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Independence Day
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Independence Day

1996

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

Directed by Roland Emmerich

User Rating

3.1
avg.
582

Intensity

1.5
avg.
1 rating
In 2 lists

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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Details

Produced by
Dean Devlin
Composer
David Arnold
Cinematographer
Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Sound Designer
John P. Fasal
Origin country
United States
Runtime
2h 25m
Language
en
Rating
PG-13
Also known as
ID4, Independence Day 3D
TMDB
6.9/10 (10,491 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
69% Fresh
Metacritic
59/100
IMDb
7.0/10 (642,170 votes)
Released June 25, 1996·$75,000,000 budget·$817,400,891 revenue

Awards

  • WonAcademy AwardBest Visual Effects(1997)

Cast

Crew

Soundtrack

David Arnold, Original Soundtrack

Independence Day

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Features David Arnold, Nicholas Dodd

Podcasts

The Evolution of HorrorALIENS Pt 20: Independence Day (1996) & Mars Attacks! (1996)

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