[KobraKai]

Movies off the top of my head with 4th of July theming:

-The Patriot. This one really upsets the British too, and most leftists I’m sure, there’s so many grievances, they hate Mel Gibson, it’s pro-colonialist, blacks in the movie aren’t mistreated etc.. . Heck, watch this one just to poke a finger in their eye.

-Gettysburg. Duh!

-Independence Day. Eh, it’s entertaining.

[lowbridge]

Sergeant York

[Gman]

Johnny Tremaine

[EnigmaticAnomaly]

Glory (with Morgan Freeman and Matthew Broderick)

[Cecily]

Liberty! The American Revolution (old PBS series). It looks like most parts are on You Tube.

Part 1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEMQSdhvtx0&list=PLf14QGHN5ZlBJlTWGa7FwU_puhXtrhvMB&index=8

[Fiji Hill]

“Big Jim McClain” (1952) in which John Wayne plays an investigator for the House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) who chases Russian spies through Hawaii. Liberals hate that film.

[fso301]

The Green Berets starring John Wayne. Leftists hate it.

[twister881]

“The Scarlet Coat” (1955, with Cornel Wilde)

“Johnny Tremaine” (1957 from Disney, when Walt still ran things)

Both are family friendly and patriotic.

[Fiji Hill]

“The Alamo” (1960)

[Fiji Hill]

“Wings” (1928)

[silent_jonny]

There are no wrong choices on this thread, but not sure if all of them are appropriate for a 9 year old.

The Wings of Eagles with John Wayne is a great patriotic film, based on a true story. Good for all ages.

[twister881]

Also from Disney, two TV series:

“The Swamp Fox”

“The Scarecrow”

[Pocketdoor]

Uncommon Valor

[Eric in the Ozarks]

“The Best Years of Our Lives.”

[wattsgnu]

‘Independence Day’, of course! When we kicked the aliens’ arses!

[murron]

Yankee Doodle Dandy has always been a favorite of mine.

[Boston Blackie]

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Sands of Iwo Jima

The Patriot

[FES0844]

The Five Sullivan Brothers.

[pabianice]

Sand Pebbles.

[DoodleBob]

If your children are from 9-14, The Patriot may be a bit much. It's an awesome film but the lesson of the movie (freedom isn't free) may get lost amongst the carnage with the younger ones. And while your mileage may vary, if I saw the movie as a full-of-testosterone young teenager I might have felt justified bring a bayonet to school to handle the bullies.

I like Independence Day...yes it's sci-fi campy and there is loss but it handles the subject matter really well. It also shows the USA being saved in part by a crazy guy who sacrificed his life for his kids and nation and a black dude and a white Jewish guy smoking cigars - that can't happen in any other country. Frankly, the only unbelievable thing in that movie is that their computer could log in to the alien computer AND the wireless connection wasn't lost before the virus was uploaded.

For a bit of an off the wall suggestion, you could stream the Schoolhouse Rock collection of American history bits. That's how I learned the Preamble.