Movies like American Sniper
American Sniper (2014) is a war movie directed by Clint Eastwood. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Jarhead (2005)
★ 6.7 · 3,305 votes · Drama, War
Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swofford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are forced to stay back from the action. Swofford struggles with the possibility of his girlfriend cheating on him, and as his mental state deteriorates, his desire to kill increases.
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2. The Hurt Locker (2008)
★ 7.2 · 6,417 votes · Drama, Thriller, War
During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
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3. Warfare (2025)
★ 7.1 · 1,666 votes · War, Action
A platoon of Navy SEALs embarks on a dangerous mission in Ramadi, Iraq, with the chaos and brotherhood of war retold through their memories of the event.
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4. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
★ 8.1 · 11,841 votes · Drama, War
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
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5. Three Kings (1999)
★ 6.7 · 2,402 votes · Action, Comedy, War
A group of American soldiers stationed in Iraq at the end of the Gulf War find a map they believe will take them to a huge cache of stolen Kuwaiti gold hidden near their base, and they embark on a secret mission that's destined to change everything.
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6. Dear John (2010)
★ 6.8 · 4,358 votes · Drama, Romance, War
While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany, he meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off a pier. John eventually falls in love with Savannah, who promises to write to him until he returns from overseas.
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7. The Rock (1996)
★ 7.2 · 5,425 votes · Action, Adventure, Thriller
When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the skills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.
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8. The Wall (2017)
★ 6.4 · 1,089 votes · War, Thriller, Drama
An American sniper and his spotter engage in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with an Iraqi sniper.
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9. Megan Leavey (2017)
★ 7.3 · 873 votes · Drama, War
The true story of Marine Corporal Megan Leavey, who forms a powerful bond with an aggressive combat dog, Rex. While deployed in Iraq, the two complete more than 100 missions and save countless lives, until an IED explosion puts their faithfulness to the test.
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10. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
★ 7.3 · 12,569 votes · Sci-Fi, Action, Drama
A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.
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11. Enemy at the Gates (2001)
★ 7.4 · 4,218 votes · War, History
A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.
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12. Lone Survivor (2013)
★ 7.4 · 4,909 votes · War, Action, Drama
Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. As they confront unthinkable odds, the SEALs must find reserves of strength and resilience to fight to the finish.
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13. Tom Clancy's Without Remorse (2021)
★ 6.9 · 2,815 votes · Action, Thriller, War
An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife.
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14. The Imitation Game (2014)
★ 8.0 · 18,535 votes · History, Drama, Thriller
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.
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15. One Shot (2021)
★ 6.7 · 950 votes · Action, Thriller, Crime
An elite squad of Navy SEALs, on a covert mission to transport a prisoner off a CIA black site island prison, are trapped when insurgents attack while trying to rescue the same prisoner.
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16. Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
★ 7.6 · 15,619 votes · Action, Sci-Fi
Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back at the beginning of the same day and is forced to fight and die again... and again - as physical contact with the alien has thrown him into a time loop.
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17. 300 (2007)
★ 7.2 · 15,181 votes · Action, Adventure, War
A story very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians.
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18. Shooter (2007)
★ 7.1 · 5,679 votes · Drama, Action, Thriller
A 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.
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19. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
★ 8.5 · 27,576 votes · Adventure, Fantasy, Action
As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power.
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20. Schindler's List (1993)
★ 8.6 · 18,037 votes · Drama, History, War
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
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