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The best patriotic movies to watch on the Fourth of July

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This Fourth of July, celebrate America by streaming some of the most uplifting and heroic patriotic hits of the ’80s, ’90s and ’00s. Bonus: These…
This Fourth of July, celebrate America by streaming some of the most uplifting and heroic patriotic hits of the ’80s, ’90s and ’00s. Bonus: These movies contain a handful of immortal film lines, from “Get off my plane!” to “There’s no crying in baseball!”
Superman II (1980)
Clark Kent’s alter ego has never been more thrilling than when he’s fighting alien baddie General Zod’s bid to take up residence in the White House. Streaming on: YouTube, Amazon Prime, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu
Private Benjamin (1980)
Goldie Hawn is at the top of her game in this comedy about a pampered woman who blithely enlists in the Army. Streaming on: YouTube, Amazon Prime, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, HBO Now
The Right Stuff (1983)
This dramatic adaptation of the Tom Wolfe book follows the seven astronauts who took part in America’s first manned space flights. Streaming on: YouTube, Amazon Prime, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu
Rocky IV (1985)
Is there anything more red, white and blue than watching Rocky Balboa fight Ivan Drago to avenge Apollo Creed? Bonus: classic training montage. Streaming on: YouTube, Amazon Prime, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu
A League of Their Own (1992)
This Tom Hanks and Geena Davis-starring dramedy chronicles the short-lived All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Streaming on: YouTube, Amazon Prime, Google Play, Vudu
G. I. Jane (1997)
Watch a buzz-cutted Demi Moore kick serious butt as the first woman trainee of an elite Navy fighting corps. Streaming on: YouTube, Amazon Prime, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu
Air Force One (1997)
Harrison Ford plays a hands-on president in this airborne thriller, which also sees Gary Oldman chewing up the scenery as a Russian terrorist. Streaming on: YouTube, Google Play
Iron Jawed Angels (2004)
Hilary Swank plays suffragette Alice Paul in this drama about American women’s staunch fight for the right to vote. Streaming on: YouTube, Google Play, Vudu
Hidden Figures (2016)
Taraji P. Henson plays real-life hero Katherine Johnson, who overcame racial bias at NASA to save a 1962 space mission with her crackerjack math skills. Streaming on: YouTube, Amazon Prime, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu
Wonder Woman (2017)
Gal Gadot became an instant global icon as the WWI-fighting superhero in Patty Jenkins’ box-office smash. Streaming on: YouTube, Amazon Prime, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, HBO Now

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