20 best movies like Independence Day (1996)

List of the best movies like Independence Day (1996): Battle of Los Angeles, Independents' Day, The Predator, Independence Daysaster, The 5th Wave, Age of Tomorrow, Edge of Tomorrow, Battleship, Robot Overlords, Invasion Roswell.

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Markimdb: 1.9
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration01:32

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

Markimdb: 2.1
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
CountryUSA

Aliens invade, this time delivering a clear ultimatum. The fate of humanity hangs in the balance as the U.S. President and citizens decide if these aliens are to be trusted… or feared.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, adventure
CountryUSA, Mexico, Canada
Duration02:06

When a kid accidentally triggers the universe's most lethal hunters' return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled female scientist can prevent the end of the human race.

Markimdb: 3.4
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
CountryCanada
Duration01:30

When Earth is attacked by a hostile alien force, a small town firefighter and a rogue SETI scientist team up to activate the only technology capable of defeating the invaders.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:30

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.

Markimdb: 2.1
Genrefantastic, action, thriller
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

Mankind must fight to survive as Earth is invaded by hostile UFOs bent on destroying the planet. As the epic battle wages on, astronauts sneak aboard the mothership where they discover a portal to the aliens' home world. They manage to alert Earth before they are brutally murdered. Left with no other choice, Earth sends an elite military team of science and combat specialists through the portal where they attempt to stop the invasion from the inside out.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:53

    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.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
    CountryUSA, Japan, Hong Kong
    Duration02:05

      When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of an international naval coalition which becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage the hostile alien force of unimaginable strength. While taking on the invaders, Hopper must also try to live up to the potential his brother, and his fiancée's father, Admiral Shane, expect of him.

      Markimdb: 4.6
      Genrefantastic, action, adventure
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada
      Duration01:30

      Earth has been conquered by robots from another galaxy and the human survivors must stay in their homes, or risk incineration.

      Markimdb: 3.1
      Genrefantastic, action
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:24

      After the American Army shot down a UFO in 1947, generations of elite commandos were secretly trained to deal with the aliens' feared return. However, the extra-terrestrials never came back and the elite force was disbanded. Sixty-six years after the Roswell crash, the aliens are invading Earth and only the over-the-hill retired commandos can stop them.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, western
      CountryUSA, India
      Duration01:59

      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.

      Markimdb: 3.3
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, adventure
      CountryUSA, Bulgaria
      Duration01:28

      It is 2020 and the impending apocalypse is inevitable. Due to a rapidly growing Black Hole headed straight for the sun, Earth begins to fall into darkness, waves rise above Los Angeles, Paris is rocked by extreme earthquakes and Japan is crumbling. Governments around the world race to build massive space arks for the lucky few who will escape Earth's tragic fate, though billions of people will be left behind. At the same time in the ruins of a Mayan temple a solution is discovered: 12 ancient skulls, that when brought together can stop the destruction. A team of scientists set out to find the hidden skulls and rescue mankind from imminent destruction.

      Markimdb: 3.7
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryCanada

      The world watches in awe as the Roebling Clipper is launched into space. Using state-of-the-art scalar engines to fly around the Moon and back in just hours, the maiden voyage of the first-ever trans-lunar passenger ship is about to make history. Among those on board: First Lady Simone Mathany, space-exploration entrepreneur Steve Roebling, Dr. Denise Balaban, pilot Fiona Henslaw, and a very lucky lottery winner. But while en route, a massive solar flare sparks a cosmic-ray burst that accelerates Aurora’s engine and blows the ship away from Earth’s orbit. Now out of control, it’s hurtling straight for the sun.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:38

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

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:56

        Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this disease. What follows is a perilous trek around the world where Lane must brave horrific dangers and long odds to find answers before human civilization falls.

        Markimdb: 4.6
        Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, adventure
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Canada, Germany
        Duration01:33

        A sequel to 2004's Alien vs. Predator, the iconic creatures from two of the scariest film franchises in movie history wage their most brutal battle ever - in our own backyard. The small town of Gunnison, Colorado becomes a war zone between two of the deadliest extra-terrestrial life forms - the Alien and the Predator. When a Predator scout ship crash-lands in the hills outside the town, Alien Facehuggers and a hybrid Alien/Predator are released and begin to terrorize the town.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrefantastic, action, adventure
        CountryUSA, Hungary
        Duration01:59

          A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural being that have taken over a European city.

          Markimdb: 4.2
          Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, detective
          CountryCanada

          When five friends vacation at a remote lake house, they expect nothing less then a good time, unaware that Earth is under attack by an alien invasion and mass-abductions.

          Markimdb: 4.7
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller
          CountryUnited Kingdom, South Africa
          Duration01:30

          A documentary crew follows an elite unit of soldiers in the wake of an alien invasion.

          Markimdb: 5.5
          Genrefantastic, action, adventure
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:54

            For centuries, a small but powerful force of warriors called the Green Lantern Corps has sworn to keep intergalactic order. Each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of the first human ever recruited.

            Markimdb: 4.3
            Genrefantastic, action, adventure
            CountryUSA, Luxembourg
            Duration01:40

            The Hollywood version of the popular video game series "Wing Commander". Unlike other video games to feature film transitions, series creator Chris Roberts was heavily involved in the film's creation. This is the story of Christopher Blair and Todd "Maniac" Marshall as they arrive at the Tiger Claw and are soon forced to stop a Kilrathi fleet heading towards Earth.

            Markimdb: 6.1
            Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure
            CountryJapan
            Duration02:18

            In 2199, five years after the Gamilons began an invasion of Earth, the planet has been ravaged by the aliens' bombs. The remnants of humanity have fled underground to escape the irradiated surface. One day, former pilot Susumu Kodai discovers a capsule sent from the planet Iscandar that tells of a device that can remove the radiation from the Earth's surface. The Earth Defense Force rebuilds the battleship Yamato with a new type of propulsion system to make the 148,000 light year trip to Iscandar in hopes of saving the Earth. Within one year, the radiation will drive the rest of humanity to extinction.

            Markimdb: 4
            Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:30

            Earth as we know it is gone. A virus has destroyed the planet and rendered all its women infertile, all but one. An elite team of soldiers are tasked with bringing the woman to safety on the newly habitable Earth Two. But when they are forced underground they find themselves fighting for survival from an bloodthirsty creature in a maze of ever shrinking tunnels. As the team's ranks start to dwindle, the tunnels shrink and the ammunition run out, the crawl for survival becomes more and more desperate.

            Markimdb: 3
            Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
            CountryUSA, Canada
            Duration01:35

            As a rogue planet roars through our solar system, it acts as an intergalactic magnet that pulls Earth in its wake. Meteors destroy major cities. Fire and ice storms engulf the land. Casualties are in the millions. And as the situation grows even worse, Steve Lannon is determined to reunite with his wife and teenage daughter. But when they stumble into a secret government installation, they'll uncover a nuclear mission that will either blast our planet back into orbit or guarantee front row seats to the end of the world.

            Markimdb: 3.6
            Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure
            CountryCanada, USA
            Duration01:26

            Just in time for the joyous holiday season, this film connects the ancient Mayan prophecy of worldwide destruction at the end of 2012, and the iconic holiday song, The 12 Days of Christmas. But there is hope: a father learns that his daughter is really the "Chosen One" who, alone, can stop further catastrophe - if he can stave off the lunatic townspeople blaming her for the community's destruction.

            Markimdb: 1.9
            Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, adventure, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:28

            A movie created from "found footage" of a lost military expedition that exposes the origins of life on earth.

            Markimdb: 3
            Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:28

            A gigantic meteors enters Earth's orbit and begins to disintegrate, showering the entire planet with debris.

            Markimdb: 4
            Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, adventure
            CountryUSA

            During their search for a habitable planet the last living humans crash-land on a barren world, inhabited by bloodthirsty aliens and mysterious post-apocalyptic warriors.

            Markimdb: 6.7
            Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:24

            When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper, who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter, until the mission proves otherwise.

            Markimdb: 2.4
            Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
            CountryUSA

            A scientist readies a boat after his warnings of an Earth-destroying flood are ignored. However, after the disasters reach a peak level of destruction those who maligned the scientist now turn to him in desperation, as he and other refugees look to save the world and stop the disaster using the two Supercolliders on opposite sides of the Atlantic.

            Markimdb: 1.9
            Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:25

            Massive earthquakes open the Arabian tectonic plate, resulting in unstable weather and freezing temperatures that will be unsurvivable by nightfall. Attempting to reach safety, a vacationing family in Egypt must battle the rapidly cooling temperatures that usher in a new Ice Age, covering the Sphinx, Pyramids, and Sahara Desert with mountains of snow.

            Markimdb: 2.5
            Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, adventure
            CountryUSA, Mexico, Japan, Hong Kong, United Kingdom
            Duration01:25

              The young warrior Son Goku sets out on a quest, racing against time and the vengeful King Piccolo, to collect a set of seven magical orbs that will grant their wielder unlimited power.

              Markimdb: 2.4
              Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:29

              After freak climate and weather events destroy the world around them, a group of rogue scientists attempt to reverse the deadly new ice age.

              Markimdb: 3.5
              Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, adventure
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:25

              A team of climbers is assembled by a rich and eccentric man to rescue a missing expedition he sent up to a forbidden mountain who disappeared after sending out one last disturbing radio message.

              Markimdb: 5.6
              Genrefantastic, action, adventure
              CountryUSA, United Kingdom, China, Japan, Mexico
              Duration02:33

              It has been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The PPDC now calls upon the best and brightest to rise up and become the next generation of heroes when the Kaiju threat returns.

              Markimdb: 2.8
              Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure, military
              CountryUSA

              When an alien force wages war on Earth, only the crew of the USS Iowa - the last American battleship, stands in their way.

              Markimdb: 3.4
              Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
              CountryCanada

              A huge solar flare blasts Mercury out of it's orbit and provides it with an intense magnetic field and it's on collision course for Earth.

              Markimdb: 3
              Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
              CountryUSA

              When miner Charley 'Boomer' Baxter sets off a series of massive mining detonations in West Virginia, a gigantic earthquake is soon rocking the North Atlantic, exposing a deep seismic fault that runs the length of the North American continent. Joining forces with government seismology expert Dr Amy Lane, Boomer must now race against time to stop the chasm that is threatening to tear America - and the entire world - in half.

              Markimdb: 5.5
              Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
              CountryUSA, Germany, Canada, United Kingdom, Italy, France
              Duration02:15

              Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes discovers that an unknown force has caused the earth's inner core to stop rotating. With the planet's magnetic field rapidly deteriorating, our atmosphere literally starts to come apart at the seams with catastrophic consequences. To resolve the crisis, Keyes, along with a team of the world's most gifted scientists, travel into the earth's core. Their mission: detonate a device that will reactivate the core.

              Markimdb: 3.4
              Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure
              CountryUSA

              After Air Force One goes down during a storm over the Bermuda Triangle, the United States Navy is dispatched to find the escape pod holding the President. A giant monster beneath the ocean awakens and attacks the fleet.

              Markimdb: 1.6
              Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
              CountryUSA

              A mother and a father search for their only child as a giant asteroid headed for Earth, triggering a series of apocalyptic events.

              Markimdb: 5.8
              Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:31

              Our hero, Cooper, awakes to find himself nauseous, weak and covered in webbing, hanging from the ceiling of an office where, just minutes ago, he started his new job. As he struggles out of his slimy prison he comes face to face with his opponent - a grotesque, powerful and very angry bug. All 3 ft of it. And so begins a hideous, nail-biting, comedic, all-action adventure to find a safe haven while constantly outwitting an infestation of monstrous proportions. As Cooper embarks on his journey, he befriends a ragtag group of survivors including the feisty, determined Sara. Will they make it to safety before they are picked off one by one? And what other surprises are in store for our group of unlikely heroes?

              Markimdb: 7
              Genrefantastic, action, adventure
              CountryUSA, France
              Duration02:10

              An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.

              Markimdb: 8.4
              Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, adventure
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:36

              After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.

              Markimdb: 3
              Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure
              CountryUSA

              A fanatical animal rights activist releases giant pythons into the Everglades, believing the wild animals should be set free. When they start decimating the native animal population, an over-zealous park ranger feeds experimental steroids to wild alligators so they can fight back. The giant pythons and gargantuan alligators go on a killing spree, and it is now left up to the two feuding women to put aside their differences to put a stop to the creatures and the destruction.

              Markimdb: 6.5
              Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:56

              Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop of his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.

              Markimdb: 8.4
              Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure, crime
              CountryUSA, United Kingdom
              Duration02:45

              Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

              Markimdb: 5.9
              Genrefantastic, action, comedy, adventure, crime
              CountryUSA, Hong Kong, China, Canada, Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom
              Duration02:29

              After supervillain Shredder escapes custody, he joins forces with mad scientist Baxter Stockman and two dimwitted henchmen, Bebop and Rocksteady, to unleash a diabolical plan to take over the world. As the Turtles prepare to take on Shredder and his new crew, they find themselves facing an even greater evil with similar intentions: the notorious Krang.

              Markimdb: 5.2
              Genrefantastic, action, drama
              CountryAustralia

              Two years into an intergalactic invasion of Earth, survivors in Sydney, Australia, fight back in a desperate ground war. As casualties mount by the day, the resistance and their unexpected allies, uncover a plot that could see the war come to a decisive end. With the Alien invaders hell-bent on making earth their new home, the race is on to save mankind.

              Markimdb: 6.5
              Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, adventure
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:10

              The next installment in the franchise and the conclusion of the “Star Wars“ sequel trilogy as well as the “Skywalker Saga“.




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