This was one of the first rated-R films I ever saw. And, if memory serves, I was about 3, and it kicked off my fascination with history. That young, you don't know what race is -- all I saw was the uniforms and soldiers stepping up to carry the flag after the flag carrier fell, one after the other. Not too much older, I learned what slavery was and why these men fought this war.

Bonus: The Sandlot has the greatest nostalgia summer/fourth of July scenes of all time.