Top Ten Movies About Real-Life American Heroes
By Movieguide® Contributor
It’s so important to celebrate heroism during trying political times. These movies honor American heroes who put their lives on the line for their fellow citizens. From brave soldiers taking on undercover missions to women stepping up to change the course of history for our country, these are the best of the best. Parents should use extreme caution even for older teens and adults because of mature and violent content.
SOUND OF FREEDOM follows the inspiring true story of Tim Ballard, a former government agent who puts his life on the line to rescue hundreds of children from sex trafficking. After an operation that saves a young boy from trafficking, Tim learns…
Read the Full Review →AMERICAN SNIPER tells the story of Chris Kyle, the most successful sniper in U.S. military history. Chris grew up to become an expert marksman and a rough rodeo cowboy with strong Christian faith. After marrying his wife, a crisis happens in the…
Read the Full Review →HACKSAW RIDGE is a great, powerful, emotive Christian war movie. Andrew Garfield stars as Desmond Doss. Desmond’s father is an abusive alcoholic because of the terrible things he experienced during World War I. When World War II breaks out, Desmond and his…
Read the Full Review →THE 15:17 TO PARIS reveals the lives of three good friends who are eventually confronted by a dangerous, life-changing situation. Alek and Spenser are best friends. At a Christian school, they are sent to the principal’s office, where they meet Anthony, who…
Read the Full Review →LONE SURVIVOR is an inspiring, gut-wrenching true story. A helicopter drops off four Navy Seals in the Afghanistan mountains to take out a notorious Taliban terrorist. They discover the number of armed men they’re up against is much larger than they originally…
Read the Full Review →HIDDEN FIGURES is an engaging, uplifting salute to three African-American women who contribute to the NASA program during the 1960s Space Race with Russia. The story centers on Katherine Johnson. A brilliant mathematician, Katherine proves herself a critical addition to the Space…
Read the Full Review →13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI introduces viewers to a small group of former military personnel hired by the CIA to protect an undercover, secret compound in Benghazi, Libya. The CIA chief sends the team to prepare a nearby United States…
Read the Full Review →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…
Read the Full Review →SULLY is a very powerful, miraculous, heroic story about the airline pilot who safely landed 175 people in the Hudson River in January 2009. Afterwards, however, government bureaucrats start to accuse Capt. Sully so they can have a scapegoat to blame for…
Read the Full Review →ZERO DARK THIRTY is about the killing of Usama bin Ladin, the leader of Al Qaeda, the Muslim terror group. The movie opens with a black movie screen while the screams of people dying in the Twin Towers on 9/11 can be…
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