I loved this movie, it's one of the best UFO movies I've seen, and i recommend it to ages 11+. I think a lot of people thought that it was too violent, but there really wasn't much gore. Yes, I agree that there was a lot of explosions, and people were killed, but that was one of the things that made the movie so good. The aliens may frighten young ones, but for the most part they weren't too freaky looking. the mostly looked really fake, like they were plastic or some thing. the also was a lot of language, but the "f-word" wasn't used, it was mostly just s**t, b**ch, and hell.

A fabulous movie for the whole family. Has some intense action and peril, but nothing too bad. All in all, a grand alien flick.

•Movie Review: Independence Day •Recommended Age: 12 •Sexual Content: Two unmarried characters are shown lying in bed.  There is a brief club scene, where a character, along with many other women, are shown in revealing clothing; the woman dances suggestively.  •Violence: Lots of destruction; buildings collapse, crushing people. Cities light on fire, many people are shown injured or dead.  A character is strangled.  An alien is shot and killed.  An alien telepathically tortures a man, before they shoot the alien.  Lots of other violence concerning an alien invasion; aliens fire big lasers, crush buildings, shoot down planes, etc.  •Profanity: B*stard,  Son of a b**ch, Sh*t, Other mild language (h*ll, d*mn, etc.) •Positive Messages: Self-sacrifice to save others you love, standing up for yourself (or in this case your entire planet), etc.  •Consumerism: None.  •Drugs, Smoking, Drinking: None.  Check out more complete, detailed reviews from MovieReviewGuy! commonsensemedia.org/user/moviereviewguy (If you like this review, please give it a good rating!)

This was a good movie in my opinion. It was saying that you shouldn't judge aliens just because they're aliens and their 93,000,000,000,000 mile trip to Earth. Boy was that message wrong because the aliens just start attacking, but in a way, it kind've shows the way we humans act. For example, the aliens said that they were a traveling race, probably because they left their planet uninhabitable, which is what we're doing right this minute. It also means that we always judge a book by its cover most of the time.

i absolutly hate this movie i don't get the story! the whole world being attacks by aliens. stupid conseped. there is some sex and alot of violence but not alot of cursing. don't waste your time watching this over 3 hour long movie. it sucks like heck.

While this movie is great, the only problem is profanity. "Crap" and "Oh, s**t!" are what I've heard, nothing worse. Great movie, 10+

fun movie

steven smokes heavy cigars (he gets david to smoke at the end) and shows a aliens body killing a man. many explosions and uses of sh*t and a**. but no big concern, its a great movie. will smith, jeff goldblum, and bill pullman's best performence.

Violence: Buildings Explode , Ships ECT.. Language: Son Of A B*ch, D*mn , What The Hell , Sh*t , Bullsh*t ,B*stard,A*s Hole, A*s, Sex: A Woman Job Is To Be A Stripper. The Reason I Rate This On For 12+ is because the language is almost unhearable, and the violence is almost only in one scene