"The Wall" (2017) is a gripping psychological war thriller directed by Doug Liman, set in the backdrop of the Iraq War. The film stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson and John Cena, focusing on the intense psychological and physical survival of two American soldiers trapped by a sniper in the desert.
The story follows two soldiers, Sergeant Allen Isaac (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Corporal Shane Matthews (John Cena), who are on a mission in Iraq to investigate a bombing. After an ambush by an enemy sniper, Isaac and Matthews find themselves pinned down by the sniper's fire behind a crumbling wall, unable to move or communicate effectively with their comrades. Matthews is injured, and Isaac is left alone to try to survive and outsmart the unseen sniper, who is revealed to be a skilled and ruthless opponent.