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Independence Day (1996)

Film · 1996 · 145 min · PG-13 · Action · Adventure · Science Fiction

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

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.

Directed by Roland Emmerich

Starring Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Robert Loggia, Randy Quaid, Margaret Colin

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In cinemas2 July 1996
Digital releaseNot listed
Physical release27 June 2000
First release anywhere2 July 1996

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