{"id":2487815,"date":"2026-07-04T10:39:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T10:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2487815"},"modified":"2026-07-04T10:39:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T10:39:49","slug":"3-great-4th-of-july-action-movies-to-watch-on-prime-video-and-disney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/3-great-4th-of-july-action-movies-to-watch-on-prime-video-and-disney\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Great 4th of July Action Movies to Watch on Prime Video and Disney+"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Is there anything more American than watching things blow up?<\/p>\n

Watch With Us<\/a> doesn\u2019t think so. That\u2019s why were\u2019s celebrating America\u2019s 250th birthday by streaming three great action movies on Prime Video<\/a>, Paramount+ and Disney+<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Top Gun is turning 40 this year<\/a>, and the film that made Tom Cruise<\/strong> a star is still as enthralling to watch in 2026 as it was in 1986.<\/p>\n

Harrison Ford<\/strong><\/a> is best known to Gen X moviegoers as Han Solo and Indiana Jones, but his take-no-prisoners president in Air Force One is just as intimidating as those legendary characters.<\/p>\n

And while Olympus Has Fallen is no classic, it\u2019s a fun action flick that has Gerard Butler<\/strong><\/a> saving the White House \u2013 and America \u2013 from terrorists.\n<\/p>\n

\u2018Top Gun\u2019 (1986) \u2013 Paramount+ and Pluto TV<\/h2>\n
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Pete \u201cMaverick\u201d Mitchell (Tom Cruise<\/strong>) is an Air Force pilot who lives up to his codename \u2013 he doesn\u2019t play by anyone\u2019s rules. The huge chip on his shoulder is soon knocked off by Charlotte Blackwood (Kelly McGillis<\/strong><\/a>), a new instructor at Maverick\u2019s Top Gun training school who isn\u2019t impressed by his cockiness. They fall in love, of course, but Maverick still has something to prove to her and to himself \u2013 that he\u2019s the best jet pilot Top Gun has ever seen.<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>Tom Cruise’s 10 Greatest Action Movies, Ranked<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tTo anyone who says there are no movie stars left, Tom Cruise is living proof that\u2019s not true. For the better part of four decades, Cruise has been a box-office draw like few others. Cruise has also starred in some truly terrific action movies over the years, and he\u2019s got a new one out now. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A testosterone-filled action classic, Top Gun is almost as synonymous with America as apple pie and Don McLean<\/strong><\/a>. The film made Cruise a star, and he\u2019s pitch-perfect as a rebel with a cause \u2013 and a crush on an older woman who is more intelligent and mature than he is. The aerial fight scenes still hold up, but what\u2019s surprising about the film is how solid the love story is. Cruise and McGillis have good chemistry, and they sell their characters\u2019 somewhat unbelievable relationship.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re craving more Maverick action, Top Gun: Maverick is also available to stream on Paramount+.<\/p>\n

\u2018Air Force One (1997) \u2013 Disney+<\/h2>\n
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\n Harrison Ford in Air Force One.<\/span> Everett<\/span><\/p>\n

There are plenty of movies about presidents, but Air Force One is the only one with Harrison Ford<\/strong> as pissed-off prez with a mean left hook. President James Marshall (Ford) has every right to be angry \u2013 his presidential plane, Air Force One, has been hijacked by some Russian terrorists, and his family is in immediate danger. Marshall is used to fighting political foes in Congress, but it\u2019s a whole different ball game when he\u2019s all alone, 20,000 feet in the air and surrounded by people who want to kill him.<\/p>\n

Do you really need to be convinced to watch a movie with Harrison Ford fighting Gary Oldman<\/strong><\/a> on a plane that\u2019s out of control and about to crash? Air Force One is silly, stupid fun, and probably the only movie that makes politics exciting. Ford at his \u201890s action-hero best, while Glenn Close<\/strong><\/a> brings her usual class to the role of an anxious vice president who has to be ready to become the world\u2019s most powerful leader at a moment\u2019s notice.<\/p>\n

\u2018Olympus Has Fallen\u2019 (2013) \u2013 Prime Video<\/h2>\n