Film record

Independence Day: Resurgence

Original title: Independence Day

2016Feature film120 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
disaster film · science fiction film · action film · war film · LGBTQ-related film

Credits

Art department

Clint Wallace — Art direction

Cinematography

Markus Förderer — Cinematography

Costume

Lisy Christl — Costume design

Direction

Roland Emmerich — Directing

Music

Thomas Wander — Music composition
Harald Kloser — Music composition

Cast

Liam Hemsworth — Acting (Jake Morrison)
Jeff Goldblum — Acting
Bill Pullman — Acting
Maika Monroe — Acting
Travis Tope — Acting (Charlie Miller)
William Fichtner — Acting (General Joshua T. Adams)
Charlotte Gainsbourg — Acting (Dr. Catherine Marceaux)
Judd Hirsch — Acting (Julius Levinson)
Vivica A. Fox — Acting (Dr. Jasmine Dubrow-Hiller)
Brent Spiner — Acting (Dr. Brackish Okun)
Sela Ward — Acting (Elizabeth Lanford)
Jessie T. Usher — Acting (Dylan Hiller)
Angelababy — Acting (Rain Lao)
DeObia Oparei — Acting (Dikembe Umbutu)
Nicolas Wright — Acting (Floyd Rosenberg)
Chin Han — Acting (Jiang Lao)
Gbenga Akinnagbe — Acting (Agent Matthew Travis)
Robert Loggia — Acting (General William Grey)
Joey King — Acting
Ryan Cartwright — Acting
Ivan G'Vera — Acting
Stafford Douglas — Acting

Production

Dean Devlin — Production
Ute Emmerich — Executive production
Harald Kloser — Production
Roland Emmerich — Production

Writing

Nicolas Wright — Screenwriting
Dean Devlin — Screenwriting
Roland Emmerich — Screenwriting
James Vanderbilt — Screenwriting
Documented participation

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Distribution

InterCom

International
Verified
Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified
Distribution

Disney+

International
Verified

Versions and cuts

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
14 Jul 2016Checked 17 Sep 2026
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