energy, strong craft, no humor.
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
Fast from start to finish.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
War, history, and a real life story
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Standout cinematography, editing, and sound design
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
Fast from start to finish.
American Sniper is nerve-racking, brutally violent, and thrilling.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's moving and melancholic. Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
War, history, and a real life story
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around war, history, and a real life story. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out.
Standout cinematography, editing, and sound design
Look and sound: the cinematography, editing, and sound design stand out.
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The most lethal sniper in U.S. history.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
American Sniper is included with a subscription to Netflix, fuboTV, Peacock, and Peacock Premium+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 80/100 (IMDb 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes 71%, and Metacritic 100). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
2 h 13 min
American Sniper runs 2 h 13 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate American Sniper higher (86) than audiences (74). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $59 million to make and earned $542 million worldwide, 9.2 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+97GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for American Sniper in 111 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 95 storytelling tropes for American Sniper, including Comically Missing the Point, Revenge Before Reason, Roaring Rampage of Revenge.
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