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Independence Day is here and Netflix has the movies and shows to help you celebrate America’s birthday. While you won’t find any July 4th favorites like Kiefer and independence Day You can still stream an action thriller about an attack on the White House, a biopic about a groundbreaking baseball player, or a tear-jerking coming-of-age movie on the streaming service. What do they all have in common? They’re as American as apple pie.
‚Forrest Gump‘
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A humble man from Alabama (Tom Hanks) lands at the front of recent American history in the 1994 blockbuster Forrest Gump. Forrest helps Elvis perfect his dance moves, fights in the Vietnam War, meets several presidents and even has a role in exposing the Watergate scandal in this feel-good film.
’42‘
Baseball is the quintessential summer sport, so why not keep playing? 42, a biopic about Dodgers great Jackie Robinson? The late Chadwick Boseman plays Robinson, who made history by becoming the first black man to play Major League Baseball.
“Geronimo: An American Legend”
A darker episode in American history is explored Geronimo: An American Legend. Wes Studi plays the legendary Apache warrior Geronimo, who takes on the US Army as the government invades Apache lands and forces the people onto reservations.
‘Olympia has fallen’
Fancy a popcorn flick streaming on Netflix on July 4th? Look no further than Olympia has fallen. Gerard Butler plays a Secret Service agent who must save the President (Aaron Eckhart) when the White House is under attack.
,My girl’
Make sure you have Kleenex on hand if you’re watching My girl, A 1991 coming-of-age film starring Anna Chlumsky and Macaulay Culkin. Set in the summer of 1972 (including a big scene at a Fourth of July barbecue), it focuses on an 11-year-old tomboy named Vada Sultenfuss (Chlumsky) who lives with her widowed father (Dan Aykroyd) at his funeral home.
‘We the people’
Children learn about topics such as the Bill of Rights, citizenship and the First Amendment we the people a short-form animated series featuring songs by artists such as Brandi Carlile, Bebe Rexha and Janelle Monáe
‘Medal of Honor’
This eight-episode documentary series honors Medal of Honor recipients by retelling their inspirational stories. Notable veterans include Ty M. Carter, who was wounded in a 2009 Taliban attack, and Edward Carter, a black soldier during World War II who was posthumously awarded a Medal of Honor in 1997.
„Stranger Things“ Staffel 3
Yes, the last two episodes of stranger things Season 4 just canceled on July 1st. But after you’ve eaten those up, let’s look back at the third season of the Netflix show, specifically Episode 7, which takes place during Hawkins’ 4th of July celebrations. It offers a dose of nostalgic ’80s patriotism and, of course, battles the fearsome Mind Flayer.
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