Sci-fi action, starring Will Smith, Bill Pullman and Jeff Goldblum. Aliens reach Earth and are clearly hostile - their plan is to suck the planet dry of all its resources, leave behind a burnt cinder circling the Sun, and then move on. Planting giant ships above the world's major cities, they unleash destruction on an unprecedented scale. All human attempts to fight back are met by hordes of alien fighter crafts, until pilot Steven Hiller manages to down one and capture its pilot. Meanwhile, scientist David Levinson, having worked out the aliens' purpose, finds a way to destroy them, giving the human race a chance in the greatest battle for survival they've ever faced.