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Feature film — 1996

Independence Day (1996)

6.92h 25mAction — 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.

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A high-signal pick with 10,868 votes.

20th Century Fox / Centropolis Entertainment

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Director: Roland Emmerich

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Cast & crew

Will Smith as Capt. Steven Hiller

Will Smith

Capt. Steven Hiller

Bill Pullman as President Thomas J. Whitmore

Bill Pullman

President Thomas J. Whitmore

Jeff Goldblum as David Levinson

Jeff Goldblum

David Levinson

Mary McDonnell as Marilyn Whitmore

Mary McDonnell

Marilyn Whitmore

Judd Hirsch as Julius Levinson

Judd Hirsch

Julius Levinson

Robert Loggia as General William Grey

Robert Loggia

General William Grey

Randy Quaid as Russell Casse

Randy Quaid

Russell Casse

Margaret Colin as Constance Spano

Margaret Colin

Constance Spano

James Rebhorn as Albert Nimzicki

James Rebhorn

Albert Nimzicki

Harvey Fierstein as Marty Gilbert

Harvey Fierstein

Marty Gilbert

Adam Baldwin as Major Mitchell

Adam Baldwin

Major Mitchell

Brent Spiner as Dr. Brackish Okun

Brent Spiner

Dr. Brackish Okun

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