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Shooter
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7.1A top Marine sniper, Bob Lee Swagger, leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and disappears, living in seclusion. He is coaxed back into service after a high-profile government official convinces him to help thwart a plot to kill the President of the United States. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, Swagger becomes the target of a nationwide manhunt. He goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why, eventually seeking revenge against some of the most powerful and corrupt leaders in the free world.
Cast
- Mark Wahlberg as Bob Lee Swagger
- Michael Peña as Nick Memphis
- Danny Glover as Colonel Isaac Johnson
- Kate Mara as Sarah Fenn
- Elias Koteas as Jack Payne
- Rhona Mitra as Alourdes Galindo
Themes
- philadelphia, pennsylvania
- assassination
- usa president
- based on novel or book
- widow
- fbi
- ethiopia
- on the run
- conspiracy
- dog
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Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
373,788 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
47%
Metacritic
53/100
- Year
- 2007
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 2 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Antoine Fuqua
- Screenplay by
- Jonathan Lemkin
- Based on
- Point of Impact , 1993 novel, by Stephen Hunter
- Produced by
- Lorenzo di Bonaventura Ric Kidney
- Starring
- Mark Wahlberg Michael Peña Danny Glover Kate Mara Elias Koteas Rhona Mitra Rade Šerbedžija Ned Beatty
- Cinematography
- Peter Menzies Jr.
- Edited by
- Conrad Buff Eric Sears
- Music by
- Mark Mancina
- Production companies
- Paramount Pictures di Bonaventura Pictures
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release date
- March 23, 2007 ( 2007-03-23 )
- Running time
- 124 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $61 million
- Box office
- $95.7 million
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 121
- FilmAffinity ID
- 609118
- Official website
- www.shootermovie.com
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- publication date
- 2007-04-19
- title
- Shooter
- Commons category
- Shooter (film)
- review score
- 53/100
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Shooter is a 2007 American action thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Jonathan Lemkin, based on the 1993 novel Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter. The film follows Force Recon Marine Scout Sniper veteran Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg), who is framed for murder by a mercenary unit operating for a private military firm. The film also stars Michael Peña, Danny Glover, Kate Mara, Levon Helm, and Ned Beatty.
Shooter was produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura through Di Bonaventura Pictures, and released by Paramount Pictures in the United States on March 23, 2007. The film received mixed reviews and grossed $95.7 million on a $61 million budget.