List of English-language films with previous foreign-language film versions

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This list includes both English-language films that were based on previously released foreign-language films and those that were not based on any previous film, but merely share a common source material.

Chinese

English-language film Chinese-language film Common source material (if any)
The Departed (2006) Infernal Affairs (2002) (Cantonese)
The Eye (2008) The Eye (2002) (Various languages: Cantonese / Mandarin)
Tortilla Soup (2001) Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) (Mandarin)

Czech

English-language film Czech-language film Common source material (if any)
Pickup (1951) Hlídač č. 47 (1937) The novel Guard No. 47

Danish

English-language film Danish-language film Common source material (if any)
Brothers (2009) Brødre (2004)
Catch That Kid (2004) Klatretøsen (2002)
The First Time (2009) Kærlighed ved første hik (1999)
Nightwatch (1997) Nattevagten (1994)
Pusher (2012) Pusher (1996)
The Silent Partner (1978) Tænk på et tal (1969) The novel Tænk på et tal
Solstice (2008) Midsommer (2003)

Dutch

English-language film Dutch-language film Common source material (if any)
Down (2001) De Lift (1983)
Interview (2007) Interview (2003)
The Loft (2014) Loft (2008)
The Vanishing (1993) Spoorloos (1988) Het Gouden Ei (1984)

Filipino

English-language film Tagalog-language film Common source material (if any)
The Echo (2008) Sigaw (2004)

French

English-language film French-language film Common source material (if any)
13 (2010) 13 Tzameti (2005)
Algiers (1938) Pépé le Moko (1937) The novel Pépé le Moko
Alibi (1942) L'Alibi (1937)
And God Created Woman (1988) Et Dieu... créa la femme (1956)
The Big Wedding (2013) Mon frère se marie (2006)
The Birdcage (1996) La Cage aux Folles (1978) The play La Cage aux Folles
Black Eyes (1939) Dark Eyes (1935)
Blame It on Rio (1984) Un moment d'égarement (1977)
Blood Ties (2013) Les Liens du sang (2008) The novel Deux frères: flic & truand
The Blue Veil (1951) The Blue Veil (1942)
Breathless (1983) À bout de souffle (1960)
Brick Mansions (2014) Banlieue 13 (2004)
Buddy Buddy (1981) L'Emmerdeur (1973) The play Le contrat
Casbah (1948) Pépé le Moko (1937) The novel Pépé le Moko
Chloe (2009) Nathalie... (2004)
Cousins (1989) Cousin, cousine (1975)
Crossroads (1942) Carrefour (1938)
The Cry of the Owl (2009) The Cry of the Owl (1987) The novel The Cry of the Owl
Dead Man's Shoes (1940) Carrefour (1938)
Delivery Man (2013) Starbuck (2011, Canada)
Diabolique (1996) Les Diaboliques (1955) The novel Celle qui n'était plus
Dinner for Schmucks (2010) Le Dîner de Cons (1998) The play Le Dîner de Cons
Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986) Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932) The play Boudu sauvé des eaux
EdTV (1999) Louis 19, le roi des ondes (1994, Canada)
Eye of the Beholder (1999) Mortelle Randonnée (1983)
Fanny (1961) Marius (1929)
Fanny (1932)
César (1936)
Fathers' Day (1997) Les Compères (1983)
The First Offence (1936) Mauvaise Graine (1934)
Flame and the Flesh (1954) Naples au baiser de feu (1937) The novel Naples au baiser de feu
The Good Thief (2002) Bob le Flambeur (1956)
The Grand Seduction (2013) Seducing Doctor Lewis (2003, Canada)
The Gunman (2015) Le choc (1982) The novel The Prone Gunman
The Guv'nor (1935) Rothchild (1933)
Gypsy Melody (1936) Juanita (1935)
Happy New Year (1987) La bonne année (1973)
Heartbeat (1946) Battement de coeur (1940)
Hell's Cargo (1939) Alerte en Méditerranée (1938)
Human Desire (1954) La Bête Humaine (1938) The novel La Bête humaine
Intersection (1994) Les choses de la vie (1970) The novel Les choses de la vie
I Think I Love My Wife (2007) Love in the Afternoon (1972)
I Was an Adventuress (1940) J'étais une aventurière (1938)
Journal of a Crime (1934) Une vie perdue (1933)
Jungle 2 Jungle (1997) Un indien dans la ville (1994)
Just Visiting (2001) Les Visiteurs (1993)
A Kind of Murder (2016) Enough Rope (1963) The novel The Blunderer
The Lady in Question (1940) Gribouille (1937)
LOL (2012) LOL (Laughing Out Loud) (2008)
The Long Night (1947) Le Jour se lève (1939)
The Long Way Home (1998) Thomas Guérin... retraité (1978)
Lucky Partners (1940) Bonne Chance (1935)
Lured (1947) Personal Column (1939)
Lydia (1941) Un carnet de bal (1937)
Make-Up (1937) Le Clown Bux (1935) The novel Bux
The Man Who Loved Women (1983) L'homme qui aimait les femmes (1977)
The Man with One Red Shoe (1985) Le Grand blond avec une chaussure noire (1972)
Martyrs (2016) Martyrs (2008)
Men Don't Leave (1990) La vie continue (1981)
Midnight Episode (1950) Monsieur La Souris (1942) The novel Monsieur La Souris
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) Le Miroir à deux faces (1958)
Mixed Nuts (1994) Le Père Noël est une ordure (1982) The play Le Père Noël est une ordure
Moscow Nights (1935) Les Nuits moscovites (1934)
My Daughter Joy (1950) David Golder (1931) The novel David Golder
My Father The Hero (1994) Mon père, ce héros (1991)
My Life with Caroline (1941) The Train for Venice (1938) The play Le Train pour Venise
The Next Three Days (2010) Anything for Her (2008)
Nine Months (1995) Neuf mois (1994)
One Rainy Afternoon (1936) Monsieur Sans-Gêne (1935)
Operation Splitsville (1999) Génial, mes parents divorcent ! (1991)
Original Sin (2001) La sirène du Mississipi (1969) The novel Waltz into Darkness
Oscar (1991) Oscar (1967) The play Oscar
Palmetto (1998) Dans la gueule du loup (1961) The novel Just Another Sucker
Paradise (1991) Le Grand Chemin (1987)
Paradise for Three (1938) A Rare Bird (1935) The novel Drei Männer im Schnee
Paris When It Sizzles (1964) La fête à Henriette (1952)
Passion (2012) Love Crime (2010)
Point of No Return (1993) Nikita (1990)
Port of Seven Seas (1938) Marius (1929)
Fanny (1932)
César (1936)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) and (1981) Le Dernier Tournant (1939) The novel The Postman Always Rings Twice
Pure Luck (1991) La Chèvre (1981)
Quick Change (1990) Hold-Up (1985) The novel Quick Change
The Rebel Son (1938) Taras Bulba (1936) The novel Taras Bulba
Reflections of Murder (1974, TV film) Les Diaboliques (1955) The novel Celle qui n'était plus
Return to Paradise (1998) Force majeure (1989)
Rigged (1985) Délit de fuite (1959) The novel Hit And Run
Rough Magic (1995) Une blonde comme ça (1962) The novel Miss Shumway Waves a Wand
Scarlet Street (1945) La Chienne (1931) The novel La Chienne
Second Bureau (1936) Second Bureau (1935) The novel Second Bureau
The Silent Battle (1939) La Bataille silencieuse (1937) The novel Le Poisson chinois
The Soldier and the Lady (1937) Michel Strogoff (1936) The novel Michael Strogoff
Some Like It Hot (1959) Fanfare of Love (1935)
Sommersby (1993) The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)
Sorcerer (1977) Le Salaire de la Peur (1953) The novel Le Salaire de la peur
Station Six-Sahara (1962) S.O.S. Sahara (1938, Germany) The play Men Without a Past
Stranger in the House (1967) The Strangers in the House (1942) The novel The Strangers in the House
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) Purple Noon (1960) The novel The Talented Mr. Ripley
Taxi (2004) Taxi (1998)
Temptation Harbour (1950) L'Homme de Londres (1943) The novel Newhaven-Dieppe (L'Homme de Londres)
The 13th Letter (1951) Le Corbeau (1943)
Three Fugitives (1989) Les Fugitifs (1986)
Three Maxims (1936) Variétés (1935)
Three Men and a Baby (1987) Trois hommes et un couffin (1985)
The Tourist (2010) Anthony Zimmer (2005)
Tovarich (1937) Tovaritch (1935) The play Tovaritch
The Toy (1982) Le Jouet (1976)
Trap for Cinderella (2013) A Trap for Cinderella (1965) The novel Piège pour Cendrillon
True Lies (1994) La Totale! (1991)
The Tunnel (1935) The Tunnel (1933) The novel Der Tunnel
Twelve Monkeys (1995) La Jetée (1962)
Two Men in Town (2014) Two Men in Town (1973)
Two Much (1995) Le Jumeau (1984) The novel Two Much
Under Suspicion (2000) Garde à vue (1981) The novel Brainwash
Unfaithful (2002) La Femme infidèle (1968)
The Unfinished Dance (1947) Ballerina (1937)
Violent Road (1958) Le Salaire de la Peur (1953) The novel Le Salaire de la peur
The White Lilac (1935) La cinquième empreinte (1934) The play Lilas Blanc
Wicker Park (2004) L'Appartement (1996)
Wild Target (2010) Cible émouvante (1993)
Willie & Phil (1980) Jules et Jim (1962) The novel Jules et Jim
A Window in London (1940) Metropolitan (1939)
The Woman I Love (1937) L'Équipage (1935) The novel L'Équipage
The Woman in Red (1984) Un éléphant ça trompe énormément (1976)

German

English-language film German-language film Common source material (if any)
24 Hours of a Woman's Life (1952) 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman (1931) The novella Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman
Addio Mimí! (1949) The Charm of La Boheme (1937) A modernized version of La bohème
Adorable (1933) Her Grace Commands (1931)
The Angel with the Trumpet (1950) The Angel with the Trumpet (1948, Austria) The novel Der Engel mit der Posaune
Bachelor Mother (1939) Little Mother (1935, Austria)
Ball at Savoy (1936) Ball im Savoy (1935, Austria) The operetta Ball im Savoy
Beauty and the Boss (1932) Poor as a Church Mouse (1931) The play A templom egére
Between Us Girls (1942) A Precocious Girl (1934, Austria) The play Le Fruit Vert
The Blue Angel (1959) The Blue Angel (1930) The novel Professor Unrat
Bundle of Joy (1956) Little Mother (1935, Austria)
Burning Secret (1988) The Burning Secret (1933) The short story Brennendes Geheimnis
The Captain from Köpenick (1945) The Captain from Köpenick (1931) The play Der Hauptmann von Köpenick, based on Wilhelm Voigt
The Challenge (1938) Struggle for the Matterhorn (1928, Switzerland)
The Church Mouse (1934) Poor as a Church Mouse (1931) The play A templom egére
City of Angels (1998) Der Himmel über Berlin (1987, West Germany)
Confession (1937) Mazurka (1935)
The Countess of Monte Cristo (1934) The Countess of Monte-Christo (1932)
The Countess of Monte Cristo (1948) The Countess of Monte-Christo (1932)
Desire (1936) Happy Days in Aranjuez (1933) The play Die schönen Tage von Aranjuez
The Diplomatic Lover (1934) The Ladies Diplomat (1932)
Dreaming Lips (1937) Dreaming Lips (1932) The play Mélo
Dreams Come True (1936) The World's in Love (1935, Austria) The operetta Clo-Clo
Eight Girls in a Boat (1934) Eight Girls in a Boat (1932)
Emil and the Detectives (1935) Emil and the Detectives (1931) The novel Emil and the Detectives
Emil and the Detectives (1964) Emil and the Detectives (1931) The novel Emil and the Detectives
Escapade (1935) Maskerade (1934, Austria)
The Experiment (2010) Das Experiment (2001) The novel Black Box, based on the Stanford prison experiment
First a Girl (1935) Viktor und Viktoria (1933)
Forget Me Not (1936) Forget Me Not (1935)
Funny Games (2007) Funny Games (1997, Austria)
The Girl Downstairs (1938) Catherine the Last (1936, Austria)
Give Her a Ring (1934) Wrong Number, Miss (1932)
Happy Go Lovely (1951) And Who Is Kissing Me? (1933)
Her Majesty, Love (1931) Her Majesty the Barmaid (1931)
Jakob the Liar (1999) Jacob the Liar (1975, East Germany) The novel Jacob the Liar
The Last Waltz (1936) The Last Waltz (1934) The operetta Der letzte Walzer
The Lightship (1986) Das Feuerschiff (1963, West Germany) The novella Das Feuerschiff
Little Man, What Now? (1934) Little Man, What Now? (1933) The novel Little Man, What Now?
Love in the Afternoon (1957) Ariane (1931) The novel Ariane, jeune fille russe
M (1951) M (1931)
Madame Spy (1934) Under False Flag (1932)
Mad Love (1935) The Hands of Orlac (1924, Austria) The novel Les Mains d'Orlac
The Missing Guest (1938) Geheimnis des blauen Zimmers (1932)
Murder in the Blue Room (1944) Geheimnis des blauen Zimmers (1932)
My Love Came Back (1940) Episode (1935, Austria)
No Reservations (2007) Bella Martha (2001)
Oh, Daddy! (1935) Der wahre Jakob (1931) The play Der wahre Jakob
On Secret Service (1933) Spione am Werk (1933)
Paradise for Two (1937) And Who Is Kissing Me? (1933)
The Parent Trap (1961) Two Times Lotte (1950, West Germany) The novel Lottie and Lisa
People Will Talk (1951) Doctor Praetorius (1950, West Germany) The play Frauenarzt Dr. med. Hiob Prätorius
The Pledge (2001) It Happened in Broad Daylight (1958, Switzerland) The novella The Pledge: Requiem for the Detective Novel
Premiere (1938) Premiere (1937, Austria)
Prince of Arcadia (1933) The Prince of Arcadia (1932)
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947) Bel Ami (1939) The novel Bel Ami
Ripley's Game (2002) Der amerikanische Freund (1977, West Germany) The novel Ripley's Game
The Road Within (2014) Vincent will Meer (2010)
Secret of the Blue Room (1933) Geheimnis des blauen Zimmers (1932)
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) A Waltz Dream (1925) The operetta Ein Walzertraum
The Soldier and the Lady (1937) Der Kurier des Zaren (1936) The novel Michael Strogoff
The Song You Gave Me (1933) Das Lied ist aus (1930)
The Sound of Music (1965) Die Trapp-Familie (1956, West Germany) The memoir The Story of the Trapp Family Singers
Spring Parade (1940) Spring Parade (1934, Austria)
Star of the Circus (1938) Truxa (1937)
Storm in a Teacup (1937) Storm in a Water Glass (1931, Austria) The play Sturm im Wasserglas
Strangler of the Swamp (1946) Fährmann Maria (1936)
There Goes Susie (1934) Marion, That's Not Nice (1933)
There Goes the Bride (1932) Ich bleib' bei Dir (1931)
The Thirteenth Floor (1999) World on a Wire (1973, West Germany) The novel Simulacron-3
Three Maxims (1936) Varieté (1935)
The Tunnel (1935) The Tunnel (1933) The novel Der Tunnel
Twice Upon a Time (1953) Two Times Lotte (1950, West Germany) The novel Lottie and Lisa
Two Hearts in Waltz Time (1934) Two Hearts in Waltz Time (1930)
Victor Victoria (1982) Viktor und Viktoria (1933)
Who's Your Lady Friend? (1937) The Gentleman Without a Residence (1934, Austria) The play Der Herr ohne Wohnung

Hebrew

English-language film Hebrew-language film Common source material (if any)
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014) The 92 Minutes of Mr. Baum (1997)
The Debt (2011) The Debt (2007)
The Last American Virgin (1982) Eskimo Limon (1978)

Hindi

English-language film Hindi-language film Common source material (if any)
A Common Man (2013) A Wednesday! (2008)

Hungarian

English-language film Hungarian-language film Common source material (if any)
Car of Dreams (1935) The Dream Car (1934)
Escape to Victory (1981) Two Half Times in Hell (1962)

Icelandic

English-language film Icelandic-language film Common source material (if any)
Contraband (2012) Reykjavík-Rotterdam (2008)
Prince Avalanche (2013) Either Way (2011)

Italian

English-language film Italian-language film Common source material (if any)
13 Men and a Gun (1938) Tredici uomini e un cannone (1936)
Black 13 (1953) Lost Youth (1948)
Crackers (1984) I soliti ignoti (1958)
Everybody's Fine (2009) Stanno Tutti Bene (1990)
Heartbeat (1946) Batticuore (1939)
Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) Wife For a Night (1952) The play L'ora della fantasia
The Last Kiss (2006) L'ultimo bacio (2001)
I'll Give a Million (1938) Darò un milione (1936)
Me and Him (1988) Io e lui (1973) The novel Io e lui
Misunderstood (1984) Misunderstood (1966) The novel Misunderstood
Nine (2009) (1963)
Once Upon a Crime (1992) Crimen (1960)
Scent of a Woman (1992) Profumo di donna (1974) The novel Il buio e il miele
Sweet Charity (1969) Nights of Cabiria (1957)
Swept Away (2002) Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto (1974)
A Walk in the Clouds (1995) Four Steps in the Clouds (1942)
Welcome to Collinwood (2002) I soliti ignoti (1958)
Which Way Is Up? (1977) Mimí metallurgico ferito nell'onore (1972)
Wild Is the Wind (1957) Furia (1947)

Japanese

English-language film Japanese-language film Common source material (if any)
Apartment 1303 3D (2012) Apartment 1303 (2007)
Dark Water (2005) Dark Water (2002) The short story "Floating Water"
Don't Look Up (2009) Don't Look Up (1996)
Eight Below (2006) Antarctica (1983)
A Fistful of Dollars (1964) Yojimbo (1961)
Ghost in the Shell (2017) Ghost in the Shell (1995) The manga Ghost in the Shell
Godzilla (1998) Gojira (1954)
Godzilla (2014) Gojira (1954)
The Grudge (2004) Ju-on: The Grudge (2003)
The Guardian (2006) Umizaru (2004)
Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2010) Hachiko Monogatari (1987)
Iron Maze (1991) Rashomon (1950) The short stories "Rashōmon" and "In a Grove"
Last Man Standing (1996) Yojimbo (1961)
The Magnificent Seven (1960) Seven Samurai (1954)
The Magnificent Seven (2016) Seven Samurai (1954)
One Missed Call (2008) Chakushin Ari (2004)
The Outrage (1964) Rashomon (1950) The short stories "Rashōmon" and "In a Grove"
Premonition (2007) Yogen (2004)
Pulse (2006) Kairo (2001)
The Ring (2002) Ringu (1998) The novel Ring
The Secret (2007) Himitsu (1999) The novel Naoko
Shall We Dance? (2004) Shall We Dance? (1996)
The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984) Yojimbo (1961)
The Yellow Handkerchief (2008) The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)

Korean

English-language film Korean-language film Common source material (if any)
The Adventures of Galgameth (1996) Pulgasari (1985, North Korea)
The Lake House (2006) Il Mare (2000)
Mirrors (2008) Into the Mirror (2003)
My Sassy Girl (2008) My Sassy Girl (2001) The novel My Sassy Girl
Oldboy (2013) Oldboy (2003) The manga Old Boy
Possession (2009) Addicted (2002)
The Uninvited (2009) A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) The folk tale "Janghwa Hongryeon jeon"

Norwegian

English-language film Norwegian-language film Common source material (if any)
Head Above Water (1996) Hodet over vannet (1993)
Insomnia (2002) Insomnia (1997)
Pathfinder (2007) Pathfinder (1987, in Sami language)
Two Living, One Dead (1961) To levende og en død (1937) The novel To levende og en død

Portuguese

English-language film Portuguese-language films Common source material (if any)
Kiss Me Goodbye (1982) Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976, Brazil) The novel Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

Russian

English-language film Russian-language film Common source material (if any)
Solaris (2002) Solaris (1972) The novel Solaris

Spanish

English-language film Spanish-language film Common source material (if any)
Criminal (2004) Nine Queens (2000, Argentina)
Elsa & Fred (2014) Elsa & Fred (2005, Argentina)
Hidden in the Woods (2016) Hidden in the Woods (2012, Chile)
Quarantine (2008) REC (2007, Spain)
Savage Pampas (1966) Savage Pampas (1945, Argentina)
Secret in Their Eyes (2015) El secreto de sus ojos (2009, Argentina) The novel La pregunta de sus ojos
Silent House (2011) The Silent House (2010, Uruguay)
The Torch (1950) Enamorada (1946, Mexico)
Under Your Spell (1936) Las fronteras del amor (1934, USA)
Vanilla Sky (2001) Abre los ojos (1997, Spain)
We Are What We Are (2013) We Are What We Are (2010, Mexico)
You Were Never Lovelier (1942) Los martes, orquídeas (1941, Argentina)

Swedish

English-language film Swedish-language film Common source material (if any)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) Män som hatar kvinnor (2009) The novel Män som hatar kvinnor
Honeysuckle Rose (1980) Intermezzo (1936)
Intermezzo (1939) Intermezzo (1936)
The Invisible (2007) Den osynlige (2002) The novel Den osynlige
The Last House on the Left (2009) Jungfrukällan (1960) 13th-century ballad, "Töres döttrar i Wänge"
The Last House on the Left (1972) Jungfrukällan (1960) 13th-century ballad, "Töres döttrar i Wänge"
Let Me In (2010) Let the Right One In (2008) The novel Låt den rätte komma in
A Little Night Music (1977) Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988) Pippi Longstocking (1969) The novel Pippi Longstocking
Servants' Entrance (1934) Vi som går köksvägen (1932) The novel Vi som går kjøkkenveien
A Woman's Face (1941) A Woman's Face (1938) The play Il etait une fois

Thai

English-language film Thai-language film Common source material (if any)
13 Sins (2014) 13 Beloved (2006) The comic "13th Quiz Show" episode in the My Mania comic-book series
Bangkok Dangerous (2008) Bangkok Dangerous (1999)
Shutter (2008) Shutter (2004)
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