Patriotic Movies to Watch on the 4th of July

Looking to spark your patriotic pride this 4th of July?  Here’s a list of movies that can help . . .

1.  “United 93”,  2006

2.  “Saving Private Ryan”,  1998

3.  “Live Free or Die Hard”,  2007

4.  “Rocky 4”,  1985

5.  “Captain America: The First Avenger”,  2011

6.  “Sergeant York”,  1941

7.  “American Sniper”,  2014

8.  “Pearl Harbor”,  2001

9.  “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”,  1939

10.  “Hidden Figures”,  2016

11.  “Hamilton”,  2015

12.  “Independence Day”,  1996

13.  “Glory”,  1989

14.  “Selma”,  2014

15.  “Miracle”,  2004

16.  “Yankee Doodle Dandy”,  1942

17.  “Patton”,  1970

18.  “Gettysburg”,  1993

19.  “Band of Brothers”,  2001

20.  “Team America: World Police”,  2004  (???)

(The Pioneer Woman, Hollywood Reporter)

Maybe you’re not feeling the 4th.  Maybe you want to be UNPATRIOTIC this year.  Well, here’s a list of movies to meet your needs, you cynical twit . . .

1.  “Bowling for Columbine”,  2002

2.  “Heaven’s Gate”,  1980

3.  “Falling Down”,  1993

4.  “Blue Collar”,  1978

5.  “Idiocracy”,  2006

6.  “There Will Be Blood”,  2007

7.  “Born on the Fourth of July”,  1989

8.  “Glengarry Glen Ross”,  1992

9.  “Us”,  2019

10.  “Blue Velvet”,  1986

11.  “Easy Rider”,  1969

12.  “Dead Presidents”,  1995

13.  “Do the Right Thing”,  1989

(It’s interesting that “Born on the 4th of July” is on here, because I’ve also seen it on several lists of PATRIOTIC movies.  I guess it’s all in how you read it . . .)

(Kinda like how some people actually think Michael Douglas is a HERO in “Falling Down”.)

(LifeHacker)