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Top 10 Lists June 30, 2022

Top 10 Movies To Celebrate The 4th Of July

Top 10 Movies To Celebrate The 4th Of July

Often when we celebrate July 4th we can easily let the fireworks, BBQ, and fun times with family and friends distract us from taking a minute to remember and appreciate those who sacrificed so much to create this great nation. In a sense, appreciating the fruits of freedom and the pursuit of happiness does exactly that. However, there’s a time to sit and reflect on principles the United States of America was founded upon, as well as the people who founded it.

In honor of Independence Day, the Editorial Staff at Movieguide® has compiled 10 movies that celebrate our country and the values upon which it was founded. Many of these you can watch with your whole family this holiday, but some require extreme caution even for older teenagers and adults because of some rough content…

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JOHNNY TREMAIN

Family Drama/Historical Drama · G

JOHNNY TREMAIN is a classic Walt Disney historical drama. It’s a young, brash, self-involved silversmith’s apprentice who learns to put principle above self-interest, and value his fellow countrymen and their liberty over his own safety during the Revolutionary War. Johnny Tremain is…

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2

MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON

Family Drama · (Not yet rated)

The 1939 Frank Capra movie MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON is one of the great all-time classic movies. It pits the wide-eyed, naïve patriot Jefferson Smith and champion of boys camps against a nasty political machine. Smith runs up against political graft…

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3

THE PATRIOT

Caution Drama · R

THE PATRIOT stars Mel Gibson as a family man named Benjamin Mark, who wrestles with his desire for revenge and the just cause of the American War for Independence in the late 1700s. The cruel British Colonel Tavington, played impeccably by Jason…

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4

SERGEANT YORK

Family Drama · (Not yet rated)

SERGEANT YORK stars Gary Cooper as Alvin York, a good-hearted, but hard drinking farmer in the Tennessee hills. His claim to fame is his astounding marksmanship. On his way to kill someone who cheated him, lightning knocks him off his horse and…

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5

DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK

Family Drama · Approved

DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK is a tremendous movie about the American Revolution as experienced on the frontier. Henry Fonda stars as Gilbert Martin and Claudette Colbert stars as his wife Lana. They are peacefully establishing their farm on the American frontier when…

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6

NATIONAL TREASURE

Family Action Adventure/Mystery · PG

NATIONAL TREASURE is a rollicking, witty adventure mystery starring Nicolas Cage as a contemporary Indiana Jones hero hunting clues to a treasure hidden for hundreds of years. Cage plays Benjamin Franklin Gates. Ben’s family has been looking for clues to secret ancient…

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7

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER

Discernment Action/Adventure · PG-13

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER tells the origin of Marvel’s first super-hero. During the beginnings of World War II, scrawny Brooklyn native Steve Rogers is repeatedly turned down by the Army. The head of a secret super soldier project, however, is impressed…

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8

YANKEE DOODLE DANDY

Family Musical · G

YANKEE DOODLE DANDY stars James Cagney in one of his signature roles as George M. Cohan, the patriotic musical playwright of the first half of the 20th Century. George loved America and his family, a beloved group of performers known as the…

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HARRIET

Discernment Drama/Historical Drama · PG-13

HARRIET is the powerful and entertaining true story about a slave in the south before Civil War named “Minty” became Harriet Tubman, the woman who saved hundreds of slaves and brought them to freedom. Harriet is married to a free man, and…

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