Independence Day (1996)

  • PG-13
  • 06/25/1996 (US)
  • Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
  • 2h 25m

The question of whether or not we are alone in the universe has been answered.

Overview

Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances.

Roland Emmerich

Director, Screenplay

Dean Devlin

Screenplay

Cast

Will Smith's headshot

Will Smith

Capt. Steven Hiller
Bill Pullman's headshot

Bill Pullman

President Thomas J. Whitmore
Jeff Goldblum's headshot

Jeff Goldblum

David Levinson
Mary McDonnell's headshot

Mary McDonnell

Marilyn Whitmore
Judd Hirsch's headshot

Judd Hirsch

Julius Levinson
Robert Loggia's headshot

Robert Loggia

General William Grey
Randy Quaid's headshot

Randy Quaid

Russell Casse
Margaret Colin's headshot

Margaret Colin

Constance Spano

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