Shooter is a 2007 conspiracy thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua based on the novel Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter. The film concerns a former United States Marine Corps Scout Sniper, Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg) who is framed for murder by a rogue secret Private military company unit. The film was shot mainly in British Columbia, Canada. It was released on March 23, 2007. The film's DVD was released on June 26, 2007, reaching the top of the...
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Shooter is a 2007 conspiracy thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua based on the novel Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter. The film concerns a former United States Marine Corps Scout Sniper, Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg) who is framed for murder by a rogue secret Private military company unit. The film was shot mainly in British Columbia, Canada. It was released on March 23, 2007. The film's DVD was released on June 26, 2007, reaching the top of the sales charts.
Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg), a retired Gunnery Sergeant Marine Scout Sniper, is one of the few snipers in the world whose sharpshooting abilities allow him to "take out a target from a mile away." He reluctantly leaves a self-imposed exile from his isolated mountain home at the request of Colonel Isaac Johnson (Danny Glover). Johnson appeals to his expertise and patriotism to help track down an assassin who plans on shooting the president from a great distance with a high powered rifle. Johnson gives him a list of three...
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