Mark Wahberg's Thrilling 'Reacher' Replacement Is a Free Streaming Hit

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Published Jan 24, 2026, 1:20 PM EST

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Mark Wahlberg's The Family Plan 2 was one of the biggest hits on streaming over the 2025 festive period, but it’s one of his older action thrillers that’s finding an audience again. Nearly two decades after its theatrical release, Wahlberg’s Shooter has clawed its way back into the streaming spotlight, landing in the top ten chart on Pluto TV. At the time of writing, it sits comfortably at #10. The best bit about this? It's free to watch.

Director Antoine Fuqua's Shooter sees Wahlberg star as elite sniper Bob Lee Swagger (the kind of name that's so ridiculous he could only be in a movie), who is framed for the murder of a foreign dignitary and must go on the run while attempting to clear his name. The movie bears a striking similarity to the Lee Child book One Shot, which would go on to be adapted by Christopher McQuarrie into the Tom Cruise movie, Jack Reacher.

Is 'Shooter' Worth Seeing?

While Shooter wasn’t a runaway hit in theaters — grossing $95 million against its $61 million budget — it has long found a second life on home video and streaming. Critics weren’t all that kind, giving it a 47% on Rotten Tomatoes, but audiences were much more forgiving, pushing the score up to a solid 80%. Wahlberg himself spoke about the film’s lasting appeal in a 2013 interview with Hollywood.com, saying he hoped it would “inspire people to want to go out there and vote and do something.”

Part of what keeps Shooter a popular one for viewers is Fuqua’s ability with rough, politically-tinged thrillers. The director first earned praise with Training Day (2001), which won Denzel Washington his second Oscar. He followed Shooter with Gerard Butler's Olympus Has Fallen (2013), another mid-budget action flick that did better than expected at the box office, with $170 million worldwide. Most recently, Fuqua finished The Equalizer trilogy with Washington and serves as a producer on Prime Video’s The Terminal List. His next project is the long-anticipated Michael Jackson biopic on which he serves as a producer, currently set for 2026 after several delays.

Shooter is currently streaming completely free of charge on Pluto TV. Stay tuned to Collider for all the latest news and updates on Mark Wahlberg, and all the best movies you can watch for free on streaming.