![]() Directed by Oliver Stone ( Platoon, Heaven & Earth) and co-written by Stone and Kovic, the film details the veteran’s first-hand accounts of his service during the Vietnam War. This award-winning film starring Tom Cruise ( Top Gun: Maverick) in the role of the real-life Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic is as thought-provoking as it is thematically relevant to the holiday the film is named after. Whether you’ve seen it before, or are a newcomer, this is one to consider for your holiday viewing pleasure. A League of Their Own is one for the ages and is so culturally significant that it has been preserved in the United States National Film Registry. ![]() This 1992 sports classic will inspire laughter, smiles, and possibly even tears. Starring Tom Hanks ( A Man Called Otto, Sully), Geena Davis ( Beetlejuice, Thelma & Louise), pop sensation Madonna, and famed actress and talk show host Rosie O’Donnell, the film follows a team in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League as they rise to stardom. While the Fourth of July isn’t a primary theme of the film, the story of this WWII-era women’s baseball league will inspire all the American zeal necessary to complement the holiday. Perhaps one of the greatest American baseball classics in cinema, A League of Their Own should truthfully need no introduction.
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