Independence Day: Resurgence

PG-13

Released Jun 24, 2016

2 hr. 0 min.

Sci-Fi

Action

Adventure

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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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Critics Consensus

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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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

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Guilherme O

Visualmente é muito bom, as tecnologias são coerentes e bem exibidas, mas carece de roteiro, explicação pífia para o final da trama

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/21/24

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Zinny

Im not sure of why this movie receives alot of hate, but honestly i found it to keep me engaged and entertained throughout. Alot of direction and creativity was put into this film in my opinion.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/17/24

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Noah P

Lacks the emotion and relatability that the first movie does. This film tried to fill a gap but failed.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/16/24

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Alejandro B

Aunque fue mala a mi me gusto tubo buenos efectos

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/24

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Craig H

NOT WORTH THE FILM REEL ITS ON!!!!!!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/29/24

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Roland Emmerich

Director

Liam Hemsworth

Jake Morrison

Jeff Goldblum

David Levinson

Bill Pullman

President Whitmore

Maika Monroe

Patricia Whitmore

Jessie T. Usher

Dylan Hiller

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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

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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

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Perri Nemiroff

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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

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

What was awesome the first time isn’t jaw-dropping anymore.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 4, 2023

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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

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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

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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
Executive Producer: Ute Emmerich, Larry J. Franco, Carsten H.W. Lorenz
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
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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