American Sniper: The True Story of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. History

Starring Bradley Cooper as Chris Kyle

Directed by Clint Eastwood

With Bradley Cooper, Kyle Gallner, Cole Konis, and Ben Reed, American Sniper is a 2014 American biographical war drama film directed and co-produced by Clint Eastwood and written and executive-produced by Jason Hall.

The film is based on the 2012 autobiography of the same name by Chris Kyle, a United States Navy SEAL sniper who served four tours in the Iraq War. The film follows Kyle's life and career from his childhood in Texas to his service in Iraq, where he became the most lethal sniper in U.S. history with 255 confirmed kills.