#1. The Killing (1956)

Storyline: After just being released from a five year stint in prison, Johnny Clay has assembled a five man team, including two insiders, to carry out what he estimates will be a $2 million heist at Lansdowne Racetrack, that take, minus expenses, to be split five ways. Besides Johnny, none of the men truly are criminals in the typical sense. In addition to the other four team members, Johnny has hired two men external to the team to carry out specific functions for a flat fee, the other four who will not meet the two men for hire or know who they are, while the two men for hire will not be told of the bigger picture of the heist. None involved are to tell anyone, even their loved ones, about the job, each of the five who has a specific reason for wanting his share of the money: Johnny, in wanting to get married to his longtime girlfriend Fay, the two who have known each other since they were kids, realizes that to live comfortably, he has to shoot for the moon instead of carrying out the penny ...

Plot Keywords: criminal, police officer, wrestler, sharpshooter, wife, bleak, suspenseful ...

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#2. Gun Crazy (1950)

Storyline: Since he was a child, Bart Tare has always loved guns. After leaving the army, his friends take him to a carnival, where he meets the perfect girl; Annie, a sharp-shooting sideshow performer who loves guns as much as he. The 2 run off and marry, but Annie isn't happy with their financial situation, so at her behest the couple begins a cross-country string of daring robberies. Never one to use guns for killing, Bart's dragged down into oblivion by the greedy and violent nature of the woman he loves.

Plot Keywords: sharpshooter, pacifist, newlywed, reporter, sheriff, sister, cool ...

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#3. The Grey (2011)

Storyline: In Alaska, a team of oil workers board a flight home; however, they cross a storm and the airplane crashes. Only seven workers survive in the wilderness and John Ottway, who is a huntsman that kills wolves to protect the workers, assumes leadership of the group. Shortly after they learn that they are surrounded by a pack of wolves and Ottway advises that they should seek protection in the woods. But while they walk through the heavy snow, they are chased and attacked by the carnivorous mammals.

Plot Keywords: sharpshooter, oil driller, pilot, colleague, incredible, gripping, inspiring ...

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#4. Annie Oakley (1935)

Storyline: In a sharpshooting match, the manager of a Cincinnati hotel bets on the fellow who's been supplying the hotel with quail...who turns out to be young Annie Oakley. Result: Annie is hired for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (which is faithfully re-enacted in the film). She's tutored in showmanship by champ Toby Walker. But when Annie wins top billing, professional rivalry conflicts with their growing personal attachment, leading to misunderstanding and separation.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

Plot Keywords: sharpshooter, cowboy, buffalo bill, chief, promoter, annie oakley, spirited ...

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#5. The Nest (2002)

Storyline: Albanian crime lord Abedin Nexhep (Angelo Infanti) is being transported to trial by a specially trained police squad led by tough female commander Helene Laborie (Nadia Farès). Nexhap's hired killers attack the convoy en route, and the survivors retreat to a warehouse. Inside, Santino (Benoît Magimel) and his gang of thieves are stealing laptop computers. When Nexhap's men find the warehouse and prepare to assault, the police and thieves must fight together to get through the night alive.

Plot Keywords: mobster, commanding officer, thief, security guard, sharpshooter, gritty, suspenseful ...

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#6. The Split (1968)

Storyline: A man named McClain's tasked with planning the robbery of a Los Angeles Coliseum after a big game. He recruits 4 men. The job goes off without a hitch. When they ponder where to keep the money McClain suggests they leave it with Ellie, his girlfriend. But when she's killed, the money's vanished, and they all wonders what happened. They assume McClain knows where the money is, but he doesn't. He thinks the cop investigating the robbery and Ellie's death know more than he's letting on.—rcs0411@yahoo.com

Plot Keywords: thief, sharpshooter, safecracker, old flame, corrupt cop, strong man, intense ...

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#7. Sniper (1993)

Storyline: Tough guy Thomas Beckett is a US Marine working in the Panamanian jungle. His job is to seek out rebels and remove them using his sniper skills. Beckett is notorious for losing his partners on such missions. This time he's accompanied by crack marksman Richard Miller, who's more of an office-type. Together they plan to seek out an important rebel leader, whilst avoiding a rogue marksman who frequents this part of the jungle.

Plot Keywords: sniper, sharpshooter, rebel, drug lord, cia agent, partner, suspenseful ...

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#8. Railroad Tigers (2016)

Storyline: In December 1941, The railway from Tianjin to Nanjing in East China became a key military transportation route, heavily guarded by Japanese soldiers. Ma Yuan, a railroad worker and his group of freedom fighters find themselves on the wrong side of the tracks when they decide to ambush a heavily armed military train filled with desperately needed provisions. Unarmed and outnumbered, they must rely on their wits to battle an entire army.—AnonymousB

Plot Keywords: railroad worker, freedom fighter, soldier, sharpshooter, thug, leader, cheeky ...

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#9. The Last Drop (2005)

Storyline: In a daring attempt to end the war by Christmas, Winston Churchill and the British High Command hatch an extraordinary plan - Operation Market Garden. 35,000 British troops are dropped behind enemy lines in German occupied Holland. In the midst of the largest airborne invasion in history, one small unit of men, codename "Matchbox" has its own agenda. When Matchbox are shot down short of their landing zone, the odds of their success seem hopeless. Seven very different British soldiers find themselves separated from the Allied invasion, on a collision course with three renegade German soldiers who also want to lay claim to the horde.—RS

Plot Keywords: soldier, nazi, sharpshooter, tough guy, lieutenant, colonel, brash ...

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