Independence Day

Released 1996 · Action, Adventure, Science Fiction · 145 min · ★ 6.9/10 · Directed by Roland Emmerich

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.