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143 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy) · newest Oct 31, 2026 · last updated Nov 1, 2026 · How this works
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Born on the Fourth of July is a 1989 drama war film, directed by Oliver Stone, starring Tom Cruise, Raymond J. Barry and Caroline Kava.
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60 of 143 · most liked firstI’m watching Born on the Fourth of July for the millionth time. I love close-to-the-character stories like this. I once found a first edition copy of Ron Kovic’s memoir, which the film is based on, in a library’s used book give away section. Read it cover to cover; even better than the film.
positive · AI labelView post →That's the first thing I thought of. Reminded me of the movie "Born on the Fourth of July" with Tom Cruise #StopTrump
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy Birthday to Tom Cruise, 7/3/1962. Few stars are bigger! Talent onscreen & impact on film is undeniable, even as complicity in Scientology is repellant. Oscar noms: 1989 Born on the Fourth of July 1996 Jerry Maguire 1999 Magnolia (my winner) 2022 Top Gun: Maverick (as producer) #filmsky 📽
neutral · AI labelView post →The End Goal of Trump’s Cringey, Nonsensical Videos. On Saturday at Mar-a-Lago, as he was supposed to be speaking to the White House press corps about the overnight military raid in Venezuela, Donald Trump was busy doing what he loves most: posting on social media. While the reporters waited for him, he published a 84-second video on Truth Social featuring footage of the attack set to Creedence Clearwater Revival’s 1969 hit “Fortunate Son”—the opening guitar lick of which has been a Vietnam War…
neutral · AI labelView post →Born on the Fourth of July? Christmas movie. The Land Before Time? Christmas movie. The Ten Commandments? Christmas movie. Manos: The Hands of Fate? You guessed it, Christmas movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →Oscar 4-Timer Club: Tom Cruise Birthday Edition: 7/3/1962. Talent onscreen & his impact on film is undeniable, even as complicity in Scientology is repellant. 1989 Born on the Fourth of July 1996 Jerry Maguire 1999 Magnolia (woulda been my winner) 2022 Top Gun: Maverick (as producer) #filmsky 📽
neutral · AI labelView post →#SeptemberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky 9/17: Protest in a movie "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989)
neutral · AI labelView post →Born on the Fourth of July (1989) Director: Oliver Stone Cast: Tom Cruise, Willem Dafoe, Kyra Sedgwick Watch Review wp / wd
neutral · AI labelView post →#SeptemberMovieChallenge Day 6 - grocery store in a movie Born on the Fourth of July - Ron Kovic (played by Tom Cruise) worked at the local A&P grocery store #filmsky #moviesky
neutral · AI labelView post →#JulyMovieChallenge 7/28. Amputee in a movie. Born On The Fourth Of July (1989)
neutral · AI labelView post →When you’re on a plane & you see a film called “Born on the Fourth of July” & you KNOW with certainty that it was released in 1989 because… of course it was.
neutral · AI labelView post →#JuneMovieChallenge 6/14. A movie with a flag in it. Born On The Fourth Of July (1989)
neutral · AI labelView post →#SeptemberMovieChallenge #Filmsky #Moviesky #nightflight 9/17 Protest in a movie Born on the Fourth of July
neutral · AI labelView post →They gave the Oscar to the wrong actor from this film. Cruise’s character arc is an all timer. He wasn’t even nominated. After he lost the Best Actor Award for "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989) he pretty much said, Fuck This, I'm going to make Mission Impossible films forever! #TCMParty #RainMan
positive · AI labelView post →Which two, because you won't really get how he became a movie star if you don't watch the from the 80s that did it. Risky Business, Color of Money, Rain Main, Born on The Fourth of July
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight’s WHAT ARE WE WATCHING (WHILE THE WORLD BURNS)? movie: Oliver Stone's BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (1989)
neutral · AI labelView post →Who plays the XO in Born on the Fourth of July?. There's no XO / Executive Officer character in the cast list, and I've searched the character's lines but nothing much comes up except for a Cinema Fanatics article that points to Tom Berenger. It does look like him, but Berenger is the marine recruiter at the start of the movie per the cast list. Is it him playing the XO as well later in the movie, or someone else?
neutral · AI labelView post →Disc market share for week ending in 2024-11-16: Deadpool & Wolverine, once again, is in the top spot.. **Top 20 Selling Blu-ray Discs** 1. Deadpool & Wolverine 2. Twisters 3. Gladiator 4. The Crow (2024) 5. The Seven Samurai 6. Arcane: League of Legends - Season One 7. The Grinch 8. Star Trek: Prodigy - Season One 9. Despicable Me 4 10. Borderlands 11. Trap 12. It Ends With Us 13. The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy 14. Planes, Trains and Automobiles 15. Afro Samurai: The…
neutral · AI labelView post →#NovemberMovieChallenge 11/10 - A member of the U.S. Marines in a movie Born on the Fourth of July (1989) #moviesky #filmsky #actorsky #directorsky #sassawards
neutral · AI labelView post →#Edwards2026MovieThingChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky #MarchMovieChallenge Mar-29 Movie that takes place during the Vietnam War Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
neutral · AI labelView post →Born on the Fourth of July (1989) dir. Oliver Stone 🎬 Tom Cruise in the movie and Ron Kovic in real life. A powerful indictment of the war in Vietnam and an emotional exploration of its consequnces on the lives of the people who fought in it. #film #cinema #movies
positive · AI labelView post →#Edwards2026MovieThingChallenge 6/27 Movie character who has PTSD Ron Kovic (Tom Cruise) in Born On the Fourth of July (1989) After being left a paraplegic and experiencing VA indifference and a lack of understanding from his family and society, a Vietnam vet turns antiwar activist. #filmsky 📽️
neutral · AI labelView post →Blast from the past: Here’s a video essay I did with Kevin B. Lee and Dave Bunting on Born on the Fourth of July. My favorite Oliver Stone film – perfect movie, in my opinion. vimeo.com/198449570
positive · AI labelView post →#Edwards2026MovieThingChallenge 7/3 Movie or TV character played by Tom Cruise that is not M.I. or Top Gun Ron Kovic in Born On the Fourth of July (1989) My personal favorite Tom Cruise movie and performance #filmsky 📽️ #moviesky
positive · AI labelView post →#RainMan is on. But since we’re on the subject of Oscars and Tom Cruise, I feel obliged to mention that Cruise gave his best performance in Oliver Stone’s inexplicably forgotten masterpiece Born On The Fourth of July. That movie never leaves you. #TCMParty
positive · AI labelView post →So, Born on the Fourth of July is a pretty okay Tom Cruise movie, and I hate Tom Cruise movies.
negative · AI labelView post →This Friday is the 4th of July, so this week’s Sunday Links post is dedicated to the movie and the book, Born On The Fourth of July. tinyurl.com/4pwcs2cc #MBIP #Peoria #4thOfJuly
neutral · AI labelView post →BIG exception. There’s no question Scorsese is damning him. I don’t know if Ron Kovic is in Born on the Fourth of July but he cowrote that film and honestly it still paints him in a very human light. There are exceptions.
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie years project Year 1989 (34/122) Now Watching Movie #7/10 Born on the Fourth of July dir. Oliver Stone rec'd by @everyromcom.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →add "for tax purposes" to the end of a movie title Born on the Fourth of July for Tax Purposes
neutral · AI labelView post →Alex Ho was the one who drove it. Despite getting two Oscar nominations (for "Born on The Fourth Of July" and "JFK"), he really loved anime and monster movies. In fact, he asked me to do a kaiju movie after we did "Lupin". I don't remember why I turned him down, but I regret it now. Alex is great.
neutral · AI labelView post →Songs..For What It’s Worth .. Ohio.. ..movie Born on the Fourth of July
neutral · AI labelView post →‘Born on the Fourth of July’ is a Christmas movie
neutral · AI labelView post →‘Born on the Fourth of July’ is a 4th of July movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →#Edwards2026MovieThingChallenge 6/14 Movie scene that shows the flag of the United States Born On the Fourth of July (1989) Paraplegic Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic (Tom Cruise) becomes a leader of the anti-war movement. #filmsky 📽️ #moviesky 📽️
neutral · AI labelView post →#Edwards2026MovieThingChallenge (May) #MovieSky #Filmsky #nightflight May-28 Movie scene that shows a flag waving Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
neutral · AI labelView post →IIRC Born on the Fourth of July was the first big movie about returning Vietnam vets, but it was the third or fourth one I watched, and I couldn't finish it, I felt like I'd already seen it more than once.
negative · AI labelView post →She's trying to pitch the movie right's to the books secret name, Born on January Sixth as a sequel to Born on the Fourth of July. The Malibu move was part of leveling up to court Tom Cruise whose organization and affiliated churches has some sort of potentate maker capacity in these discussions.
neutral · AI labelView post →And our #FridayThrillerClub leading lady this week is Kyra Sedgwick #BornOnTheFourthOfJuly #KyraSedgwick #80smovies
neutral · AI labelView post →American poster for “Born on the Fourth of July” #FridayThrillerClub #BornOnTheFourthOfJuly #80smovies
neutral · AI labelView post →On Monday, I am planning to think of the legacy of MLK Jr. Make alternative plans than viewing the Inauguration. I’ll be watching streaming. Some streaming film suggestions: Selma, 4 Little Girls, Gandhi, Glory, Born On the Fourth of July & many documentaries of the life of MLK Jr.✌🏻❤️☀️
neutral · AI labelView post →#FilmSky #Movies 🎬🎥 Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order No explanations, no reviews, just gifs Day 13 - Born on the Fourth of July
neutral · AI labelView post →I liked him better when he was younger. I still think Born On the Fourth of July was his best performance. I still haven't seen the last Mission: Impossible movie because I got so tired of them. The Top Gun sequel was surprisingly great considering how much I hated the first one though.
positive · AI labelView post →Born On The Fourth Of July (1989) is maybe the more well known July 4 movie. I haven't seen it yet. It sounds to me like another example of an "anti war" movie that focuses on how bad war makes US marines feel while largely ignoring the lasting impact on the Vietnamese people. Maybe I'm wrong.
neutral · AI labelView post →Here are three suggestions for movie night: The Deer Hunter Born on the Fourth of July Platoon
neutral · AI labelView post →The director became just the second filmmaker to sweep director, screenplay and film at the Globes. Only Oliver Stone, for “Born on the Fourth of July,” managed the same feat.
neutral · AI labelView post →Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you'll never watch again, and one song you can't stand Parmesan cheese Born on the Fourth of July We Built This City
neutral · AI labelView post →Born on the Fourth of July. What an excellent film! And what a powerful, layered, and moving performance by Tom Cruise. Beautifully shot, deep, important. A fantastic Vietnam War movie, that does not spend much time in combat, just the propaganda, and aftermath. #FilmSky #MovieSky
positive · AI labelView post →Edie Brickell, American singer-songwriter, was born on Mar. 10, 1966. #EdieBrickell Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" (Bob Dylan) (1989, from the film Born on the Fourth of July) #Music www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6Qn...
neutral · AI labelView post →BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY is great, too. (I think my two favorites though are still JFK and NIXON.) I plan to rewatch TALK RADIO very soon. Most underrated Stone movie for me might be ANY GIVEN SUNDAY tbh.
positive · AI labelView post →Add "for Tax Purposes" to a movie: Born on the Fourth of July for Tax Purposes Saving Private Ryan for Tax Purposes Apocalypse Now for Tax Purposes
neutral · AI labelView post →I bought three autographs at $40 a pop, two photo ops, and, too cool, he gave me a free autograph. The free one was "Born on the Fourth of July." The purchased ones were from "Little Monsters," "A Midnight Clear" (underrated Keith Gordon film from 1992) and "Vacancy." Shoulda got "Swing Kids."
neutral · AI labelView post →Want to watch a good movie and also see what it was like before ADA? Watch Born on the Fourth of July.
positive · AI labelView post →AMURICA MOVIE MONTH #4 4. BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (1989) dir. by Oliver Stone We’re going Oliver Stone mode. Never seen this one!
neutral · AI labelView post →“Born on the Fourth of July” movie appropriate for many current issues From IMdB summary: The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country for which he fought.
neutral · AI labelView post →#MayMovieChallenge Day Four: College students protesting in a movie Born On The Fourth Of July
neutral · AI labelView post →And he was actually quite good in Born on the Fourth of July where he spent half the film sitting down.
positive · AI labelView post →Pshh. Next you’ll tell me Born on the Fourth of July isn’t a feel good patriotic movie. Or Fortunate Son isn’t about how lucky we all are to be American. ahem I read it. I understood it.
neutral · AI labelView post →Insert a movie into another movie. “A Star is Born on the Fourth of July”
neutral · AI labelView post →You were so concerned about whether or not "Born on The Fourth of July" was a Christmas movie, you totally missed that Jingle Bells isn't even a Christmas song.
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