The plot is thin and so is character development, but as a thrilling, spectacle-filled summer movie, Independence Day delivers.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Roland Emmerich -
Producer -
Dean Devlin -
Screenwriter -
Dean Devlin , Roland Emmerich -
Distributor -
20th Century Fox -
Production Co -
Twentieth Century Fox , Centropolis Film Productions , Centropolis Entertainment -
Rating -
PG-13 (Violence|Sci-Fi Destruction) -
Genre -
Sci-Fi , Adventure , Action -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 3, 1996, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Sep 18, 2012 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$306.2M -
Runtime -
2h 25m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby A , Surround , Dolby Digital , Dolby Stereo , Dolby SR , SDDS , DTS -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)
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