Patriotic Movies

I love the 4th of July. It's a great excuse to eat hot dogs and watch 'Independence Day.' This holiday got me thinking about some of my favorite patriotic movies. Check out these flicks this weekend to get your red, white and blue on.

This is a great comedy set in the White House. A lot of politicians and journalists appear as themselves in this fun 1993 movie. A fun fact about 'Dave' is that it was written by Gary Ross, who directed the megahit movie 'The Hunger Games.' You can rent the movie here.

Clint Eastwood shot this movie back-to-back with the companion drama 'Letters from Iwo Jima.' Both films were released in 2006, and I highly recommend watching them. The deceased Paul Walker has a small role in 'Flags of our Fathers.'

'Forrest Gump' turns 20 years old tomorrow. That fact makes me feel old. However, this Tom Hanks movie is one of my all time favorite flicks. I love watching Gump's journey into adulthood amidst the backdrop of historical events in American culture in the second half of the 20th Century. The movie is currently streaming on Netflix.