Favorite Oscar Best Picture Remake or Reboot Nominee?
Which of these Best Picture Oscar-nominated remake or reboot movies, that are either directly based or indirectly based on a prior feature length movie, is your favorite?
For the purpose of this question, a remake must have at least 10,000 IMDb votes and will be defined as any movie that is either a direct remake (based on the same screenplay), an indirect remake (based on the same source material, historical figure, place or event) or a reboot of a prior movie franchise (relaunched in order to establish a new beginning of an existing franchise).
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For the purpose of this question, a remake must have at least 10,000 IMDb votes and will be defined as any movie that is either a direct remake (based on the same screenplay), an indirect remake (based on the same source material, historical figure, place or event) or a reboot of a prior movie franchise (relaunched in order to establish a new beginning of an existing franchise).
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- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioMatt DamonJack NicholsonAn undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.Original Movie: Infernal Affairs (2002)
- DirectorEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsJeff BridgesMatt DamonHailee SteinfeldA stubborn teenager enlists the help of a tough U.S. Marshal to track down her father's murderer.Original Movie: True Grit (1969)
- DirectorGeorge MillerStarsTom HardyCharlize TheronNicholas HoultIn a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper and a drifter named Max.Original Movie: Mad Max (1979)
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsCharlton HestonJack HawkinsStephen BoydAfter a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.Original Movie: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
- DirectorTom HooperStarsHugh JackmanRussell CroweAnne HathawayIn 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.Original Movies: Les Misérables (1934), Les Misérables (1935) and Les Misérables (1998) (non-musical movies), Les Misérables in Concert (1995) and Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary (2010) (musical movies) and many others. (all movies inspired by Victor Hugo's novel, Les Misérables)
- DirectorRob MarshallStarsRenée ZellwegerCatherine Zeta-JonesRichard GereTwo death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.Original Movies: Chicago (1927) and Roxie Hart (1942) (non-musical movies also inspired by Maurine Dallas Watkins's play, Chicago)
- DirectorRobert WiseStarsJulie AndrewsChristopher PlummerEleanor ParkerA young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.Original Movies: Die Trapp-Familie in Amerika (1958) and The Trapp Family (1956) (non-musical movies, also based on Maria Augusta von Trapp's memoir, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers)
- DirectorJerome RobbinsRobert WiseStarsNatalie WoodGeorge ChakirisRichard BeymerTwo youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.Original Movies: Romeo and Juliet (1936) and many others (non-musical movies also inspired by William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet)
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsAudrey HepburnRex HarrisonStanley HollowayIn 1910s London, snobbish phonetics professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make crude flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, presentable in high society.Original Movies: Pygmalion (1938) and Kitty (1945) (non-musical movies, also based on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion)
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodIan McKellenOrlando BloomA meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.Original Movie: The Lord of the Rings (1978)
- DirectorGary RossStarsTobey MaguireJeff BridgesElizabeth BanksTrue story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.Original Movies: Seabiscuit (1939) (documentary) and The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
- DirectorBradley CooperStarsLady GagaBradley CooperSam ElliottA musician helps a young singer find fame as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.Original Movies: A Star Is Born (1937), A Star Is Born (1954) and A Star Is Born (1976) (all movies derivative of an original screen play by Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell and Robert Carson)
- DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsNicole KidmanEwan McGregorJohn LeguizamoA poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.Original Movies: Moulin Rouge (1952) (non-musical movie based on Pierre La Mure's novel, Moulin Rouge) and many others. * Moulin Rouge! (2001) is based indirectly on Alexandre Dumas' The Lady of the Camellias, but shares other similarities with the newer version.
- DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczRouben MamoulianStarsElizabeth TaylorRichard BurtonRex HarrisonQueen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.Original Movies: Cleopatra (1917) and Cleopatra (1934)
- DirectorGreta GerwigStarsSaoirse RonanEmma WatsonFlorence PughJo March reflects back and forth on her life, telling the beloved story of the March sisters - four young women, each determined to live life on her own terms.Original Movies: Little Women (1949) and Little Women (1933)
- DirectorVictor FlemingKing VidorStarsJudy GarlandFrank MorganRay BolgerYoung Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.Original Movie: The Wizard of Oz (1925)
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsCharles BoyerIngrid BergmanJoseph CottenTen years after her aunt was murdered in their London home, a woman returns from Italy in the 1880s to resume residence with her new husband. His obsessive interest in the home rises from a secret that may require driving his wife insane.Original Movie: Gaslight (1940)
- DirectorMichael CurtizWilliam KeighleyStarsErrol FlynnOlivia de HavillandBasil RathboneWhen Prince John and the Norman Lords begin oppressing the Saxon masses in King Richard's absence in 1190s England, a Saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a resistance movement.Original Movies: Robin Hood (1922) and Robin Hood (1913)
- DirectorFranco ZeffirelliStarsLeonard WhitingOlivia HusseyJohn McEneryWhen two young members of feuding families meet, forbidden love ensues.Original Movies: Romeo and Juliet (1936) and many others. (all movies inspired by William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet)
- DirectorCarol ReedStarsMark LesterRon MoodyShani WallisAfter being sold to a mortician, young orphan Oliver Twist runs away and meets a group of boys trained to be pickpockets by an elderly mentor in 1830s London.Original Movie: Oliver Twist (1948) (non-musical movie also based on Charles Dickens' novel, Oliver Twist)
- DirectorWarren BeattyBuck HenryStarsWarren BeattyJames MasonJulie ChristieA Los Angeles Rams quarterback, accidentally taken away from his body by an overanxious angel before he was meant to die, returns to life in the body of a recently murdered millionaire.Original Movie: Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
- DirectorFrank LloydStarsCharles LaughtonClark GableFranchot ToneFirst mate Fletcher Christian leads a revolt against his sadistic commander, Captain Bligh, in this classic seafaring adventure, based on the real-life 1789 mutiny.Original Movies: The Mutiny of the Bounty (1916) and In the Wake of the Bounty (1933)
- DirectorVincente MinnelliCharles WaltersStarsLeslie CaronMaurice ChevalierLouis JourdanWeary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic friendship which may not stay platonic for long.Original Movie: Gigi (1949) (non-musical movie also based on Colette's novella, Gigi)
- DirectorLaurence OlivierStarsLaurence OlivierJean SimmonsJohn LauriePrince Hamlet struggles over whether or not he should kill his uncle, whom he suspects has murdered his father, the former king.
- DirectorLewis MilestoneCarol ReedGeorge SeatonStarsMarlon BrandoTrevor HowardRichard HarrisIn 1787, British ship Bounty leaves Portsmouth to bring a cargo of bread-fruit from Tahiti but the savage on-board conditions imposed by Captain Bligh trigger a mutiny led by officer Fletcher Christian.Original Movies: The Mutiny of the Bounty (1916), In the Wake of the Bounty (1933) and Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
- DirectorMervyn LeRoyAnthony MannStarsRobert TaylorDeborah KerrLeo GennAfter fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.Original Movies: Quo Vadis? (1924) and Quo Vadis? (1913)
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsErrol FlynnOlivia de HavillandLionel AtwillAfter treating a Monmouth rebel against King James II in 1680s England, a young Irish doctor is exiled as a slave to Jamaica where he captures a Spanish galleon and becomes the most feared pirate of the Caribbean.Original Movie: Captain Blood (1924)
- DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsTimothée ChalametRebecca FergusonZendayaA noble family becomes embroiled in a war for control over the galaxy's most valuable asset while its heir becomes troubled by visions of a dark future.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsAnsel ElgortRachel ZeglerAriana DeBoseAn adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds.Original Movies: West Side Story (1961), Romeo and Juliet (1968), Romeo and Juliet (1936) and many others (non-musical movies also inspired by William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet)
Added 08 February 2022 - DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsBradley CooperCate BlanchettToni ColletteA grifter working his way up from low-ranking carnival worker to lauded psychic medium matches wits with a psychologist bent on exposing him.
- DirectorSian HederStarsEmilia JonesMarlee MatlinTroy KotsurAs a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her passion at Berklee College of Music and her fear of abandoning her parents.
- DirectorWalter LangStarsYul BrynnerDeborah KerrRita MorenoA widow accepts a job as a live-in governess to the King of Siam's children.
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartMary AstorGladys GeorgeSan Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered.
- DirectorTerrence MalickStarsJim CaviezelSean PennNick NolteAdaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.
- DirectorMartin BrestStarsAl PacinoChris O'DonnellJames RebhornA prep school student needing money agrees to "babysit" a blind man, but the job is not at all what he anticipated.