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Independence Day
1996 EN 145 min
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.
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Release date
02/07/1996
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Popularity
14.9
Will Smith
Capt. Steven Hiller
Bill Pullman
President Thomas J. Whitmore
Jeff Goldblum
David Levinson
Mary McDonnell
Marilyn Whitmore
Judd Hirsch
Julius Levinson
Robert Loggia
General William Grey
Randy Quaid
Russell Casse
Margaret Colin
Constance Spano
James Rebhorn
Albert Nimzicki
Harvey Fierstein
Marty Gilbert
Adam Baldwin
Major Mitchell
Brent Spiner
Dr. Brackish Okun
James Duval
Miguel
Vivica A. Fox
Jasmine Dubrow
Lisa Jakub
Alicia
Ross Bagley
Dylan
Mae Whitman
Patricia Whitmore
Bill Smitrovich
Captain Watson
Kiersten Warren
Tiffany
Harry Connick Jr.
Capt. Jimmy Wilder
Giuseppe Andrews
Troy
John Storey
Dr. Isaacs
Frank Novak
Teddy
Devon Gummersall
Philip
Leland Orser
Techy / Med Asst #1
Mirron E. Willis
Aide
Ross Lacy
Aide
David Pressman
Whitmore's Aide
No photo
Vivian Palermo
Tech / Med Asst
Raphael Sbarge
Commander / Tech
Bobby Hosea
Commanding Officer
Dan Lauria
Commanding Officer
Steve Giannelli
Radar Tech
Eric Paskel
Radar Tech
Carlos Lacámara
Radar Operator
John Bennett Perry
Secret Serviceman
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Troy Willis
Secret Serviceman
Tim Kelleher
Technician
Wayne Wilderson
Area 51 Technician
Jay Acovone
Area 51 Guard
No photo
James Wong
SETI Tech One
Thom Barry
SETI Tech Two
Jana Marie Hupp
SETI Tech Three
No photo
Matt Pashkow
Second Officer
Robert Pine
Chief of Staff
No photo
Marisa Johnston
Co-Worker #2
Michael Winther
Co-Worker #3
No photo
Warren Dexter Beatty
Co-Worker #4
Paul LeClair
Co-Worker #5
No photo
Michael Vacca
Lt. Peterson
David Channell
Secret Service Agent
John Capodice
Mario
Greg Collins
Military Aide
Derek Webster
Sky Crane Pilot
Mark Fite
Pilot
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Eric Neal Newman
Pilot
Levan Uchaneishvili
Russian Pilot
Kristof Konrad
Russian Pilot
Kevin Sifuentes
Tank Commander
Elston Ridgle
Soldier
Randy Oglesby
Mechanic
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Jack Moore
Mechanic
Barry Del Sherman
Street Preacher
Lyman Ward
Secret Service Guy
Anthony Crivello
Lincoln
Richard Speight Jr.
Ed
No photo
Barbara Beck
Monica Soloway
Joe Fowler
Reporter
No photo
Andrew Warner
Reporter
Sharon Tay
Reporter
Peter J. Lucas
Russian Reporter
Yelena Danova
Russian Newscaster
No photo
Johnny Kim
Korean Newscaster
Vanessa J. Wells
Newscaster
Jessika Cardinahl
German Video Newscaster
No photo
Gary W. Cruz
Video Newscaster
No photo
Ron Pitts
Video Newscaster
Wendy L. Walsh
Video Newscaster
Christine Devine
Video Newscaster
Mark Thompson
Video Newscaster
No photo
Ernie Anastos
Rex Black / NY Newscaster
Kevin Cooney
Atlantic Air CINC
Rance Howard
Chaplain
Nelson Mashita
Japanese Tech
No photo
Jeff Phillips
B-2 Pilot
Sayed Badreya
Arab Pilot
Adam Tomei
Sailor
John Bradley
Lucas
Kimberly Beck
Housewife
Thomas F. Duffy
Lieutenant
Andrew Keegan
Older Boy
No photo
Jon Matthews
Thomson
Jim Piddock
Reginald
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Frederic W. Barnes
Self
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Eleanor Clift
Self
Jerry Dunphy
Self
No photo
Jack Germond
Self
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Morton Kondracke
Self
John McLaughlin
Himself
Barry Nolan
Self
George Putnam
Self
Eric Michael Zee
Northridge Field Reporter
Pat Skipper
Redneck
No photo
Carlos Lara
Farmer Kid
Mike Monteleone
Butler
No photo
Lee Strauss
Elvis Fanatic
No photo
Lisa Star
Woman on Roof
Malcolm Danare
Intellectual on Roof
No photo
Arthur Brooks
Trucker on Roof
No photo
Michael Moertl
Thief
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James J. Joyce
Master C. P. O.
Joyce Cohen
Kim Peters (Reporter)
Julie Moran
Entertainment Tonight Reporter
No photo
Robin Groth
Flagstaff News Anchor
No photo
Richard Pachorek
LAPD Helicopter Pilot
No photo
Dakota
Boomer
Gary A. Hecker
Alien Vocal Effects (voice)
Frank Welker
Special Vocal Effects (voice)
Original Soundtrack
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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 li…
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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 stor…
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Very good movie. Funny as well with plenty of action. As they try to save the world from an alien invasion.
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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....
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