10 Patriotic Movies To Watch on the Fourth of July
Hamilton
A recorded version of the Tony-winning musical about founding father Alexander Hamilton, this is a great option for July 4th that the whole family will love.
Top Gun
Flyboys in the Navy's Elite Fighter Weapons School compete for the top spot in the class in this classic Tom Cruise film.
Top Gun: Maverick
This is a 2022 Academy Award winning sequel, that features an older Maverick returning to train a group of young fighter pilots for a death-defying mission, and confronting his own past along the way.
The Sandlot
This classic is perfect to watch any time during the summer but the annual Fourth of July baseball game this team participates in is about as All-American as it gets.
Hidden Figures
Set in the 1960s, Hidden Figures tells the intersectional tale of three Black women's mathematicians team working for NASA and how they helped land the first man on the moon.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
An entrepreneur is appointed to the US Senate and learns how to stand up for himself and his strongly held views. A classic about democracy in action and how it so crucially affects the lives of Americans.
Forrest Gump
The history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.
National Treasure
This Nicolas Cage starring film is all about a wayward historian who's trying to save America's greatest historical treasures by stealing the Declaration of Independence.
The American President
In this, Michael Douglas's President Andrew Shepherd has to navigate both the romantic and political travails of falling in love with lobbyist Sidney Wade in the lead up to his bid for re-election.
Apollo 13
A compelling historical drama that tells the tale of the 1970 Apollo 13 astronauts as they struggled to survive and return to Earth after a malfunction endangered their mission.