After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.

Mel Gibson
as Benjamin Martin

Heath Ledger
as Gabriel Martin

Joely Richardson
as Charlotte Selton

Jason Isaacs
as Col. William Tavington

Chris Cooper
as Col. Harry Burwell

Tchéky Karyo
as Jean Villeneuve

René Auberjonois
as Reverend Oliver

Lisa Brenner
as Anne Howard

Tom Wilkinson
as Gen. Cornwallis

Donal Logue
as Dan Scott
John Chard
Here's Mel to give the Brits an inaccurate historical thrashing, again... The Patriot is based around one Benjamin Martin, an ex-soldier, who now happily living as a family man finds himself thrust into conflict at the break of the American Revolution. He loves the Brits does Mel Gibson, "Gal...