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Roland Emmerich directed Independence Day (1996).

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1996·145 min

Independence Day

Name: Independence Day
Director: Roland Emmerich
Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Released: 1996
Duration: 145 min
Rating: 6.899
Cast: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch

Directed by Roland Emmerich

ActionAdventureScience 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.