Independence Day
A big, loud, crowd-pleasing rollercoaster that mixes disaster spectacle with rousing heroics and broad humour.
Same writer: Dean Devlin · Tense, earnest, brisk · about survival and war · ensemble
Independence Day: Resurgence
A loud, fast-paced alien invasion spectacle with big effects and little emotional depth, best for undemanding action fans.
About 2016 film directed by Roland Emmerich
Genres action, war, science fiction, disaster, LGBTQ-related
Directed by Roland Emmerich
Written by Roland Emmerich, Dean Devlin, James Vanderbilt, Nicolas Wright
Starring Joey King, Jeff Goldblum, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Liam Hemsworth, Bill Pullman, William Fichtner, Brent Spiner, Sela Ward
Music Harald Kloser, Thomas Wander
Runtime 120 min
Country United States
Links TMDB · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikipedia · Wikidata
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