Movies Like American Sniper

If you liked American Sniper (2014), a war and action movie directed by Clint Eastwood, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Warfare (2025)
★ 7/10Also war and 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.
2
Lone Survivor (2013)
★ 7.4/10Also war and action
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…
3
Jarhead (2005)
★ 6.7/10Also 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…
4
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also action and war
An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife.
5
One Shot (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also action and war
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.
6
The Yellow Birds (2018)
★ 6/10Also war
Two young soldiers, Bartle and Murph, navigate the terrors of the Iraq war under the command of the older, troubled Sergeant Sterling. All the while, Bartle is tortured by a promise he made to Murph's mother before…
7
Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also action
When an international terrorist cult threatens global political stability and kidnaps a fellow agent, Ace Sniper Brandon Beckett and the newly-formed Global Response & Intelligence Team – or G.R.I.T. – led by Colonel…
8
Take Cover (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also action
A burned-out professional sniper finds himself trapped in an all-glass penthouse by a lethal competitor and must find a way to survive and escape with little to no cover between him and the killer.
9
Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
★ 6.5/10Also action and war
While flying a routine reconnaissance mission over Bosnia, fighter pilot Lt. Chris Burnett photographs something he wasn't supposed to see and gets shot down behind enemy lines, where he must outrun an army led by a…
10
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
★ 7.4/10Also war
A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.
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One Last Shot (2026)
★ 7.3/10Also action
Navy Seal Jake Harris must stop a team of mercenaries, led by his disillusioned former comrade, from disabling the US missile defense network.
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Jarhead 2: Field of Fire (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also war and action
Battle-scarred and disillusioned by the war, Corporal Chris Merrimette is put in charge of a unit whose next mission is to resupply a remote outpost on the edge of Taliban-controlled territory. While driving through…
13
We Were Soldiers (2002)
★ 7.1/10Also action and war
The year is 1965 and America is at war with North Vietnam. Commanding the air cavalry is Lt. Col. Hal Moore (Gibson), a born leader committed to his troops. His target: the Ia Drang Valley, called "The Valley of…
14
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)
★ 6/10Also war
19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad – contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.
15
Indivisible (2018)
★ 7/10Also war
Upon returning from serving in the U.S. Army, Chaplain Darren Turner faces a crisis that shatters his Family and Faith in God but through the help of his fellow soldiers, he returns to his faith and family
16
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)
★ 7.3/10Also action and war
An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.
17
Thank You for Your Service (2017)
★ 6.6/10Also war
A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield.
18
The Thin Red Line (1998)
★ 7.4/10Also war
The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows…
19
The Great Raid (2005)
★ 6.6/10Also action and war
As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 American prisoners of war.
20
The Hurt Locker (2008)
★ 7.2/10Also 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.