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Sep 3, 2024 · For about as long as movies have been around, Hollywood has been churning out patriotic American movies that make the country, and some of its most notable figures, look like larger than...
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- Saving Private Ryan (1998) Steven Spielberg's tribute to the Greatest Generation places you in the boots of the D-Day soldiers who fought and died—and others who lived to wonder in the face of such loss, "Why me?"
- Apollo 13 (1995) An ode to a bygone era of space exploration and American optimism, Ron Howard's riveting nail-biter about the doomed 1970 mission to the moon, starring Tom Hanks as astronaut Jim Lovell and Ed Harris as not-on-my-watch Mission Control director Gene Kranz, reminded Americans what they can accomplish when failure isn't an option.
- Glory (1989) In Edward Zwick's tense Civil War drama about the first all-Black Army regiment, freedmen and freedom seekers volunteer to prove to white America and themselves that liberty is worth dying for.
- Miracle (2004) Kurt Russell is medal-worthy as ice-in-his-veins coach Herb Brooks, who leads the scrappy U.S. hockey team against the invincible Soviets at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics.
- Casablanca (1942) As time goes by, Casablanca remains one of the most unanimously adored and celebrated movies ever. There are many reasons for this, not least among them the adapted screenplay by Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch, which is frequently touted as the smartest and most quotable script ever written.
- Saving Private Ryan (1998) You can divide the history of war films into two eras: before and after Saving Private Ryan. The most influential war movie since Lewis Milestone's All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), which director Steven Spielberg cites as a key inspiration, Saving Private Ryan is one of the great directorial accomplishments in cinema.
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Perhaps the quintessential whistleblower film, Frank Capra's political comedy-drama is one of the crown jewels of 1939, often regarded as Hollywood's greatest year.
- United 93 (2006) Between making The Bourne Supremacy (2004) and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) Paul Greengrass directed this masterpiece about hijacked United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on Sept.
Aug 28, 2024 · Pop in an epic historical drama on your DVD player or head over to the local theater to watch an action-packed saga and you'll notice they make you feel something (the good ones, at least). Vote for the top patriotic movies of all time that made you feel proud to be an American. 1. The Patriot.
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Jul 3, 2024 · But for those needing a break from the heat, The Hollywood Reporter has compiled a list of the most patriotic movies and TV shows to get you in the spirit of the day. Check out the list below,...
Jul 4, 2023 · Captain America: The First Avenger is easily the most patriotic superhero movie of all time, as well as one of the MCU's most important entries. The film follows the young Steve Rogers in his transformative journey from a weak, sickly underdog into the iconic superhero and embodiment of patriotism that defines him.
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Jun 30, 2024 · For the Fourth of July, let’s get into the All-American spirit with good old-fashioned patriotic movies? Whether you’re an astronaut, a Congressman, a mathematician or a hockey player, you...
