Top 25 Movies Rank America’s Soul for Nation’s 250th Birthday

2 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jul 1

A new top-25 ranking for July 4 frames films as a way to explain the "American soul" rather than U.S. history, institutions or explicit patriotism.
The list argues America is best captured through hustle, contradiction, greed, optimism and striving, often in stories where the country itself is barely mentioned.
No. 1 goes to "Election," with "Get Out," "Idiocracy," "Easy Rider" and "Chan Is Missing" also included alongside titles from 1928 to 2019.
The selection mixes mainstream hits and art-house films—from "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off" and "The Social Network" to "Sorry to Bother You" and "Uncut Gems"—to mark the nation’s 250th birthday.

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