TO us it's the city we live and work in every day - but what if it was used as the setting for classic films?

Some Southampton residents got a shock at seeing a promotional image for the upcoming movie Independence Day: Resurgence depicting a huge alien spacecraft hovering above Town Quay.

It seemed fanciful and got us thinking about other films that could have taken place in the city.

Scroll through the gallery above to see the classic Southampton movie collection.