The Patriot
DRAMA about farmer Benjamin Martin who forms a regiment of Carolina patriots in the American War of Independence.
Having had his share of violence in the French and Indian War, Martin (Mel Gibson, left) decides not to join up when the British arrive in 1776.
However, when his plantation is burned to the ground by the British, Martin decides it’s time to take up arms.
With Heath Ledger and Joely Richardson. Directed by Roland Emmerich (Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow).