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Independence Day (1996)

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

2h 25m·1996
IMDb7.0/10RT69%Metacritic59TMDB6.9/10

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.

Director: Roland Emmerich

Where to Watch · US

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Top Cast

Will Smith · Capt. Steven HillerBill Pullman · President Thomas J. WhitmoreJeff Goldblum · David LevinsonMary McDonnell · Marilyn WhitmoreJudd Hirsch · Julius LevinsonRobert Loggia · General William GreyRandy Quaid · Russell CasseMargaret Colin · Constance Spano