These Often-Preferred Film Remakes Are All Available For Streaming!
Most often, film remakes are seen as a cash-grab critical suicide, and often no matter how much fans like the new version, it never competes with the original. So, when a remake does compete with the original, it's always worth noting! Here are some remakes you can stream that, for many viewers, stand up as equal or better in quality compared to the original.
'Cape Fear' (1991)
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Based on: Cape Fear (1962) dir. by J. Lee Thompson
Genre: Psychological Thriller
IMDd Score: 7.3/10
Watch on: Showtime
'A Fistful of Dollars' (1964)
Directed by: Sergio Leone
Based on: Yojimbo (1961) dir. by Akira Kurosawa
Genre: Spaghetti Western
IMDd Score: 7.9/10
Watch on: Prime Video, Roku, Tubi
'The Departed' (2006)
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Based on: Infernal Affairs (2002) dir. by Andrew Lau & Alan Mak
Genre: Gritty Crime Thriller
IMDd Score: 8.5/10 (+0.5 from original)
'Casino Royale' (2006)
Directed by: Martin Campbell
Other adaptations: 1954 and 1967
Genre: Spy/Action
IMDb Score: 8/10
Watch on: Prime Video, Netflix
'Nosferatu the Vampyre' (1979)
Directed by: Werner Herzog
Based on: Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922) dir. by F. W. Murnau
Genre: Horror
IMDb Score: 7.4/10
Watch on: Peacock, Tubi, Shudder
'Ocean's Eleven' (2001)
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Based on: Ocean’s 11 (1960) dir. by Lewis Milestone
Genre: Heist
IMDb Score: 7.7/10 (+1.2 from original)
Watch on: HBO Max, Peacock
'King Kong' (2005)
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Based on: King Kong (1933) dir. by Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack
Genre: Adventure/Action
IMDb Score: 7.2/10
Watch on: HBO Max
'The Ring' (2002)
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Based on: Ring (1998) dir. by Hideo Nakata
Genre: Supernatural Horror
IMDb Score: 7.1/10
Watch on: Paramount Plus
'The Maltese Falcon' (1941)
Directed by: John Huston
Other adaptations: 1931
Genre: Noir
IMDb Score: 8/10 (+1.2 from original)
Watch on: HBO Max
'The Thing' (1982)
Directed by: John Carpenter
Other adaptations: 1951
Genre: Science-fiction/Horror
IMDb Score: 8.2/10 (+1.1/10)
Watch on: Shudder
'Insomnia' (2002)
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Based on: Insomnia (1997) dir. by Erik Skjoldbjærg
Genre: Psychological Thriller
IMDb Score: 7.2/10 (equal to original)
Watch on: HBO Max
'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' (1978)
Directed by: Philip Kaufman
Other adaptations: 1956
Genre: Science-fiction/Horror
IMDb Score: 7.4/10
Watch on: Prime Video, Shudder
Hope this helps find a good one to watch!
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