Gigantische buitenaardse schepen komen richting de aarde, en hangen boven enkele grote steden. Nadat een poging tot communicatie met de aliens tot niets leidt, komt David Levison er achter dat de aliens in minder dan een dag aan zullen gaan vallen.
Nee, helaas is Independence Day nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Roland Emmerich | Director |
| Writing | Dean Devlin | Screenplay |
| Writing | Roland Emmerich | Screenplay |
| Production | Dean Devlin | Producer |
| Sound | David Arnold | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Karl Walter Lindenlaub | Director of Photography |
| Editing | David Brenner | Editor |
| Art | Oliver Scholl | Production Design |
| Art | Patrick Tatopoulos | Production Design |
| Art | William James Teegarden | Art Direction |
| Art | Jim Erickson | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Gino Acevedo | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Victor Abbene | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Dan Bradley | Stunts |
| Production | Wendy Kurtzman | Casting |
| Art | Oana Bogdan Miller | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Gary A. Krakoff | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Mick Cukurs | Set Designer |
| Art | Sean Haworth | Set Designer |
| Art | Julia K. Levine | Set Designer |
| Art | Lauren E. Polizzi | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Lauren E. Polizzi | Set Designer |
| Art | Pamela Klamer | Set Designer |
| Art | Victor J. Zolfo | Leadman |
| Sound | John P. Fasal | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Sandy Gendler | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Val Kuklowsky | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | John Roesch | Foley |
| Sound | Hilda Hodges | Foley |
| Sound | Don Coufal | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Bob Beemer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Bill W. Benton | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Terry Clotiaux | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Douglas Smith | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Volker Engel | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Joe Davenport | Systems Administrators & Support |
| Camera | Myles Aronowitz | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Claudette Barius | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Michael J. Delaney | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Neil Holcomb | Gaffer |
| Camera | Tony C. Jannelli | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Peter Krause | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Bruce MacCallum | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Rick Raphael | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Randy Nolen | Steadicam Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Adkins | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Riki Lin Sabusawa | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heidi Shulman | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christi K. Work | Set Costumer |
| Crew | Maxwell R. Johnson II | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Skip Wilson | Transportation Coordinator |
| Directing | Susan Bierbaum | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Anita Dawn Camp | Choreographer |
| Production | Jacob F. Conrad | Location Manager |
| Production | Peggy Pridemore | Location Manager |
| Art | Rick Newsome | Storyboard Designer |
| Art | Wally Adee | Property Master |
| Art | Doug Harlocker | Property Master |
| Sound | Robert Renga | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Will Cantler | Local Casting |
| Production | Bernard Telsey | Local Casting |
| Crew | Frank Lloyd | Stunts |
| Crew | Mike Smith | Stunts |
| Production | Roland Emmerich | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ute Emmerich | Executive Producer |
| Production | William Fay | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jane Nerlinger Evans | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Kelly Van Horn | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Dean Devlin | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | Gabreal Franklin | Documentation & Support |
| Directing | Dean Garvin | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Kevin LaRosa | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Shari Nicotero | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Glen Trotiner | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Michael Viglietta | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Kim H. Winther | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Bac DeLorme | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Marvel Wakefield | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Annie Welles | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Mary Peters | Stunts |
| Production | Richard Epcar | ADR Voice Casting |
| Crew | Dana Hee | Stunts |
| Crew | Francine Morris | Stunts |
| Crew | Gene LeBell | Stunts |
| Crew | Jennifer Caputo | Stunts |
| Crew | Barbara Anne Klein | Stunts |
| Crew | Rick Avery | Stunts |
| Crew | Eliza Coleman | Stunts |
| Crew | Doug Coleman | Stunts |
| Crew | Debbie Evans | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | Andy Gill | Stunts |
| Crew | Gilbert B. Combs | Stunts |
| Crew | Keith Woulard | Stunts |
| Crew | Jimmy N. Roberts | Stunts |
| Crew | Jennifer Lamb | Stunts |
| Crew | Dan Bradley | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Darrin Prescott | Stunts |
| Crew | Lane Leavitt | Stunts |
| Crew | Donna Keegan | Stunts |
| Crew | Chris Howell | Stunts |
| Production | Peter Winther | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joseph A. Porro | Costume Design |
| Crew | Mickey Giacomazzi | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Patrick Tatopoulos | Creature Design |
