

Independence Day
The question of whether or not we are alone in the universe has been answered.
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $75M
- Box office
- $817.4M
- Language
- English
- spacecraft
- showdown
- independence
- patriotism
- countdown
- invasion
- alien
- ufo
- extraterrestrial
- disaster
- creature
- battle
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremierePG-1325 Jun 1996
- TheatricalPG-132 Jul 1996
- PhysicalPG-13DVD27 Jun 2000
- PhysicalPG-13Blu-ray11 Mar 2008
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical129 Aug 1996
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalPG29 Aug 1996
CanadaCA
- TheatricalPG2 Jul 1996
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1215 Aug 1996
CzechiaCZ
- TheatricalU10 Oct 1996
- Physical7 Dec 2006
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1511 Oct 1996
EstoniaEE
- Theatrical4 Oct 1996
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-124 Oct 1996
FranceFR
- Theatrical122 Oct 1996
- PhysicalDVD21 Nov 2000
- PhysicalBlu-Ray12 Mar 2008
- Digital / OTTDisney+23 Feb 2021
- TVTF126 Oct 2025
- TVTMC9 Mar 2026
- TVW925 May 2026
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1218 Sept 1996
GreeceGR
- Theatrical1325 Oct 1996
Frequently asked questions
Independence Day was released on 2 July 1996.
Audience reviews
5- I
isabellevillasenor
2/9/2021
forever a classic!
- K7/10
Kamurai
3/10/2021
Really good watch, would watch again, and can recommend. It's Will Smith fighting invading aliens, and Jeff Goldblum being almost annoyingly smart. The alien aspect of the movie and the story are all great, but there is also a lot of humanizing scenes to keep the audience reminded of for what the Terrans are fighting. I'm sure there is a supercut version that reduces the movie to 45-60 minutes of good old alie…
- T10/10
The Movie Mob
1/21/2023
**Disaster or alien movie (possibly even action movie) - it just doesn't get better than Independence Day! This 1996 sci-fi action blockbuster is one of the greatest of all time!** When you watch the mega-blockbusters of the 1990s and compare them to each other, it is easy to forget how groundbreaking they really were. Films like Jurassic Park and Independence Day were massively ahead of their time, winning all ki…
- A8/10
Andre Gonzales
7/4/2023
Very good movie. Funny as well with plenty of action. As they try to save the world from an alien invasion.
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
8/27/2023
If you like your sci-fi full of gung-ho machismo then this one ought to cut the mustard. On the face of it, it is quite an engaging story of mankind uniting in the face of overwhelming odds - a sort of blitz spirit. There to save us all from the pending oblivion is Bill Pullman as the President, Jeff Goldblum as the scientist and Will Smith as the epitome of the American "kick-ass" air force pilot. The plot is terrib…
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