Independence Day

1996 · 145 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 623,687 VOTES · DIR. Roland Emmerich

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 2,749 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:55 [Indistinct Radio Communication]
00:06:38 Now the message has gotten lost.
00:11:45 Lucas' farm is on the other side of town.
00:16:33 moving too slowly
00:20:51 Hostage experience?
00:28:11 First you strategically position your pieces
00:32:36 You still have the Plymouth?
00:36:02 Oh.
00:40:14 Radio:...should establish some line of communication.
00:43:51 You know, either go get him
00:48:50 for your own safety.
01:00:07 Command Center: Knights, we are red and free.
01:07:24 You're just like your mother, you know that?
01:12:10 El Toro?!
01:19:41 Can they be killed?
01:24:39 were the first to be taken out.
01:31:34 Die.
01:37:38 Repeat, Commander, you're breaking up.
01:44:36 Jim, wake up.
01:48:55 I understand you are upset
01:53:07 I may have to think quickly
01:59:54 Computer: Missile launched.
02:08:12 Virus ineffective. Disengage.
02:15:18 up yours!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed2,749
Dialogue density19.0 lines / min
First line00:00:55
Final line02:15:18

Production Record

DirectorRoland Emmerich
LanguageEnglish
Budget$75,000,000
Revenue$817,400,891
IMDb votes623,687