Fourth Of July Movies: Top 5 Films To Watch This Weekend In Celebration Of Independence Day! The Patriot, Yankee Doodle Dandy & More
If you can't celebrate the Fourth of July because of Hurricane Arthur, then you should stay at home and watch these top 5 movies perfect for celebrating the Independence Day.
- The Patriot
Released on 2000, this movie features American Revolutionary War starring Mel Gibson, Chris Cooper and the late Heath Ledger. Directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Robert Rodat this movie is among the top films to watch this Fourth of July despite its historical inaccuracies.
- Rocky
Rocky is certainly the epitome of American Independence, a film released in 1976. The film is directed by John G. Avildsen and both written and starred by Sylvester Stallone. Being an underdog, beaten up over and over again while fighting for the "world title," Rocky Balboa is great representation of American dream story. A perfect reason for you to watch this movie while celebrating the Fourth of July that is if winning the Best Picture award in Oscars not enough to make you watch this hit flick.
- Yankee Doodle Dandy
A 1942 musical movie featuring George M. Cohan's life, "The Man Who Owned Broadway." The film stars James Cagney, Walter Huston, Joan Leslie and Richard Whorf featuring Irene Manning, Rosemary DeCamp, George Tobias and Jeanne Cagney.
Directed by Michael Curtiz and written by Robert Buckner and Edmund Joseph.
The most accepted patriotic film on the list.
- An American Tale
This is the perfect Fourth of July movie for the kids. Released on 1986 featuring a Russian mouse named Fievel Mousekewitz trying his luck in America to avoid the wrath by the cats only to find out that there are more vicious and notorious cats living in their country of dream.
- Born on the Fourth of July
This is a 1989 movie adaptation based on Vietnam veteran Oliver Stone's "Platoon" in 1986. The title was taken from the lyrics of "Yankee Doodle Dandy," a perfect reason for you to watch this movie in celebration of the Fourth of July.
The film stars Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick, Raymond J. Barry, Jerry Levine, Frank Whaley and Willem Dafoe.
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