The film industry tends to romanticize the profession of a sniper. It is not surprising, because in order to become a good sniper, you must have excellent endurance, a keen eye, a strong nervous system and a special value system. Also an important factor is the moral side of the issue. In the TOP films for the most part included those films that hurt deep emotions and make you understand the motives of the representatives of this particular profession.
"Sniper"
- Year: 1992
- Country: USA, Peru
- Genre: action, thriller, military
- Actors: Tom Berenger, Billy Zane, J.T. Walsh, Aden Young, Ken Radley, Reinaldo Arenas, Gary Swanson, Hank Garrett, Frederick Mirallotta, Vanessa Steele
An assassin named Thomas Beckett works for the American government. He works alone all the time and made this feature his own principle. That is why the appearance of a young partner causes an attack of aggression in him. At the same time, the task was to eliminate General Alvarez. He was the leader of the rebels and led the traffic of weapons and drugs.Since the object is in the jungle, this complicates the task of the mercenaries. The danger lies in the fact that in the event of non-fulfillment of the task, the snipers themselves will fall under the scope.
"Voroshilov Sharpshooter"
- Year: 1999
- Country Russia
- Genre: drama, crime
- Akers: Mikhail Ulyanov, Anna Sinyakina, Alexey Makarov, Marat Basharov, Ilya Drevnov, Alexander Porokhovshchikov, Vladislav Galkin, Sergey Garmash, Irina Rozanova, Georgy Martirosyan
In one yard live three friends leading a carefree lifestyle. They are bored and at one of their parties they lure their neighbor. The girl is very naive and trusts one of the guys she knows from her childhood. As a result, the girl is raped and allowed to go home. Young criminals are confident of their impunity. Moreover, the father of one of them is an influential figure in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. As the guys assumed, the rape case was not brought to a logical conclusion and was simply closed. But the grandfather, with whom the victim lives, has an iron character. He decides to punish arrogant criminals.
"Leon"
- Year: 1994
- Country: France
- Genre: action, thriller, drama, crime
- Actors: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello, Peter Eppel, Willy One Blood, Don Creech, Keith A. Glasco, Randolph Scott, Michael Badalucco
One of the most important qualities of an assassin is stealth. Leon fully meets this criterion. The hero is laconic and focused on work. He communicates with only one person who keeps his savings. He himself owns a bar, but at the same time he gives Leon new orders. The only creature that causes a warm feeling in a sniper is a houseplant. His attitude to life changes dramatically when a girl lives in the path of a hero who lives next door. Matilda fell into a terrible situation and asks Leon for help. The heart of a terse killer is melting.
"Shooter"
- Year: 2007
- Country: USA
- Genre: Action, Thriller, Drama, Crime, Detective
- Actors: Mark Wahlberg. Michael Peña, Danny Glover, Kate Mara, Elias Koteas, Ned Beatty, Rade Sherbegia, Rona Mitra, Jonathan Walker, Tate Donovan
The career of an experienced sniper Bob Lee Swagger has been striving upwards for more than a year. A new task he will have to share with his friend. As a result, the attack turns into a catastrophe: bullets whistle around, but there is simply no connection. As a result, Comrade Boba dies, and the hero renounces the profession and grieves. He moves to the mountains and lives in solitude. All this is interrupted by a visit by an FSB agent who must convince the hero to liquidate the American president. Bob begins to suspect that he is just trying to substitute.
"Sniper"
- Year: 2014
- Country: USA
- Genre: Action, Thriller, Drama, War, Biography, History
- Actors: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Kyle Gallner, Cole Conys, Ben Reed, Elise Robertson, Luke Sunshine, Troy Vincent, Brandon Salgado, Keir O'Donnell
An ordinary guy from Texas is leaving under a contract in a hot spot. In Iran, inexperienced Chris needs to understand how to live in a tough military discipline, and also just survive. The time has passed and the hero becomes one of the best snipers, which impresses even enemies. For his achievements the guy gets the nickname Devil. Chris's wife is waiting for him at home. She is very afraid for her husband and does not approve of his chosen profession. The girl asks her husband to quit work.
"Point of Fire"
- Year: 2008
- Country: USA
- Genre: Action, Thriller, Drama, Crime, Detective
- Actors: Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, Said Tagmawi, Ayelet Zurer, Edgar Ramirez, William Hurt, Eduardo Noriega, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver
In Spain, an anti-terrorism forum is held in Salamanca. Leaders of the most influential states met there. During the speech of the President of the United States, an emergency happens - a shot sounds, the leader is killed. Following a powerful explosion that kills at least a hundred people on the forum. A huge scandal broke out, everything points to the role of terrorist organizations. But not everything is so simple, some factors indicate the ambiguity of the situation.
"Phone booth"
- Year: 2002
- Country: USA
- Genre: Thriller, Crime
- Actors: Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Rada Mitchell, Katie Holmes, Paula Jay Parker, Arian Ash, Tia Tejada, John Inos III, Richard T. Jones
The story develops around arrogant advertising agent Stu Shepard. He without a twinge of conscience misleads people in favor of his selfish ends. In his network comes across and a young actress Pamela. Here the scammer is only interested in the bed, so he promises the girl to participate in screen tests that were the limit of her dreams. Negotiations with the subject of his passion, Stu leads by telephone. One day he enters a telephone booth in which a telephone begins to ring. Without thinking, he responds to the mysterious call. The voice on the other end says he wants to punish Stu for his dishonesty. To leave a chance for life, the hero takes the instructions of the voice from the apparatus.
"The Enemy at the Gates"
- Year: 2001
- Country: United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, USA
- Genre: Drama, War, History
- Actors: Jude Law, Rachel Weiss, Joseph Fiennes, Ed Harris, Bob Hoskins, Ron Perlman, Eva Matthes, Gabriel Thomson, Matthias Habih, Sophia Royz
In the history of the Second World War, the Battle of Stalingrad became one of the brightest and at the same time terrible event. Vasily Zaitsev - a Russian soldier - shoots a rifle perfectly. The guy became a celebrity, as he put countless enemies. In order to cope with the young sniper, the fascists send their best fighter to search for him. It will be a bloody duel with an unpredictable outcome.
"Sniper: Last Shot"
- Year: 2015
- Country: Belarus
- Genre: Military, Action
- Actors: Gosha Kutsenko, Anna Snatkina, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Denis Burgazliev, Dirk Martens, Boris Romanov, Julia Kadushkevich, Georgy Sivokhin, Ruslan Chernetsky, Oleg Weber
In one of the periods of the Second World War, Soviet troops retreated under the onslaught of the enemy. In a bloody battle, Russian soldiers manage to recapture a group of Polish prisoners of war. Among the prisoners is a former adviser to the Polish army. This is Frenchman Andre Rainier. One of the Soviet soldiers is wary of him. Nikolai sees Andre as a traitor. But in one of the battles they have to fight side by side and the opinion of the Russian soldier changes radically. Unfortunately, this battle was lost and the young people find themselves in captivity. To be saved they will have to rally.
"Mine"
- Year: 2016
- Country: USA, Spain, Italy
- Genre: action, thriller, military
- Actors: Army Hammer, Annabelle Wallis, Tom Cullen, Clint Dyer, Joff Bell, Juliette Aubrey, Inés Pinjar Millet, Luca Peros, Daniel Sandoval, Agustin Rodriguez
The story tells how two snipers get into Afghanistan. Here they will eliminate the most dangerous terrorist. Suddenly, one of the snipers makes a mistake, exposing himself and his partner to fire. Both have to run. But on the way to salvation, the arrows fall on the mined territory. Tommy steps on a mine. Mike is trying to save a mortally wounded but still living friend. Suddenly he hears a sound that testifies to the imminent inevitable death. If he moves, there will be an explosion. Contacting the management, he gets the installation to wait for reinforcement for 52 hours. In the conditions of heat, thirst, hungry predators and enemy territory, such an expectation equals death.
