Sniper: The Best Movie You Never Saw (With 9 Sequels?!) 

Tom Berenger is a household name. Sniper is a great movie, Berenger was the perfect choice for the lead. And indeed, The Substitute is another top film.

Me and my mate adored this and American Ninja 4. We were 13 and didn't know any better.

I saw them all and regret NOTHING!!!!

Billy Zane was great. The ‘old dog vs young buck’ dynamic between him and Berenger was awesome.

Thanks for drawing attention to this classic! This is one of the first R-rated movies that my Dad ever let me watch. I used to cringe so hard during the torture scene, but I have fond memories of watching it with Dad and talking about it with him. We love this movie!

I absolutely love this movie and am an unabashed Berranger fan. From Platoon to Minor League and everything in between, he has amazing range and commands every scene like he's Sergeant freakin Barnes

Great vid! Playing Thomas Beckett’s son Brandon on screen has been a dream having grown up loving the OG Sniper film. Tom B is a legend, as is the B Zane 🎯🫡

I was a big fan of Tom Berenger & the sniper franchise when I was a kid ...I saw the first one & fell in love w/ it & then noticed there were 2 more films...Sniper 3 was & still is my all time favorite movie from the franchise ...Tom Berenger & Byron Mann were awesome in that film

Berenger's worked with some of the most talented directors of all time including Ridley Scott, Christopher Nolan, Wolfgang Petersen, Oliver Stone, Phillip Noyce and Antoine Fuqua, he was incredibly badass in The Substitute, Sniper, Last of the Dogmen and Shoot to Kill and also gave wonderful performances that were particularly rich in gravitas in Platoon, Someone to Watch Over Me, Shattered, Inception and Betrayed.

One of those great 90s movies that inspired video Game Sniper Ghost Warrior with Gary Cheng/Hans Zimmer music that is absolute banger. Besides Berenger it has JT Walsh in the small role and actor who played Rogue CIA agent also was in The Big Steal (a huge deal in the Australian cinema)...

I've seen so many of the "Best Movie you Never Saw" movies, I'm really old and have been watching movies since the early 1970's. I've worked in video stores, I've worked in video production. One of my favorite Tom Berenger films "Last of the Dogmen" (I believe it's an HBO film). Is a classic that I'm not sure was ever widely distributed. Barbara Hershey co-stars. Beautifully shot, Berenger and Hershey work well together. It's worth a "Best Movie You Never Saw".

Fear City is something i would reccomend to fans of horror, action, suspense movies with Tom Berenger as ex professional boxer turned pimp goes toe to toe against a karate killer. Directed by Abel Ferearra

One of my favorite movies as a kid. I wanted to be a sniper SO bad! My friends and I would rock our shittiest camo and practice vanishing in the woods. We sucked lol

This is one of my favorite early 90s action flicks. If I remember correctly, Tri-Star/Sony put a 30 seconds TV spot during the Super Bowl of that year! Of course, this was before film spot during the Super Bowl became a trend.

What's interesting about this movie is that it has some decently accurate moments regarding sniping. Some obvious, some subtle ... noticed only by those are/were snipers, precision shooters, or hunters. It's well written, beautifully shot, and you can mentally follow the characters through the movies. Meaning you have a sense of where they are and what they're doing pretty much the entire time. Something that's been lost in most action movies these days. Being able to keep a mental picture of who is doing what and where, allows for a better immersion and understanding of the stakes.

The scene when Berenger shot the other sniper and the round went through the enemy snipers scope...Well,legendary sniper Carlos Hathcock actually did do that in the Vietnam war and that scene was based on that.

Ole dude counter sniper and that SVD dragunov... Such a sexy rifle.

This was my favorite movie growing up. Every day after school for a full year I'd walk home via the video store, rent this film, grab a chocolate milk, and watch it before dinner. Must have spent enough on rentals to own the VHS a hundred times over. Looking back it's so silly and innacurate but I still love it. Never bothered with the sequels. There is only one!

If you’re looking for an under the radar Billy Zane movie then you should also look at Pose. that could be a perfect Segway into Mario Van Peebles.

LOVE the first 3! Seen them all

In my High School, my buddy and I used to watch this movie and The Substitute regularly along with playing Tecmo Basketball and Tecmo Bowl. I recorded both movies off HBO.

I saw this at the Drive-In, and I always enjoyed it. Thought it was going to be more Action Packed, but I liked it.

A retrospective on True Blue would be awesome. I love Tom Berenger.

an all time classic, memorable and actually good Sniper film close to reality when it comes to sniping tactics..

Definitely underrated. Seen it several times but not recently.

I saw this on TV as a teenager, though it was done well for its time.

this was one of those "cool guy" movies, that a friend rented for his 13 or 14th birthday party and we all felt so badass after watching it! bunch of little 12-14 year olds with that "we're gonna burn some shit down tonight, boys!" attitude :D

couple classics - don’t seem to be on any streaming tho 😮

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Hey Chris B, very timely i was just planning to watch it this week for the first time. Look forward

My top favorite Tom Berenger movies, all the Sniper films, The Substitute, Platoon.

thanx , i forgot !

I’ve got all of these Sniper films-💯 great action

I used to watch this film religiously as a kid haha So good

I saw this one back in theaters in 1993. This has held up very well over the last 30 years. And I own most of the sequels as well. The newest ones are kinda cheesy but fun watches but the first one is a bonafide classic in my eyes.

I saw Shattered in theaters and loved it. Sniper in theaters was good...Not great but good.

man its nice to see some sniper love! it's a really enjoyable series

Saw all the sequels few years back, just before crackle went to sh*t😂. Tom berenger was one brutal soab playing the acting roles of the sniper 😊❤

Billy Zane!

Did you ever see Rustlers Rhapsody? A comedy wester he starred in. One of my favorite films of the 80s. I actually went to see Sniper at the theater.

I enjoyed the movie, but sorry, you will NEVER see a Marine with a rank as high as a MGySgt go into the field on a direct mission like this unless he's already out of the USMC and operating as a private, civilian contractor. Loved the homage to Gunny Hathcock's famous shot.

I always thought that Colombia was where Sgt Barnes ended up after Platoon...

Love this one. Got my mom to take me to the theater to see it. She actually enjoyed it.

Great movie it’s definitely a product of the time period I still watch my dvd of this movie

This movie was SO FUCKING AWESOME.

9 sequels? This is marvel universe level stuff 😅

The best movie I've never seen...wrong...definitely saw it multiple times.

Shoot to Kill, I knew this movie as Deadly Pursuit.

I remember watching this as a kid on HBO. I was probably 9 or 10, and this movie made me want to join the army😂

This is one of the best movies I keep it all the time😎💯👍

I remember watching this with my dad in theaters 🥲🙏🏽🎬 only liked Billy Zane in the phantom lol

First title I saw in this series was Remo William's and that had to be more than a decade ago. It was always a childhood favorite and everything that pops up in this series is a title I tend to be fond of, but I guess that is the point. To remind most and educate a few. Sniper is another childhood classic. I recently bough the set on Vudu, however, I think it was just the first six, I'll have t add the remaining titles to my wish-list and thanks for pointing out that the Segal title is not affiliated, I might have fallen for that as sequels tend to go off the rails. TB is a reliable actor, don't forget his small but pivotal role in Training Day. I also really like Betrayed, He's a believable Trump Supporter and D Winger also impresses. B Zane does turn in a solid performance and the movie sticks the landing much like Marky is Shooter. I recommend this movie. .

Like "Sniper " is a sweet action movie ,from the early nineties .In which two badass snipers go into the jungle ,where one has a grudge .And the other gets to babysit ,then all hell breaks lose .Then we to see who the better sniper gong up against ,one a ex CIA goon .and Drug lord in the jungle .But one my favourite parts in the beginning ,where Berenger takes down the General in the hills .And like "Shattered" was a awesome movie .

The Substitute is excellent!

I know The Field. Richard Harris and Sean Bean are in it.

You didn't mention Eddie and the Cruisers.

I have in my hand right now the Spanish 'special edition' DVD distributed by manga films, for some reason it was called "En el corazón de la jungla" (At the Heart of the Jungle). Really cool movie. Can't say I have watched all the sequels, the ones that I have are either slightly 'meh' or fairly decent, if there's a terrible one I've missed it so far

Excellent movie.

Yea that movie was legit... I watched the hell out of it when I was a kid

Saw the first movie in the cinema and thought it was quite good.

I’ve seen a bunch of them. I even pirated a few back in the day. I’m pretty sure these aren’t as under the radar as the video title alluded.

Hi Chris, how come you and Keir now put photos of yourselves on your thumbnails? 🤔

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Saw the first one in theaters. Was a really good movie, the sequels were quite unnecessary, especially after 3

Berenger is a badass

I have seen all of them

Great film

I’ve watched the original dozens of times over the years. Never watched a single sequel.

I own them all so yes

Anthony Pantene now works for Joblo?

I like Billy Zane, he shouldve been Lex Luthor to Henry Cavils Superman.

I'd say that the sequels are also worth watching.

Ahem, I saw the first 3!

I have only seen Sniper.. never any of the sequels

Mr Goodbar

Erotic thriller category at that time was held by Basic Instinct and the great Sliver

Hahaha 😂 While it is a fantastic film from the era, I can’t help but laugh at how ridiculous some of it is… For the record, the senior individual in a two man sniper team is the spotter, NOT the sniper! The trigger puller does pretty much exactly that, they shoot. The spotter is in charge of comms, navigation, security, computations, etc. That’s why it’s hilarious to not only see a “civilian” on a covert, state sponsored assassination, but t have them running the show as well.

Sony’s action equivalent of Universal’s Tremors franchise.

Even some the sequels are good.

lamest scene was when a marine corps S/S crawled 400'yds to make his kill with a blade pure follywood bullsquat , it's not what us precision killers do

6"06 They Video shows a Dog then You say after It Dog Days.

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Leave it to Seagal to rip off a B-movie franchise with a C-movie attempt.

if you have the ability to hit the scope..... dont hit the scope. sheesh

Only watch the 1st don't bother with the rest

Billy Zane is one of those guys that looked cute/hot with hair and a mullet in Critters, and still hot as an older man with a bald look. 🤙