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'Scarface' - Al Pacino's seminal performance in 'Scarface' (1981) has made the film an all-time classic, but it's actually a remake of a movie with the same name from 1932. The original is considered a brutal masterpiece in its own right.

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'Dinner for Schmucks' - 'Dinner for Schmucks' (2010) is an American remake of the French film 'Le Dîner de Cons' (1998). Both films were major blockbusters in their respective countries.

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'The Bourne Identity' - Originally a book from 1980, it became a TV movie in 1988, and later went to the big screen in 2002. It was followed by three sequels, all major Hollywood successes.

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'12 Monkeys' - One of Bruce Willis' most famous sci-fi roles, '12 Monkeys' (1995) is based on the French short film 'La Jetée' (1962). Universal Studios acquired the rights to the French production before turning it into a full-length feature film.

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'Vanilla Sky' - One of Tom Cruise's most memorable performances, 'Vanilla Sky' (2001) was a remake of the Spanish movie 'Abre los ojos' (1997). Penélope Cruz played the same role in both movies.

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'The Departed' - This star-studded mafia movie is a remake of the Hong Kong film 'Infernal Affairs,' though Jack Nicholson's portrayal of his character was drawn from the real-life crime boss Whitey Bulger.

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'The Tourist' - 'The Tourist' (2010) starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie is a remake of the French movie 'Anthony Zimmer' (2005), starring Sophie Marceau and Yvan Attal. Though 'The Tourist' earned far more than 'Anthony Zimmer,' the French movie is widely considered the better film.

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'The Wizard of Oz' - 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939) is considered to most watched movie of all time, but it was preceded by a 1925 silent, black and white film. Both were based on the 1900 children's book 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.'

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'Total Recall' - While most people know the 2012 production of 'Total Recall' is a remake of the 1990 version with Arnold Schwarzenegger, not everyone knows that the 1990 version is based on the Philip K. Dick short story, 'We Can Remember It for You Wholesale' from 1966.

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'The Lake House' - Starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, 'The Lake House' (2006) was a milestone in romantic film and a remake of the South Korean 'Il Mare' (2000). 

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'The Manchurian Candidate' - 'The Manchurian Candidate' (1962) was a classic political thriller starring Frank Sinatra set during the Korean War. The 2004 version starring Denzel Washington was set during the Persian Gulf War, but both were based on the 1959 book by the same name.

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'The Birdcage' - 'The Birdcage' (1996) starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane as a gay couple was based on the Franco-Italian movie 'La Cage aux Folles,' an adaption from a 1973 play of the same name.

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'Meet the Parents' - This 2000 Hollywood blockbuster was based on a movie by the same name from 1992. The original had a budget of just US$100,000, the remake and subsequent sequels have earned tens of millions.

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'Scent of a Woman' - One of Al Pacino's classics, 'Scent of a Woman' (1992) is a remake of the Italian 'Profumo di donna' (1974). While both films are beloved in their respective countries, the Italian version is lesser known.

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'The Island' - Though 'The Island' (2005) was not intended nor marketed as a remake, it was successfully sued for copyright infringement by the makers of 'Parts: The Clonus Horror' (1979). DreamWorks settled for a seven figure sum.

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'Mr. Deeds' - It was one of Adam Sandler's most successful films, but 'Mr. Deeds' (2002) is a remake of 'Mr. Deeds Goes to Town' (1936) from Robert Capra.

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'Angels In The Outfield' - One of the all-time classic baseball movies, 'Angels In The Outfield' (1994) is a remake of the the 1951 film by the same name.

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'Dawn of the Dead' - The zombie thriller that rocked the box office, 'Dawn of the Dead' (2004) was based on the pioneering movie by the same name from 1978, directed by George A. Romero. 

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'You've Got Mail' - 'You've Got Mail' (1998) is a remake of 'The Shop Around the Corner' (1941), which was in turn based on the Hungarian play 'Parfumerie' (1937). All three productions were considered classics for their time.

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'War of the Worlds' - First an H.G. Wells work of fiction from 1897 and then famously adapted for radio by Orson Welles in 1938, the epic sci-fi was first turned into a film in 1953. Though Tom Cruise's 2005 version is well known, the 1953 film was a generational event.

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'The Parent Trap' - It was Lindsay Lohan's coming out party, playing two identical twins in her 1998 film debut. But 'The Parent Trap' was originally released in 1961, and was already a classic by the time it was remade.

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'The Ladykillers' - The original 'The Ladykillers' (1955) was a British comedic masterpiece and was remade into an American film in 2004 with less critical acclaim but more box office success.

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'Ocean’s Eleven' - Now a commercially successful franchise, 'Ocean’s Eleven' (2001) is a remake of the 1960 Rat Pack film of the same name with some of the greatest singers of the time, including Frank Sinatra, Sammie Davis Jr. and Dean Martin.

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'The Talented Mr. Ripley' - 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' (1999) is a remake of the movie 'Purple Noon' (1960), but draws its inspiration more primarily from the 1955 book, also called 'The Talented Mr. Ripley.'

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'The Last House on the Left' - 'The Last House on the Left' (2009) thriller is based on the 1972 movie of the same name, which in turn got its plot from Igmar Bergman's Swedish film ' The Virgin Spring.'

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'The Magnificent Seven' - Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, and Ethan Hawke starred in 'The Magnificent Seven' (2016), grossing over US$100 million worldwide. The original 'The Magnificent Seven' (1960) starred Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson, and was considered one of the all-time Western classics.

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'3:10 To Yuma' - Westerns saw a resurgence with remakes like '3:10 To Yuma' (2007) being made exactly 50 years after the original came out.

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'The Thing' - Most people know that 'The Thing' (2011) is a remake of the 1982 version starring Kurt Russel. But the 1982 film was also a remake of 'The Thing from Another World' (1951), a movie based on a book from that same year. 

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'True Lies' - One of Arnold Schwarzenegger's seminal films, 'True Lies' (1994) is actually a remake of the French comedy 'La Totale' (1991). Both movies were major successes in their markets.

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'The Day the Earth Stood Still' - Keanu Reeves starred as a visiting alien in the well received 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' (2008), but the black and white original from 1951 was an incredibly important high water mark for sci-fi movies of the time, something the remake didn't accomplish.

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