Movies Like Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

Independence Day: Resurgence is a 2016 action, adventure, science fiction film from Roland Emmerich with a MovieMagicScore of 5.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Independence Day and Predator.

Action Adventure Science Fiction

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

Predator

1987

A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.

7.5

MagicScore

The Tomorrow War

2021

The world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future, mankind is losing a global war against a deadly alien species. The only hope for survival is for soldiers and civilians from the present to be transported to the future and join the fight. Among those recruited is high school teacher and family man Dan Forester. Determined to save the world for his young daughter, Dan teams up with a brilliant scientist and his estranged father in a desperate quest to rewrite the fate of the planet.

7.5

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

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

1974

An Okinawan prophecy that foretells the destruction of the Earth is seeming fulfilled when Godzilla emerges to return to his destructive roots. But not all is what it seems after Godzilla breaks his ally Anguirus's jaw. Matters are further complicated when a second Godzilla emerges, revealing the doppelgänger as a mechanical weapon.

7.0

MagicScore

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

Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light

1998

The members of the Super GUTS force, one of whom is secretly Ultraman Dyna, are in the middle of a losing battle against an enormous monster on the surface of the moon, when suddenly a spaceship appears and saves them by zapping the beast. The crew of the ship claim to members of the world peace force that originally created the Super GUTS force, and they invite the GUTS members to enter their brainwave patterns into the ship's battle computer so it can be a more effective fighting system. It sounds like a good idea, but could they have some other plan up their sleeves?

6.4

MagicScore

The War in Space

1977

The year is 1988, and in the midst of recovering from a near-miss with a large comet, Earth finds that there are much worse matters at hand: the sudden arrival of a strange army of aliens and their fleet of unstoppable warships.

6.0

MagicScore

Rim of the World

2019

Stranded at a summer camp when aliens attack the planet, four teens with nothing in common embark on a perilous mission to save the world.

6.0

MagicScore

#10

The 5th Wave

2016

16-year-old Cassie Sullivan tries to survive in a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has already decimated the population and knocked mankind back to the Stone Age.

5.9

MagicScore

#11

Prince of Space

1959

Attracted by the report of the development of a new type of rocket fuel, the vicious dictator of Krangkor, the dark planet, descends on Earth to steal the formula from its creator, the benevolent Dr. Makin.

2.3

MagicScore

#12

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

2009

Under constant attack by monstrous creatures called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind, U.N. Special Agency NERV introduces two new EVA pilots to help defend the city of Tokyo-3: the mysterious Makinami Mari Illustrous and the intense Asuka Langley Shikinami. Meanwhile, Gendo Ikari and SEELE proceed with a secret project that involves both Rei and Shinji.

7.8

MagicScore

#13

Edge of Tomorrow

2014

Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back at the beginning of the same day and is forced to fight and die again... and again - as physical contact with the alien has thrown him into a time loop.

7.6

MagicScore

#14

The Suicide Squad

2021

Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.

7.5

MagicScore

#15

Shin Ultraman

2022

The Japanese government sets up a special task force to fight the giant creatures suddenly appearing across the country. Soon, the squad unexpectedly meets a giant silver humanoid who starts appearing every time a space monster attacks!

7.4

MagicScore

#16

They Live

1988

A lone drifter stumbles upon a unique pair of sunglasses that reveal aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.

7.3

MagicScore

#17

Parasyte: Part 1

2014

Humanity is suffering from a series of mysterious murders across the globe, known as the 'Mincemeat murders'. High school student Izumi Shinichi has a parasite living off him, having replaced his right hand, and he might be the discoverer of truth.

7.1

MagicScore

#18

Terror of Mechagodzilla

1975

A submarine expedition to salvage the remains of Mechagodzilla is thwarted by a massive dinosaur named Titanosaurus. An Interpol investigation leads biologist Ichinose to uncover the work of Dr. Mafune and his mysterious daughter Katsura. Aligned with the Black Hole Aliens, Katsura's life becomes entwined with the resurrected machine.

6.9

MagicScore

#19

Destroy All Monsters

1968

At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the monsters across the world.

6.9

MagicScore

#20

Invasion of Astro-Monster

1965

Astronauts Glenn and Fuji investigate Planet X and encounter mysterious aliens known as the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save their world from "Monster Zero". In exchange for borrowing Godzilla and Rodan, the Xiliens offer a cure for cancer. As Glenn investigates, he develops a romance with Miss Namikawa and uncovers the Xilien's true intentions.

6.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Independence Day: Resurgence?

The top films similar to Independence Day: Resurgence by MovieMagicScore are Independence Day (6.9), Predator (7.5), The Tomorrow War (7.5). Each shares action/adventure/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Independence Day: Resurgence worth watching?

Independence Day: Resurgence holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.3/10 from 6,272 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Independence Day: Resurgence?

Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) is a action, adventure, science fiction film directed by Roland Emmerich, starring Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Jessie T. Usher.

Where can I find more recommendations like Independence Day: Resurgence?

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About movies like Independence Day: Resurgence

This ranked list pairs Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), a action and adventure and science fiction film from Roland Emmerich, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Liam Hemsworth 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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