From bunker-busting war epics to feel-good backyard classics, this lineup spans every decade of American cinema's love affair with the Fourth. Which one earns your vote?
1Independence Day1996 sci-fi blockbuster where Earth's nations unite to repel an alien invasion on July 4th.1000pts
2The Patriot2000 Revolutionary War epic starring Mel Gibson as a reluctant militia leader fighting the British.647pts
3Captain America: The First Avenger2011 Marvel origin story of a scrawny WWII recruit turned super-soldier icon.624pts
4Saving Private RyanSteven Spielberg's harrowing 1998 WWII drama following soldiers sent to retrieve one man after D-Day.624pts
5Yankee Doodle Dandy1942 musical biopic of showman George M. Cohan, celebrated for its patriotic songs and spirit.624pts
6Born on the Fourth of JulyOliver Stone's 1989 biopic of Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic's journey from soldier to anti-war activist.624pts
7Hidden Figures2016 drama celebrating the Black female mathematicians who powered NASA's early space missions.397pts
8Forrest Gump1994 Best Picture winner tracing a kind-hearted Alabama man's path through decades of American history.397pts
917761972 musical dramatizing the Continental Congress debates leading to the Declaration of Independence.397pts
10Apollo 131995 drama recreating NASA's tense real-life effort to bring home a crippled moon mission crew.291pts
11The Sandlot1993 coming-of-age comedy about a summer of baseball, friendship, and small-town Americana.291pts
12Top Gun1986 action classic following elite Navy fighter pilots training at the Top Gun academy.0pts
13Glory1989 Civil War drama depicting the Union Army's first all-Black volunteer infantry regiment.0pts
14Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonFrank Capra's 1939 classic about an idealistic young senator battling political corruption.0pts
15National Treasure2004 adventure film following a historian's hunt for treasure hidden using clues on the Declaration of Independence.0pts
