Looking to fire up your Fourth of July? Check out these blast-tacular movie explosions!

Wherever you decide to celebrate the anniversary of our nation’s independence—in a small town watching a patriotic parade or an urban center sampling designer cocktails on a hotel rooftop—we know you are really just passing time until dark, waiting for the fireworks start.

To whet your appetite in anticipation of the pyrotechnic exhibition of your choice, we offer up some dynamite detonation displays from the silver screen.

No 4th of July celebration should go by without a viewing of the spectacular demolition of Paris in Michael Bay’s (BFA 88 Film) Armageddon.

An oldie but goodie, it is always worth watching the final scene of David Lean’s classic, The Bridge on the River Kwai.

For the sheer audacity of blowing up Metropolis, we include Zack Snyder’s (BFA 89 Film) Man of Steel.

The building explosion in John McTiernan’s Die Hard, the original of the series, of course.

James McTeigue’s V for Vendetta is included for demolishing London’s Houses of Parliament and its iconic clock tower, Big Ben.

Finally, Ben Stiller’s Tropic Thunder because even a comedy can have an awesome explosion.

Did we miss one of your favorites? Let us know.

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