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Independence Day: Resurgence

Play trailer 4:34 Poster for Independence Day: Resurgence PG-13 Released Jun 24, 2016 2h 0m Sci-Fi Action Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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As the Fourth of July nears, satellite engineer David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum) investigates a 3,000-mile-wide mother ship that's approaching Earth. Fortunately, 20 years earlier, nations across the world started to use recovered extraterrestrial technology to develop an immense defense program. When the alien invaders attack with unprecedented force, the U.S. president, teams of scientists and brave fighter pilots spring into action to save the planet from a seemingly invincible enemy.
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It's undeniably visually impressive, but like its predecessor, Independence Day: Resurgence lacks enough emotional heft to support its end-of-the-world narrative stakes.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com The characters and their travails rarely, if ever, connect, and as such Independence Day: Resurgence is a handsomely produced, energetically paced waste of time that arguably never should have gone into production in the first place. Rated: 2/4 Aug 9, 2016 Full Review Roxana Hadadi Chesapeake Family Magazine Why is Independence Day: Resurgence even happening? This totally uncreative cash grab copies much of the original '90s action film but with practically no fun. Rated: 1/5 Aug 1, 2016 Full Review Perri Nemiroff Collider We're all well aware of the sequel stigma and have probably seen our fair share of films that feel like thoughtless attempts to milk a hit for all it's worth, but Independence Day: Resurgence might be one of the worst of the worst Rated: 1.5/5 Jun 30, 2016 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson What was awesome the first time isn’t jaw-dropping anymore. Rated: 2/5 Sep 4, 2023 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies “Resurgence” flounders out of the gate, never shows an ability to build suspense, and offers up some of the most uninteresting characters I’ve seen in a while. Rated: 1.5/5 Aug 22, 2022 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review From start to finish, the film feels hollow and empty, the character development obligatory and forced, the action setups undercooked, the plot insultingly predictable. Rated: 1/4 Apr 11, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jeff C who wrote this script? Cause you suck at it. Terrible sequel to what was an instant classic. I'm not even going to pair this with the original. ugh I want my hours back and my memory erased. This movie should only be shown at 3:00am on reruns. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/28/21 Full Review Wendel L Direção: Bom Atuação: Bom Roteiro: Ok Caracterização: Ok Soundtrack: Ok Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/07/24 Full Review Anneli D I actually thought the movie was very good and I enjoyed it, I’m not sure why the reviews are all so bad. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/04/24 Full Review Alex r This movie and Pacific rim uprising have the same issue. If you are a fan of the original independence day skip it as it will break your heart, if your a completionist watch it otherwise pass. They tried to expand a universe without the original characters. They had the jeff and pullman back. But the whole feeling of the movie was not there. The cgi was okay, the acting was weak but it wasn't a heavy acting focused movie. It was meant to be an action movie, a popcorn flick. And it failed to be that because it brought nothing to the table. Everything it took a swing at did not work. It lacked humor, good acting, fun action, and the horror of an alien invasion. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/31/24 Full Review Smirky C You cynical critics, this movie hit all the good spots of the original. Maybe I drank too much Fireball but I cried and cheered and clenched my butt cheeks plenty. Hurrah! Goldblum forever! Thank you, Mr President and fellow sufferer of alien torment, Bill Pullman…thank you daughter to said President boy oh boy cut from the same cloth but WHY THROW THE GUN INTO THE DIRT right after hearing boyfriend’s voice when mama alien might not even be dead?? Thank you to said boyfriend to the daughter to the President who was basically Han Solo’s and Indiana Jones’ child. Thank you, son of heroic Will Smith. Thank you, Chinese got fighter pilot who gave the nerd a chance…maybe. Thank you, Madam President and William Fichner, the newest President. But really, thank you, William Fichner, period. Eminent ‘Hey, it’s that guy who plays honorable and uptight so well. 🙏🏼 THANK YOU Judd Hirsch for being a cautious driver and for ALWAYS finding your heroic and super lanky and gangly and sexy son, super scientist and mumblecore hero Jeff Gldblum during TWO world wide, cataclysmic alien attacks. I wish I could rate this 10 stars just to rub your one- and- two star raters’ noses into the dirt. Shots for everybody! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/24/24 Full Review Bruno S Tudo bem que o primeiro não tinha uma história grandiosa, mas era boa, divertida, e na época foi uma grande inovação visual... Mas nessa sequência? Tirando os visuais, nada convence... História, personagens... Absolutamente nada! O roteiro parece ter sido escrito por uma criança de 5 anos! Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/24/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis As the Fourth of July nears, satellite engineer David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum) investigates a 3,000-mile-wide mother ship that's approaching Earth. Fortunately, 20 years earlier, nations across the world started to use recovered extraterrestrial technology to develop an immense defense program. When the alien invaders attack with unprecedented force, the U.S. president, teams of scientists and brave fighter pilots spring into action to save the planet from a seemingly invincible enemy.
Director
Roland Emmerich
Producer
Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich, Harald Kloser
Screenwriter
Roland Emmerich, Dean Devlin, Nicolas Wright, James A. Woods, James Vanderbilt
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
20th Century Fox, Centropolis Entertainment, TSG Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Sequences of Sci-Fi Action|Destruction|Some Language)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 24, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 27, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$103.1M
Runtime
2h 0m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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