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Independence Day (1996)

Parents guide

Independence Day

Content rating

  • Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
    Rated PG-13 for sci-fi destruction and violence

  • Sex & Nudity:
    Mild
  • Violence & Gore:
    Moderate
  • Profanity:
    Mild
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    Mild
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    Moderate

Sex & Nudity

Mild
98 of 216 found this mild
Stripper seen in club doing pole dancing and walking to the changing room. She wears the equivalent of a bikini which shows skin including some cleavage. Later in the dressing room, there are two brief shots of side buttock nudity as her bottom is a thong.
One line when teens are making out "You don't want to die a virgin do you?"

Violence & Gore

Moderate
62 of 101 found this moderate
A Godzilla destroys buildings and kills a lot of people.
A plane and its inhabitants are caught in a cloud of gas and fire, where all are killed in the ensuing explosion.
A few aerial fight scenes; an alien attacks human beings a few times, killing some.
Alien beams are fired at several helicopters, with their inhabitants onboard, and erupt into flames. The wreckage falls from the sky to the ground below in ruins.
The alien ships fire large beams of energy on several famous landmarks and cities (Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington D.C.) which shows massive destruction on a large scale. People are incinerated (not directly shown), vehicles are thrown through buildings and are heavily smashed and crushed by falling objects. Buildings are blown to pieces, including the ESB, the White House, the Congress Building, etc. Structures are ripped to shreds by clouds of gas and fire. Very intense and very disturbing
For all of the death and destruction, there is very little blood and only a few dead bodies are seen.
A large scale aerial battle occurs between the humans and aliens each with aircraft of their own kind, that are shot down, burned, damaged or blown up (especially the human's defense). Many people die in this sequence. Very intense.
An alien creature awakens from unconsciousness while surgeons are performing autopsy on it, and apparently kills several of the surgeons. Very intense scene.
Several guards open gunfire on an alien creature with several blows, including a couple to the head of the deity, which screams in pain.
A second aerial battle occurs between the aliens and humans, with many resulting deaths of both sides' fighters, that are destroyed on a large scale, with endless explosions and beams fired upon opposing armies.

Profanity

Mild
64 of 133 found this mild
Shit, ass, goddamn, bitch, and bastard. Some lesser profanities used like 'damn'

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
74 of 98 found this mild
Some cigar smoking.
Alcohol and tobacco use.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Moderate
53 of 104 found this moderate
As fire is raging down a tunnel, a dog is seen running as a woman calls to it. Thankfully the dog makes it to the woman as the fire storms past. Very intense.
The aliens may scare some people.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 13
  • Australia
    • M
    • PGcut
  • Brazil
    • 12
  • Canada
    • PG
    • GQuebec
  • Chile
    • TE
  • Denmark
    • 12
  • Egypt
    • Gself-applied
  • Finland
    • K-12
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Germany
    • 12w
  • Greece
    • K-12
  • Iceland
    • 12
  • India
    • UA
  • Indonesia
    • 16+self-applied
  • Ireland
    • 12Blu-ray rating
    • PGDVD rating
    • 12RAVHS rating
    • 12A2016, theatrical, extended edition
  • Israel
    • PG
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • G
  • Malaysia
    • U
  • Mexico
    • B
  • Netherlands
    • AL
  • New Zealand
    • PG
  • Norway
    • 122016, re-rating
    • 152004, extended version
    • 111996, cinema rating
  • Peru
    • 14
  • Philippines
    • PG-13
    • PGTV rating
  • Poland
    • 12
  • Portugal
    • M/12
  • Russia
    • 12+
  • Singapore
    • PG
  • South Africa
    • A
  • South Korea
    • All
  • Spain
    • 7
  • Sweden
    • 11
  • Taiwan
    • 0+
  • Thailand
    • 13+self-applied
  • Turkey
    • 7+self-applied
  • United Kingdom
    • 12
  • United States
    • TV-14LV
    • TV-MALV
    • PG-13certificate #34370
  • United Arab Emirates
    • 18+self-applied

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