Happy 4th of July!!

We thought we’d use this most American of holidays to highlight one of the most annoyingly American of trends: using the word American as the first word in a movie title. Enough already! Here’s an American Rant for you.

We get it! We’re proud to be Americans! We like American things!

Fine! It’s an easy way to pander to patriotic morons who, perhaps, don’t want to see a movie about a ninja. Too Asian-sounding. But, an American Ninja?! Well, HEE-HAW!!

We totally understand! American Prefix is good marketing, but seriously: enough already. I’ve started to wretch whenever I learn of another such film. Check this out — I just did a query through the films in Criticker’s database:

American Chart!

So to celebrate the 4th, we’ve compiled a full list of films with the word American in their titles. Feel free to scroll through, but we will not be held liable should your head explode:

	American , The		American Adobo		American Anthem
	American Astronaut, The		American Beauty		American Blackout
	American Blend		American Boy: A Profile of: Steven Prince		American Buffalo
	American Cannibal		American Chai		American Crime, An
	American Crude		American Desi		American Dream
	American Dreamz		American Flyers		American Fork
	American Friend, The		American Gangster		American Gigolo
	American Graffiti		American Gun		American Gun
	American Hardcore		American Haunting, An		American Heart
	American History X		American in Paris, An		American Jedi
	American Madness		American Me		American Meth
	American Movie		American Nightmare, The		American Ninja
	American Ninja 2: The Confrontation		American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt		American Ninja 4: The Annihilation
	American Ninja V		American Outlaws		American Pastime
	American Pie		American Pie 2		American Pie 5: The Naked Mile
	American Pie Presents Band Camp		American Pie Presents: Beta House		American Pimp
	American Pop		American President, The		American Psycho
	American Psycho II: All American Girl		American Rhapsody, An		American Ruling Class, The
	American Soldier, The		American Splendor		American Strays
	American Tail, An		American Tail: Fievel Goes West, An		American Teen
	American Tragedy, An		American Vampire Story, An		American Wedding
	American Werewolf in London, An		American Werewolf in Paris, An		American Yakuza
	American Zeitgeist		Americanization of Emily, The		Americano
	Betty Boop with Henry the Funniest Living American		Confessions of an American Girl		Decline of the American Empire, The
	End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream, The		Everybody's All-American		Geronimo: An American Legend
	Great American Chase, The		Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters, The		Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire
	How to Make an American Quilt		Italianamerican		James Ellroy: American Dog
	Jim Brown: All American		Just an American Boy		Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
	Last American Hero, The		Last American Virgin, The		Letter: An American Town and the "Somali Invasion," The
	Life of an American Fireman		More American Graffiti		My American Uncle
	My Fellow Americans		Pan-American Exposition by Night		Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies, A
	Price of the American Dream, The		Quiet American, The		Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
	The Beat Generation: An American Dream		Wet Hot American Summer