Well America, looks like we've been bested by our neighbors to the north. Yes, our Canadian friends bested us in hockey not once, but twice these Olympics.
But cheer up, America. Forget hockey — it's time to remind ourselves how many other things America is better at, like repelling space invasions and putting Nic Cage in movies with ridiculous plots. Let's revel in our American exceptionalism by watching the most patriotic movies we can find.
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We've collected a dozen American flag-waving movies to shake your hockey red, white and blues. Pick one to watch, and you'll be shooting off fireworks and singing "America the Beautiful" at the top of your lungs before you know it.
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What better way to forget about Olympic losses in hockey than to remember our greatest hockey Olympic hockey triumph? Miracle tells the story of the 1980 U.S. Men's hockey Olympic team. Facing a heavily favored Soviet team, their victory was dubbed the legendary 'miracle on ice.'
Top Gun may be one of the most American movies ever made. It tells the story of fighter pilots in training and includes military jets, Kenny Loggins, romance and even Tom Cruise.
Ben Affleck's directorial triumph tells the story of an American hostage rescue from Iran in 1979. Based on true events and undoubtedly American.
This movie tells the impossible true story of the aborted Apollo 13 mission to the moon. The incredible bravery displayed by the men on the mission will stick with you if the the American space program doesn't. And Tom Hanks -- always Tom Hanks.
Another story of American bravery, this movie tells the story of the search for a missing American solider in Normandy during the Omaha Beach invasion in WWII. The incredible intensity of the film will stick with you. And more Tom Hanks.
Another "east vs. west" film set in the heart of the Cold War, this Rocky sequel is perhaps the most well known. It tells the story of an accomplished boxer avenging his protégé's death at the hands of a Russian heavyweight. After watching, you may just be convinced that Rocky was the greatest fictional diplomat ever.
If ever there would be an American achievement to celebrate, it would a rag-tag group of oil rig workers saving us all from certain doom by nuking an asteroid. Features some of Bruce Willis' finest work.
This film depicts a highjacking of the U.S. president's plane by Russian terrorists. Sitting President Bill Clinton saw the film twice while in office.
National Treasure will you have rooting for America and rolling your eyes simultaneously. It's highly improbably plot consists of a hidden map on the Declaration of Independence and a millennia treasure trove sitting underneath a church in New York City.
Set in an alternate 1980s universe in which the United States is invaded by the Soviet Union and its allies, Red Dawn a bunch of high schoolers called the Wolverines resist the occupation. When released, it was recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the most violent film ever.
Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in this American action comedy classic, in which a secret agent has to balance his spy life while working to keep his wife in the dark. Features some of the best one-liners in film history, such as "you're fired."
When aliens bent on enslaving humanity attack Earth, it's up to Will Smith and the rest of America to stop the invasion. This movie gives "Independence Day" a whole new American meaning.