Independence Day

Independence Day

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

PG-13 1996 · 145 min · ★ 6.9 (11K) · Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

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 · Written by Roland Emmerich

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