Movie
Independence Day
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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Independence Day
Cast
Will SmithCapt. Steven Hiller
Bill PullmanPresident Thomas J. Whitmore
Jeff GoldblumDavid Levinson
Mary McDonnellMarilyn Whitmore
Judd HirschJulius Levinson
Robert LoggiaGeneral William Grey
Randy QuaidRussell Casse
Margaret ColinConstance SpanoCredits
- Directed by
- Roland Emmerich
- Written by
- Roland Emmerich, Dean Devlin
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- Independence Day Collection
- Budget
- $75M
- Box office
- $817.4M
Production
20th Century FoxUnited States
Centropolis EntertainmentUnited States
