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Independence Day
UNITED STATES · 1996

Independence Day

Roland Emmerich
alien invasion global catastrophe humanity united military action extraterrestrial warfare
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Synopsis

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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