Independence Day

Watch: Independence Day

PG-13

6/25/19962h 25m

Theatrical Release (US)

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

Overview:

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.

Director:

Roland Emmerich

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$75,000,000.00

Revenue:

$817,400,891.00

Key words:

spacecraft
showdown
independence
patriotism
countdown
invasion
alien
ufo
extraterrestrial
creature
battle
alien invasion
world domination
area 51
human vs alien
good versus evil
suspenseful

Cast

Will Smith

~ as ~

Capt. Steven Hiller

Bill Pullman

~ as ~

President Thomas J. Whitmore

Jeff Goldblum

~ as ~

David Levinson

Mary McDonnell

~ as ~

Marilyn Whitmore

Judd Hirsch

~ as ~

Julius Levinson

Robert Loggia

~ as ~

General William Grey

Randy Quaid

~ as ~

Russell Casse

Margaret Colin

~ as ~

Constance Spano

James Rebhorn

~ as ~

Albert Nimzicki

Harvey Fierstein

~ as ~

Marty Gilbert

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Reviews (5)

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isabellevillasenor
Written 4 year(s) ago
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forever a classic!
Kamurai
Written 4 year(s) ago
7
Really good watch, would watch again, and can recommend.

It's Will Smith fighting invading aliens, and Jeff Goldblum being almost annoyingly smart.

The alien aspect of the movie and the story are all great, but there is also a lot of humanizing scenes to keep the audience reminded of for what the Terrans are fighting. I'm sure there is a supercut version that reduces the movie to 45-60 minutes of good old alien fighting and investigation, but it's nothing that's actually worth skipping.

If you're into alien invasion / apocalypse movies, then make sure you put this on your to watch list.
The Movie Mob
Written 2 year(s) ago
10
Disaster or alien movie (possibly even action movie) - it just doesn't get better than Independence Day! This 1996 sci-fi action blockbuster is one of the greatest of all time!

When you watch the mega-blockbusters of the 1990s and compare them to each other, it is easy to forget how groundbreaking they really were. Films like Jurassic Park and Independence Day were massively ahead of their time, winning all kinds of awards and launching cinema into a new era of special effects. But Independence Day is much more than effects: the directing, the writing, the characters, the cast, the story, the pacing; everything about this movie is the perfect storm of excellence, enthusiasm, and entertainment. It is rare to find a film that so perfectly blends action, adventure, comedy, horror, and sci-fi as beautifully as this movie. Will Smith was a promising new actor surrounded by high-caliber performances from Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman. Seriously, we need to elect Bill Pullman's Thomas Whitmore as President. His speech to inspire the troops before the climactic final battle is among the most iconic in cinema history! Independence Day set the bar for alien invasion blockbusters and brilliantly told the separate stories of its main characters while weaving them together in the final act to save the world. Roland Emmerich knows how to do a disaster movie; this is his masterpiece.
Andre Gonzales
Written 2 year(s) ago
8
Very good movie. Funny as well with plenty of action. As they try to save the world from an alien invasion.
CinemaSerf
Written 1 year(s) ago
7
If you like your sci-fi full of gung-ho machismo then this one ought to cut the mustard. On the face of it, it is quite an engaging story of mankind uniting in the face of overwhelming odds - a sort of blitz spirit. There to save us all from the pending oblivion is Bill Pullman as the President, Jeff Goldblum as the scientist and Will Smith as the epitome of the American "kick-ass" air force pilot. The plot is terrible; the sentiment oozingly American and the script lacking in any kind of subtlety. This is still a good old lock 'n load action movie, just don't look for depth, or style....