‘Taken’ Meets Jason Bourne in Mark Wahlberg’s 124-Minute Action Thriller Officially Streaming for Free
Mark Wahlberg's 2007 action thriller Shooter is now streaming for free on Pluto TV, giving the film a new lease of life nearly two decades after its cinema release. Directed by Antoine Fuqua, the film is being highlighted as an underappreciated entry in Wahlberg's back catalogue, having underperformed at the box office relative to its budget despite building a devoted cult following in the years since.
Wahlberg plays Bob Lee Swagger, a retired Marine sniper drawn back into action when officials ask for his help preventing an assassination attempt on the president, only for him to be framed as part of a wider conspiracy. The film grossed just under $96 million against a $61 million budget, and while it never spawned the franchise its premise suggested, it did lead to a later television adaptation starring Ryan Phillippe. Its methodical, surveillance-driven approach to action, paired with Fuqua's steady pacing, is credited with giving it lasting appeal as a conspiracy thriller with substance behind its action sequences.
- Shooter (2007), starring Mark Wahlberg, is now free on Pluto TV
- Film underperformed at the box office but became a cult favourite
- Story follows a sniper framed in a presidential assassination plot