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Independence Day

Movie·1996·Action, Adventure, Science Fiction·2h 25m·6.9 (10,464)·Directed by Roland Emmerich

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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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Will SmithWill SmithCapt. Steven HillerBill PullmanBill PullmanPresident Thomas J. WhitmoreJeff GoldblumJeff GoldblumDavid LevinsonMary McDonnellMary McDonnellMarilyn WhitmoreJudd HirschJudd HirschJulius LevinsonRobert LoggiaRobert LoggiaGeneral William GreyRandy QuaidRandy QuaidRussell CasseMargaret ColinMargaret ColinConstance Spano

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