It's hard to think of a movie that's more emblematic of the late-'90s mood than Independence Day: a rah-rah action epic about international cooperation to combat a big-budget alien invasion, with a huge cast of recognisable stars. Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, and Bill Pullman led the ensemble cast and turned the movie into an instant classic. It's true that the 2016 attempt to revive the franchise met with much less success, but don't let that colour the legacy of the original summer blockbuster.