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10 Best Movies Like Independents' Day

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

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#1
The November Man

The November Man

2014★ 6.1

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

An ex-CIA operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level CIA officials and the Russ...

#2
Blood Orange

Blood Orange

2016★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Independents' Day for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The idyllic life of Bill, a retired aging rock star, and his young wife is rocked by a lover from her past, resulting in catastrophic consequences....

#3
Ma

Ma

2019★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Independents' Day for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Sue Ann is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees...

#4
The Huntsman: Winter's War

The Huntsman: Winter's War

2016★ 6.3

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

As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land, two renegades—Eric the Huntsman, who aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna in Snowwhite and the Huntsman, and his forbidden lover, ...

#5
Minority Report

Minority Report

2002★ 7.4

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

John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigat...

#6
28 Days Later

28 Days Later

2002★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Independents' Day for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect ...