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"Yesterday was about honor. Today is about justice."
  • R
  • 2007
  • 2 hr 5 min
  • 7.1  (350,518)
  • 53

Shooter is a 2007 American action thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua. It stars Mark Wahlberg as Bob Lee Swagger, a highly skilled former Marine sniper who is coerced back into service to stop an assassination attempt on the President of the United States. The film opens with Swagger retiring from the military after a mission goes awry and his spotter is killed. Three years later, he is approached by Colonel Isaac Johnson (Danny Glover) and FBI agent Nick Memphis (Michael Peña) who convince Swagger to help them stop a plot to assassinate the President. Swagger agrees and is informed that the assassination will take place from a mile away during a public appearance in Philadelphia. He is also told that a member of a private military company called Triple Canopy is behind the plot.

Swagger travels to Philadelphia and scopes out the location, determining where the shooter will set up for the assassination attempt. However, when Swagger goes to the spot on the day of the President's visit, shots are fired from a different location. Swagger is framed for attempting to kill the President and brutally attacked, but he manages to escape.

Now on the run from the authorities, Swagger receives help from rookie FBI agent Alourdes Galindo (Rhona Mitra) who begins to realize that he has been set up. Together they work to uncover the conspiracy and real assassin behind the failed attempt on the President's life.

Swagger discovers that corrupt government and military officials secretly hired the mercenary Michael Sandor (Rade Šerbedžija) to kill the President in order to further their political agendas. Swagger manages to capture Sandor and extract information from him, learning about the depths of the conspiracy against him.

This leads Swagger and Galindo to the wealthy and connected defense contractor Richard Puller (Ned Beatty) who hired Sandor for the assassination job. At Puller's mansion, Swagger manages to kill many of Puller's mercenaries before confronting Puller himself. With the help of explosives expert Sarah Fenn (Kate Mara), Swagger and Galindo are able to stop Puller and expose the conspiracy.

The film culminates in an intense shootout sequence where Swagger and Fenn fight against dozens of Puller's heavily armed men. Swagger displays his elite sniper skills while Fenn provides explosives support. After a long and bloody battle, they manage to kill Puller and escape from his estate.

Shooter is an action-packed thriller that shows off Mark Wahlberg's impressive skills as a tactical sniper. The film features great supporting performances from Michael Peña as the conflicted FBI agent, and Rhona Mitra as the principled rookie who helps unravel the conspiracy. Antoine Fuqua's skilled direction highlights the action sequences and intrigue. Overall, Shooter is an engaging and entertaining film for fans of the action and conspiracy thriller genres.

Shooter is a 2007 action movie with a runtime of 2 hours and 5 minutes. It has received moderate reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 7.1 and a MetaScore of 53.

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  • Release Date
    2007
  • MPAA Rating
    R
  • Runtime
    2 hr 5 min
  • Language
    English
  • IMDB Rating
    7.1  (350,518)
  • Metascore
    53