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Is Shooter worth watching?
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GoodGoodWatch scoreMostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66 (IMDb 7.1).
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"Shooter" (a.k.a., Matt Thompson, a.k.a., Gruwald) is a photographer in 1967 Saigon, Vietnam. Working out of a news agency for a major magazine, Thompson gets involved in the lives of the soldiers he meets and "shoots."
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- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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- You need an uplifting mood
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- Directed by
- Gary Nelson
- Written by
- David Hume Kennerly, Steve Kline
- Produced by
- David Hume Kennerly, Barry M. Berg
- Music by
- Paul Chihara
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Facts
September 11, 1988 · 1 h 40 min · Violence, Strong Language, Disturbing Imagery, Drug Use
- Released
- September 11, 1988
- Runtime
- 1 h 40 min
- Content
- Violence, Strong Language, Disturbing Imagery, Drug Use
- Genres
- Action, Drama, TV Movie
- Original language
- English
Tropes
Crazy Survivalist, Assassins Are Always Betrayed, Do Not Taunt Cthulhu +9
Q&A
4 questions, like "Is Shooter worth watching?"
Questions about Shooter
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Will I feel good after watching Shooter?
BleakHopeful
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for melancholy and 8 for bleakness, against 2 for hopefulness.
Is Shooter plot-driven or character-driven?
CharactersPlot
Mostly character-driven: it leans on pathos (8 of 10) and character depth (7 of 10) more than on its plot.
What tropes does Shooter use?
Crazy SurvivalistAssassins Are Always BetrayedDo Not Taunt Cthulhu"Get Out of Jail Free" CardTraining MontageSilly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids!Sniper RifleThe GovernmentHollywood HealingMeaningful LookChekhov's GunmanPull the I.V.and 86 more
TV Tropes lists 98 tropes for it, including Crazy Survivalist, Assassins Are Always Betrayed, and Do Not Taunt Cthulhu.