Stream the Sci-Fi Epic That Brought the Earth Together on Hulu

According to Chris Snellgrove
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When you think about it, the holidays are kind of a paradox: they’re all about coming together as a family, but too many Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners start with some nice wine and end with the nastiest arguments this side of Reddit. If this sounds a bit like your own holiday experience, then you’re probably longing for a time when your family can function around each other like normal human beings. For those looking to reunite the family, we have good news: you can stream Independence Daythe movie that brought the entire country together on Hulu today.

Independence Day is full of greatness

If you’ve never watched Independence Day (on Hulu, in theaters, or anywhere in between), you should know that it has an amazingly simple premise. When aliens invade the planet and start killing people en masse, the fate of the entire world rests on the shoulders of a jet pilot and a quirky computer technician. But whether they succeed or not may ultimately depend on the contributions of everyone from an inspirational President of the United States to an alcoholic Vietnam veteran.

One compelling reason to try out this creature feature is that the alien cast includes Will Smith as a cocky pilot and Jeff Goldblum as a top computer technician. Bill Pullman plays a president facing the greatest crisis in world history, and he plays his wife Battlestar Galactica Queen Mary McDonnell. Other unforgettably amazing actors in this film include Vivica A. Fox, Brent Spinnerand Randy Quaid (in what is almost certainly the best film of his career).

Tracking Independence Day on Hulu is a great way to revisit the iconic speech Pullman’s character delivers to unite the world against a common threat. In real life, the world certainly came together to turn this Hollywood blockbuster into a galaxy-sized hit. With a budget of just $75 million, the film grossed a staggering $817.4 million, profits that eventually drove 20th Century Fox to release a sequel that is (sorry to say) worse in pretty much every way.

Connecting the audience

Independence Day connected the world before Hulu was a flash streaming and she also did something almost impossible: she brought audiences and critics together. On Rotten tomatoesthe film has a critical score of 68 percent, with critics generally noting that the film makes up for its thin characterization with all the thrills and spectacle we expect from a great summer blockbuster. In terms of audiences, the Popcornmeter for this film is 75 percent, indicating that casual moviegoers were generally even more enthusiastic about this film than their critical counterparts.

After all these years, it’s clear that it was more than hype that helped make this movie such a monster hit. Will Smith’s charisma helps him steal every scene, and his manic energy meshes perfectly with Jeff Goldblum’s knight in nerdy armor. After all, Bill Pullman makes the perfect movie president, and after he combines a rousing speech with death-defying heroism, you’ll probably wish our own politicians were half as inspiring and awesome.

In many ways, Pullman’s character underscores the heart of the film…when you get back to it Independence Day on Hulu, you might be surprised to find that this movie is much more than the sum of its explosive action scenes. Everyone remembers the iconic sight of the aliens blowing up the White House, and that makes it hard to remember that this movie is less about tearing things apart and more about putting things together. As we descend further into the chaos of a country divided by everything from politics to social media, this film’s vision of international unity is a fantasy we can definitely put behind us.

Can you find? Independence Day as inspired as I was when you streamed it on Hulu, or is this one movie you’d like to “welcome to earth” by throwing it on the ground? You won’t know until you check it out for yourself. Then you can help us answer one burning question: how the hell did aliens develop interstellar travel before they invented malware-blocking software?

Current Independence Day is Hulu.