In recognition of the 4th of July, several celebrities and politicians of differing ideologies join to read the historic documents which laid the foundation for the United States of America.
Watch the official The Words That Built America 2017 trailer in HD below.
David McCullough as Self - Narrator (voice)
Kevin Bacon as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Jack Black as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Tucker Carlson as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Common as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Bryan Cranston as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Anderson Cooper as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Robert De Niro as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Laura Dern as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Robert Duvall as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
America Ferrera as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Morgan Freeman as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Sean Hannity as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Neil Patrick Harris as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Samuel L. Jackson as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Dwayne Johnson as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Alexandra Pelosi Director
Larissa Bills Producer
Lisa Heller Producer
Alexandra Pelosi Producer
Jennifer McGarrity Editor
Sheila Nevins Executive Producer
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05 July 2017
Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as a new threat, the Vulture, emerges.
13 October 2017
A kelp-horn-blowing man seems to be deeply drawn to a very particular whale. This is the story of a love triangle between the titular Whale Caller, his beloved whale Sharisha, and Saluni, the village drunk who teaches him to open his heart to people again.
12 August 2017
Experimental horror film studying a 'Peeping Tom" as he gathers footage and reviews his findings amidst a storm of psychedelic visuals.
27 January 2017
A newlywed photographer is stalked by a dark man in a brimmed hat who followers her from her nightmares.
10 October 2017
For Agatha, Christmas triggers sadness. She yearns for freedom laced with imagination, when magical creatures were part of a game played with friends in the forest.
02 October 2017
Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his home-world and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of a powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.
15 October 2017
These four films spontaneously manifested as four stages of life: childhood, youth, maturity and old age.
04 October 2017
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos.
28 March 2017
After Porn Ends 2 picks up where its predecessor left off and not only turns back the clock to meet the oldest living stars in adult film's history, but goes in depth with some of Its most current retirees and juxtaposes their experiences in a life after porn.
13 November 2017
A woman who can make all of one man’s fantasies come true moves in next door .
16 March 2017
The chronicle of the life and great love of Otto Bloom, an extraordinary man who experiences time in reverse - passing backwards through the years only remembering the future.
15 November 2017
Fuelled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince assemble a team of metahumans consisting of Barry Allen, Arthur Curry and Victor Stone to face the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf and the Parademons who are on the hunt for three Mother Boxes on Earth.
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