Netflix Officially Removes Clint Eastwood’s R-Rated War Thriller

Published Nov 6, 2026, 2:10 PM EST Michael McWhertor is a New York-based journalist and editor with more than 20 years of experience covering games, industry events, technology, movies, and TV. Eastwood's story about the most lethal sniper in US military history has a new home Image: Warner Bros. via Everett Collection While Clint Eastwood is often associated with the Dirty Harry franchise and Westerns such as The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, The Outlaw Josey Wales, and Unforgiven, as a director, he's frequently explored stories of war. After directing Heartbreak Ridge in 1986, Eastwood returned to war stories in a big way in the 2000s, with back-to-back World War II movies Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima. In 2014, Eastwood made what appears to be his final war film — he is 96 years old, after all — the Bradley Cooper-led biographical war drama-thriller American Sniper. After an extended stint streaming on Netflix, Eastwood's blockbuster war thriller has moved to a new streaming home. In the U.S., Netflix removed American Sniper at the beginning of November. The war thriller has since found a new streaming home on Peacock in the U.S., and is available to stream on Netflix and HBO Max in other territories. American Sniper stars Bradley Cooper as U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, and is based on the autobiographical book about "the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history." Cooper earned one of his 12 Academy Award nominations for American Sniper, which was also up for a Best Picture Oscar at the 2015 ceremony. What is American Sniper about? Image: Warner Bros. via Everett Collection The adaptation of Kyle's memoir isn't just about the Iraq War or the Navy SEAL's prowess with a rifle, it's about the toll that multiple deployments take on a soldier and the people around him. Here's American Sniper's official synopsis: U.S. Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle is sent to Iraq with only one mission: to protect his brothers-in-arms. His pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and, as stories of his courageous exploits spread, he earns the nickname "Legend." However, his reputation is also growing behind enemy lines, putting a price on his head and making him a prime target of insurgents. Despite the danger, as well as the toll on his family at home, Chris serves through four harrowing tours of duty in Iraq, becoming emblematic of the SEAL creed to "leave no man behind." American Sniper also stars Sienna Miller as Taya Kyle, Luke Grimes as Marc Lee, and Jake McDorman as Ryan Job. The movie also infamously stars a plastic baby as one of the Kyles' children in a scene that was heavily mocked at the time. According to American Sniper screenwriter Jason Hall, Eastwood was forced to use the immersion-breaking doll after two infants planned for the shoot had to bow out. Fake plastic baby notwithstanding, critics and Academy members loved American Sniper. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 71% Tomatometer score based on 302 critic reviews. American Sniper was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Actor (for Cooper), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Filming Editing, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing. The film secured just one Oscar, though, for Best Sound Editing. Eastwood fans have limited time to watch American Sniper on Peacock, however. The film is set to leave NBCUniversal's streaming service on Dec. 1.