21 Movies That Are Blatant Rip-offs
It’s no secret to anyone who’s been to a movie theater lately that Hollywood is out of ideas. If it’s not the seventh installment of a blockbuster franchise, it’s an adaptation of a fortune cookie or a remake of an ‘80s hit that was actually fresh at the time. Most of the time, though, filmmakers have the decency to at least try to cover up this flagrant thievery. That’s why it’s so insulting when they don’t.
“Some people do believe imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so no judgment here from me,” user unitedfan6191 told r/Movies. “However, it seems quite blatant to those who have seen both movies how Pearl Harbor is a movie which tried to be a World War II version of Titanic, only four years later, but it ended up being a huge, bloated mess, aside from the great action for a third of the roughly three-hour runtime. You can clearly see the parallels between both movies. Anyone who’s seen both will know what I’m talking about.”
They then asked, “What are movies where it’s obvious they tried to copy/took inspiration from the formula of an iconic/very popular film?” and their fellow Redditors quickly provided a multiplex worth of copycats in return.
Wanted
Lockout
A Quiet Place
The Batman
Palm Springs
Rango
Avatar
Army of the Dead
Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead
Den of Thieves
Waiting…
Skyscraper
School of Rock
Joker
Midsommar
The Fast and the Furious
Boiler Room
Immortals
Orca
Cars
The Hunger Games
