Independence Day: Resurgence

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Independence Day: Resurgence

PG-13

2016

2h 0m

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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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Aug 9, 2016

2/4

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.

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Roxana Hadadi

Chesapeake Family Magazine

Aug 1, 2016

1/5

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.

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Perri Nemiroff

Collider

Jun 30, 2016

1.5/5

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

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David Griffiths

Subculture Entertainment

Mar 10, 2025

2/5

With a dreadful screenplay and nothing new when it comes to special effects ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ ends up being one of the biggest disappointments of 2016.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Sep 4, 2023

2/5

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

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 22, 2022

1.5/5

“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.

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Jeff C

Dec 28, 2021

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.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 6, 2026

What a horrible movie!

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Aug 5, 2026

This ill-conceived sequel manages to squander all the charm and impact of the 1996 classic. The script is a lazy collage of sci-fi clichés, featuring cringeworthy dialogue and new characters completely devoid of charisma.

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N R

@RazorRay Aug 5, 2026

Only just watched it, enjoyed the original but this was dismal in every way. Has to go down as one of the worse blockbuster sequel’s. Painful story (if you can call it that), boring and in places just stupid. Amazing how people can make such trash with such a big budget.

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K G

@KatyG-S Aug 2, 2026

A really rotten sequel. This sequel to "Independence Day" was not needed & it led to a train wreck here. Unsurprised that he regretted producing a movie without Will Smith, yet it still put Jeff Goldblum & Bill Pullman reprising their roles. Although it could be expectable since they seemed to have killed off Colonel Steven Hiller (Will Smith was him). The Movie consists of many downgrades. 1 example is the CGI FX, done of all over the world, the aliens & the ships. So bad looking in the real. If those FX were seen in a fully animated movie, they would have looked nicer. Blue Sky Studios could have done anything around there. Also, the green screen seems terrible. Even the hair on Brent Spiner/Dr Brackish Okun looked fake - it was always obvious. The new characters introduced were childish & unlovable, as compared to the past men. Sometimes, the acting of characters was meh. And the private romances by the ending do nothing at all.

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Matthew J

@Movie_fella Jul 28, 2026

This movie is the worst thing I have ever seen, I would rather eat the a Carolina reaper then watch that film again

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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, TSG Entertainment, Centropolis 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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