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Independence Day (1996) Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews   Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Production Photos Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites Recommendations Sign in to receive personalized recommendations. Sign In Or  Sign Up   Movie Lists An all-time favorite? A movie not to miss? Add to My Movies! Email this page to a friend   Production Photos: View Production Photos from Independence Day (1996) The Critics: B- 8 reviews Start Rating Movies Now! Sign In or sign up Yahoo! Users: B 28734 ratings It is an ordinary summer day. But then, without warning, something very extraordinary happens. Enormous shadows fall across the land. Strange atmospheric phenomena, ominous and mesmerizing, surface around the globe. All eyes turn upward. The question of whether we're alone in the universe has finally been answered. And, in a matter of minutes, the lives of every person across the globe are forever... See Full Description Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller, Holiday and War Running Time: 2 hrs. 25 min. Release Date: July 2, 1996 Nationwide MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi destruction and violence. Distributors: 20th Century Fox U.S. Box Office: $306,169,255 See Full Details Cast and Credits Starring: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch Directed by: Roland Emmerich, Dean Devlin Produced by: Roland Emmerich, Ute Emmerich, William Fay See Full Cast and Credits Production Photos         View All (26) Production Photos... Critical Consensus Critics Reviews Average Grade:   B-    Apollo Guide, Brian Webster "...mediocre, cliché-ridden..." more... D+ Austin Chronicle, Marc Savlov "...two hours of feel-good patriotism and oddly cast characters..." more... C+ BBC, Neil Smith "...the most jaw-droppingly pompous soliloquy ever delivered in a mainstream Hollywood movie." more... B- Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert "...silly summer fun, and on that level I kind of liked it..." more... B- More Critics Reviews... User Reviews Average Grade:  B    It show us we're all human beings  by marcellozorzi (8/30/2003) 15 out of 19 people found this review helpful Good movie! It shows that we're all human beings who get against each other for...Full Review   A good film  by jimmymeeder (7/16/2003) 8 out of 10 people found this review helpful a good movie here with great visual effects. the acting was above par and will...Full Review   B+ My favorite movie ever  by mothman79 (9/26/2003) 9 out of 13 people found this review helpful I fell in love with this movie when i first saw it in theaters back in 1996. It...Full Review   A+ ID:4  by usabh1 (12/27/2003) 7 out of 9 people found this review helpful Independence Day is an entertaining sci-fi/adventure film but don't expect...Full Review   A- More User Reviews...   |   Write Your Own Review! Sponsored Links (What's This?)