This list includes both English-language films that were based on previously released foreign-language films and those that were not based on any previous film, but merely share a common source material.
English-language film | Chinese-language film | Common source material (if any) |
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The Departed (2006) | Infernal Affairs (2002) (Cantonese) | |
The Eye (2008) | The Eye (2002) (Various languages: Cantonese / Mandarin) | |
Tortilla Soup (2001) | Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) (Mandarin) |
English-language film | Czech-language film | Common source material (if any) |
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Pickup (1951) | Hlídač č. 47 (1937) | The novel Guard No. 47 (Josef Kopta) |
English-language film | Danish-language film | Common source material (if any) |
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After the Wedding (2019) | Efter brylluppet (2006) | |
Ambulance (2022) | Ambulance (2005) | |
Blackbird (2019) | Stille hjerte (2014) | |
Brothers (2009) | Brødre (2004) | |
Catch That Kid (2004) | Klatretøsen (2002) | |
The First Time (2009) | Kærlighed ved første hik (1999) | |
The Guilty (2021) | The Guilty (2018) | |
Nightwatch (1997) | Nattevagten (1994) | |
Pusher (2012) | Pusher (1996) | |
The Silent Partner (1978) | Tænk på et tal (1969) | The novel Tænk på et tal (Anders Bodelsen) |
Solstice (2008) | Midsommer (2003) | |
Speak No Evil (2024) | Speak No Evil (2022) |
English-language film | Dutch-language film | Common source material (if any) |
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The Dinner (2017) | Het Diner (2013) | The novel Het Diner by Herman Koch |
Down (2001) | De Lift (1983) | |
Interview (2007) | Interview (2003) | |
The Loft (2014) | Loft (2008) | |
Memory (2022) | The Alzheimer Case (2003, Belgium) | The novel De zaak Alzheimer by Jef Geeraerts |
The Vanishing (1993) | Spoorloos (1988) | The novella Het Gouden Ei (Tim Krabbé) |
English-language film | Tagalog-language film | Common source material (if any) |
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The Echo (2008) | Sigaw (2004) |
English-language film | Hebrew-language film | Common source material (if any) |
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The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014) | The 92 Minutes of Mr. Baum (1997) | |
The Debt (2010) | The Debt (2007) | |
The Kindergarten Teacher (2018) | The Kindergarten Teacher (2014) | |
The Last American Virgin (1982) | Lemon Popsicle (1978) |
English-language film | Hindi-language film | Common source material (if any) |
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A Common Man (2013) [1] | A Wednesday! (2008) | |
Broken Horses (2015) | Parinda (1989) |
English-language film | Hungarian-language film | Common source material (if any) |
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Car of Dreams (1935) | Meseautó (1934) | |
Escape to Victory (1981) | Two Half Times in Hell (1961) | |
Top Hat (1935) | Pardon, tévedtem (1933) | The play A Girl Who Dares (Sándor Faragó, Aladar Laszlo) |
English-language film | Icelandic-language film | Common source material (if any) |
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Contraband (2012) | Reykjavík-Rotterdam (2008) | |
Prince Avalanche (2013) | Either Way (2011) |
English-language film | Japanese-language film | Common source material (if any) |
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Alita: Battle Angel (2019) | Battle Angel (1993) | The manga 銃夢 (Gunnm) by Yukito Kishiro |
Apartment 1303 3D (2012) | Apartment 1303 (2007) | The novel Apartment 1303 (Kei Oishi) |
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) | Seven Samurai (1954) | |
Dark Water (2005) | Dark Water (2002) | The short story "Floating Water" (Koji Suzuki) |
Death Note (2017) | Death Note (2006) | The manga Death Note |
Don't Look Up (2009) | Don't Look Up (1996) | |
Eight Below (2006) | Antarctica (1983) | |
A Fistful of Dollars (1964) | Yojimbo (1961) | |
Ghost in the Shell (2017) | Ghost in the Shell (1995) | The manga Ghost in the Shell (Masamune Shirow) |
Godzilla (1998) | Gojira (1954) | |
Godzilla (2014) | Gojira (1954) | |
The Grudge (2004) | Ju-On: The Grudge (2002) | |
The Grudge (2020) | Ju-On: The Grudge (2002) | |
The Guardian (2006) | Umizaru (2004) | |
Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) | Hachikō Monogatari (1987) | |
Iron Maze (1991) | Rashomon (1950) | The short stories "Rashōmon" and "In a Grove" (Ryūnosuke Akutagawa) |
Last Man Standing (1996) | Yojimbo (1961) | |
Living (2022) | Ikiru (1952) | The novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy |
The Magnificent Seven (1960) | Seven Samurai (1954) | |
The Magnificent Seven (2016) | Seven Samurai (1954) | |
Midnight Sun (2018) | Midnight Sun (2006) | |
One Missed Call (2008) | Chakushin Ari (2003) | |
The Outrage (1964) | Rashomon (1950) | The short stories "Rashōmon" and "In a Grove" (Ryūnosuke Akutagawa) |
Pulse (2006) | Kairo (2001) | |
The Ring (2002) | Ring (1998) | The novel Ring (Koji Suzuki) |
The Secret (2007) | Himitsu (1999) | The novel Naoko (Keigo Higashino) |
Shall We Dance? (2004) | Shall We Dance? (1996) | |
The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984) | Yojimbo (1961) | |
The Yellow Handkerchief (2008) | The Yellow Handkerchief (1977) |
English-language film | Korean-language film | Common source material (if any) |
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The Adventures of Galgameth (1996) | Pulgasari (1985, North Korea) | |
Compulsion (2013) | 301, 302 (1995) | |
The Lake House (2006) | Il Mare (2000) | |
Mirrors (2008) | Into the Mirror (2003) | |
My Sassy Girl (2008) | My Sassy Girl (2001) | The novel My Sassy Girl (Kim Ho-sik) |
Oldboy (2013) | Oldboy (2003) | The manga Old Boy (Nobuaki Minegishi, Garon Tsuchiya) |
Possession (2009) | Addicted (2002) | |
The Uninvited (2009) | A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) | The folk tale "Janghwa Hongryeon jeon" |
English-language film | Norwegian-language film | Common source material (if any) |
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Cold Pursuit (2019) | In Order of Disappearance (2014) | |
Head Above Water (1996) | Hodet over vannet (1993) | |
Insomnia (2002) | Insomnia (1997) | |
Pathfinder (2007) | Pathfinder (1987, in Sami language) | |
Two Living, One Dead (1961) | To levende og en død (1937) | The novel To levende og en død (Sigurd Christiansen) |
English-language film | Polish-language film | Common source material (if any) |
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Kaaterskill Falls (2001) | Knife in the Water (1962) |
English-language film | Portuguese-language films | Common source material (if any) |
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Kiss Me Goodbye (1982) | Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976, Brazil) | The novel Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (Jorge Amado) |
English-language film | Russian-language film | Common source material (if any) |
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About Fate (2022) | The Irony of Fate (1976) | |
Making Mr. Right (1987) | His Name Was Robert (1967) | |
Solaris (2002) | Solaris (1972) | The novel Solaris (Stanisław Lem) |
English-language film | Spanish-language film | Common source material (if any) |
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Champions (2023) | Champions (2018, Spain) | |
Criminal (2004) | Nueve Reinas (2000, Argentina) | |
Dead Ringer (1964) | La Otra (1946, Mexico) | |
Elsa & Fred (2014) | Elsa y Fred (2005, Argentina) | |
Gloria Bell (2018) | Gloria (2013, Chile) | |
Hidden in the Woods (2014) | En las Afueras de la Ciudad (2012, Chile) | |
Miss Bala (2019) | Miss Bala (2011, Mexico) | |
Puzzle (2018) | Rompecabezas (2010, Argentina) | |
Quarantine (2008) | REC (2007, Spain) | |
Retribution (2023) | Retribution (2015, Spain) | |
Savage Pampas (1966) | Pampa bárbara (1945, Argentina) | |
Secret in Their Eyes (2015) | El secreto de sus ojos (2009, Argentina) | The novel La pregunta de sus ojos (Eduardo Sacheri) |
Silent House (2011) | La Casa Muda (2010, Uruguay) | |
The Torch (1950) | Enamorada (1946, Mexico) | |
Under Your Spell (1936) | Las fronteras del amor (1934, USA) | |
Vanilla Sky (2001) | Abre los ojos (1997, Spain) | |
We Are What We Are (2013) | Somos lo que Hay (2010, Mexico) | |
You Were Never Lovelier (1942) | Los martes, orquídeas (1941, Argentina) |
English-language film | Telugu-language film | Common source material (if any) |
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Divorce Invitation (2012) | Aahvaanam (1997) |
English-language film | Thai-language film | Common source material (if any) |
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13 Sins (2014) | 13 Beloved (2006) | The comic "13th Quiz Show" episode in the My Mania comic-book series (Eakasit Thairaat) |
Bangkok Dangerous (2008) | Bangkok Dangerous (1999) | |
Shutter (2008) | Shutter (2004) |
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