16 patriotic movies to watch this Fourth of July, from 'Top Gun' to 'Saving Private Ryan'

When you’ve had your fill of fireworks, parades and potato salad, there’s nothing like curling up with a good movie on a warm summer evening. Here’s 16 of the best movies about America that will put you in a patriotic mood. A toe-tapping rendition of the founding of our country, 1972’s "1776" brought the Broadway musical of the same name from stage to screen just in time for the bicentennial with much of the celebrated cast reprising their roles. SECRETS OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR BATTLEFIELDS EMERGE