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Followed by 

Version of 

The War of the Worlds (1953)
all these movies are de facto adaptations of H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds novel
Mars Attacks! (1996)

Spin-off 

References 

The Wizard of Oz (1939)
mentioned in a line of dialogue
Dumbo (1941)
Open reference by a character
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
The scene from black and white movie shown in the Casse trailer is from The Day the Earth Stood Still
Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953)
Smith goes backwards and hits a wall and then he says "Whoops," because someone wrote the instructions wrong. The situation and quote was taken from the Daffy Duck cartoon of Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953).
The War of the Worlds (1953)
The orientation of the bent street lamps and overturned cars as seen through the tank's night vision makes them resemble the Martian spaceships from the 1953 film.
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
References in dialogue
Some Like It Hot (1959)
When Julius prays the secretary of defense says "But I'm not Jewish". Julius answers: "Nobody's perfect".
Shadows (1959)
Directly lifts exotic dancer dialogue bit.
Battle in Outer Space (1959)
Will Smith's squadron were stationed at El Toro air base. This is the same name as the air base from which the Flying Wing Bomber flew out of to drop in the movie
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Referenced by name (Special Edition only)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
"Good Morning, Dave" startup message on David's computer
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
mentioned in a line of dialogue; also, the pilots using lights to communicate with the alien ship is similar to the officials doing the same to communicate in "Close Encounters."
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Close up of the Aliens emerging from the ship head first at night
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
IMHO: The sequence where Bill Pullman climbs the ladder to his jet and watches the UFO take off bears a strong semblance to the scene in ESB where Luke climbs into his X-Wing after the Hoth battle and watches the Falcon take off.
Airplane! (1980)
"I picked a hell of a day to quit drinking" line
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Open reference by a character
V (1983)
"For those of us accustomed to the likes of Close Encounters and Alien Space Ship..."
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Among the sounds used to produce the noise the televisions make when they're experiencing the reception disturbance is the famous breathing of Darth Vader when he takes off his mask in Return of the Jedi
Captain Skyhawk (1989)
Steven called David Levinson "Captain Skyhawk"
Black Rain (1989)
The "Osaka police office" from the movie is seen
Die Hard 2 (1990)
After Steven hits the alien then David Levinson said "How can the same smeg happen to the same guy twice?"
Predator 2 (1990)
A child can be seen playing with The Predator toy from Predator 2 in one scene in the film
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
Mecha-King Ghidorah toy can be seen
Contra III: The Alien Wars (1992)
The line, "Eh, fuck my lawyer,"
The X-Files (1993)
A man in the satellite call centre talking on the phone says 'Yes ma'am, I love the X-Files too'
Jurassic Park (1993)
Goldblum's "Must go faster, must go faster!" line.
Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
When talking about snow boarding
Speed (1994)
A car crashes through a billboard for the movie
Crimson Tide (1995)
The scene onboard the submarine U.S.S. Georgia uses a set from Crimson Tide
Hackers (1995)
Corinthians 1:30 When the virus takes over the computer
Broken Arrow (1996)
The scenes with the stealth bombers used sets from Broken Arrow
The Rock (1996)
Between principal photography and the re-shoot of Russell's scenes in his F18, the cockpit mock-up was from The Rock

Referenced in 

Duke Nukem 3D (1996)
The UFO is shown on the movie screen in "Hollywood Holocaust"
Future Fantastic: Alien (1996)
Film mentioned and still photos shown.
Moesha: The List (1996)
Kim mentions this in a conversation with Niecy
Caroline in the City: Caroline and the Letter (1996)
Charlie tells Richard he's seen it.
Area 51 (1996)
Saturday Night Live: Bill Pullman/New Edition (1996)
Referenced during cold opening, monolgogue and 'Hollywood Party'
The Adam and Joe Show: Episode #1.2 (1996)
A Jeff Goldblum action figure is shown.
The Adam and Joe Show: Episode #1.3 (1996)
Poster on billboard.
The Adam and Joe Show: Episode #1.4 (1996)
Mentioned as one of the year's best films.
Star Wreck V: Lost Contact (1997)
Installing virus (=Windows 95!) into a alien spaceship
Roseanne: Hit the Road Jack (1997)
Is mentioned in the show
Asteroid (1997)
Step by Step: Independence Day (1997)
title reference
Star Fox 64 (1997)
The entire Katina level, including the character Bill Grey, is a reference to this film.
Saturday Night Live: Jeff Goldblum/En Vogue (1997)
Mention by Jeff Goldblum
Bad Business (1997)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Invasion of the Neptune Men (1997)
Mike: I never thought I'd say it but suddenly Independence Day seems a richly nuanced movie.
The 120 Days of Bottrop (1997)
C. Schlingensief asks Roland Emmerich for 9,000 D Mark to shoot a remake of "Independence Day"
True Anal Stories 1 (1998)
Poster on the wall
20 Dates (1998)
Seinfeld: The Wizard (1998)
Mentioned by name
Stargate SG-1: Politics (1998)
Daniel Jackson makes a sarcastic remark about how they can defeat the Goa'uld by uploading a virus into the mothership.
StarCraft (1998)
When clicked repeatedly the Wraith pilots quote Will Smith's character in the scene where he and Jeff Goldblum fly to the mothership: "I gotta get me one of these.".
Godzilla (1998)
A small statue of an alien from Independence Day (1996) (also directed by Roland Emmerich) is visible in the broadcast booth at Madison Square Garden
The X Files (1998)
Mulder urinates on a poster for the film
Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place: Two Guys, a Girl and a Landlord (1998)
Pete tries to rally the other tennants against the landlord by saying "Today can be our independence day!"
South Park: Chef's Salty Chocolate Balls (1998)
They talk about this film too after getting it confused with independant movies.
Antz (1998)
The Faculty (1998)
South Park: Prehistoric Ice Man (1999)
In the ice-man's 1996 habitat, an Independance Day poster is on the wall.
Caroline in the City: Caroline and the Ultimatum (1999)
poster visible at Mr. Chu's video store
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
The Trade Federation ships closing in on Naboo like the alien ships closing on Earth
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Dr. Evil mentions using footage from this.
Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill (1999)
mentioned along with Deep Impact, Armageddon, and Independence Day
Reptile 2001 (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
There is a poster for Independence Day outside the video store
South Park: Chinpokomon (1999)
Sharon: "Tell them how to bring those sons of bitches down!"
Perfect Dark (2000)
Futurama: Parasites Lost (2001)
The escape from the mothership scene is recreated.
Halo (2001)
South Park: Here Comes the Neighborhood (2001)
A poster for a film called "GUZ" in the style of "ID4" in Will Smith's house based on this movie.
Signs (2002)
Returner (2002)
the films alien uses a human telepathically to speak.
What's New, Scooby-Doo?: High-Tech House of Horrors (2002)
The house's screens go staticky and a laughing Jolly Roger appears. This happens in the alien ship in "Independence Day". The skull and laugh are identical.
Taken (2002)
South Park: The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers (2002)
Parody poster at the movie rental store.
South Park: Red Sleigh Down (2002)
Jesus tells Santa "You're a... bad liar" after the former is shot and is about to die.
The Twilight Zone: The Monsters Are on Maple Street (2003)
Jason compares the power-loss to the plot of "ID4".
South Park: Cancelled (2003)
the man in the space station talks about uploading a computer virus to the spaceship to disable it, just like 'independence day'
Koi... Mil Gaya (2003)
Cloud formation when space ship arrives
Zero Day (2003)
Just before the shooting Andre utters the line, "Let's kick the tires and light the fires"
Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1: Universal Remonster (2003)
Oglethorpe: No, it is a Fargate! From the makers of Thindependence Day!
The Making of 'Kill Bill' (2003)
mentioned once
One Step Beyond: The Making of 'Alien: Resurrection' (2003)
Leland Orser mention it once
Jersey Girl (2004)
Character refers to a film coming out soon.
South Park: AWESOM-O (2004)
Poster for a similar movie in the movie studio.
Team America: World Police (2004)
The scenes in which large cities were destroyed by a rolling fire were made to look like those being destroyed in Independence Day.
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
The Xilian aliens' mothership uses an energy shield that made their ship invulnerable to all attacks. It was eventually brought down (see reference to RETURN OF THE JEDI).
Battlestar Galactica: Kobol's Last Gleaming: Part 2 (2005)
nuke planted in alien mothership
South Park: Die Hippie, Die (2005)
"Uploading" a Slayer CD at the end is very similar to the computer virus uploaded in this film.
American Dad!: Francine's Flashback (2005)
During the interview, Bill Pullman says he was in this movie.
'Team America': Miniature Pyrotechnics (2005)
Referenced by title
Batman Begins (2005)
On his first ride in the Batmobile, Lt. Gordon exclaims, "I've got to get me one of these!" (a memorable line from ID4)
Jeopardy!: Episode #22.1 (2005)
correct response in "This Movie Is a Disaster!" category
Red Dwarf: Back from the Dead - Series VII (2005)
Referenced by name
Shadow the Hedgehog (2005)
In one scene, the Black Arms destroy the White House in exactly the same fashion as in Independence Day's famous scene.
Pittsburgh (2006)
Goldblum's past movies are mentioned in conversation
Zwartboek: The Special (2006)
Mentioned once by Paul Verhoeven
Johnny Castle Rising Star (2006)
One of Johnny's favourite monologues
The Holiday (2006)
Seen on the shelf in the DVD store
The Angry Video Game Nerd: Independence Day (2007)
The Nerd makes references to the film.
HBO First Look: I Am Legend (2007)
mentioned once
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
Video case is shown.
Red vs. Blue: Reconstruction (2008)
When Simmons is trying to hack into a computer, Grif says "I find viruses that feature a laughing skull tend to work best."
Indiana Jones 4: The Return of a Legend (2008)
Mentioned by Spielberg.
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (2008)
The Apollo Fighter as it is finished being built, it says "Just kick the tires and light the fires."
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
Jaden Smith repeatedly asks for his father who would have killed those aliens
Under the Influence (2008)
Line is taken from
Monsters vs Aliens (2009)
A person in the space station talks about uploading a computer virus to the spaceship to disable it, just like in the movie.
Midgets Vs. Mascots (2009)
the "we will not go quietly into the night" speech around 1h 5m into the movie
Bad Movie Beatdown: Transmorphers (2009)
The plan to take down the machines is said to be exactly like the one in this film
V: Pilot (2009)
Right after the spaceships arrival college student #1 is interviewed on TV and says 'Dude, This IS Independence Day', whereby college student #2 replys and points out the fact that ID4 in turn was a ripoff of a any number of previous scifi movies.
Saturday Night Live: January Jones/Black Eyed Peas (2009)
Mentioned during Weekend Update and picture shown
Roland Emmerich: Master of the Modern Epic (2010)
Mention twice by Roland Emmerich
South Park: Sexual Healing (2010)
Obama goes from talking about Independence Day to aliens
Family Guy: Peter-assment (2010)
Peter thinks Ollie Williams looks like Will Smith and asks what it felt like to punch the alien in the face.
The Nostalgia Critic: The Phantom (2010)
Poster is shown briefly
Bad Movie Beatdown: 10,000 B.C. (2010)
other films from Roland Emmerich
Tangled (2010)
"I've gotta get me one of these!"
The Beekeepers (2010)
Mike refers to Bill Pullman's monologue during his inspirational speech.
Saturday Night Live: Gwyneth Paltrow/Cee Lo Green (2011)
Mentioned by Will Smith (Jay Pharoah)
Face Off: Welcome to the Jungle (2011)
title mentioned
The Nostalgia Critic: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (2011)
Rob, impersonating Jeff Goldbum, says "checkmate!"
Bad Movie Beatdown: Moon 44 (2011)
mentioned among Emmerich's other films
Scream: The Inside Story (2011)
Poster is shown.
Bad Movie Beatdown: 2012: Part 1 (2011)
mentioned among Roland Emmerich's previous films
Brows Held High: The Doom Generation (2011)
"Her boyfriend is played by that guy from Independence Day."
Miss Universe 2011 (2011)
Vivica A. Fox is introduced as having been in the film
Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #2.15 (2011)
Ignatiy mentions that Roland Emmerich directed the film
Conan: Dead Men Tell No Amusing Anecdotes (2011)
Title mentioned while introducing Jeff Goldblum
Face Off: Return to Oz (2012)
title mentioned
Face Off: Dangerous Beauty (2012)
title mentioned

Features 

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Is playing on the TV monitor at the Casse home.
The McLaughlin Group (1982)
It is featured on the television screen near the start of the film

Featured in 

Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies (2000)
footage is shown from this film
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
footage appears throughout
I Love the '90s: 1996 (2004)
Footage from this film was edited into this mini-series.
The Ultimate Film (2004)
number 47
Just Like the Movies (2006)
clips at various points
Mister President (2008)
clips shown and discussed
The O'Reilly Factor: Episode dated 16 September 2008 (2008)
Clips from this film are featured in "The Great American Culture Quiz" segment.
De wereld draait door: Episode #4.30 (2008)
A fragment is shown.
The Nostalgia Critic: Godzilla (2008)
Clips shown.
The Nostalgia Critic: Sidekicks (2009)
A downtown explosion scene is used
The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Men Who Stare at Goats/A Christmas Carol/Precious (2009)
"Filmstradamus: The End of the World" segment
Roland Emmerich - Mein Leben (2009)
Features Clip
Great Movie Mistakes (2010)
Clips of mistakes shown
The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Robin Hood/Letters to Juliet/Just Wright (2010)
Features Will Smith's line "welcome to earth"
The Nostalgia Critic: Independence Day (2010)
Movie reviewed/clips shown.
Hollywood's Top Ten: It's the End of the World as We Know It (2010)
Taking the #2 best disaster movie
Love and Other Drugs (2010)
Seen on TVs in the electronics store
Bad Movie Beatdown: 10,000 B.C. (2010)
Some clips are shown
The Nostalgia Chick: The Craft (2011)
"This week we're going to reference Independence Day as a positive."
Bad Movie Beatdown: 2012: Part 2 (2011)
recalling the scene of Boomer surviving the tunnel explosion
The Nostalgia Chick: Men in Black (2012)
"Welcome to earth, indeed."

Spoofs 

Spoofed in 

Mars Attacks! (1996)
Star Fox 64 (1997)
There is a mission where Fox has to destroy a mothership hovering over a base that plays out just like the final battle.
Men in Black (1997)
Muppets Tonight: Episode #2.2 (1997)
Spoofed as 'Co-Dependence Day'
Metal Slug 2 (1998)
The ending of the game is a funny homage of the ending of the film (SPOILERS: with a pilot crashing and destroying the alien ship)
Men in White (1998)
Futurama: When Aliens Attack (1999)
The scene with the white house being destroyed by a ship's laser is re-enacted.
Metal Slug X (2001)
Shrek (2001)
Evolution (2001)
Osmosis Jones (2001)
Futurama: Roswell That Ends Well (2001)
Zoidberg throws himself against the glass of the containment room to the horror of the onlookers - just as the alien in Independence Day does.
SimCity 4: Rush Hour (2003)
Alien ship is taken from Independence Day
Undead (2003)
South Park: Something Wall-Mart This Way Comes (2004)
When they find out about the "Heart of Wall-Mart", Chef says "Spread the word to other towns" to a military guy like in this movie
Chicken Little (2005)
The earth is invaded by flying saucers and borrows a song from ID4.
How It Should Have Ended: How to Survive an Alien Attack (2006)
Characters from the film offer advice on how to survive an alien attack
The Supermarket (2009)
Robert Loggia's character repeatedly mocked
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show (2009)
Renee Zellweger auditions for this movie
CollegeHumor Originals: Independence Day Extended Scene (2010)
This short is a spoof of a scene from Independence Day
T.U.F.F. Puppy: Kid Stuff/Super Duper Crime Busters (2011)
If you look at the monitor next to Keswick, a UFO blasts a building that spoofs the White House.

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