Independence Day

1996

PG-13

2h 25m

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6.9/10

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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.

Directors

Roland Emmerich

Writers

Roland Emmerich(screenplay by)

Dean Devlin(screenplay by)

Stars

Will Smith

Bill Pullman

Jeff Goldblum

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Will Smith

Capt. Steven Hiller

Bill Pullman

President Thomas J. Whitmore

David Levinson

Marilyn Whitmore

Julius Levinson

General William Grey

Russell Casse

Constance Spano

Albert Nimzicki

Marty Gilbert

Major Mitchell

Dr. Brackish Okun

Miguel

Jasmine Dubrow

Alicia

Dylan

Patricia Whitmore

Captain Watson

Directors

Roland Emmerich

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Roland Emmerich(screenplay by)

Dean Devlin(screenplay by)

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**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.

mooney24021 Jan, 2023