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By Alistair Lawrence
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Twelfth installment in violent long-running action series.
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Sniper: No Nation
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What's the Story?
SNIPER: NO NATION pits long-serving marine Brandon Beckett (Chad Michael Collins) with his expert sniper father Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger) against a rogue state and a ruthless gang of mercenaries.
Is It Any Good?
Dependable but largely unremarkable, the Sniper series returns after 2025's Sniper: The Last Stand proved to be a slight false title. This time around, Sniper: No Nation gives slightly more screen time to series veteran Berenger, who started the franchise way back in 1993. He and Collins form a solid father-son team, as they have done for several sequels now. What their scenes lack in memorable dialogue, they compensate for in firepower. Their shadowy foes in Iron Legion inject not just some menace but decent production design, too. The mercenary group's nightmarish armor is one area where the filmmakers spend their limited budget wisely, along with a couple of gruesome shock deaths that ramp up the terror. An action-packed good vs. evil battle can't distract from the film's main failing, though. Ending on a cliffhanger that takes forever to arrive, it's only half a movie. With a direct sequel and, it's promised, the final installment in the Sniper series up next, a satisfying conclusion may indeed be on the horizon. But there's not one here, as too many scenes play for time instead of delivering a killer blow.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the violence in Sniper: No Nation. How did it make you feel? Did it add to the story? Do some types of media violence have a different impact than others?
Discuss the language used in the movie. Did it seem necessary, or excessive? What did it contribute to the movie?
What were some of the challenges Brandon faced? Did he show any particular character strengths?
Have you seen any other movies from the Sniper franchise? If so, how did this one compare?
Movie Details
- On DVD or streaming : April 7, 2026
- Cast : Chad Michael Collins , Ryan Robbins , Manuel Rodriguez-Saenz
- Director : Trevor Calverley
- Studio : Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions
- Genre : Action/Adventure
- Run time : 95 minutes
- MPAA rating :
- MPAA explanation : strong, bloody violence and language
- Last updated : March 28, 2026
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