On July 2, 1996, an extraterrestrial mother ship enters Earth's orbit and deploys saucers, each 15 mi (24 km) in diameter, over major cities worldwide, including New York City, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.

Independence Day: Directed by Roland Emmerich. With Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell. The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.

Independence Day (1996) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

Independence Day (also known as ID and ID4) is a franchise of American science fiction action films that started with Independence Day in 1996, which was followed by the sequel, Independence Day: Resurgence in 2016.

After extraterrestrials launch an attack against Earth, it’s up to mankind to unite against the invaders and save humanity from the alien enemies.

From the cold and pitch-black depths of the boundless space, a silent and insidious menace enters the solar system; grazes the Moon, and violates the Earth's atmosphere: an innumerable spaceship flotilla governed by a hostile and technologically advanced alien life form.