The best movie remakes of all time
The top 3 according to 12 votes from people: The Fly (1986) · Scarface (1983) · The Thing (1982). (Updated Sep 20, 2024.)
Remakes that outdid the original: the ones critics rank highest (Time Out, Collider, Stuff).
Top 12
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1
The Fly (1986)
David Cronenberg reinvents the 1958 B-movie.
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2
Scarface (1983)
De Palma and Pacino remake Howard Hawks' 1932 gangster film.
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3
The Thing (1982)
John Carpenter remakes The Thing from Another World (1951).
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4
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Soderbergh's slick version of the Rat Pack caper.
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5
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Terry Gilliam expands Chris Marker's La Jetée.
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6
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Seven Samurai moved to the Wild West.
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7
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Philip Kaufman's paranoid San Francisco version.
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8
The Mummy (1999)
Brendan Fraser turns the Universal monster into an adventure.
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9
A Star Is Born (1954)
Judy Garland's version, the best of four.
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10
The Departed (2006)
Scorsese remakes Hong Kong's Infernal Affairs and wins the Oscar.
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11
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
The musical version of Roger Corman's cheap 1960 film.
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12
True Grit (2010)
The Coen brothers return to Charles Portis' novel.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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