The best horror movie remakes
The top 3 according to 48 votes from people: Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) · The Fly (1986) · Let Me In (2010). (Updated Sep 2, 2025.)
Herzog's Nosferatu, Cronenberg's The Fly, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Let Me In, Carpenter's The Thing and It: the horror remakes that matched or beat the originals, according to Rotten Tomatoes.
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Top 15
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1
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
94% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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The Fly (1986)
93% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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3
Let Me In (2010)
88% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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4
Piranha (2010)
74% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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5
Speak No Evil (2024)
83% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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6
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
76% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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Cape Fear (1991)
75% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
93% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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Evil Dead II (1987)
88% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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10
We Are What We Are (2013)
86% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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It (2017)
85% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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12
The Ring (2002)
71% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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Fright Night (2011)
72% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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The Crazies (2010)
71% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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The Thing (1982)
85% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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Comments (1)
La cosa di Carpenter è un remake? Molti non lo sanno nemmeno. Comunque è meglio dell'originale, senza discussioni.