Veterans Day honors those who have served and those who are currently serving in the military, whether on active duty, in the Guard, or in the Reserve. Veterans Day is a day to remember and be grateful, but it's also a day to rejoice.
Instead of having just a military-themed barbeque party light it up with Patriotic Movies, here are lists of must-see veteran day movies and what you can expect if you watch them this Veterans Day.
Veteran Day Movies
Hacksaw Ridge
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Andrew Garfield, Richard Pyros, Jacob Warner (Actors)
1. Hacksaw Ridge
Andrew Garfield stars as pacifistic WWII hero Desmond T. Doss, who saved 75 men at the Battle of Okinawa without ever firing a weapon.
Dear John
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins (Actors)
2. Dear John
From the author of “The Notebook” comes DEAR JOHN a story of destiny that pushes young soldier, John Tyree and idealistic college student, Savannah Curtis together. When war tears them apart, will their endless stream of love letters be enough to keep them united?
Lone Survivor
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch (Actors)
3. “Lone Survivor” (2013)
Mark Wahlberg stars in the incredible true story of four heroic Navy SEALs ambushed on a covert mission in Afghanistan. Rolling Stone calls it “A Powerful Film.”
12 Strong
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña (Actors)
4. 12 Strong (2018)
Weeks after 9/11, U.S. Special Forces go to Afghanistan and ordered to take the city of Mazar Sharif. To survive, the U.S. must adopt the rudimentary tactics of the Afghan horse soldiers.
The Thin Red Line
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, Jim Caviezel (Actors)
5. The Thin Red Line (1998)
An all-star cast propels this ambitious, critically acclaimed film about the US military operation at Guadalcanal during World War II. With John Cusack, George Clooney, Jared Leto, Woody Harrelson, and more.
13 Hours
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- John Krasinski, James Badge Dale, Pablo Schreiber (Actors)
6. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2021)
American soldiers fight to protect the survivors of a deadly terrorist attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi.
Dunkirk
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden (Actors)
7. Dunkirk
Trapped on the beach with their backs to the sea, British and Allied troops are surrounded by enemy forces facing a fierce battle in World War II.
The Mauritanian
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Zachary Levi (Actors)
8. The Mauritanian (2021)
The true story of three lawyers uncovering a far-reaching conspiracy while investigating the case of a suspected 9/11 terrorist imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay without charge for 14 years.
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