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This is a list of film remakes:

101 Dalmatians
(Stephen Herek; U.S., 1996) (original film: One Hundred and One Dalmatians
(Clyde Geronimi, et al; U.S., 1961), based on the novel by Dodie Smith)
The Amityville Horror
(Andrew Douglas; U.S., 2005) (original film: The Amityville Horror (Stuart Rosenberg; U.S., 1979), based on the novel by Jay Anson)
Angels in the Outfield
(William Dear; U.S., 1994) (original film: Angels in the Outfield
(Clarence Brown; U.S., 1951)
Anna and the King
(Andy Tennant
; U.S., 1999) (previous film, The King and I
(Richard Rich; U.S., 1982), (previous film The King and I
(Walter Lang; U.S., 1956), (original film Anna and the King of Siam
(John Cromwell; U.S., 1946), based on the book by Margaret Landon; the 1956 and 1999 films of The King and I are based on the Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II musical.
Annie (Rob Marshall
; U.S., 1999) (original film, Annie (John Huston
; U.S., 1982), both based on the Thomas Meehan/Charles Strouse/Martin Charnin musical, which in turn came from the comic strip Little Orphan Annie, by Harold Gray
Assault on Precinct 13
(Jean-François Richet; U.S./France, 2005) (original film Assault on Precinct 13 by John Carpenter
; U.S., 1976)
Ben-Hur
(William Wyler; U.S., 1959) (previous film: Ben-Hur
(Fred Niblo
, U.S. 1925) (original film: Ben-Hur
(Sidney Olcott
; U.S., 1907))
The Birdcage
(Mike Nichols
; U.S., 1996) (original film: La Cage aux Folles
(Edouard Molinaro; France, 1979))
Brief Encounter (Alan Bridges; U.S., 1974) (original film: Brief Encounter
(David Lean; UK, 1945), based on the short play "Still Life" by Noel Coward
)
Cape Fear
(Martin Scorsese; U.S., 1991) (original film: Cape Fear
by J. Lee Thompson
; U.S., 1962)
Chaos (Coline Serreau, 2007) (original film: Chaos
(Coline Serreau, France, 2001)
Chicago (2002 film)
(Rob Marshall
; U.S., 2002), based on the musical by John Kander and Fred Ebb (original film: Roxie Hart (William Wellman; U.S., 1942)
Dawn of the Dead
(Zach Synder; U.S., 2004) (original film: Dawn of the Dead
; (George A. Romero
; U.S., 1978)
Diabolique
(Jeremiah S. Chechik
; U.S., 1996) (original film: Les Diaboliques
(Henri-Georges Clouzot
, France, 1955) from the novel by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac)
Die xue shuang xiong (John Woo; Hong Kong, 1989) (original film: Le Samouraï
(Jean-Pierre Melville
; France, 1967)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
(Frank Oz
; U.S., 1988) (original film: Bedtime Story (Ralph Levy; U.S., 1964))
Doctor Dolittle
(Betty Thomas
; U.S., 1998) (original film: Doctor Dolittle
(Richard Fleischer; U.S., 1967), based on the novels by Hugh Lofting)
Down to Earth
, remake of Heaven Can Wait
The End of the Affair
(Neil Jordan
; UK, 1999) (original film: The End of the Affair
(Edward Dmytryk; U.S., 1955))
A Farewell to Arms
(Charles Vidor
; U.S., 1957) (original film: A Farewell to Arms
(Frank Borzage
; U.S., 1932), based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway)
Father of the Bride (Charles Shyer; U.S., 1991) (original film: Father of the Bride (Vincente Minnelli
; U.S., 1950), based on the novel by Edward Streeter)
A Fistful of Dollars/Per un pugno di dollari
(Sergio Leone; Italy, 1964) (original film: Yojimbo (Akira Kurosawa; Japan, 1961))
Flubber
(Les Mayfield; U.S., 1997) (original film: The Absent Minded Professor (Robert Stevenson; U.S., 1961)
The Fog
(Rupert Wainwright; U.S. 2005) (original film: The Fog
John Carpenter
; U.S., 1980)
Freaky Friday
(Mark Waters; U.S., 2003) (original film: Freaky Friday
(Gary Nelson; U.S., 1976), based on the novel by Mary Rodgers)
The Front Page
(Billy Wilder; U.S., 1974) (previous film: His Girl Friday
(Howard Hawks, U.S., 1940)) (original film: The Front Page
(Lewis Milestone; U.S., 1931), from the play by Ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur)
Get Carter
(Stephen Kay; U.S., 2000) (original film: Get Carter
(Mike Hodges
; UK, 1971))
Goodbye Mr. Chips
(Herbert Ross; U.S., 1969) (original film Goodbye, Mr. Chips
(Sam Wood' U.S., 1939}
Gone in Sixty Seconds
(Dominic Sena
; U.S., 2000) (original film: Gone in 60 Seconds (H.B. Halicki; U.S., 1974))
Gypsy
(Emile Ardolino
; U.S., 1993) (original film: Gypsy
(Mervyn LeRoy
, U.S., 1962), based on the stage musical by Arthur Laurents, Jule Styne, and Stephen Sondheim)
The Haunting
(Jan de Bont; U.S., 1999) (original film: The Haunting (Robert Wise; U.S., 1963), based on the novel by Shirley Jackson)
Heat
(Michael Mann; U.S., 1995) (original film: L.A. Takedown (Michael Mann; U.S. 1989, T.V. movie)
Hello, Dolly! (Gene Kelly
; U.S., 1969), turned into a musical film from the Jerry Herman stage show (original film: The Matchmaker
(Joseph Anthony; U.S., 1958), from the play by Thornton Wilder)
Henry V (Kenneth Branagh
; UK, 1989) (original film: The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with his Battell at Agincourt in France (Laurence Olivier
; UK, 1944), from the play by William Shakespeare)
High Society
(Charles Walters; U.S., 1956), turned into a musical film (original film: The Philadelphia Story
(George Cukor; U.S., 1940), from the play by Philip Barry)
His Girl Friday
(Howard Hawks; U.S., 1940) (original film: The Front Page
(Lewis Milestone; U.S., 1931), from the play by Ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur)
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
(Duwayne Dunham; U.S., 1993) (original film: The Incredible Journey
(Fletcher Markle; U.S., 1963), based on the novel by Sheila Burnford)
The Importance of Being Earnest
(Oliver Parker; U.S./UK/France 2002) (previous film: The Importance of Being Earnest
(Kurt Baker, U.S., 1992), (previous film: The Importance of Being Earnest
(Anthony Asquith
; UK, 1952) from the play by Oscar Wilde)
"Insomnia
" (Christopher Nolan
; U.S., 2002) (previous film: "Insomnia
" (Erik Skjoldbjærg, Norway, 1997)
The Italian Job (F. Gary Gray
; U.S., 2003) (original film: The Italian Job
(Peter Collinson; UK, 1969)
The Jackal
(Michael Caton-Jones
; U.S., 1997) (original film: The Day of the Jackal
(Fred Zinnemann
; UK/France, 1973) based on the novel by Frederick Forsyth)
The Jazz Singer (Richard Fleischer; U.S., 1980) (original film: The Jazz Singer
(Alan Crosland
; U.S., 1927), based on the play by Samson Raphaelson)
King Kong
(Peter Jackson; U.S., 2005) King Kong
(John Guillermin; U.S., 1976) (original film: King Kong
(Merian C. Cooper
and Ernest B. Schoedsack
; U.S., 1933)
The Ladykillers
(The Coen Brothers; U.S., 2004) (original film: The Ladykillers
(Alexander Mackendrick; UK, 1955)
Lolita (Adrian Lyne; U.S., 1996) (original film: Lolita (Stanley Kubrick; UK 1962). (Based on the novel by Vladimir Nabokov).
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
and The Two Towers
(Peter Jackson; 2001/2002) (original film: The Lord of the Rings
(Ralph Bakshi
; US 1978). (Based on the novels by J.R.R. Tolkien).
The Magnificent Seven
(John Sturges; U.S., 1960) (original film: Shichinin no samurai (Akira Kurosawa; Japan, 1954)
The Maltese Falcon (John Huston
; U.S., 1941) (original film: The Maltese Falcon (Roy Del Ruth; U.S., 1931), based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett)
Mame
(Gene Saks
; U.S. 1974}, adapted from a Jerry Herman stage musical (original film Auntie Mame
(Morton Da Costa; U.S., 1958, based on the play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, which in turn came from the book Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis
A Man for All Seasons
(Charlton Heston
; U.S., 1988) (original film: A Man for All Seasons
(Fred Zinnemann
; UK, 1966, based on the play by Robert Bolt)
Man on Fire
(Tony Scott; U.S., 2004) (original film: Man on Fire
(Elie Chouraqui; U.S., 1987, based off a novel by A.J. Quinnell)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) (Alfred Hitchcock) remake of The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) also (Alfred Hitchcock)

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