The 17 Iconic Movies Are Celebrating Their 25th Anniversaries in 2021

Americans got their answer to James Bond when the Mission: Impossible series launched in 1996 as a sleek, action-packed spy caper. Not only did the Tom Cruise-led movie launch a franchise that's still going strong 25 years later, but its influence expanded to pretty much become a template for a whole genre of look-alike movies going forward.