In honor of America's 250th birthday, here are 50 must-see American movies that celebrate who we are, who we've been and who we can be.

With America celebrating its 250th anniversary, these movies are the ideal to pop on before and after the fireworks kick off.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I compiled an array of titles that I thought spoke to who we are, what we strive to be, and where we fall short. Every movie on ...

What are the top 25 most American movies? This is the question Esquire’s editors posed to me as the nation prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of its founding. I pondered this with questions ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this report misidentified the music stars who made cameos in 1980's "The Blues Brothers." Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and James Brown all appeared ...