As the Fourth of July nears, satellite engineer David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum) investigates a 3,000-mile-wide mother ship that's approaching Earth. Fortunately, 20 years earlier, nations across the world started to use recovered extraterrestrial technology to develop an immense defense program. When the alien invaders attack with unprecedented force, the U.S. president, teams of scientists and brave fighter pilots spring into action to save the planet from a seemingly invincible enemy.

Directed by Roland Emmerich

Produced by Roland Emmerich, Dean Devlin and Harald Kloser

Screenplay by Nicolas Wright, James A. Woods, Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich, and James Vanderbilt

Composed by Harald Kloser and Thomas Wander

Starring Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman and Maika Monroe