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10 Best Movies Like Independence Day: Resurgence

If you loved Independence Day: Resurgence, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Occupation: Rainfall

Occupation: Rainfall

2020★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Independence Day: Resurgence for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

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 un...

#2
Extinction

Extinction

2018★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Independence Day: Resurgence for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A chief mechanic at a factory, haunted by apocalyptic nightmares, becomes a hero when Earth is invaded by a mysterious army bent on destruction....

#3
Stargate: Continuum

Stargate: Continuum

2008★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Independence Day: Resurgence for fans of Action & Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

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

#4
Monster Hunters

Monster Hunters

2020★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Independence Day: Resurgence for fans of Action. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

When an alien prison ship crash lands and unleashes creature after creature in the California desert, they make quick work of the army that tries to stop them. Now, the only hope o...

#5
The 5th Wave

The 5th Wave

2016★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Independence Day: Resurgence for fans of Action & Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

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...

#6
Halo: Nightfall

Halo: Nightfall

2014★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Independence Day: Resurgence for fans of Action & Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Set between the events of Halo 4 and Halo 5: Guardians… Halo: Nightfall tells the dramatic story of legendary man hunter and Naval Intelligence Officer Jameson Locke and his team a...

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