American Sniper
The most lethal sniper in U.S. history.
S.Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history.His pinpoint accuracy not only saves countless lives but also makes him a prime target of insurgents.Despite grave danger and his struggle to be a good husband and father to his family back in the States, Kyle serves four tours of duty in Iraq.
- Director
- Clint Eastwood
- Worldwide
- $542M
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Cast
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What It's About
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U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history. His pinpoint accuracy not only saves countless lives but also makes him a prime target of insurgents. Despite grave danger and his struggle to be a good husband and father to his family back in the States, Kyle serves four tours of duty in Iraq. However, when he finally returns home, he finds that he cannot leave the war behind.
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The record
Awards
2 wins · 6 nominations
Academy Awards
1 win · 6 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actor
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
American Sniper returned 9.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $59M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $542M
- Release date
- Dec 25, 2014
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada, United States of America
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