Celebrate Independence Day with These Killer Movies

What better way to celebrate the 4th of July than with a movie marathon of holiday-themed horror movies? We have a list of great horror films set on or mentioning the holiday and where to watch them, so beat the heat, pop some popcorn, and settle in for some scares!

Uncle Sam (1996)

Desert Storm vet who was killed in combat rises from the grave on July Fourth to kill the unpatriotic citizens of his hometown after some teens burn an American flag over his burial site.

Check out our interview with the director and SFX Master, Joe Castro.

Where To Watch: Prime Video, AMC+, Tubi, Shudder

Jaws (1975)

When a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Cape Cod, it’s up to the local sheriff, a marine biologist, and a shark hunter to hunt the beast down.

Where To Watch: AppleTV, Peacock, STARZ

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

Four young friends bound by a tragic accident are reunited when they are stalked by a hook-wielding maniac in their small seaside town.

Where To Watch: AppleTV, Paramount+, Prime Video, xumo, VUDU

Independence Day (1996)

It’s not horror, but it’s a must for any Independence Day watch list. Aliens are invading Earth. It’s up to a pilot and a scientist to save humanity.

Where To Watch: AppleTV, Hulu, Fubo, Prime Video

The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

When two bumbling employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to rise again as zombies on July 3, with the horrors bleeding over into the 4th of July.

Where To Watch: AppleTV, Fubo, MGM+, Roku, Prime Video, Pluto

Final Destination 3 (2006)

Six years after students cheated death, another teen has a premonition that she and her friends will be involved in an accident. When the vision comes true, the student and survivors face the repercussions of cheating the Grim Reaper.

Where To Watch: AppleTV, Prime Video, VUDU

The Bay (2012)

Chaos breaks out in a small Maryland town after an ecological disaster occurs.

Where To Watch: Prime Video, Apple TV, Vudu

2001 Maniacs (2005)

Starring Robert Englund and Lin Shaye, this insane movie centers on eight college students traveling to Florida for Spring Break and stumbling into a remote Georgia town where the residents set upon them during their centennial celebration.

Where To Watch: AppleTV, Roku, RedBox, Tubi

Cape Fear (1991)

A convicted rapist, played by Robert De Niro, is released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence and stalks the lawyer and his family.

Where To Watch: Starz, Apple TV, Prime Video, STARZ, Vudu