Independence Day is just days away and the Randolph Towers Blog wants to help you celebrate. If you’re not big on bracing the crowds and enjoying the festivities around Arlington, VA and the surrounding areas, then try having a movie night at your apartment and watching one of these great patriotic movies.
Independence Day (1996) — Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.
American Sniper (2014) — Action, Biography, Drama
Navy S.E.A.L. sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind.
Pearl Harbor (2001) — Action, Drama, History
A tale of war and romance mixed in with history. The story follows two lifelong friends and a beautiful nurse who are caught up in the horror of an infamous Sunday morning in 1941.
The Patriot (2000) — Action, Drama, History
It is 1776 in colonial South Carolina. Benjamin Martin, a French-Indian war hero who is haunted by his past, now wants nothing more than to live peacefully on his small plantation, and wants no part of a war with the most powerful nation in the world, Great Britain.
A Few Good Men (1992) — Drama, Thriller
In this dramatic courtroom thriller, LT Daniel Kaffee, a Navy lawyer who has never seen the inside of the courtroom, defends two stubborn Marines who have been accused of murdering a colleague.
We Were Soldiers (2002) — Action, Drama, History
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives wait nervously and anxiously at home for the good news or the bad news.
Do you have a favorite patriotic movie? Let us know in the comments. We hope you have a wonderful Independence Day no matter how you choose to celebrate.