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Independence Day

1996 · Movie · 145 min

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Scores

  • IMDb7.0/10as of 2026-07-12
  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer67%as of 2022-11-29
  • Rotten Tomatoes average6.6/10as of 2021-10-05
  • Metacritic59/100as of 2025-06-16

What it is

Independence Day is a 1996 American science fiction action film directed by Roland Emmerich, written by Emmerich and the film's producer Dean Devlin, and starring an ensemble cast that consists of Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Margaret Colin, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia, Adam Baldwin, Vivica A. Fox, James Rebhorn, and Harvey Fierstein.

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Genres
Thriller / Action / Science fiction / Adventure
Original language
English

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