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Critic Kim Newman
rated 8

...ups the special effects stakes and gets closer to putting on screen the images you've had in your mind while reading epic sci-fi.

Read full review at Empire
Michelle Norén
rated 10

Bästa Alien filmen som gjorts!

9 months ago
Critic Nils Karlén
rated 6

...Independence Day håller faktiskt än idag. Det är svårt att inte tycka om Emmerichs färgglada undergångstårta även om de enskilda ingredienserna ibland lämnar en del att önska...

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Cast & Crew

Roland Emmerich
Director
Frank Welker
As Special Vocal Effects (voice)
Robert Loggia
As General William Grey
Vivica A. Fox
As Jasmine Dubrow

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On July 2, a massive alien spacecraft enters Earth's orbit and deploys smaller, destructive ships that quickly decimate major cities worldwide. The United States conducts a failed counterattack on July 3. A group of survivors must unite to save humanity from annihilation in a final showdown against the extraterrestrial threat on July 4. The plan involves infiltrating the alien mothership in space and planting a nuclear missile to destroy it. With the fate of humanity at stake, the group embarks on their dangerous mission. The movie features an all-star cast, including Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, and Bill Pullman.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Independence Day include Starship Troopers, Congo, Planet of the Apes, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Johnny Mnemonic, The Postman.