The best films of the year so far include “Project Hail Mary,” “Disclosure Day” and “Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie.”

There’s dozens, maybe hundreds of movies where “America!” is the predominant theme—some reverent, some scathing, all of it worth watching. Whether you want refuge from the sun or you’re not an American but want an easy way to relish in our explosive festivities,

In honor of America's 250th birthday, here are 50 must-see American movies that celebrate who we are, who we've been and who we can be.

This July, stream "Wicked: For Good," Oscar winner "Hamnet," and all "The Hunger Games" movies on Netflix.

From 'Borat' to 'The Godfather,' 'Ferris Bueller' to 'Sorry to Bother You,' these are the films that capture the nation's essence in a way the Founders didn't exactly lay out 250 years ago.

Need a good movie? Watch these 10 at home now, including James Cameron's blockbuster "Avatar: Fire and Ash" and John Cena comedy "Little Brother."

As Variety chief film critics Owen Gleiberman and Guy Lodge roll out their choices for the best movies of 2026 (so far), the news isn’t just that movies are alive but that they’re (almost) (kind of) thriving.

So, if you live in America and are in need of a good all-American film, I thought I would round up some of the best movies you can watch during the long 4th of July weekend. All of the films below involve the holiday or American culture in some way.

You can't have the good without the bad. It's a fact of life that not all movies can be winners. And that's OK! But since we talked about the movies we've loved so far this year, we'll also take time to quickly acknowledge the ones we didn't love as much.