Movies Like Independents' Day (2017)

Independents' Day is a 2017 action, science fiction film from Laura Beth Love with a MovieMagicScore of 3.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Alien Convergence and Stargate: Continuum.

Action Science Fiction

Alien Convergence

2017

When flying reptilian creatures wreak havoc all over the world, the survivors’ only hope of stopping them is a new, state-of-the-art fighter jet piloted by the only team that knows how to use the technology.

3.9

MagicScore

Stargate: Continuum

2008

Ba'al travels back in time and prevents the Stargate program from being started. SG-1 must somehow restore history.

7.2

MagicScore

Independence Day

1996

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.

6.9

MagicScore

Battle in Outer Space

1959

In 1965, the space station JSS-3 is destroyed by a fleet of UFOs, which then begin a global siege on Earth, using rays to manipulate gravity and control the minds of men. In response, a global council meeting is held to determine the source of the attacks and prepare a rocket ship armada for a counter-attack, a true battle in outer space. . . The film is a sequel of sorts to Toho's THE MYSTERIANS in the reprise of the Etsuko Shiraishi character of that film as its heroine. It was edited to 74 minutes for its American release.

5.8

MagicScore

Cowboys & Aliens

2011

A stranger stumbles into the desert town of Absolution with no memory of his past and a futuristic shackle around his wrist. With the help of mysterious beauty Ella and the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde, he finds himself leading an unlikely posse of cowboys, outlaws, and Apache warriors against a common enemy from beyond this world in an epic showdown for survival.

5.6

MagicScore

Battle of Los Angeles

2011

In February 1942 US forces engaged an unidentified flying object above Los Angeles. Now almost 70 years later, the alien invaders have returned.

3.5

MagicScore

Yonggary

1999

A team of scientists working on a remote dig site find the buried body of an enormous monster, perfectly preserved even after 200 million years. As soon as the beast is uncovered, however, an alien spacecraft suddenly appears above them and brings the monster back to life! The creature immediately sets about levelling the surrounding urban landscape and shrugging off the best firepower the military can throw at it. A lone scientist, working on decrypting an ancient set of hieroglyphics, may be on the verge of finding the aliens' weak point, but will it be too late?

2.6

MagicScore

Home

2015

When Earth is taken over by the overly-confident Boov, an alien race in search of a new place to call home, all humans are promptly relocated, while all Boov get busy reorganizing the planet. But when one resourceful girl, Tip, manages to avoid capture, she finds herself the accidental accomplice of a banished Boov named Oh. The two fugitives realize there’s a lot more at stake than intergalactic relations as they embark on the road trip of a lifetime.

6.8

MagicScore

Critters

1986

Carnivorous aliens arrive unannounced at a Kansas family farm; two intergalactic bounty hunters soon follow, determined to blow them off the planet.

6.5

MagicScore

#10

Critters 2

1988

Three bounty hunters from space fly back to the town of Grovers Bend, hoping to save local residents from a new batch of Critter eggs.

6.2

MagicScore

#11

I Married a Monster from Outer Space

1958

Aliens from Outer Space are slowly switching places with real humans -- one of the first being a young man about to get married. Slowly, his new wife realizes something is wrong, and her suspicions are confirmed when her husband's odd behaviour begins to show up in other townspeople.

6.1

MagicScore

#12

Invaders from Mars

1953

A boy tries to stop aliens that have taken over his town and are brainwashing its inhabitants.

5.9

MagicScore

#13

Night of the Blood Beast

1958

An astronaut returns to Earth as the no-pulse host of an alien monster's embryos; he is discovered by a loony farmer who find ways to feed his new critter.

3.7

MagicScore

#14

Captain Marvel

2019

The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

6.8

MagicScore

#15

Ratchet & Clank

2016

When the galaxy comes under the threat of a nefarious space captain, a mechanic and his newfound robot ally join an elite squad of combatants to save the universe.

5.8

MagicScore

#16

Save Yourselves!

2020

A young Brooklyn couple head upstate to disconnect from their phones and reconnect with themselves. Cut off from their devices, they miss the news that the planet is under attack.

5.8

MagicScore

#17

Critters 3

1991

As fanged, furious furballs viciously invade an L.A. apartment building and sink their teeth into the low-rent tenants, Josh leads the battle to beat back the conniving critters and save the planet.

5.3

MagicScore

#18

The Quiet Hour

2016

In a remote part of rural, post-apocalyptic England, now occupied by unseen alien invaders, a feisty teenage girl sets out on a desperate attempt to fight back a group of bandits and defend her parents' farm, their remaining livestock, and the solar panels that keep them safe from extraterrestrials. If she doesn't succeed, she will lose her only source of food and shelter; if she resists, she and her helpless blind sibling will be killed.

4.5

MagicScore

#19

Space Station 3D

2002

Some 220 miles above Earth lies the International Space Station, a one-of-a-kind outer space laboratory that 16 nations came together to build. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this extraordinary structure in this spectacular IMAX film. Viewers will blast off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center and the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Russia for this incredible journey -- IMAX's first-ever space film. Tom Cruise narrates.

6.4

MagicScore

#20

Ape vs. Monster

2021

An ape crash-lands on Earth, which creates a sludge that makes him and a passing lizard grow to giant-size, resulting in a fight for dominance.

5.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Independents' Day?

The top films similar to Independents' Day by MovieMagicScore are Alien Convergence (3.9), Stargate: Continuum (7.2), Independence Day (6.9). Each shares action/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Independents' Day worth watching?

Independents' Day holds a MovieMagicScore of 3.9/10 from 26 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Independents' Day?

Independents' Day (2017) is a action, science fiction film directed by Laura Beth Love, starring Fay Gauthier, Sal Landi, William Castrogiovanni.

Where can I find more recommendations like Independents' Day?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more action recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Independents' Day

This ranked list pairs Independents' Day (2017), a action and science fiction film from Laura Beth Love, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Fay Gauthier take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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