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With a $71 million budget and mind-blowing special effects, INDEPENDENCE DAY is a grand, high-tech throwback to such films of the 1950s as THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL and WAR OF THE WORLDS. Here, aliens, in numerous gargantuan spaceships, arrive without warning and hover over the world's most important cities, creating global .. Read more

Starring	Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch
Director	Roland Emmerich
Genres	Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller

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Critic's review of Independence Day
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- Enjoyably silly, jingoistic nonsense that found an appreciative audience for its sensational effects of blowing up the White House and most of the world; it sticks closely to the plot of The War of the Worlds, offering a technological version of a
- 30726
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
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- - 9
  - 4
  flag wavin' american codswallop
  
  This is without doubt the worst film ever made, it singularly epitomises all that is bad about american culture. It is predictable, inane and simply insulting ... read more »
  
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  - isle of self righteousness
  - 21 Feb 2005 at 16:06
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- - 1
  - 0
  amazing film
  
  some reviews have said this film is corny, and they poke holes in its storyline, but to be honest forget bout that just concentrate on the effects, they are ... read more »
  
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- - cheesekake
  - 760 reviews
  - uk
  - 07 Mar 2012 at 22:14
- - 5
  - 0
  Absolutely Superb
  
  Good story line, great special effects and Will Smith! What more can a film want? Must be in top ten films of all time. I've only seen it 7 times - looking ... read more »
  
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- 1061035
- - a customer
  - 10 Nov 2011 at 14:56
- - 3
  - 0
  not normally my type of film
  
  i quite enjoyed watching independence day even though im not really into sci fi films. was kind of predictable though since there is a few films that are ... read more »
  
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- - rebeccanicole
  - 3 reviews
  - Chester le Street
  - 26 Oct 2011 at 16:50
- - 4
  - 0
  Great film
  
  One of my favourite film , easy watch and the action and special effects are amazing , well worth a watch!
  
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- - LisaKUK
  - 1 review
  - 23 Aug 2011 at 12:01
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  - 1
  Oh dear
  
  With the kind of money spent making this film, it was obvious that the effects would be breathtaking and they were. However, the story and way that it was ... read more »
  
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- - Tatster
  - 46 reviews
  - stowmarket, suffolk
  - 30 Jan 2011 at 13:30
- - 0
  - 1
  the land of make believe
  
  this movie is so corny it defies belief; almost torture to watch, but entertaining for children unable to discern b/w fairytales and reality. surely ... read more »
  
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- 950425
- - a customer
  - London
  - 02 Jan 2011 at 23:23
- - 1
  - 1
  The most memorable alien invasion movie ever.
  
  I have to say that this is one of the most spectacular alien movies ever. With some great special effects, action, explosions and good acting from Will Smith ... read more »
  
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  - Northern Ireland
  - 16 Sep 2010 at 19:12
- - 0
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  America saves the world!!!
  
  Yes it's a typically-Hollywood 'America Saves The World' theme, and yes it has some stupid plot holes (Alien computers are Mac compatible?!?!) but ... read more »
  
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- - MelSharpe
  - 39 reviews
  - West Midlands
  - 03 Aug 2010 at 14:55
- - 1
  - 0
  Even better than I remember!
  
  Owned this years ago on VHS, picture quality is much better and sound is great even though standard 2.1 speaker system. Would recommend watching.
  
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- - Stitch28
  - 3 reviews
  - Lincolnshire
  - 29 Jun 2010 at 18:27
- - 1
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  Great film
  
  This film will entertain you from start to finish. The special effects hold their own even with todays advances in special effects. If your in to your sci-fi ... read more »
  
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  - Yorkshire
  - 04 Jun 2010 at 12:39
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- - 9
  - 4
  flag wavin' american codswallop
  
  This is without doubt the worst film ever made, it singularly epitomises all that is bad about american culture. It is predictable, inane and simply insulting ... read more »
  
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  - isle of self righteousness
  - 21 Feb 2005 at 16:06
- - 32
  - 31
  What was I thinking.
  
  It has Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum in it. Enough said.
  
  At least Tom Hanks wasn't in it.
  
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- - Andy
  - london
  - 10 May 2004 at 14:29
- - 8
  - 1
  Excellent just excellent
  
  What can I say if you think you have seen Independence Day think again watch this it has loads of extra scenes and if you prefer the released film well thats on... read more »
  
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- - Glenn Cook
  - South Wales
  - 06 Sep 2004 at 16:28
- - 6
  - 3
  ok film, with a huge
  
  Although the actual film taken at face value was good, and the effects are excellent, the underlying plot smacked of how great the USA is and how the rest of ... read more »
  
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- - Kevin
  - Glasgow, Scotland
  - 18 Feb 2004 at 21:09
- - 5
  - 0
  Will smith, continuing to impress.
  
  Ok it's just the age old story from war of the worlds, and yes it IS pure hollywood. But with 'cool'! The destruction scenes are devastating, the ... read more »
  
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- - Aaron Conway
  - Wales
  - 18 Jan 2005 at 15:12
- - 5
  - 0
  Absolutely Superb
  
  Good story line, great special effects and Will Smith! What more can a film want? Must be in top ten films of all time. I've only seen it 7 times - looking ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 10 Nov 2011 at 14:56
- - 4
  - 0
  Great film
  
  One of my favourite film , easy watch and the action and special effects are amazing , well worth a watch!
  
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- - LisaKUK
  - 1 review
  - 23 Aug 2011 at 12:01
- - 4
  - 0
  Redefining Independence
  
  Independent isn't really the word for this fabulous blockbuster.
  
  The story line is a mish mash from a large collection of well established works... read more »
  
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- - The_Fez
  - 15 reviews
  - Aldershot
  - 10 Feb 2005 at 11:17
- - 3
  - 0
  not normally my type of film
  
  i quite enjoyed watching independence day even though im not really into sci fi films. was kind of predictable though since there is a few films that are ... read more »
  
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- - rebeccanicole
  - 3 reviews
  - Chester le Street
  - 26 Oct 2011 at 16:50
- - 3
  - 1
  Yuck!
  
  Hatefully slick gungho nonsense that embodies all the worst elements of American moviedom. I absolutely loathed it and cannot recommend it to anyone.
  
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- - ahorovitz
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  - 29 Oct 2007 at 21:16

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Critics' reviews
- Enjoyably silly, jingoistic nonsense that found an appreciative audience for its sensational effects of blowing up the White House and most of the world; it sticks closely to the plot of The War of the Worlds, offering a technological version of a
- 30726
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
- "...A spectacularly scaled mix of '50s-style alien invader science fiction, '70s disaster epics and all-season gung-ho military actioners..."
- 8617
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...INDEPENDENCE DAY fulfills the promise of the movies: to deliver the audience out of the everyday and into the sensational..."
- 8615
- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- Act I is an Anarchists' Ball. Massive metal spaceships loom over the cities of the world. The destruction of the White... read more on Time Out
- 43900
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
- "...A rousing state-of-the-art cartoon capped by an aerial-combat climax..."
- 8616
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...For fun, fright and thrills, there's not a wilder joy ride around..."
- 8614
- - Rolling Stone
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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  With a 71 million dollar budget and mind-blowing special effects, INDEPENDENCE DAY is a grand, high-tech throwback to such films of the 1950s as THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL and WAR OF THE WORLDS. Here, aliens, in numerous gargantuan spaceships, arrive without warning and hover over the world's ...

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  With a $71 million budget and mind-blowing special effects, INDEPENDENCE DAY is a grand, high-tech throwback to such films of the 1950s as THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL and WAR OF THE WORLDS. Here, aliens, in numerous gargantuan spaceships, arrive without warning and hover over the world's most ...