It's time to put the red, white, and blue on show. It's finally Memorial Day weekend! While the celebration is recognized for delicious grilling meals, ceremonies, and matching sets in American flag colors, it also serves as a reminder of the brave individuals who lost their lives to give freedom to all.
So here are Memorial Day Movies to binge-watch with.
Memorial Day Movies
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Richard Burton (Actors)
The Longest Day
Allied forces prepare for a massive D-Day assault upon the beaches of Normandy during World War II.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Jake McDorman, Luke Grimes, Sienna Miller (Actors)
American Sniper
U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is sent to Iraq with only one mission to protect his brothers-in-arms. His pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach (Actors)
Flags Of Our Fathers
From Academy Award-winning director Clint Eastwood and Academy Award-winner Steven Spielberg, comes the life stories of the six men who raised the flag at The Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in WWII.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young (Actors)
Patton
Multiple Oscar-winning depictions of the controversial World War II U.S. Army commander – was he a visionary strategist or an ego-driven hot head? Awarded Best Picture and Best Actor (George C. Scott).
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- James Badge Dale, John Kransinski (Actors)
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
American soldiers fight to protect the survivors of a deadly terrorist attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale (Actors)
Pearl Harbor
A tale of victory, defeat, and courage focusing on the war's impact on two daring young pilots, Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett, and a dedicated nurse, Kate Beckinsale, who are caught up in the horror of an infamous morning in 1941.
Sand Castle
The story of Sandcastle is every woman's journey, from moth to butterfly, to reach out and find their inner voice. The story of a rebel, breaking out of the cocoon of societal pressure and finding her place in Hindu society. | Stream on Netflix
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, Benedict Cumberbatch (Actors)
War Horse
Steven Spielberg's epic World War I drama centers on a young man who embarks on an extraordinary journey to be reunited with his horse.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio (Actors)
Full Metal Jacket
Stanley Kubrick's take on the Vietnam War follows smart-aleck Private Davis (Matthew Modine), quickly christened “Joker” by his foul-mouthed drill sergeant (R. Lee Ermey), and pudgy Private Lawrence (Vincent D'Onofrio), nicknamed “Gomer Pyle,” as they endure the rigors of basic training.
Though Pyle takes a frightening detour, Joker graduates to the Marine Corps and is sent to Vietnam as a journalist, covering — and eventually participating in — the bloody Battle of Hué.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn (Actors)
Lincoln
With the nation embroiled in still another year with the high death count of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln brings the full measure of his passion, humanity, and political skill to what would become his defining legacy: to end the war and permanently abolish slavery through the 13th Amendment.
Having great courage, acumen, and moral fortitude, Lincoln pushes forward to compel the nation, and those in government who oppose him, to aim toward a greater good for all mankind.
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Saving Private Ryan
Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) takes his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat.
Surrounded by the brutal realities of war, while searching for Ryan, each man embarks upon a personal journey and discovers their own strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency, mem, and courage.
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