Results: New And Improved -- Remakes That Are Better Than The Original
Published on 06/29/2018
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For the most part, remakes really get a bad rap -- mostly everyone prefers the original and laments the lack of "original" ideas out there. It make surprise you to learn that some of our best loved movies are actually remakes, just proving that you can improve on the original in movies, or sometimes TV shows. How many of these did you know were actually remakes?
The Sound of Music (1965) -- Almost a decade before Julie Andrews played Maria von Trapp in the cinematic classic, a German film called The Trapp Family was released. It was so popular in Germany that American studios took an interest and then secured the rights to remake it.
19%
306 votes
Some Like It Hot (1959) -- This Marilyn Monroe classic is actually a remake of a remake. The director couldn't locate the original script for the French film Fanfare of Love but did get a hold of the German remake. He remade that version instead.
13%
211 votes
The Departed (2006) -- This critically acclaimed Martin Scorsese film that won the Oscar for Best Picture is actually a remake of a Hong Kong crime-thriller called Infernal Affairs.
10%
162 votes
The Birdcage (1996) -- This 1996 comedy starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane has been praised for its groundbreaking treatment of gay characters. But did you know it was a remake of a 1978 French-Italian film La Cage aux Folles
22%
353 votes
Scent of a Woman (1992) -- This movie earned Al Pacino an Oscar for Best Actor for his role as Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade. It is also a remake of a 1974 Italian film Profumo di donna
10%
155 votes
Scarface (1983) -- Did you know that this iconic Al Pacino movie is actually a remake of a 1932 film with the same title? The only difference is that the original was set in Chicago rather than Miami.
20%
320 votes
Knew all of them were
7%
115 votes
Did not know any of them were
62%
997 votes
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Here are some other remakes that critics and audiences alike feel are better than the originals. How many here did you know were remakes?
Funny Games (2007) -- This 2007 thriller stars Naomi Watts and is about a family that is forced to participate in a number of sadistic games by home invaders. It's also a shot-for-shot remake of a 1997 Australian film with the same title.
4%
72 votes
Insomnia (2002) -- Insomnia is a critically acclaimed psychological thriller that features Robin Williams, Al Pacino, and Hilary Swank and focuses on the murder of a teenage girl in a small Alaskan town. It is also a remake of a Norwegian film that was released just five years earlier, which starred Stellan Skarsgård.
10%
160 votes
A Fistful of Dollars (1964) -- This is one of the most famous Spaghetti Westerns, but it's also an unofficial a remake of Akira Kurosawa's film Yojimbo, because Sergio Leone refused to admit to remaking Kurosawa's movie despite obviously doing so.
16%
260 votes
Vanilla Sky (2001) -- This remake stars the same lead actress as the original. In 1997, Penelope Cruz starred in a Spanish film called Open Your Eyes, which was eventually remade as Vanilla Sky for American audiences
9%
153 votes
Knew all of them were
6%
103 votes
Did not know any of them were
83%
1338 votes
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Here are a few popular TV shows that were actually remakes. How many did you know were remakes?
House Of Cards (2013 - ) -- Remake of the British show 1990's BBC House Of Cards
13%
211 votes
Humans (2015 - ) -- Remake of the Swedish show Äkta Människor (Real Humans)
5%
83 votes
Ugly Betty (2006 - 2010) -- Remake of the Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea
13%
215 votes
The Tunnel (2013 - ) -- Remake of the Danish-Swedish crime series The Bridge (Broen, Bron).
7%
119 votes
Homeland (2011 - ) -- Remake of the Israeli thriller Prisoners of War, (Hatufim)
10%
163 votes
In Treatment (2008 - 2010) -- Remake of the Israeli series BeTipul
3%
47 votes
Knew all of them were remakes
5%
79 votes
Did not know any were remakes
80%
1296 votes
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