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Poll: Remakes better than originals

An old proverb says that the remakes are rarely as good as the originals. Rarely. But, the following titles are all remakes with better ratings than the original movies.

In your opinion, which one is the best remake? (not necessarily the best movie)

Discuss here!

And thank you to jalapenoman, Dibyayan_Chakravorty, misspaddylee, ElMaruecan82 and sarizonana for their suggestions!

Results of 5,633 votes:

1.

The Thing (1982)

The Thing (Carpenter, 1982) better than The Thing from Another World (Nyby, 1951).
2.

The Departed (2006)

The Departed (Scorsese, 2006) better than Infernal Affairs (Lau & Mak, 2002).
3.

Scarface (1983)

Scarface (De Palma, 1983) better than Scarface (Hawks & Rosson, 1932).
4.

Heat (1995)

Heat (Mann, 1995) better than L.A. Takedown (Mann, 1989).
5.

Ocean's Eleven (2001)

Ocean's Eleven (Soderbergh, 2001) better than Ocean's Eleven (Milestone, 1960).
6.

The Fly (1986)

The Fly (Cronenberg, 1986) better than The Fly (Neumann, 1958).
7.

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939) better than The Wizard of Oz (Semon, 1925). Suggested by jalapenoman.
8.

True Grit (2010)

True Grit (Coen, 2010) better than True Grit (Hathaway, 1969).
9.

Ben-Hur (1959)

Ben-Hur (Wyler, 1959) better than Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (Niblo, 1925). Suggested by jalapenoman and Dibyayan_Chakravorty.
10.

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) better than The Maltese Falcon (Del Ruth, 1931).
11.

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

Little Shop of Horrors (Oz, 1986) better than The Little Shop of Horrors (Corman, 1960).
12.

3:10 to Yuma (2007)

3:10 to Yuma (Mangold, 2007) better than 3:10 to Yuma (Daves, 1957).
13.

True Lies (1994)

True Lies (Cameron, 1994) better than La totale! (Zidi, 1991).
14.

Man on Fire (2004)

Man on Fire (Scott, 2004) better than Man on Fire (Chouraqui, 1987).
15.

The Ten Commandments (1956)

The Ten Commandments (DeMille, 1956) better than The Ten Commandments (DeMille, 1923).
16.

The Last House on the Left (2009)

The Last House on the Left (Iliadis, 2009) better than The Last House on the Left (Craven, 1972).
17.

Scent of a Woman (1992)

Scent of a Woman (Brest, 1992) better than Scent of a Woman (Risi, 1974).
18.

The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

The Thomas Crown Affair (McTiernan, 1999) better than The Thomas Crown Affair (Jewison, 1968). Suggested by sarizonana.
19.

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

The Man Who Knew Too Much (Hitchcock, 1956) better than The Man Who Knew Too Much (Hitchcock, 1934).
20.

We Are What We Are (2013)

We Are What We Are (Mickle, 2013) better than We Are What We Are (Grau, 2010).
21.

Death Race (2008)

Death Race (Anderson, 2008) better than Death Race 2000 (Bartel, 1975).
22.

Pale Rider (1985)

Pale Rider (Eastwood, 1985) better than Shane (Stevens, 1953). Suggested by ElMaruecan82.
23.

A Star Is Born (1954)

A Star is Born (Cukor, 1954) better than A Star is Born (Wellman, 1937).
24.

The Next Three Days (2010)

The Next Three Days (Haggis, 2010) better than Anything for Her (Cavayé, 2008).
25.

Mother's Day (2010)

Mother's Day (Bousman, 2010) better than Mother's Day (Kaufman, 1980).
26.

His Girl Friday (1940)

His Girl Friday (Hawks, 1940) better than The Front Page (Milestone, 1931). Suggested by misspaddylee.
27.

An Affair to Remember (1957)

An Affair to Remember (McCarey, 1957) better than Love Affair (McCarey, 1939).
28.

The Mark of Zorro (1940)

The Mark of Zorro (Mamoulian, 1940) better than The Mark of Zorro (Niblo, 1920).
29.

The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005)

The Beat that my Heart Skipped (Audiard, 2005) better than Fingers (Toback, 1978).
30.

The End of the Affair (1999)

The End of the Affair (Jordan, 1999) better than The End of the Affair (Dmytryk, 1955). Suggested by sarizonana.
31.

The Quiet American (2002)

The Quiet American (Noyce, 2002) better than The Quiet American (Mankiewicz, 1958).
32.

The Strawberry Blonde (1941)

The Strawberry Blonde (Walsh, 1941) better than One Sunday Afternoon (Roberts, 1933). Suggested by misspaddylee.

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◄ IMDb Polls

Poll: Remakes better than originals

Results of 5,633 votes:

The Thing (1982)

The Departed (2006)

Scarface (1983)

Heat (1995)

Ocean's Eleven (2001)

The Fly (1986)

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

True Grit (2010)

Ben-Hur (1959)

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

3:10 to Yuma (2007)

True Lies (1994)

Man on Fire (2004)

The Ten Commandments (1956)

The Last House on the Left (2009)

Scent of a Woman (1992)

The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

We Are What We Are (2013)

Death Race (2008)

Pale Rider (1985)

A Star Is Born (1954)

The Next Three Days (2010)

Mother's Day (2010)

His Girl Friday (1940)

An Affair to Remember (1957)

The Mark of Zorro (1940)

The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005)

The End of the Affair (1999)

The Quiet American (2002)

The Strawberry Blonde (1941)

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