Independence Day poster

Independence Day

19962h 25mAction · Adventure · Science Fiction
directed by Roland Emmerich

“The question of whether or not we are alone in the universe has been answered.”

6.2 / 10

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.

Cast

Will Smith·Capt. Steven Hiller
Bill Pullman·President Thomas J. Whitmore
Jeff Goldblum·David Levinson
Mary McDonnell·Marilyn Whitmore
Judd Hirsch·Julius Levinson
Robert Loggia·General William Grey
Randy Quaid·Russell Casse
Margaret Colin·Constance Spano
James Rebhorn·Albert Nimzicki
Harvey Fierstein·Marty Gilbert

Average shot length

3.3s per shot

Roland Emmerich's career average is 3.2s across 9 measured films —see the full picture.