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Independence Day
1996
· Movie
· 145 min
B
MEANRANK
70/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2250
- IMDb #2099
- Google retired #1770
- Rotten Tomatoes #1958
- Metacritic #2309
- Letterboxd #2716
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2255
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2089
- Metacritic Critics #2571
- Metacritic Audience #1877
- Criticker #2497
- Douban #538
- Kinopoisk #1076
- AlloCiné #2520
- Trakt #1198
Every rating
40–86
out of 100
Enormous alien spacecraft suddenly appear and position themselves over Earth's major cities. The world initially watches in awe, but that turns to terror when the ships unleash devastating attacks. As cities fall, a group of survivors—including a pilot, a scientist, and the President—must devise a desperate plan to fight back against the overwhelming extraterrestrial invasion.
Details
- Director
- Roland Emmerich
- Writers
- Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich
- Released
- 2 July 1996
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $75.0M
- Box office
- $817.4M
- Awards
- 21 wins, 27 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 48 →2 major awards won · 21 wins from 48 nominations across 19 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1996 | — | Best Visual Effects | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 1996 | — | Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1996 | — | Best Sound | Nominee |
| Japanese Academy Awards 1996 | — | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
| Amanda Award 1996 | — | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 1996 | — | Favorite Actor – Sci-Fi | Winner |
| CAS Awards 1996 | — | Best Sound | Nominee |
| Czech Lion Awards 1996 | — | The most successful movie in Cinemas. | Winner |
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Academy Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| — | Best Visual Effects | Winner |
| — | Best Sound | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television | Winner |
Japanese Academy Awards
1 nomination
| — | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Universe Reader's Choice Awards
8 nominations, 8 won
| — | Best Score | Winner |
| — | Best Director | Winner |
| — | Best Special Effects | Winner |
| — | Best Science Fiction Film | Winner |
| — | Best Supporting Actress | Winner |
| — | Best Actor | Winner |
| — | Best Cinematography | Winner |
| — | Best Writing | Winner |
Saturn Awards
10 nominations, 3 won
| — | Best Special Effects | Winner |
| — | Best Science Fiction Film | Winner |
| — | Best Director | Winner |
| — | Best Music | Nominee |
| — | Best Writer | Nominee |
| — | Best Costumes | Nominee |
| — | Best Supporting Actor | Nominee |
| — | Best Supporting Actress | Nominee |
| — | Best Young Actor | Nominee |
| — | Best Actor | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| — | Outstanding Film Editing | Winner |
| — | Outstanding Visual Effects | Winner |
MTV Movie Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| — | Best Kiss | Winner |
| — | Best Action Sequence | Nominee |
| — | Best Movie | Nominee |
| — | Best Male Performance | Nominee |
| — | Best Breakthrough Performance | Nominee |
Kids' Choice Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| — | Favorite Movie | Winner |
| — | Favorite Movie Actor | Nominee |
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Favorite Actor – Sci-Fi | Winner |
Czech Lion Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | The most successful movie in Cinemas. | Winner |
Mainichi Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Best Foreign Language Film | Winner |
People's Choice Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
6 nominations
| — | Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Horror Picture | Nominee |
| — | Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Horror Actor | Nominee |
| — | Best Film Editing | Nominee |
| — | Best Sound | Nominee |
| — | Best Visual Effects | Nominee |
| — | Best Sound Effects | Nominee |
Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
2 nominations
| — | Worst Picture | Nominee |
| — | Worst Screenplay for a Film Grossing Over $100 Million | Nominee |
Amanda Award
1 nomination
| — | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
CAS Awards
1 nomination
| — | Best Sound | Nominee |
Golden Raspberry Awards
1 nomination
| — | Worst Written Film Grossing Over $100 Million | Nominee |
Hugo Awards
1 nomination
| — | Best Dramatic Presentation | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
1 nomination
| — | Best Young Actor – Age 10 or Under | Nominee |