Independence Day (1996)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
The question of whether or not we are alone in the universe has been answered.
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.
- Released: 1996-07-02
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
- Runtime: 2h 25m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 10,891 votes
Directed by Roland Emmerich.
Top cast
- Will Smith as Capt. Steven Hiller
- Bill Pullman as President Thomas J. Whitmore
- Jeff Goldblum as David Levinson
- Mary McDonnell as Marilyn Whitmore
- Judd Hirsch as Julius Levinson
- Robert Loggia as General William Grey
- Randy Quaid as Russell Casse
- Margaret Colin as Constance Spano
- James Rebhorn as Albert Nimzicki
- Harvey Fierstein as Marty Gilbert
Where to watch Independence Day
- United States: stream on YouTube TV, TNT, TBS, tru TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
- India: stream on JioHotstar; rent on YouTube; buy on YouTube
- Canada: stream on Disney Plus, Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
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