Film · 1996 · 145 min · 12 · 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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From TMDB release dates and JustWatch offers, as listed on 17 October 2026. Both change often; a missing date or offer means none is listed yet.
Release dates in Ireland
In cinemas
9 August 1996
Digital release
No date listed
Physical release
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First cinema release anywhere
2 July 1996 (Canada and the United States)
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Prime Video (subscription): no longer listed, by our checks of Wednesday 14 October
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