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.
- Director
- Roland Emmerich
- Signature
- Wonder · Craft · Action
- Worldwide
- $817M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
36 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Independence Day actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
Spoiler-free. Read the analysis below for the full argument.
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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Independence Day appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Space Movies Ranked #28
Placed at #28 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
8 wins · 14 nominations
Academy Awards
1 win · 2 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Sound
BAFTA Awards
No wins yet · 2 nominations
- WinnerBAFTA Award for Best Sound
- WinnerBAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects
Saturn Awards
2 wins
- WinnerSaturn Award for Best Director
- WinnerSaturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film
1 win
- WinnerAmanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film
Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerKids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie
MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerMTV Movie Award for Best Kiss
Satellite Award for Best Editing
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerSatellite Award for Best Editing
Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerSatellite Award for Best Visual Effects
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerJapan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film
MTV Movie Award for Best Action Sequence
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerMTV Movie Award for Best Action Sequence
MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerMTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerMTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance
MTV Movie Award for Best Movie
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerMTV Movie Award for Best Movie
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Independence Day returned 10.9× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $75M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $817M
- Release date
- Jul 2, 1996
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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