Hollywood Movies that were Remakes of Foreign Films

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BennyMuso82 — 2 months ago(February 02, 2026 03:12 PM)

Oldboy.
Chopper: I'm just a bloody normal bloke. A normal bloke who likes a bit of torture

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Uncreative — 2 months ago(February 02, 2026 03:33 PM)

Magnificent Seven
The Departed

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StoneColdZombies — 2 months ago(February 02, 2026 03:37 PM)

Insomnia
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

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MovieManCin2 — 2 months ago(February 03, 2026 08:28 AM)

Funny Games.
MAGA! FAFO! Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder.

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Chicxulub — 1 month ago(February 09, 2026 12:58 AM)

The Vanishing (1993)
The Next 3 Days

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soapbox original gangster — 1 month ago(February 09, 2026 04:51 AM)

13 monkeys

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/.ㅤ — 1 month ago(February 09, 2026 04:58 AM)

Star Wars
My password is password.

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sheetsadam1 — 1 month ago(February 09, 2026 05:04 AM)

A Fistful of Dollars
The Ring
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ZolotoyRetriever — 1 month ago(February 09, 2026 05:12 AM)

The Talented Mr. Ripley
(1999), adapted from the French film
Purple Noon
(1960)
Vanilla Sky
(2001), based on the Spanish film
Open Your Eyes
(Abre los Ojos) (1997)

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sheetsadam1 — 1 month ago(February 09, 2026 05:15 AM)

Did the makers of The Talented Mr. Ripley cite Purple Noon as an inspiration? Both are adaptations of an American novel.
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ZolotoyRetriever — 1 month ago(February 09, 2026 05:37 AM)

Good question, and I really couldn't say, but surely they must've looked at the 1960 film - even studied it carefully - along with reading the novel carefully, before making their version.