List of film remakes (A–M)

For a list of television programs remade into films, see List of films based on television programs.

This is a list of film remakes:

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A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H -  I  - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

#

Remakes	Original version
12 (2007) dir. Nikita Mikhalkov 12 Angry Men (1997) dir. William Friedkin Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (1986) dir. Basu Chatterjee	12 Angry Men (1957) dir. Sidney Lumet
13 (2010) dir. Géla Babluani	13 Tzameti (2005) dir. Géla Babluani
13 Assassins (2011) dir. Takashi Miike	Jûsan-nin no shikaku (1963) dir. Eiichi Kudo
The 13th Letter (1951) dir. Otto Preminger	Le Corbeau (1943) dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot
101 Dalmatians (1996) dir. Stephen Herek	One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) dir. Clyde Geronimi Based on the novel by Dodie Smith
2001 Maniacs (2005) dir. Tim Sullivan	Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964) dir. Herschell Gordon Lewis
3:10 to Yuma (2007) dir. James Mangold	3:10 to Yuma (1957) dir. Delmer Daves

A

Remakes	Original version
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) dir. Charles Lamont	The Invisible Man Returns (1940) dir. Joe May
An Affair to Remember (1957) dir. Leo McCarey	Love Affair (1939) dir. Leo McCarey
Against All Odds (1984) dir. Taylor Hackford	Out of the Past (1947) dir. Jacques Tourneur
Alfie (2004) dir. Charles Shyer	Alfie (1966) dir. Lewis Gilbert
Algiers (1938) dir. John Cromwell	Pépé le Moko (1937) dir. Julien Duvivier
Always (1989) dir. Steven Spielberg	A Guy Named Joe (1943) dir. Victor Fleming
And God Created Woman (1988) dir. Roger Vadim	Et Dieu... créa la femme (1956) dir. Roger Vadim
The Amityville Horror (2005) dir. Andrew Douglas	The Amityville Horror (1979) dir. Stuart Rosenberg Based on the novel by Jay Anson
Angels in the Outfield (1994) dir. William Dear	Angels in the Outfield (1951) dir. Clarence Brown
Angel on My Shoulder (1980) dir. John Berry	Angel on My Shoulder (1946) dir. Archie Mayo
Annie (1999) dir. Rob Marshall	Annie (1982) dir. John Huston Both based on the Thomas Meehan/Charles Strouse/Martin Charnin musical, which in turn came from the comic strip Little Orphan Annie, by Harold Gray
Annavaram (2006) dir. Bhimaneni Srinivas Rao	Thirupaachi (2005) dir. Perarasu
Another Fine Mess (1930) dir. James Parrott	Duck Soup (1927) dir. Fred Guiol
Antropophagus (1980) dir. Joe D Amato	Antropophagus 2000 (1999) dir. Andreas Schnaas
April Fool's Day (2008) dir. Mitchell Altieri & Phil Flores	April Fool's Day (1986) dir. Fred Walton
Arch of Triumph (1985) dir. Waris Hussein	Arch of Triumph (1948) dir. Lewis Milestone
The Arena (2001) dir. Timur Bekmambetov	The Arena (1974) dir. Steve Carver
Arthur (2011) dir. Jason Winer	Arthur (1981) dir. Steve Gordon
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) dir. Jean-François Richet	Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) dir. John Carpenter
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1993) dir. Christopher Guest	Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958) dir. Nathan H. Juran

B

Remakes	Original version
The Bachelor (1999) dir. Gary Sinyor	Seven Chances (1925) dir. Buster Keaton
Bad News Bears (2005) dir. Richard Linklater	The Bad News Bears (1976) dir. Michael Ritchie
The Ballad of Naramaya (1983) dir. Shohei Imamura	The Ballad of Naramaya (1958) dir. Keisuke Kinoshita
The Bad Seed (1985) dir. Paul Wendkos	The Bad Seed (1956) dir. Mervyn LeRoy
Bangkok Dangerous (2008) dir. The Pang Brothers	Bangkok Dangerous (1999) dir. The Pang Brothers
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) dir. Jimmy T. Murakami The Magnificent Seven (1960) John Sturges	Shichinin no samurai (1954) dir. Akira Kurosawa
The Battle of the Sexes (1928) dir. D. W. Griffith	The Battle of the Sexes (1914) dir. D. W. Griffith
The Beat that My Heart Skipped (2005) dir. Jacques Audiard	Fingers (1978) dir. James Toback
Beau Geste (1939) dir. William A. Wellman	Beau Geste (1926) dir. Herbert Brenon Based on the book by P. C. Wren
Bedazzled (2000) dir. Harold Ramis	Bedazzled (1967) dir. Stanley Donen
Beongeoli Sam-ryong (1964) dir. Shin Sang-ok	Beongeoli Sam-ryong (1929) dir. Na Woon-gyu
The Big Show (1961) dir. James B. Clark Broken Lance (1954) dir. Edward Dmytryk	House of Strangers (1949) dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
The Big Stampede (1932) dir. Tenny Wright	Land Beyond the Law (1927) dir. Harry Joe Brown
Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977) dir. Tom Laughlin	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) dir. Frank Capra
The Birdcage (1996) dir. Mike Nichols	La Cage aux Folles (1978) dir. Édouard Molinaro
Black Caesar (1973) dir. Larry Cohen	Little Caesar (1931) dir. Mervyn LeRoy
Black Christmas (2006) dir. Glen Morgan	Black Christmas (1974) dir. Bob Clark
Blame it on Rio (1984) dir. Stanley Donen	Un moment d'egarement (1977) dir. Claude Berri
The Blob (1988) dir. Chuck Russell	The Blob (1958) dir. Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
Blood Diner (1987) dir. Jackie Kong	Blood Feast (1963) dir. Herschell Gordon Lewis
Bored of Education (1936) dir. Gordon Douglas	Teacher's Pet (1930) dir. Robert F. McGowan
Born Yesterday (1993) dir. Luis Mandoki	Born Yesterday (1950) dir. George Cukor Based on the play by Garson Kanin
Boudu (2005) dir. Gérard Jugnot	Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932) dir. Jean Renoir
The Boy Cried Murder (1966) dir. George P. Breakston	The Window (1949) dir. Ted Tetzlaff Based on The Boy Cried Murder by Cornell Woolrich
Breathless (1983) dir. Jim McBride	Breathless (1960) dir. Jean-Luc Godard
Brian's Song (2001) dir. John Gray	Brian's Song (1971) dir. Buzz Kulik
Brothers (2009) dir. Jim Sheridan	Brødre (2004) dir. Susanne Bier
A Bucket of Blood (1995) dir. Michael McDonald	A Bucket of Blood (1959) dir. Roger Corman
Buddy Buddy (1981) dir. Billy Wilder	L'Emmerdeur (1973) dir. Edouard Molinaro
The Burmese Harp (1985) dir. Kon Ichikawa	The Burmese Harp (1956) dir. Kon Ichikawa

C

Remakes	Original version
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2005) dir. David Lee Fisher	The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) dir. Robert Wiene
Cape Fear (1991) dir. Martin Scorsese	Cape Fear (1962) dir. J. Lee Thompson
Carnival of Souls (1998) dir. Adam Grossman & Ian Kessner	Carnival of Souls (1962) dir. Herk Harvey
The Cat and the Canary (1939) dir. Elliott Nugent	The Cat and the Canary (1927) dir. Paul Leni
Cat People (1982) dir. Paul Schrader	Cat People (1942) dir. Jacques Tourneur
Catch That Kid (2004) dir. Bart Freundlich	Klatretøsen (2002) dir. Hans Fabian
The Champ (1979) dir. Franco Zeffirelli	The Champ (1931) dir. King Vidor
Chickens Come Home (1931) dir. Hal Roach	Love 'em and Weep (1927) dir. Fred Guiol
The Children's Hour (1961) dir. William Wyler	These Three (1936) dir. William Wyler Based on the 1934 play The Children's Hour, by Lillian Hellman
Chloe (2009) dir. Atom Egoyan	Nathalie... (2004) dir. Anne Fontaine
City of Angels (1998) dir. Brad Siberling	Himmel über Berlin, Der or Wings of Desire (1987) dir. Wim Wenders
Clash of the Titans (2010) dir. Louis Leterrier	Clash of the Titans (1981) dir. Desmond Davis
Classmates (2007) dir. K. Vijaya Bhaskar	Classmates (2006) dir. Lal Jose
Cloak & Dagger (1984) dir. Richard Franklin The Boy Cried Murder (1966) dir. George P. Breakston	The Window (1949) dir. Ted Tetzlaff Based on The Boy Cried Murder by Cornell Woolrich
Colorado Territory (1949) dir. Raoul Walsh	High Sierra (1941) dir. Raoul Walsh
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1995) dir. Peyton Reed	The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969) dir. Robert Butler
The Counter Jumper (1922) dir. Larry Semon	The Grocery Clerk (1919) dir. Larry Semon
Cousins (1989) dir. Joel Schumacher	Cousin, cousine (1975) dir. Jean-Charles Tacchella
Crackers (1984) dir. Louis Malle	Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958) dir. Mario Monicelli
The Crazies (2010) dir. Breck Eisner	The Crazies (1973) dir. George A. Romero
Crime School (1938) dir. Lewis Seiler	The Mayor of Hell (1933) dir. Archie Mayo & Michael Curtiz
Criminal (2004) dir. Gregory Jacobs	Nueve reinas (2000) dir. Fabián Bielinsky

D

Remakes	Original version
D.O.A. (1988) dir. Annabel Jankel & Rocky Morton	D.O.A. (1950) dir. Rudolph Maté
The Dark Mirror (1984) dir. Richard Lang	The Dark Mirror (1946) dir. Robert Siodmak
Dark Water (2005) dir. Walter Salles	Dark Water (2002) dir. Hideo Nakata
Dawn of the Dead (2004) dir. Zack Snyder	Dawn of the Dead (1978) dir. George A. Romero
The Dawn Patrol (1938) dir. Edmund Golding	The Dawn Patrol (1930) dir. Howard Hawks
Day of the Dead (2008) dir. Steve Miner	Day of the Dead (1985) dir. George A. Romero
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) dir. Scott Derrickson	The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) dir. Robert Wise
Dead of Winter (1987) dir. Arthur Penn	My Name Is Julia Ross (1945) dir. Joseph H. Lewis
Death at a Funeral (2010) dir. Neil LaBute	Death at a Funeral (2007) dir. Frank Oz
Death Race (2008) dir. Paul W.S. Anderson	Death Race 2000 (1975) dir. Paul Bartel
The Debt (2011) dir. John Madden	The Debt (2007) dir. Assaf Bernstein
The Defiant Ones (1986) dir. David Lowell Rich	The Defiant Ones (1958) dir. Stanley Kramer
The Departed (2006) dir. Martin Scorsese	Infernal Affairs (2002) dir. Wai Keung Lau & Siu Fai Mak
Desperate Hours (1990) dir. Michael Cimino	The Desperate Hours (1955) dir. William Wyler
Le Deuxième Souffle (2007) dir. Alain Corneau	Le Deuxième Souffle (1966) dir. Jean-Pierre Melville
Diabolique (1996) dir. Jeremiah S. Chechik	Les Diaboliques (1955) dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot From the novel by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac
Diamond Horseshoe (1945) dir. George Seaton	The Barker (1928) dir. George Fitzmaurice
Dinner for Schmucks (2010) dir. Jay Roach	Le Dîner de Cons (1998) dir. Francis Veber
Disturbia (2007) dir. D. J. Caruso	Rear Window (1954) dir. Alfred Hitchcock From the short story It Had to be Murder by Cornell Woolrich
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) dir. Victor Fleming	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) dir. Rouben Mamoulian
Dr. M (1990) dir. Claude Chabrol	Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922) dir. Fritz Lang
Billa (2009) dir. Meher Ramesh Billa (2007) dir. Vishnuvardhan Don (2006) dir. Farhan Akhtar Sobharaj (1986) dir. Sasikumar Billa (1980) dir. R. Krishnamurthy Yugandhar (1979) dir. K. S. R. Das	Don (1978) dir. Chandra Barot
A Dog of Flanders (1999) dir. Kevin Brodie	A Dog of Flanders (1959) dir. James B. Clark
Down (2001) dir. Dick Maas	De Lift (1983) dir. Dick Maas
Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986) dir. Paul Mazursky	Boudu sauvé des eaux (1932) dir. Jean Renoir
Down to Earth (2001) dir. Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz Heaven Can Wait (1978) dir. Warren Beatty & Buck Henry	Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) dir. Alexander Hall

E

Remakes	Original version
The Echo (2008) dir. Yam Laranas	Sigaw (2004) dir. Yam Laranas
EDtv (1999) dir. Ron Howard	Louis 19, le roi des ondes (1994) dir. Michel Poulette
È già ieri (2004) dir. Giulio Manfredonia	Groundhog Day (1993) dir. Harold Ramis
Ellam Avan Seyal (2008) dir. Shaji Kailas Sri Mahalakshmi (2007) dir. Vijayan	Chinthamani Kolacase (2006) dir. Shaji Kailas
The Eye (2008) dir. David Moreau & Xavier Palud	The Eye (2002) dir. Oxide Pang & Danny Pang
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) dir. Renny Harlin	Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005) dir. Paul Schrader
The Experiment (2010) dir. Paul Scheuring	Das Experiment (2001) dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel

F

Remakes	Original version
Fame (2009) dir. Kevin Tancharoen	Fame (1980) dir. Alan Parker
Fatal Attraction (1987) dir. Adrian Lyne	Diversion (A British TV film)
Father of the Bride (1991) dir. Charles Shyer	Father of the Bride (1950) dir. Vincente Minnelli Based on the novel by Edward Streeter
Fathers' Day (1997) dir. Ivan Reitman	Les Compères (1983) dir. Francis Veber
FC Venus (2006) dir. Ute Wieland	FC Venus (2005) dir. Joona Tena
The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958) dir. Gordon Douglas	Kiss of Death (1947) dir. Henry Hathaway
The Firm (2009) dir. Nick Love	The Firm (1988) dir. Alan Clarke
A Fistful of Dollars/Per un pugno di dollari (1964) dir. Sergio Leone	Yojimbo (1961) dir. Akira Kurosawa
Fled (1996) dir. Kevin Hooks The Defiant Ones (1986) dir. David Lowell Rich	The Defiant Ones (1958) dir. Stanley Kramer
Flight of the Phoenix (2004) dir. John Moore	The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) Robert Aldrich
Flipper (1996) dir. Alan Shapiro	Flipper (1963) dir. James B. Clark
Floating Weeds (1959) dir. Yasujirō Ozu	A Story of Floating Weeds (1934) dir. Yasujirō Ozu
Flubber (1997) dir. Les Mayfield	The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) dir. Robert Stevenson
The Fly (1986) dir. David Cronenberg	The Fly (1958) dir. Kurt Neumann
The Fog (2005) dir. Rupert Wainwright	The Fog (1980) dir. John Carpenter
Footloose (2011) dir. Craig Brewer	Footloose (1984) dir. Herbert Ross
Forbidden Fruit (1921) dir. Cecil B. DeMille	The Golden Chance (1915) dir. Cecil B. DeMille
Four Brothers (2005) dir. John Singleton	The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) dir. Henry Hathaway
Freaky Friday (2003) dir. Mark Waters Freaky Friday (1995) dir. Melanie Mayron	Freaky Friday (1976) dir. Gary Nelson Based on the novel by Mary Rodgers
Friday the 13th (2009) dir. Marcus Nispel	Friday the 13th (1980) dir. Sean S. Cunningham
Fright Night (2011) dir. Craig Gillespie	Fright Night (1985) dir. Tom Holland
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) dir. Dean Parisot	Fun with Dick and Jane (1977) dir. Ted Kotcheff
Funny Games (2008) dir. Michael Haneke	Funny Games (1997) dir. Michael Haneke

G

Remakes	Original version
Gaby (1956) dir. Curtis Bernhardt Waterloo Bridge (1940) dir. Mervyn LeRoy	Waterloo Bridge (1931) dir. James Whale Based on the play by Robert E. Sherwood
Gambit (2012) dir. Michael Hoffman	Gambit (1966) dir. Ronald Neame
The Getaway (1994) dir. Roger Donaldson	The Getaway (1972) dir. Sam Peckinpah
Get Carter (2000) dir. Stephen Kay	Get Carter (1971) dir. Mike Hodges
Gharshana (2004) dir. Gautham Menon	Kaakha Kaakha (2003) dir. Gautham Menon
Gloria (1999) dir. Sidney Lumet	Gloria (1980) dir. John Cassavetes
Godzilla (TBD) dir. Gareth Edwards Godzilla (1998) dir. Roland Emmerich	Gojira (1954) dir. Ishirō Honda
Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) dir. Dominic Sena	Gone in 60 Seconds (1974) dir. H. B. Halicki
The Goodbye Girl (2004) dir. Richard Benjamin	The Goodbye Girl (1977) dir. Herbert Ross
The Good Companions (1957) dir. J. Lee Thompson	The Good Companions (1933) dir. Victor Saville
Good Morning (1959) dir. Yasujirō Ozu	I Was Born, But... (1932) dir. Yasujirō Ozu
The Good Thief (2002) dir. Neil Jordan	Bob le flambeur (1955) dir. Jean-Pierre Melville
Gordon of Ghost City (1933) dir. Ray Taylor	Flaming Guns (1932) dir. Arthur Rosson
The Grudge (2004) dir. Takashi Shimizu	Ju-on: The Grudge (2003) dir. Takashi Shimizu
Guess Who (2005) dir. Kevin Rodney Sullivan	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) dir. Stanley Kramer

H

Remakes	Original version
Halloween (2007) dir. Rob Zombie	Halloween (1978) dir. John Carpenter
The Hand (1981) dir. Oliver Stone	The Beast with Five Fingers (1946) dir. Robert Florey
Happy New Year (1987) dir. John G. Avildsen	La bonne année (1972) dir. Claude Lelouch
The Hasty Heart (1983) dir. Martin M. Speer	The Hasty Heart (1949) dir. Vincent Sherman
Haunted Gold (1932) dir. Mack V. Wright	The Phantom City (1928) dir. Albert S. Rogell
The Haunting (1999) dir. Jan de Bont	The Haunting (1963) dir. Robert Wise
The Heartbreak Kid (2007) dir. Bobby Farrelly & Peter Farrelly	The Heartbreak Kid (1972) dir. Elaine May Based on the short story A Change of Plan by Bruce Jay Friedman
Heat (1995) dir. Michael Mann	L.A. Takedown (1989) dir. Michael Mann
High Noon (2000) dir. Rod Hardy Outland (1981) dir. Peter Hyams	High Noon (1952) dir. Fred Zinnemann
The Hills Have Eyes (2006) dir. Alexandre Aja	The Hills Have Eyes (1977) dir. Wes Craven
The Hitcher (2007) dir. Dave Meyers	The Hitcher (1986) dir. Robert Harmon
Holiday (1938) dir. George Cukor	Holiday (1930) dir. Edward H. Griffith
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) dir. Duwayne Dunham	The Incredible Journey (1963) dir. Fletcher Markle Based on the novel by Sheila Burnford
Hoodman Blind (1923) dir. John Ford	Hoodman Blind (1913) dir. James Gordon
House on Haunted Hill (1999) dir. William Malone	House on Haunted Hill (1959) dir. William Castle
House of Wax (1953) dir. André de Toth	Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) dir. Michael Curtiz
How to Make a Monster (2001) dir. George Huang	How to Make a Monster (1958) dir. Herbert L. Strock

I

Remakes	Original version
I Am Legend (2007) dir. Francis Lawrence The Omega Man (1971) dir. Boris Sagal	The Last Man on Earth (1964) dir. Ubaldo Ragona and Sidney Salkow Based on the novel I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
I Died A Thousand Times (1955) dir. Stuart Heisler	High Sierra (1941) dir. Raoul Walsh
I Married a Monster (1998) dir. Nancy Malone	I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958) dir. Nancy Malone
I Saw What You Did (1988) dir. Fred Walton	I Saw What You Did (1965) dir. William Castle
I Spit on Your Grave (2010) dir. Steven R. Monroe	I Spit on Your Grave (1978) dir. Meir Zarchi
I Want to Live! (1983) dir. David Lowell Rich	I Want to Live! (1958) dir. Robert Wise
Ice Castles (2010) dir. Donald Wrye	Ice Castles (1978) dir. Donald Wrye
Indiscretion of an American Wife (1998) dir. George Kaczender	Terminal Station (1953) dir. Vittorio De Sica
The In-Laws (2003) dir. Andrew Fleming	The In-Laws (1979) dir. Arthur Hiller
The Initiation of Sarah (2006) dir. Stuart Gillard	The Initiation of Sarah (1978) dir. Robert Day
Insomnia (2002) dir. Christopher Nolan	Insomnia (1997) dir. Erik Skjoldbjærg
In the Good Old Summertime (1949) dir. Robert Z. Leonard	The Shop Around the Corner (1940) dir. Ernst Lubitsch
Intermezzo (1939) dir. Gregory Ratoff	Intermezzo (1936) dir. Gösta Stevens
Interview (2007) dir. Steve Buscemi	Interview (2003) dir. Theo van Gogh
Invaders from Mars (1986) dir. Tobe Hooper	Invaders from Mars (1953) dir. William Cameron Menzies
The Invasion (2007) dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel The Body Snatchers (1993) dir. Abel Ferrara Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) dir. Philip Kaufman	Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) dir. Don Siegel
Irma la Douce (1972) dir. Paul Paviot	Irma la Douce (1963) dir. Billy Wilder
Iron Maze (1991) dir. Hiroaki Yoshida	Rashomon (1950) dir. Akira Kurosawa
The Italian Job (2003) dir. F. Gary Gray	The Italian Job (1969) dir. Peter Collinson
It Happened One Christmas (1977) dir. Donald Wrye	It's a Wonderful Life (1946) dir. Frank Capra
It's Alive (2008) dir. Josef Rusnak	It's Alive (1974) dir. Larry Cohen
It's Great to Be Alive (1933) dir. Alfred L. Werker	The Last Man on Earth (1924) dir. John G. Blystone

J

Remakes	Original version
J'accuse (1938) dir. Abel Gance	J'accuse (1919) dir. Abel Gance
The Jackal (1997) dir. Michael Caton-Jones	The Day of the Jackal (1973) dir. Fred Zinnemann Based on the novel by Frederick Forsyth
The Jazz Singer (1980) dir. Richard Fleischer The Jazz Singer (1952) dir. Michael Curtiz	The Jazz Singer (1927) dir. Alan Crosland Based on the play by Samson Raphaelson
Jigoku (1999) dir. Teruo Ishii Jigoku (1970) dir. Tatsumi Kumashiro	Jigoku (1960) dir. Nobuo Nakagawa
Jungle 2 Jungle (1997) dir. John Pasquin	Un indien dans la ville (1994) dir. Hervé Palud
Just Visiting (2001) dir. Jean-Marie Poiré	Les Visiteurs (1993) dir. Jean-Marie Poiré
Nihon Chinbotsu (2006) dir. Shinji Higuchi	Nihon Chinbotsu (1973) dir. Shirô Moritani

K

Remakes	Original version
The Karate Kid (2010) dir. Harald Zwart	The Karate Kid (1984) dir. John G. Avildsen
The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) dir. Norman Z. McLeod	The Milky Way (1936) dir. Leo McCarey
King Kong (2005) dir. Peter Jackson King Kong (1976) dir. John Guillermin	King Kong (1933) dir. Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack
A Kiss Before Dying (1991) dir. James Dearden	A Kiss Before Dying (1956) dir. Gerd Oswald Based on the novel by Ira Levin
Kiss Me Goodbye (1982) dir. Robert Mulligan	Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976) dir. Bruno Barreto
Kiss of Death (1995) dir. Barbet Schroeder	The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958) dir. Gordon Douglas Kiss of Death (1947) dir. Henry Hathaway
Korei (2000) dir Kiyoshi Kurosawa	Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1965) dir. Bryan Forbes

L

Remakes	Original version
The Lady Vanishes (1979) dir. Anthony Page	The Lady Vanishes (1938) dir. Alfred Hitchcock
The Land That Time Forgot (2009) dir. C. Thomas Howell	The Land That Time Forgot (1975) dir. Kevin Connor Based on the 1918 novel of the same name by Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Lake House (2006) dir. Alejandro Agresti	Il Mare (2000) dir. Hyun-seung Lee
Last Holiday (2006) dir. Wayne Wang	Last Holiday (1950) dir. Henry Cass
The Last House on the Left (2009) dir. Dennis Iliadis The Last House on the Left (1972) dir. Wes Craven	The Virgin Spring (1960) dir. Ingmar Bergman
The Last Kiss (2006) dir. Tony Goldwyn	L'ultimo bacio (2001)
Last Man Standing (1996) dir. Walter Hill A Fistful of Dollars (1964) dir. Sergio Leone	Yojimbo (1961) dir. Akira Kurosawa
Laughing Gravy (1931) dir. James W. Horne	Angora Love (1929) dir. Lewis R. Foster
Let Me In (2010) dir. Matt Reeves	Let The Right One In (2008) dir. Tomas Alfredson Based on the 2004 novel Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Lifepod (1993) dir. Ron Silver	Lifeboat (1944) dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Little Fugitive (2006) dir. Joanna Lipper	Little Fugitive (1953) dir. Ray Ashley
Little Miss Marker (1980) dir. Walter Bernstein	Little Miss Marker (1934) dir. Alexander Hall
Little Shop of Horrors (1986) dir. Frank Oz	Little Shop of Horrors (1960) dir. Roger Corman
LOL: Laughing Out Loud (2011) dir. Lisa Azuelos	LOL (Laughing Out Loud) (2008) dir. Lisa Azuelos
The Longest Yard (2005) dir. Peter Segal Mean Machine (2001) dir. Barry Skolnick	The Longest Yard (1974) dir. Robert Aldrich
Long Fliv the King (1926) dir. Leo McCarey	His Royal Slyness (1920) dir. Hal Roach
The Long, Hot Summer (1985) dir. Stuart Cooper	The Long, Hot Summer (1958) dir. Martin Ritt
The Long Night (1947) dir. Anatole Litvak	Le Jour se lève (1937) dir. Marcel Carné
Lost Horizon (1973) dir. Charles Jarrott	Lost Horizon (1937) dir. Frank Capra
The Lost Patrol (1934) dir. John Ford	Lost Patrol (1929) dir. Walter Summers
Love Affair (1994) dir. Glenn Gordon Caron An Affair to Remember (1957) dir. Leo McCarey	Love Affair (1939) dir. Leo McCarey
Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003) dir. Troy Beyer	Can’t Buy Me Love (1987) dir. Steve Rash
Lure of the Wilderness (1952) dir. Jean Negulesco	Swamp Water (1941) dir. Jean Renior

M

Remakes	Original version
M (1951) dir. Joseph Losey	M (1931) dir. Fritz Lang
Mädchen in Uniform (1958) dir. Géza von Radványi	Mädchen in Uniform (1931) dir. Leontine Sagan
The Magnificent Ambersons (2002) dir. Alfonso Arau	The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) dir. Orson Welles
The Magnificent Seven (1960) dir. John Sturges	Seven Samurai (1954) dir. Akira Kurosawa
Main Aisa Hi Hoon (2005) dir. Harry Baweja	I Am Sam (2001) dir. Jessie Nelson
Major Payne (1995) dir. Nick Castle	The Private War of Major Benson (1955) dir. Jerry Hopper
The Man They Could Not Hang (1939) dir. Nick Grinde	The Walking Dead (1936) dir. Michael Curtiz
The Man with One Red Shoe (1985) dir. Stan Dragoti	Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire (1972) dir. Yves Robert
The Man Without a Country (1937) dir. Crane Wilbur	The Man Without a Country (1917) dir. Ernest C. Warde
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) dir. Alfred Hitchcock	The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) dir. Alfred Hitchcock
The Man Who Loved Women (1983) dir. Blake Edwards	The Man Who Loved Women (1977) dir. François Truffaut
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) dir. Jonathan Demme	The Manchurian Candidate (1962) dir. John Frankenheimer
Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007) dir. Priyadarshan Rajmohol (2005) dir. Sapan Saha Chandramukhi (2005) dir. P. Vasu Apthamitra (2004) dir. P. Vasu	Manichitrathazhu (1993) dir. Fazil
Marcelino Pan y Vino (1979, made-for-TV) dir. Mario O'Hara Marcellino (1991) dir. Luigi Comencini	Marcelino Pan y Vino (1955) dir. Ladislao Vajda
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (2005) dir. Randall Miller	Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (1990)
Mark of the Vampire (1935) dir. Tod Browning	London After Midnight (1927) dir. Tod Browning
Marked Men (1919) dir. John Ford	The Three Godfathers (1916) dir. Edward LeSaint
Masquerade in Mexico (1945) dir. Mitchell Leisen	Midnight (1939) dir. Mitchell Leisen
Mean Machine (2001) dir. Barry Skolnick	The Longest Yard (1974) dir. Robert Aldrich
Meet Joe Black (1998) dir. Martin Brest	Death Takes a Holiday (1934) dir. Mitchell Leisen Based on the play by Alberto Casella
Meet Me in St. Louis (1966) dir. Alan D. Courtney Meet Me in St. Louis (1959) dir. George Schaefer	Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) dir. Vincente Minnelli
Messenger (1994) dir. Norman Loftis	Bicycle Thieves (1948) dir. Vittorio De Sica
Mighty Joe Young (1998) dir. Ron Underwood	Mighty Joe Young (1949) dir. Ernest B. Schoedsack
Miracle on 34th Street (1994) dir. Les Mayfield Miracle on 34th Street (1973) dir. Fielder Cook	Miracle on 34th Street (1947) dir. George Seaton
The Miracle Man (1932) dir. Norman Z. McLeod	The Miracle Man (1919) dir. George Loane Tucker
Mirrors (2008) dir. Alexandre Aja Mirrors 2 (2010) dir. Víctor García	Into the Mirror (2003) dir. Sung-ho Kim
Missile to the Moon (1958) dir. Richard E. Cunha	Cat-Women of the Moon (1953) dir. Arthur Hilton
Mister Roberts (1984) dir. Melvin Bernhardt	Mister Roberts (1955) dir. John Ford
Mogambo (1953) dir. John Ford	Red Dust (1932) dir. Victor Fleming
The Money Pit (1986) dir. Richard Benjamin	Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) dir. H. C. Potter
Moon Over Parador (1988) dir. Paul Mazursky	The Magnificent Fraud (1939) dir. Robert Florey
Move Over, Darling (1963) dir. Michael Gordon	My Favorite Wife (1940) dir. Garson Kanin
Mr. Deeds (2002) dir. Steven Brill	Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) dir. Frank Capra
The Mummy (1999) dir. Stephen Sommers	The Mummy (1932) dir. Karl Freund
Uppi Dada M.B.B.S. (2006) dir. D. Rajendra Babu Shankar Dada MBBS (2004) dir. Jayanth C. Paranjee Vasool Raja MBBS (2006) dir. Saran	Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003) dir. Rajkumar Hirani
My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009) dir. Patrick Lussier	My Bloody Valentine (1981) dir. George Mihalka
My Man Godfrey (1957) dir. Henry Koster	My Man Godfrey (1936) dir. Gregory La Cava
My Sassy Girl (2008) dir. Yann Samuell	Yeopgijeogin geunyeo (2001) dir. Jae-young Kwak

See also

• Remake
• List of film remakes N-Z
• List of American television series based on British television series
• List of English-language films based on foreign-language films