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Independence Day

The question of whether or not we are alone in the universe has been answered.

1996 · Movie · 145 minAges 12+· Updated Apr 2026
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Budget:$75MBox Office:$817MRated:PG-13

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You can stream Independence Day (1996) on Netflix with a subscription, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.

Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances.

Independence Day is a film that explores themes of spacecraft, showdown, independence. It also touches on patriotism and countdown and invasion.

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Roland Emmerich

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Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Robert Loggia, Randy Quaid, Margaret Colin, James Rebhorn, Harvey Fierstein

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Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 69% of 80 surveyed critics gave Independence Day a positive review; the average rating is 6.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The plot is thin...

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Independence Day poster

Independence Day

The question of whether or not we are alone in the universe has been answered.

1996•⭐ 6.9•145 min•Ages 12+•Updated Apr 2026
🌐English

You can stream Independence Day (1996) on Netflix with a subscription, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.

Budget:$75MBox Office:$817MRated:PG-13
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6.9/10

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69%

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75%

59

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Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances.

Independence Day is a film that explores themes of spacecraft, showdown, independence. It also touches on patriotism and countdown and invasion.

Director

Roland Emmerich

Cast

Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Robert Loggia, Randy Quaid, Margaret Colin, James Rebhorn, Harvey Fierstein

What Critics Say

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 69% of 80 surveyed critics gave Independence Day a positive review; the average rating is 6.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The plot is thin...

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