American Sniper (2014)

American Sniper rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.3/10· 569K votes

Rotten Tomatoes71%

Metacritic73%

TMDb7.412/10· 14K votes

With 71% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.3/10 on IMDb and 73/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About American Sniper

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.

Cast of American Sniper

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  Bradley Cooper

  as Chris Kyle

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  Sienna Miller

  as Taya Renae Kyle

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  Kyle Gallner

  as Goat-Winston

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  Cole Konis

  as Young Chris Kyle

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  Ben Reed

  as Wayne Kyle

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  Elise Robertson

  as Debbie Kyle

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  Keir O'Donnell

  as Jeff Kyle

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  Luke Sunshine

  as Young Jeff Kyle

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  Kevin Lacz

  as Dauber

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  Troy Vincent

  as Pastor

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  Brandon Salgado Telis

  as Bully

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  Chance Kelly

  as Lt. Col. Jones

American Sniper facts

Budget

$58.8M

Box office

$542.3M

Our take on American Sniper

Clint Eastwood's 2014 war drama follows Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, who treats a single mission—protecting his fellow soldiers—as a sacred duty and becomes one of the deadliest snipers in American history. Across four tours in Iraq, his precision saves lives while marking him for insurgents, and the strain seeps into his marriage and fatherhood back home. Eastwood keeps the action grounded and the moral cost front and center, especially once Kyle returns and finds the war still living inside him. This suits viewers drawn to military stories that weigh heroism against trauma, and who prefer a sober character study over pure combat spectacle.