Poll: Favorite artwork that inspired a movie or scene?

Results of 1,948 votes:

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   Inception (2010)

    

   inspired by M.C. Escher's Ascending and Descending - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascending_and_Descending
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   The Exorcist (1973)

    

   inspired by René Magritte’s The Empire of Lights - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Empire_of_Lights
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   Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

    

   inspired by Francisco Goya’s Saturn Devouring His Son - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Devouring_His_Son
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   Django Unchained (2012)

    

   inspired by Thomas Gainsborough's The Blue Boy - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Boy
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   Metropolis (1927)

    

   inspired by Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s The Tower of Babel - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tower_of_Babel_(Bruegel)
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   Melancholia (2011)

    

   inspired by John Everett Millais's Ophelia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophelia_(painting)
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   About Schmidt (2002)

    

   inspired by Jacques-Louis David's The Death of Marat - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_of_Marat
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   Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)

    

   inspired by Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_with_the_pearl_earring
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   The Shining (1980)

    

   inspired by Diane Arbus’ Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identical_Twins,_Roselle,_New_Jersey,_1967
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    Scream (1996)

     

    inspired by The Scream by Edvard Munch - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scream
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    Days of Heaven (1978)

     

    inspired by Christina's World by Andrew Wyeth - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina's_World
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    Barry Lyndon (1975)

     

    inspired by William Hogarth's The Dance (The Happy Marriage VI: The Country Dance) - http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/hogarth-the-dance-the-happy-marriage-vi-the-country-dance-t03613
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    Lost in Translation (2003)

     

    inspired by John Kacere’s Jutta - http://www.meiselgallery.com/LKMG/artist/works/detail.php?wid=403&aid=22
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    Psycho (1960)

     

    inspired by Edward Hopper's House by the Railroad - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/The_House_by_the_Railroad_by_Edward_Hopper_1925.jpg
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    The Turin Horse (2011)

     

    inspired by Van Gogh's The Potato Eaters - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato_Eaters
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    Tangled (2010)

     

    inspired by Fragonard’s The Swing - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Swing_(painting)
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    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)

     

    inspired by Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birth_of_Venus_(Botticelli)
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    Road to Perdition (2002)

     

    inspired by Edward Hopper's New York Movie - http://www.edwardhopper.net/newyork-movie.jsp
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    Mean Streets (1973)

     

    inspired by Caravaggio’s The Calling of Saint Matthew - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Calling_of_St_Matthew_(Caravaggio)
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    Black Moon (1975)

     

    inspired by Balthus’ The Golden Days - http://artchive.com/artchive/B/balthus/balthus_golden_days.jpg.html
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    Belle (2013)

     

    inspired by Dido Elizabeth Belle (attributed to Johann Zoffany) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dido_Elizabeth_Belle