The Day After Tomorrow Script

Script by:Roland Emmerich (Author), Jeffrey Nachmanoff (Author)
Directed by:Roland Emmerich
Year:2004

Plot:After years of increases in the greenhouse effect, havoc is wreaked globally in the form of catastrophic hurricanes, tornadoes, tidal waves, floods and the beginning of a new Ice Age. Paleoclimatologist, Jack Hall tries to warn the world while also shepherding to safety his son, trapped in New York after the city is overwhelmed by the start of the new big freeze.
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White House Down Script

Script by:James Vanderbilt (Writer)
Directed by:Roland Emmerich
Year:2013

Plot:Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country.
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Moonfall Script

Script by:Harald Kloser (Writer), Roland Emmerich (Writer), Spenser Cohen (Writer)
Directed by:Roland Emmerich
Year:2022

Plot:A mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it.
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Anonymous Script

Script by:John Orloff (Writer)
Directed by:Roland Emmerich
Year:2011

Plot:Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, the story advances the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare's plays.
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Godzilla Script

Script by:Ted Elliott (Author), Terry Rossio (Author), Dean Devlin (Author), Roland Emmerich (Screenplay), Roland Emmerich (Author), Dean Devlin (Screenplay)
Directed by:Roland Emmerich
Year:1998

Plot:When a freighter is viciously attacked in the Pacific Ocean, a team of experts -- including biologist Niko Tatopoulos and scientists Elsie Chapman and Mendel Craven -- concludes that an oversized reptile is the culprit. Before long, the giant lizard is loose in Manhattan, destroying everything within its reach. The team chases the monster to Madison Square Garden, where a brutal battle ensues.
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The Patriot Script

Script by:Robert Rodat (Screenplay)
Directed by:Roland Emmerich
Year:2000

Plot:After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.
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2012 Script

Script by:Roland Emmerich (Writer), Harald Kloser (Writer)
Directed by:Roland Emmerich
Year:2009

Plot:Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world's leaders race to build "arks" to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family. Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world.
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Independence Day Script

Script by:Dean Devlin (Screenplay), Roland Emmerich (Screenplay)
Directed by:Roland Emmerich
Year:1996

Plot:On July 2, a giant alien mothership enters orbit around Earth and deploys several dozen saucer-shaped 'destroyer' spacecraft that quickly lay waste to major cities around the planet. On July 3, the United States conducts a coordinated counterattack that fails. On July 4, a plan is devised to gain access to the interior of the alien mothership in space, in order to plant a nuclear missile.
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