This is a list of film remakes . Excluded in this list are films that are based on the same source material. For example, the 1962 version of Mutiny on the Bounty is not a remake of the 1935 film; both are based on the novel Mutiny on the Bounty . Reboots are also omitted.
This list is ordered by the title of the original film, inasmuch as there can be multiple remakes.
Original | Remake(s) | Notes |
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12 Angry Men (1957) | 12 Angry Men (1997) | |
13 Assassins (1963) | 13 Assassins (2010) | |
13 Ghosts (1960) | Thirteen Ghosts (2001) | |
13 Tzameti (2005) | 13 (2010) | |
3 Idiots (2009) | Nanban (2012) | |
3 Idiotas (2017) | ||
3:10 to Yuma (1957) | 3:10 to Yuma (2007) | |
36 Hours (1965) | Breaking Point (1989) | |
The 39 Steps (1935) | The 39 Steps (1959) | |
The 39 Steps (1978) | ||
The 39 Steps (2008) | ||
7th Heaven (1927) | Seventh Heaven (1937) |
Original | Remake(s) | Notes |
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Baby Mine (1917) | Baby Mine (1928) | Both films based on the eponymous 1910 play by Margaret Mayo |
Back Street (1932) | Back Street (1941) | |
The Bad News Bears (1976) | Bad News Bears (2005) | |
The Bad Seed (1956) | The Bad Seed (1985) | Both remakes are television films. |
The Bad Seed (2018) | ||
Ball of Fire (1941) | A Song Is Born (1948) | |
Bangkok Dangerous (1999) | Bangkok Dangerous (2008) | Both directed by the Pang Brothers |
The Barefoot Executive (1971) | The Barefoot Executive (1995) | The remake is a television film. |
The Barker (1928) | Diamond Horseshoe (1945) | Diamond Horseshoe is a remake of both The Barker and Hoop-La (1933). |
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) | The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957) | Sidney Franklin directed both. |
The Bat (1926) | The Bat Whispers (1930) | Roland West directed both; the first was a silent film, the remake in widescreen and full sound. |
The Battle of the Sexes (1914) | The Battle of the Sexes (1928) | D. W. Griffith directed both. |
Beauty and the Beast (1991) | Beauty and the Beast (2017) | Live-action version of the animated original film. |
Bedazzled (1967) | Bedazzled (2000) | |
Bedtime Story (1964) | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) | The latter is a gender-swapped version of the 1988 film. |
The Hustle (2019) | ||
Behold My Wife! (1920) | Behold My Wife! (1934) | Both films based on the novel The Translation of a Savage by Sir Gilbert Parker. |
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) | Ben-Hur (1959) | Charlton Heston reprised the role in the animated adaptation of the story. |
Ben Hur (2003) | ||
Ben-Hur (2016) | ||
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009) | |
The Big Clock (1948) | No Way Out (1987) | |
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958) | Crackers (1984) | |
Welcome to Collinwood (2002) | ||
Billa (2007) | Billa (2009) | |
The Bishop's Wife (1947) | The Preacher's Wife (1996) | |
Black Christmas (1974) | Black Christmas (2006) | |
Black Christmas (2019) | ||
Blazing Saddles (1974) | Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022) | |
Blind (2011) | The Witness (2015) | |
The Blob (1958) | The Blob (1988) | |
The Blue Angel (1930) | The Blue Angel (1959) | |
La bonne année (1973) | Happy New Year (1987) | |
Born Yesterday (1950) | Born Yesterday (1993) | |
Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932) | Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986) | |
Boudu (2005) | ||
Breathless (1960) | Breathless (1983) | |
Brewster's Millions (1914) | Brewster's Millions (1921) | |
Miss Brewster's Millions (1926) | ||
Brewster's Millions (1935) | ||
Brewster's Millions (1945) | ||
Vaddante Dabbu (1954) | ||
Three on a Spree (1961) | ||
Babai Abbai (1985) | ||
Brewster's Millions (1985) | ||
Maalamaal (1988) | ||
Arunachalam (1997) | ||
To Ryca! (2016) | ||
Hello Mr. Billionaire (2018) | ||
Brian's Song (1971) | Brian's Song (2001) | |
Bride Wars (2009) | Bride Wars (2015) | The remake is a Chinese adaptation of the American film. |
Brighton Rock (1948) | Brighton Rock (2010) | |
Broadway Bill (1934) | Riding High (1950) | Frank Capra directed both. |
Brother Rat (1938) | About Face (1952) | |
Brødre (2004) | Brothers (2009) | |
The Brothers Rico (1957) | The Family Rico (1972) | The remake is a television film. |
The Buccaneer (1938) | The Buccaneer (1958) | Cecil B. DeMille directed and produced the original, but declining health prevented him from taking a large part in the remake. |
A Bucket of Blood (1959) | A Bucket of Blood (1995) | |
The Burmese Harp (1956) | The Burmese Harp (1985) | Both were directed by Kon Ichikawa, the first in black and white, the remake in color. |
Original | Remake(s) | Notes |
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Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) | Tortilla Soup (2001) | |
L'emmerdeur (1973) | Buddy Buddy (1981) | |
Elf (2003) | Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (2014) | |
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) | Escape to Witch Mountain (1995) | Though marketed as a remake/reboot, Race to Witch Mountain (2009) was revealed to be a legacy sequel of the 1975 film over the course of events in the plot and its script. [1] [2] The first remake is a television film. |
The Evil Dead (1981) | Evil Dead (2013) | Fourth installment in the series. Also serves as a soft reboot to the series. |
Das Experiment (2001) | The Experiment (2010) | |
The Eye (2002) | Naina (2005) | |
The Eye (2008) |
Original | Remake(s) | Notes |
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The Jazz Singer (1927) | The Jazz Singer (1952) | The 1980 version substitutes a pop music theme for jazz. |
The Jazz Singer (1980) | ||
Jersey (2019) | Jersey (2022) | Hindi remake by Gowtam Tinnanuri himself |
Joe Smith, American (1942) | The Big Operator (1959) | Both films based on the 1940 short story The Adventures of Joe Smith, American by Paul Gallico; the latter substitutes union thugs for spies. |
Le Jouet (1976) | The Toy (1982) | |
Le Jour se lève (1939) | The Long Night (1947) | |
Journey into Fear (1943) | Journey into Fear (1975) | |
The Jungle Book (1967) | The Jungle Book (2016) | The latter film is a live-action/CGI remake of the animated original. |
Original | Remake(s) | Notes |
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Kaakha Kaakha (2003) | Gharshana (2004) | Gharshana is an Indian Telugu-language version of the Tamil film. |
The Karate Kid (1984) | The Karate Kid (2010) | Both the original and remake casts reprised their respective characters for an upcoming movie Karate Kid: Legends (2025), serving as a sixth movie installment following the remake and a continuation of both Karate Kid movies as both are part of The Karate Kid movie franchise. |
Katha Parayumpol (2007) | Kathanayakudu (2008) Billu Barber (2009) | |
Kick (2009) | Kick (2014) | |
The Kid from Left Field (1953) | The Kid from Left Field (1979) | The remake is a television film. |
King Kong (1933) | King Kong (1976) | |
The Mighty Kong (1998) | ||
King Kong (2005) | ||
Kismet (1944) | Kismet (1955) | |
Kiss of Death (1947) | The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958) | |
Kiss of Death (1995) | ||
Kolamba Sanniya (1976) | Kolamba Sanniya Returns (2018) | The 2018 film is a modernized version of the original 1976 film. |
Kaththi (2014) | Khaidhi No. 150 | Khaidhi No. 150 is an Indian Telugu-language version of the Tamil film. |
Original | Remake(s) | Notes |
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L.A. Takedown (1989) | Heat (1995) | The initial film was a made-for-TV movie. |
Lady and the Tramp (1955) | Lady and the Tramp (2019) | The latter film is a live-action/CGI remake of the animated original. |
The Lady Eve (1941) | The Birds and the Bees (1956) | |
Lady for a Day (1933) | Pocketful of Miracles (1961) | Frank Capra directed both. |
The Ladykillers (1955) | The Ladykillers (2004) | |
The Lady Vanishes (1938) | The Lady Vanishes (1979) | |
Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) | Shankar Dada Zindabad (2007) | Shankar Dada Zindabad is an Indian Telugu-language remake of the original Hindi film. |
The Land Beyond the Law (1927) | The Big Stampede (1932) | |
Land Beyond the Law (1937) | ||
The Land That Time Forgot (1975) | The Land That Time Forgot (2009) | |
Last Holiday (1950) | Last Holiday (2006) | |
The Last House on the Left (1972) | The Last House on the Left (2009) | The plot of the 1972 film was inspired by that of Ingmar Bergman's 1960 film The Virgin Spring . |
The Last Kiss (2001) | The Last Kiss (2006) | An American remake of an Italian film. |
The Last Man on Earth (1924) | It's Great to Be Alive (1933) | |
The Last Mile (1932) | The Last Mile (1959) | |
Last of the Badmen (1957) | Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963) | |
Last Shift (2014) | Malum (2023) | |
The Letter (1940) | The Unfaithful (1947) | |
A Letter to Three Wives (1949) | A Letter to Three Wives (1985) | The remake is a television film. |
Lifeboat (1944) | Lifepod (1993) | Science fiction adaptation of the film's setup. |
De Lift (1983) | Down (2001) | |
The Lion King (1994) | The Lion King (2019) | The second film is a photorealistic animated remake of the first, traditionally animated work. |
Little Caesar (1931) | Black Caesar (1973) | Black Caesar is a blaxploitation version of the original. |
Little Fugitive (1953) | Little Fugitive (2006) | |
The Little Mermaid (1989) | The Little Mermaid (2023) | Live-action remake of the original animated film. |
Little Miss Marker (1934) | Sorrowful Jones (1949) | |
Little Miss Marker (1980) | ||
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) | Little Shop of Horrors (1986) | The 1986 film is a musical adaptation of the original 1960 film. |
Loft (2008) | Loft (2010) | Erik Van Looy directed both the 2008 and 2014 films. |
The Loft (2014) | ||
LOL (Laughing Out Loud) (2008) | LOL (2012) | |
London After Midnight (1927) | Mark of the Vampire (1935) | While not officially credited as such, according to the American Film Institute catalog entry, "modern sources indicate that Mark of the Vampire was a remake of ... London After Midnight". [3] |
Lonesome (1928) | The Affair of Susan (1935) | |
The Longest Yard (1974) | Mean Machine (2001) | The first remake substitutes association football for American football. |
The Longest Yard (2005) | ||
The Long, Hot Summer (1958) | The Long Hot Summer (1985) | The remake is a television film. |
The Lost Chord (1917) | The Lost Chord (1925) | |
Lost Horizon (1937) | Lost Horizon (1973) | The musical remake was a critical and box office disaster. |
Lost Patrol (1929) | The Lost Patrol (1934) | Both films based on the 1927 novel Patrol by Philip MacDonald. |
Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (1994) | EDtv (1999) | |
Love Affair (1939) | An Affair to Remember (1957) | |
Love Affair (1994) | ||
Love Is News (1937) | That Wonderful Urge (1948) | |
Love from a Stranger (1937) | Love from a Stranger (1947) |
Original | Remake(s) | Notes |
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Maula Jatt (1979) | Jeene Nahi Doonga (1984) | |
The Legend of Maula Jatt (2021) | ||
M (1931) | M (1951) | |
Mädchen in Uniform (1931) | Mädchen in Uniform (1958) | |
Magnificent Obsession (1935) | Magnificent Obsession (1954) | Both films based on the eponymous 1929 novel by Lloyd C. Douglas. |
The Magnificent Seven (1960) | Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) | The original Magnificent Seven is itself a remake of Seven Samurai (1954). The later The Magnificent Seven is also a remake of Seven Samurai. |
The Magnificent Seven (2016) | ||
The Major and the Minor (1942) | You're Never Too Young (1955) | |
A Man Called Ove (2015) | A Man Called Otto (2022) | Both films based on the novel by Fredrik Backman. |
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) | The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) | Both were directed by Alfred Hitchcock. |
The Man Who Lived Twice (1936) | Man in the Dark (1953) | |
The Man Who Loved Women (1977) | The Man Who Loved Women (1983) | The French film was remade as an American production. |
The Manchurian Candidate (1962) | The Manchurian Candidate (2004) | |
Manichitrathazhu (1993) | Apthamitra (2004) | The 1993 Malayalam film was remade in other Indian languages: Kannada, Tamil, Bengali and Hindi, respectively. |
Chandramukhi (2005) | ||
Rajmohol (2005) | ||
Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007) | ||
Il Mare (2000) | The Lake House (2006) | The South Korean original was remade as an American film. |
Mare Nostrum (1926) | Mare Nostrum (1948) | |
Maskerade (1934) | Escapade (1935) | |
Martyrs (2008) | Martyrs (2015) | |
The Mayor of Hell (1933) | Crime School (1938) | |
Midnight (1939) | Masquerade in Mexico (1945) | |
The Mechanic (1972) | The Mechanic (2011) | |
Meet the Parents (1992) | Meet the Parents (2000) | |
Merton of the Movies (1924) | Make Me a Star (1932) | |
Midsommer (2003) | Solstice (2008) | |
Midnight Lace (1960) | Midnight Lace (1981) | The remake is a television film. |
Mighty Joe Young (1949) | Mighty Joe Young (1998) | |
Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) | Miracle in Cell No. 7 (Philippine remake) (2019) | |
Miracle in Cell No. 7 (Turkish remake) (2019) | ||
Miracle in Cell No. 7 (Indonesian remake) (2022) | ||
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) | Rock-A-Bye Baby (1958) | |
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) | Miracle on 34th Street (1973) | The 1973 film is a made-for-television movie. |
Miracle on 34th Street (1994) | ||
The Miracle Man (1919) | The Miracle Man (1932) | |
Miss Granny (2014) | 20 Once Again (2015) | The remakes are Chinese and Vietnamese versions of the South Korean original. |
Sweet 20 (2015) | ||
Mississippi Mermaid (1969) | Original Sin (2001) | Original Sin is an American remake of the French film. |
The Magnificent Fraud (1939) | Moon over Parador (1988) | |
The Michigan Kid (1928) | The Michigan Kid (1947) | |
The More the Merrier (1943) | Walk, Don't Run (1966) | |
Mostly Martha (2001) | No Reservations (2007) | Mostly Martha is a German production, its remake an American one. |
Mother's Day (1980) | Mother's Day (2010) | |
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) | The Money Pit (1986) | |
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) | Mr. Deeds (2002) | |
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) | Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977) | |
Mulan (1998) | Mulan (2020) | Live-action remake of the original animated film. |
The Mummy (1932) | The Mummy (1959) | |
The Mummy (1999) | ||
The Mummy (2017) | ||
Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003) | Shankar Dada M.B.B.S. (2004) | The original Hindi film was remade in three Indian languages (Telugu, Tamil and Kannada, respectively), while Dr. Nawariyan is in Sinhala, spoken in Sri Lanka. |
Vasool Raja M.B.B.S. (2004) | ||
Uppi Dada MBBS (2006) | ||
Dr. Nawariyan (2017) | ||
Murder! (1930) | Mary (1931) | Alfred Hitchcock directed the British original and the German-language remake. |
The Music Man (1962) | The Music Man (2003) | The remake is a television film. |
My Bloody Valentine (1981) | My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009) | As the remake's title indicates, it was released in 3D, as well as 2D. |
My Father's Dragon (1997) | My Father's Dragon (2022) | |
My Father the Hero (1991) | My Father the Hero (1994) | An English-language remake was made of the French-language original. |
My Favorite Wife (1940) | Something's Got to Give (1962, unfinished) | |
Move Over, Darling (1963) | ||
My Man Godfrey (1936) | My Man Godfrey (1957) | |
My Name Is Julia Ross (1945) | Dead of Winter (1987) | |
My Old Dutch (1915) | My Old Dutch (1926) | |
My Sister Eileen (1942) | My Sister Eileen (1955) | This also spawned a brief TV series from 1961-1962. |
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) | House of Wax (1953) | The 1953 film was itself remade as House of Wax (2005). |