The Best Movies to Watch on July 4th

The Best Movies to Watch on July 4th

Nashville (1976)

While the climax of Robert Altman’s panoramic portrait of the country music scene takes place at a political rally, it has the feel of the Fourth of July celebration (until the end, of course). Altman uses the ‘70s music industry as a microcosm of America and, as with other films on this list, uses the nation’s bicentennial as a way to look at where we are and how far we’ve come in pursuit of the American Dream. At a time when the American Dream is more likely to be thought of as success on “American Idol” than through entrepreneurial enterprise, this film seems more relevant than ever.

Paramount Pictures