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Best movie remakes

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Our second Showdown is: favorite remakes. Create a list of films that blew you away as much as, or more than, the original. We take an open view of what constitutes a remake. For example, when a particular comic book, novel or play is adapted multiple times, should all susequent adaptations be classified as remakes of the first film, or as original adaptations?

Most mentioned

  • The Departed
  • The Thing
  • The Fly
  • True Grit
  • Ocean's Eleven
  • Scarface
  • A Fistful of Dollars
  • Heat
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers
  • Twelve Monkeys
  • Casino Royale
  • Cape Fear
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
  • The Ring
  • Dawn of the Dead
  • Insomnia
  • Nosferatu the Vampyre
  • King Kong
  • The Maltese Falcon
  • The Magnificent Seven

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  • Batman Begins
  • X-Men: First Class
  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes
  • The Incredible Hulk
  • Piranha 3D
mook

mook 8 films

  • 3:10 to Yuma
  • Assault on Precinct 13
  • Bedazzled
  • Brewster's Millions
  • Dawn of the Dead
Shawn Bird

Shawn Bird 44 films

  • The Blob
  • Night of the Living Dead
  • Funny Games
  • Friday the 13th
  • Black Christmas
Leif

Leif 20 films

  • Ocean's Eleven
  • True Lies
  • Casino Royale
  • Ghostbusters
  • Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Karl von Randow

Karl von Randow 10 films

  • High Society
  • Let Me In
  • A Star Is Born
  • The Man Who Knew Too Much
  • Little Women
Gemma G

Gemma G 6 films

  • The Sound of Music
  • Robin Hood
  • Meet Joe Black
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  • King Kong
bas2804

bas2804 20 films

  • Ocean's Eleven
  • Insomnia
  • The Departed
  • True Grit
  • Scarface
Chad Marriotti

Chad Marriotti 13 films

  • The Maltese Falcon
  • A Fistful of Dollars
  • The Magnificent Seven
  • True Grit
  • Assault on Precinct 13
Milo

Milo 16 films

  • Shin Godzilla
  • Scarface
  • The Wave
  • Red Dragon
  • The Departed
Tobias Luca

Tobias Luca 8 films

  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers
  • The Fly
  • Funny Games
  • The Wave
  • Twelve Monkeys
Jason Tyler

Jason Tyler 10 films

  • The Thomas Crown Affair
  • Ocean's Eleven
  • Hairspray
  • A Fistful of Dollars
timalmond

timalmond 4 films

  • Cape Fear
  • The Jungle Book
  • Ghostbusters
  • Grease Live
  • Dredd
Keith Adams Jr.

Keith Adams Jr. 12 films

  • The Thing
  • His Girl Friday
  • Outland
  • True Grit
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers
🇵🇱 Steve G 🇵🇸

🇵🇱 Steve G 🇵🇸 10 films

  • The Thing
  • The Blob
  • Dragon Inn
  • Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1
  • Bram Stoker's Dracula
Will Kouf

Will Kouf 16 films

  • The Fly
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers
  • Twelve Monkeys
  • Insomnia
  • The Maltese Falcon
Steen

Steen 25 films

  • Bram Stoker's Dracula
  • Cape Fear
  • Evil Dead II
  • High Society
  • A Fistful of Dollars
rend_it

rend_it 14 films

  • The Thing
  • Heat
  • 13 Assassins
  • Scarface
  • True Grit
Jonathan Alexander Case

Jonathan Alexander Case 10 films

  • A Fistful of Dollars
  • Heat
  • The Fly
  • Scarface
  • The Thing
Ryley Mann

Ryley Mann 10 films

  • Ocean's Eleven
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers
nreddoch

nreddoch 2 films

  • The Departed
  • The Fly
  • The Thing
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Darren Carver-Balsiger

Darren Carver-Balsiger 12 films

  • True Grit
  • The Magnificent Seven
  • Scarface
  • Sorcerer
  • Ocean's Eleven
Justin Wiemer

Justin Wiemer 11 films

  • The Thing
  • The Fly
  • Evil Dead
  • The Ring
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Frostbeard

Frostbeard 10 films

  • Twelve Monkeys
  • An Affair to Remember
  • The Birdcage
  • Cape Fear
  • The Departed
Jeremy Koh

Jeremy Koh 20 films

  • Little Shop of Horrors
  • Batman Begins
  • Godzilla
  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes
  • King Kong
Janina

Janina 10 films

  • The Thing
  • A Fistful of Dollars
  • The Fly
  • The Departed
  • King Kong
cinemacl🎃wn

cinemacl🎃wn 10 films

  • The Thing
  • Ocean's Eleven
  • Dawn of the Dead
  • The Magnificent Seven
  • A Bug's Life
Maki

Maki 17 films

  • Ocean's Eleven
  • Scarface
  • The Thomas Crown Affair
  • Aladdin
  • Twelve Monkeys
Azfar Shah

Azfar Shah 14 films

  • Cape Fear
  • Sorcerer
  • The Birdcage
  • The Thing
  • The Fly
Ian_Shulman

Ian_Shulman 11 films

  • Funny Games
  • True Grit
  • Twelve Monkeys
  • The Man Who Knew Too Much
  • Insomnia
Chris Hormann

Chris Hormann 13 films

  • Always
  • Bedazzled
  • Brothers
  • Cape Fear
  • The Departed
Luke Pauli

Luke Pauli 16 films

  • A Fistful of Dollars
  • Evil Dead II
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers
  • Scarface
  • The Departed
Max

Max 10 films

  • Assault on Precinct 13
  • The Thing
  • The Last American Virgin
  • Payback
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Todd Gaines

Todd Gaines 13 films

  • Twelve Monkeys
  • 13 Assassins
  • An Affair to Remember
  • Cape Fear
  • The Departed
Aaron

Aaron 27 films

  • 12 Angry Men
  • 3:10 to Yuma
  • Always
  • Beauty and the Beast
  • Cape Fear
Sir William Rose Blake

Sir William Rose Blake 40 films

  • The Postman Always Rings Twice
  • High Society
  • Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
  • Cape Fear
  • Heat
Reesiepie

Reesiepie 10 films

  • The Thing
  • The Maltese Falcon
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers
  • True Grit
  • The Parent Trap
Erik [Auk]

Erik [Auk] 10 films

  • The Thing
  • Scarface
  • His Girl Friday
  • The Maltese Falcon
  • Heat
Bill the Thrill

Bill the Thrill 20 films

  • 13 Assassins
  • Dawn of the Dead
  • Evil Dead II
  • The Fast and the Furious
  • Father of the Bride
Jason Rainey

Jason Rainey 14 films

  • Heat
  • Casino Royale
  • No Way Out
  • Ocean's Eleven
  • The Maltese Falcon
Matthew Buchanan

Matthew Buchanan 10 films

  • The Crazies
  • The Departed
  • The Thing
  • Dawn of the Dead
  • Evil Dead
Shak Lambert

Shak Lambert 12 films

  • The Fly
  • The Thing
  • The Blob
  • The Wicker Man
  • The Island of Dr. Moreau
nathaxnne [hiatus <3]

nathaxnne [hiatus <3] 31 films

  • Batman Begins
  • Aladdin
  • Casino Royale
  • Ocean's Eleven
  • The Producers
Harry Morrison-Campbell

Harry Morrison-Campbell 11 films

  • The Magnificent Seven
  • The Fly
  • A Fistful of Dollars
  • The Thing
  • Nosferatu the Vampyre
Luis_989

Luis_989 18 films

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
  • Mad Max: Fury Road
  • Batman Begins
  • Planet of the Apes
  • Star Trek
FilmIndy

FilmIndy 5 films

  • Tokyo Story
  • Floating Weeds
  • The Wizard of Oz
  • Solaris
  • Heat
twodark

twodark 5 films

  • Heat
  • The Departed
  • Cape Fear
  • 12 Angry Men
  • Ocean's Eleven
DisposableMiffy

DisposableMiffy 20 films

  • The Hills Have Eyes
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers
  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
  • True Grit
  • Maverick
Robert G

Robert G 10 films

  • The Departed
  • True Grit
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
  • Footloose
  • Beauty and the Beast
Kyle Bailey

Kyle Bailey 28 films

  • Poseidon
final rosie 🔪

final rosie 🔪 1 film

  • Ocean's Eleven
  • The Talented Mr. Ripley
  • True Grit
  • Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
  • Casino Royale
Zach D'Amico

Zach D'Amico 10 films

  • The Fly
  • Twelve Monkeys
  • Insomnia
  • Dawn of the Dead
  • Black Christmas
mook

mook 10 films

  • True Grit
  • Cape Fear
  • The Departed
  • Ocean's Eleven
  • The Jungle Book
Kevin Powers

Kevin Powers 5 films

  • Floating Weeds
  • The Thing
  • Heat
  • The Breaking Point
  • The Fly
Jared Gores

Jared Gores 10 films

  • The Thing
  • Sorcerer
  • The Fly
  • A Fistful of Dollars
  • The Departed
Florin Scanlon

Florin Scanlon 15 films

  • Batman Begins
  • Casino Royale
  • Dredd
  • Mission: Impossible
  • Beauty and the Beast
Dan Pendleton

Dan Pendleton 24 films

  • Casino Royale
  • The Thing
  • The Departed
  • Dredd
  • Cape Fear
Frotzler

Frotzler 10 films

  • 13 Assassins
  • 3:10 to Yuma
  • Evil Dead
  • Gaslight
  • Good Morning
Chris

Chris 20 films

  • Heat
  • Pete's Dragon
  • Godzilla
  • Ocean's Eleven
  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
MrNarci

MrNarci 9 films

  • Casino Royale
  • True Grit
  • His Girl Friday
  • Silence
  • Ocean's Eleven
Blankments

Blankments 15 films

  • The Man Who Knew Too Much
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
  • The Fly
  • A Fistful of Dollars
  • Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Machina43

Machina43 10 films

  • An Autumn Afternoon
  • Macbeth
  • Ghost in the Shell
  • The Departed
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
feedingbrett

feedingbrett 5 films

  • The Thing
  • Ocean's Eleven
  • True Grit
  • Dawn of the Dead
  • Gone in Sixty Seconds
Matthew Armitstead

Matthew Armitstead 5 films

  • Beauty and the Beast
  • Casino Royale
  • Dawn of the Dead
  • Bram Stoker's Dracula
  • The Departed
Scott Bailey

Scott Bailey 20 films

  • Ocean's Eleven
  • The Departed
  • Insomnia
  • The Parent Trap
  • Beauty and the Beast
Juan

Juan 5 films

  • The Thing
  • Ocean's Eleven
  • Cape Fear
  • True Grit
  • King Kong
Robert Berlin

Robert Berlin 11 films

  • True Grit
  • A Star Is Born
  • The Maltese Falcon
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
  • Treasure Island
giannawv

giannawv 12 films

  • The Thing
  • The Beat That My Heart Skipped
  • True Grit
  • The Fly
  • 3:10 to Yuma
Scott

Scott 15 films

  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
  • The Hills Have Eyes
  • Fright Night
  • Vanilla Sky
  • Maniac
Cptn_Sumi 🚀

Cptn_Sumi 🚀 20 films

  • The Phantom of the Opera
  • The Departed
  • Les Misérables
  • Batman Begins
  • The Untouchables
Tim

Tim 15 films

  • The Departed
  • Scarface
  • Casino Royale
  • War of the Worlds
  • Godzilla
Aaron Gillingham

Aaron Gillingham 9 films

  • 13 Assassins
  • Insomnia
  • The Fly
  • The Thing
  • Dawn of the Dead
Travis Legassie

Travis Legassie 25 films

  • Vanilla Sky
  • The Thing
  • Scarface
  • Little Shop of Horrors
  • The Fly
Foz Rotten

Foz Rotten 10 films

  • Dawn of the Dead
  • Insomnia
  • Little Shop of Horrors
  • Maniac
  • The Departed
jolocus

jolocus 13 films

  • 13 Assassins
  • 3:10 to Yuma
  • Always
  • Assault on Precinct 13
  • The Magnificent Seven
Rui Ozpinhead

Rui Ozpinhead 80 films

  • Heat
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • The Departed
  • The Thin Red Line
  • Twelve Monkeys
Binnsai

Binnsai 20 films

  • The Blob
  • Black Christmas
  • Sorority Row
  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
  • The Hills Have Eyes
Gabriel Jewett

Gabriel Jewett 15 films

  • Ben-Hur
  • Imitation of Life
  • Little Shop of Horrors
  • The Magnificent Seven
  • The Thing
markusmaria

markusmaria 10 films

  • Superman
  • The Thing
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • Ocean's Eleven
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Shawn Stubbs

Shawn Stubbs 20 films

  • The Thing
  • The Fly
  • A Fistful of Dollars
  • The Magnificent Seven
  • Scarface
Sam Burgess

Sam Burgess 10 films

  • The Fly
  • The Thing
  • The Thin Red Line
  • The Departed
  • Ocean's Eleven
Kyle 🔪

Kyle 🔪 6 films

  • The Adventures of Robin Hood
  • Heat
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers
  • The Departed
  • The Fly
semonesfd

semonesfd 15 films

  • Twelve Monkeys
  • The Fly
  • Some Like It Hot
  • The Thing
  • The Maltese Falcon
Adrian vom Baur

Adrian vom Baur 15 films

  • Ocean's Eleven
  • The Departed
  • Let Me In
  • 3:10 to Yuma
  • Insomnia
Jordan Benesh

Jordan Benesh 8 films

  • The Fly
  • D.O.A.
  • Shin Godzilla
  • Hamlet
  • The Blob
Kurosawa

Kurosawa 17 films

  • Little Shop of Horrors
  • The Thing
  • You've Got Mail
  • The Ring
  • Vanilla Sky
Matt Grillo

Matt Grillo 8 films

  • Floating Weeds
  • Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call – New Orleans
  • The Thing
  • Sorcerer
  • Silence
🕯️𝕭𝖎𝖑𝖑𝖎𝖊 🕯️

🕯️𝕭𝖎𝖑𝖑𝖎𝖊 🕯️ 10 films

  • Little Shop of Horrors
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers
  • The Maltese Falcon
  • The Jungle Book
  • Cape Fear
Tom Morton

Tom Morton 25 films

  • The Departed
  • The Ring
  • Scarface
  • Ocean's Eleven
  • Heat
Jason Nickel

Jason Nickel 5 films

  • A Fistful of Dollars
  • Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
  • Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call – New Orleans
  • After Lumière – l'Arroseur arrosé
  • House of Wax
Noruberuto

Noruberuto 5 films

  • Ben-Hur
  • The Last House on the Left
  • Little Shop of Horrors
TéléDex-BaBrBo

TéléDex-BaBrBo 3 films

Still from Dawn of the Dead (2004)