Lucky for you, we have just the solution: an Independence Day marathon of all the best movies and shows to help you celebrate the Stars and Stripes. That’s right — we’ve taken the liberty of listing out 10 films and series on Netflix that we have deemed essential viewing for this Fourth of July.

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The Fourth of July celebrates the birth of America as a nation, and that nation was born out of war. War movies shouldn't glorify the extreme loss of life that comes with armed combat, but they do serve as a reminder of the soldiers who sacrificed themselves for the good of the nation and the