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Independence Day: Resurgence

2016PG-132h5.4 / 10

We had twenty years to prepare. So did they.

We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction.

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Synopsis

We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction.

More about Independence Day: Resurgence

Cast

Liam HemsworthJake Morrison
Jeff GoldblumDavid Levinson
Jessie T. UsherDylan Hiller
Bill PullmanPresident Whitmore
Maika MonroePatricia Whitmore
Travis TopeCharlie Miller
AngelaBabyRain Lao
Charlotte GainsbourgDr. Catherine Marceaux

Credits

Directed by
Roland Emmerich
Written by
Gabriel Sherman, Roland Emmerich, Dean Devlin, James Vanderbilt, Nicolas Wright, James A. Woods, Roland Emmerich, Dean Devlin, Nicolas Wright, James A. Woods

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Collection
Independence Day Collection
Budget
$165M
Box office
$389.7M

Production

  • 20th Century FoxUnited States
  • TSG EntertainmentUnited States
  • Centropolis EntertainmentUnited States
  • Stereo DUnited States

Themes

alienalien invasionsequel