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The Greatest Movie Remakes of All Time, ranked by movie experts and film fans alike. This list of the top movie remakes of all time was created by taking best movie remake suggestions from Ranker users, and then holding an open vote on which selected films were, in fact, the top films ever made.

The list includes films that were inspired by a wide range of topics, from art house European cinema to highly-regarded classics of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Included are movies that were Academy Award recipients and nominees and even Best Picture selections - as well as cult movies or sleeper hits that took time to find an audience.

If your favorite movies still aren't included with this group of the Greatest Movie Remakes of All Time, add them by making your own list. Or just vote for the titles below that are most worthy of the Greatest Movie Remakes of All Time title.

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Rank   Name Release Directed by Genre(s) Actor(s)
  1. 1
    1941
    John Huston
    Drama, Black-and-white, Crime, Mystery, Thriller, LGBT, Crime Fiction, Crime Thriller, Detective fiction, Film adaptation, Film noir, Detective More
    Barton MacLane, Elisha Cook Jr., John Hamilton, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, Gladys George, James Burke, Sydney Greenstreet, Ward Bond, Lee Patrick, Humphrey Bogart, Jerome Cowan, Murray Alper More
  2. 2
    1991
    Martin Scorsese
    Drama, Psychological thriller, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Crime Thriller, Suspense, Remake More
    Gregory Peck, Joe Don Baker, Nick Nolte, Robert Mitchum, Juliette Lewis, Martin Balsam, Robert De Niro, Antoni Corone, Jessica Lange, Illeana Douglas, Fred Dalton Thompson More
  3. 3
    2002
    Gore Verbinski
    Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Supernatural, Suspense
    Shannon Cochran, Sara Rue, Rachael Bella, Brian Cox, Daveigh Chase, Naomi Watts, Jane Alexander, Adam Brody, Amber Tamblyn, Pauley Perrette, Alan Blumenfeld, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, Lindsay Frost More
  4. 4
    2006
    Martin Scorsese
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Action, Crime Fiction, Crime Thriller, Gangster, Remake More
    Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Corrigan, David O'Hara, Mark Rolston, Robert Wahlberg, Kristen Dalton More
  5. 5
    1983
    Brian De Palma
    Drama, Thriller, Action, Action/Adventure, Crime Fiction, Crime Thriller, Gangster More
    Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michelle Pfeiffer, Harris Yulin, Paul Shenar, Miriam Colon, Robert Loggia, Pepe Serna, F. Murray Abraham, Richard Belzer, Steven Bauer, Al Israel, Arnaldo Santana, Michael P. Moran, Mark Margolis, Al Pacino, Ángel Salazar, Michael Alldredge, Dennis Holahan More
  6. 6
    2006
    Martin Campbell
    Drama, Crime, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Crime Fiction, Reboot, Parkour in popular culture More
    Daniel Craig, Joseph Millson, Daud Shah, Malcolm Sinclair, Giancarlo Giannini, Simon Abkarian, Jeffrey Wright, Claudio Santamaria, Tobias Menzies, Ivana Miličević, Isaach De Bankolé, Eva Green, Sebastien Foucan, Judi Dench, Ludger Pistor, Richard Sammel, Mads Mikkelsen, Jesper Christensen, Caterina Murino, Clemens Schick More
  7. 7
    2010
    Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Coen Brothers
    Drama, Period piece, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Crime Fiction, Crime Thriller, Film adaptation, Western More
    Matt Damon, Elizabeth Marvel, Ed Corbin, Paul Rae, Don Pirl, Jeff Bridges, Roy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Domhnall Gleeson, Joe Stevens, Candyce Hinkle, Peter Leung, Barry Pepper, Dakin Matthews, Bruce Green, Hailee Steinfeld, Leon Russom, J. K. Simmons More
  8. 8
    1991
    Charles Shyer
    Comedy, Family, Romance Film, Romantic comedy
    Peter Michael Goetz, Kate McGregor-Stewart, Kimberly Williams, Steve Martin, George Newbern, Gibby Brand, Martin Short, April Ortiz, Diane Keaton, Kieran Culkin, B.D. Wong, Eugene Levy More
  9. 9
    2005
    Steven Spielberg
    Drama, Thriller, Disaster, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Horror, Doomsday film More
    Tim Robbins, Amy Ryan, Rick Gonzalez, Ann Robinson, Miranda Otto, Yul Vazquez, Lisa Ann Walter, Gene Barry, David Alan Basche, Columbus Short, Ricky Luna, Lenny Venito, Justin Chatwin, Morgan Freeman, Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning More
  10. 10
    1995
    Alfonso Cuarón
    Drama, Fantasy, Family, Family Drama
    Liam Cunningham, Vanessa Lee Chester, Eleanor Bron, Rachael Bella, Liesel Matthews, Camilla Belle, Heather DeLoach, Arthur Malet, Rusty Schwimmer, Kelsey Mulrooney More
  11. 11
    2010
    Joe Johnston
    Drama, Thriller, Horror, Monster movie, Remake
    Kiran Shah, Simon Merrells, Elizabeth Croft, Benicio del Toro, Jessica Manley, Brigitte Millar, Mario Marin-Borquez, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving, Anthony Hopkins, Geraldine Chaplin, Asa Butterfield, Art Malik, Branko Tomović, Nicholas Day, Gemma Whelan, Cristina Contes More
  12. 12
    2001
    Steven Soderbergh
    Comedy, Thriller, Action, Action/Adventure, Crime Fiction, Heist, Remake More
    Carl Reiner, Joshua Jackson, Matt Damon, Richard Reed, Andy García, Bernie Mac, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Elliott Gould, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Eddie Jemison, Shaobo Qin, Joe La Due, Julia Roberts, Scott L. Schwartz, Don Cheadle, Angie Dickinson, Wayne Newton, Lennox Lewis, Frank Patton, Jorge R. Hernandez, Mark Gantt, Topher Grace More
  13. 13
    2003
    F. Gary Gray
    Drama, Thriller, Action, Action/Adventure, Crime Fiction, Crime Thriller, Remake More
    Aaron Speiser, Seth Green, Charlize Theron, Mark Wahlberg, Donald Sutherland, Jason Statham, Mos Def, Edward Norton, Boris Lee Krutonog, Julie Costello, Franky G, Olek Krupa, Thomas Alexander More
  14. 14
    2007
    James Mangold
    Drama, Thriller, Action, Action/Adventure, Crime Fiction, Suspense, Western More
    Alan Tudyk, Dallas Roberts, Johnny Whitworth, Logan Lerman, Kevin Durand, Vinessa Shaw, Gretchen Mol, Ben Foster, Luke Wilson, Peter Fonda, Christian Bale, Russell Crowe More
  15. 15
    2004
    Zack Snyder
    Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction, Action, Horror, Zombie, Cult, Doomsday film More
    Inna Korobkina, Ty Burrell, Ving Rhames, Lindy Booth, Jayne Eastwood, Sarah Polley, Michael Barry, Boyd Banks, Jake Weber, Matt Frewer, Kevin Zegers, Mekhi Phifer, Kim Poirier, Ken Foree, Michael Kelly, R.D. Reid More
  16. 16
    1996
    Mike Nichols
    Comedy, LGBT
    Nathan Lane, Christine Baranski, Calista Flockhart, Robin Williams, Tom McGowan, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman, Hank Azaria, Grant Heslov More
  17. 17
    1993
    Duwayne Dunham
    Drama, Comedy, Family, Adventure, Children's
    Rattler, Benj Thall, Tiki, Kim Greist, Don Adler, Ben , Sally Field, Kevin Chevalia, Veronica Lauren, Don Ameche, Michael J. Fox, Rattler, Jean Smart, Robert Hays More
  18. 18
    1992
    Martin Brest
    Drama
    Gene Canfield, Chris O'Donnell, Richard Venture, Al Pacino, Bradley Whitford, Gabrielle Anwar, Nicholas Sadler, Rochelle Oliver, Todd Louiso, Philip Seymour Hoffman, James Rebhorn, Ron Eldard, Frances Conroy, Tom Riis Farrell More
  19. 19
    2003
    P. J. Hogan
    Costume drama, Fantasy, Family, Adventure, Romance Film
    Freddie Popplewell, Rupert Simonian, Jeremy Sumpter, George MacKay, Richard Briers, Carsen Gray, Jason Isaacs, Ludivine Sagnier, Harry Newell, Olivia Williams, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Theodore Chester, Geoffrey Palmer, Lynn Redgrave, Harry Eden More
  20. 20
    1992
    Francis Ford Coppola
    Drama, Costume drama, Fantasy, Period piece, Thriller, Horror, Romance Film, Film adaptation, Cult More
    Sadie Frost, Cary Elwes, Richard E. Grant, Monica Bellucci, Winona Ryder, Florina Kendrick, Michaela Bercu, Gary Oldman, Keanu Reeves, Anthony Hopkins, Tom Waits, Billy Campbell More
  21. 21
    1978
    Buck Henry, Warren Beatty
    Comedy, Fantasy, Sports, Romance Film, Romantic comedy, Remake, New Hollywood More
    Charles Grodin, Buck Henry, Dyan Cannon, Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Stephanie Faracy, Jack Warden, James Mason, Vincent Gardenia, Hamilton Camp, Arthur Malet More
  22. 22
    1988
    Frank Oz
    Comedy, Slapstick, Crime Fiction, Remake
    Glenne Headly, Meagen Fay, Michael Caine, Barbara Harris, Anton Rodgers, Steve Martin, Ian McDiarmid, Dana Ivey, Frances Conroy, Rupert Holliday-Evans More
  23. 23
    1995
    Terry Gilliam
    Drama, Psychological thriller, Mystery, Thriller, Science Fiction, Time travel, Dystopia, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, Doomsday film, Airplanes and airports, Future noir More
    Christopher Plummer, Bruce Willis, Rick Warner, Jon Seda, Brad Pitt, David Morse, Christopher Meloni, Madeleine Stowe, Michael Chance More
  24. 24
    2005
    Peter Jackson
    Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Romance Film, World cinema, Monster movie, Remake More
    John Sumner, Kyle Chandler, Jack Black, Bill Johnson, Adrien Brody, Pip Mushin, Jamie Bell, Peter Jackson, David Pittu, Lobo Chan, Craig Hall, David Denis, Thomas Kretschmann, Naomi Watts, Andy Serkis, Geraldine Brophy, Evan Parke, Colin Hanks, Mark Hadlow More
  25. 25
    2007
    Tim Burton
    Drama, Musical, Horror, Supernatural, Crime Fiction, Tragedy
    Philip Philmar, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Jamie Campbell Bower, Timothy Spall, Laura Michelle Kelly, Harry Taylor, Ed Sanders, Alan Rickman, Jayne Wisener, Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Stewart Head, Peter Bowles More

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