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International Films That Inspired Hollywood Hits

by IMDb-Editors • Created 7 years ago • Modified 7 years ago
Some of Hollywood's most memorable movies were actually remakes of films from across the globe. Check out these international films that inspired Hollywood hits. How many have you seen?
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Bruce Willis in 12 Monkeys (1995)Sévérine Lerczinska and Michel Simon in Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)Richard Dreyfuss and Nick Nolte in Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)Michel Boujenah, André Dussollier, and Roland Giraud in Three Men and a Cradle (1985)Steve Guttenberg, Tom Selleck, Ted Danson, Lisa Blair, and Michelle Blair in Three Men and a Baby (1987)Vittorio Gassman and Alessandro Momo in Scent of a Woman (1974)Al Pacino and Chris O'Donnell in Scent of a Woman (1992)Michel Boujenah, Thierry Lhermitte, Miou-Miou, and Eddy Mitchell in The Jackpot! (1991)Jamie Lee Curtis and Arnold Schwarzenegger in True Lies (1994)Fernandel in Era di venerdì 17 (1956)Keanu Reeves in A Walk in the Clouds (1995)Michel Serrault and Ugo Tognazzi in La Cage aux Folles (1978)Robin Williams and Nathan Lane in The Birdcage (1996)Ludwig Briand and Thierry Lhermitte in Little Indian, Big City (1994)Tim Allen and Sam Huntington in Jungle 2 Jungle (1997)Bruno Ganz in Wings of Desire (1987)Nicolas Cage in City of Angels (1998)Penélope Cruz and Fele Martínez in Open Your Eyes (1997)Tom Cruise and Penélope Cruz in Vanilla Sky (2001)Ringu (1998)Daveigh Chase and Naomi Watts in The Ring (2002)Stellan Skarsgård and Bjørn Floberg in Insomnia (1997)Al Pacino and Robin Williams in Insomnia (2002)Dennis Hopper and Bruno Ganz in The American Friend (1977)John Malkovich and Dougray Scott in Ripley's Game (2002)Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Eric Tsang in Infernal Affairs (2002)Leonardo DiCaprio and Jack Nicholson in The Departed (2006)Jun Ji-hyun in Il Mare (2000)Sandra Bullock in The Lake House (2006)Jun Ji-hyun and Cha Tae-hyun in My Sassy Girl (2001)Jesse Bradford and Elisha Cuthbert in My Sassy Girl (2008)Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Ulrich Thomsen in Brothers (2004)Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brothers (2009)Patrik Rydmark, Johan Charles, Mikael Erhardsson, and Kåre Hedebrant in Let the Right One In (2008)Kodi Smit-McPhee in Let Me In (2010)Choi Min-sik in Oldboy (2003)Josh Brolin in Oldboy (2013)Tatsuya Fujiwara and Shidô Nakamura in Death Note (2006)Death Note (2017)

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