One ofMark Wahlberg’s most thrilling movies that didn’t quite hit the mark with critics is finding success on a new streaming platform.Shooter, the 2007 one-person army psychological thriller movie starring Wahlberg,Michael Peña,Rhona Mitra,Danny Glover, andTate Donovanhas snuck into the top five on Paramount+ and sits securely at #5. The movie comes from directorAntoine Fuqua, who is best known for his work directingThe Equalizermovies and alsoEmancipation, starringWill Smith. The script forShooterwas penned byJonathan Lemkin, whose only writing credit in the 17 years since came from penning one episode of theShooterspin-off series of the same name starringRyan PhillippeandShantel VanSanten.
Shooterfollows Bob Lee Swagger, one of the greatest marksmen in the world and the son of a Medal of Honor recipient who lives alone in the mountains of Colorado. Bob is hired to look into an investigation into the potential assassination of the President, and he agrees, but is quickly thrown into a conspiracy plot when he realizes the very people who hired him now have a new task: hunt him down at all costs.Shooterwas recently at #9 on the chartsand has been steadily climbing now up to the number five spot.
What Other Movies Has Mark Wahlberg Been in Recently?
If you’re waiting around for a new Mark Wahlberg movie, the chances are you usually won’t have to wait long. Earlier this year Wahlberg starred alongsideSimu LiuinArthur the King, the heartwarming sports adventure drama which follows a group of racers who connect with a stray dog out on the trail. Wahlberg also teamed up with another Marvel star in 2023 when he played Victor Sullivan oppositeTom Holland’s Nathan Drake inUncharted, the video-game adaptation which sits at a 40% from critics and a 90% from audiences onRotten Tomatoes. Not long before that, Wahlberg also played a lead role oppositeKevin HartinSpenser Confidential, the buddy cop action comedy from directorPeter Bergand writersSean O’KeefeandBrian Hedgeland. Wahlberg has also been nominated for an Oscar early in his career for Best Supporting Actor for his role inThe Departed.
Shooteris the number five movie on Paramount+, falling short ofTom Cruise’sJack Reacherbut beating out its sequel,Never Go Back. Stay tuned to Collider for future streaming updates and watchShooteron Paramount+.
