Top 15 Fourth of July Movies to Watch
Independence Day. Release date: July 2, 1996
Starring: Bill Pullman, Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Randy Quaid, Judd Hirsch, Margaret Colin, and Vivica A. Fox
A disparate ensemble of heroes band together to defeat the alien invaders who are bent on exterminating mankind with formidable firepower.
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Born on the Fourth of July. Release date: December 20, 1989
Starring: Tom Cruise, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava, Josh Evans, Anne Bobby, and Tom Berenger.
A disparate ensemble of heroes band together to defeat the alien invaders who are bent on exterminating mankind with formidable firepower.
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Hidden Figures. Release date: December 25, 2016
Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, and Mahershala Ali
The incredible untold true story of Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) & Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae)—brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit.
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Forrest Gump. Release date: July 6, 1994
Starring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Sally Field, Mykelti Williamson
Stupid is as stupid does, says Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks in an Oscar-winning performance) as he discusses his relative level of intelligence with a stranger while waiting for a bus.
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American Graffiti. Release date: August 1, 1973
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Mackenzie Phillips, and Candy Clark
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Saving Private Ryan. Release date: July 24, 1998
Starring: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Vin Diesel, Ted Danson, Paul Giamatti, Adam Goldberg, and Barry Pepper
Steven Spielberg directed this powerful, realistic re-creation of WWII’s D-day invasion and the immediate aftermath.
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Release date: October 19, 1939
Starring: Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Frank Capra, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, and Eugene Pallette
Jean Arthur, James Stewart and Claude Rains star in Frank Capra’s MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON, the award-winning 1939 classic about an idealistic, small town senator who heads to Washington and suddenly finds himself single-handedly battling ruthless politicians out to destroy him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8Mon_wODYc
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National Treasure. Release date: November 19, 2004
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean, Jon Voight, and Christopher Plummer
From Jerry Bruckheimer and Jon Turteltaub comes NATIONAL TREASURE. It’s the thrilling, edge-of-your-seat adventure starring Academy Award® winner Nicolas Cage (Best Actor) as Benjamin Franklin Gates.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-YMMDloAEM
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Captain America: The First Avenger. Release date: July 19, 2011
Starring: Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Dominic Cooper, Richard Armitage, and Stanley Tucci
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Cheaper By the Dozen 2. Release date: December 25, 2003
Starring: Steve Martin, Eugene Levy, Bonnie Hunt, Piper Perabo, Carmen Electra, Jaime King, Hilary Duff, Taylor Lautner, Jonathan Bennett
The jumbo-sized Baker family are back in this sequel to the 2003 box-office hit Cheaper by the Dozen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCXjhcP_3fE
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Top Gun. Release date: May 12, 1986
Starring: Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, Kelly McGillis, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt, and Michael Ironside
A heart-pounding combination of action, music and incredible aerial photography helped make Top Gun the blockbuster hit. of 1986.
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The Patriot. Release date: June 27, 2000
Starring: Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson, Jason Isaacs, Chris Cooper
In 1776 South Carolina, widower Benjamin Martin (Gibson) finds himself thrust into the midst of the American Revolutionary War as he helplessly watches his family being torn apart by the savage forces of the British Redcoats.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdWuLtcBme4
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Air Force One. Release date: July 25, 1997
Starring: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, William H. Macy, and Glenn Close
Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman star in Wolfgang Petersen’s thriller about the hijacking of Air ForceOne with the First Family on board.
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A League of their Own. Release date: July 1, 1992
Starring: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna, Rosie O’Donnell, Megan Cavanagh, Tracy Reiner, Bitty Schram, and Ann Cusack
It’s a home run with this hilarious and beloved comedy, starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Madonna.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5c3Yo_CjqE
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Glory. Release date: December 15, 1989
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, and Morgan Freeman
This is the exceptional story of America’s first unit of African American soldiers during the Civil War and the young, inexperienced Northerner who’s given the job of training and leading them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny8KGUqTNkM
