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* ''Film/{{Elysium}}'' is the movie ''Film/JohnnyMnemonic'' only wishes it could have been.
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* ''Film/{{Elysium}}'' ''Film/{{Elysium}}''
** It is as close as we get to a ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' film, for now. It was directed by Neill Blomkamp, who originally was slated to direct themovie ''Film/JohnnyMnemonic'' only wishes it canceled ''Halo'' movie, and features a ringworld colony that shares its name with Master Chief's birthplace, dropships similar to the Pelicans, and a protagonist wearing PoweredArmor, among other similarities.
** It has also drawn comparisons to ''{{TabletopGame/Shadowrun}}'': the class warfare, the StreetSamurai who gets his chrome attached by a street doc, runners tracking down a mark, the bad guy calling down a High Threat Response team, in turn, the pimped-out guns, the Black ICE protecting the data... Only the metas were missing.
** ''{{TabletopGame/Shadowrun}}'' is based on the works of {{Creator/William Gibson}}. So ''{{Film/Elysium}}'' couldhave been.also count as an adaptation of the short story ''Johnny Mnemonic''.
** It is as close as we get to a ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' film, for now. It was directed by Neill Blomkamp, who originally was slated to direct the
** It has also drawn comparisons to ''{{TabletopGame/Shadowrun}}'': the class warfare, the StreetSamurai who gets his chrome attached by a street doc, runners tracking down a mark, the bad guy calling down a High Threat Response team, in turn, the pimped-out guns, the Black ICE protecting the data... Only the metas were missing.
** ''{{TabletopGame/Shadowrun}}'' is based on the works of {{Creator/William Gibson}}. So ''{{Film/Elysium}}'' could
* ''Film/{{Equilibrium}}''
** It may be the closest thing to a mainstream, an internationally recognized adaptation that ''Literature/{{We}}'' will ever see, as straight adaptations are very few, far between, and obscure.
** Creator/BobChipman has called it a better adaptation of ''Literature/TheGiver'' than [[Film/TheGiver the official film adaptation]], spending [[http://moviebob.blogspot.com/2015/06/in-bob-we-trust-dissed-topia.html an entire video]] using it as a counterpoint to that film and to the young-adult dystopian genre in general.
* Film/ErnestPWorrell is like a live-action version of ''WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}}'', from his nature as a KindheartedSimpleton, to his distinctive southern drawl, to the amusing, cartoony slapstick brought on by his own obliviousness to every situation.
** It may be the closest thing to a mainstream, an internationally recognized adaptation that ''Literature/{{We}}'' will ever see, as straight adaptations are very few, far between, and obscure.
** Creator/BobChipman has called it a better adaptation of ''Literature/TheGiver'' than [[Film/TheGiver the official film adaptation]], spending [[http://moviebob.blogspot.com/2015/06/in-bob-we-trust-dissed-topia.html an entire video]] using it as a counterpoint to that film and to the young-adult dystopian genre in general.
* Film/ErnestPWorrell is like a live-action version of ''WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}}'', from his nature as a KindheartedSimpleton, to his distinctive southern drawl, to the amusing, cartoony slapstick brought on by his own obliviousness to every situation.
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* To those who have seen both, ''Film/EventHorizon'' (1997) is considered the successor to Disney's ''Film/TheBlackHole'' (1979). Both are about the crew of a space ship investigating a much bigger derelict ship, only to find out that something horrible happened to the crew, and that the ship was designed to travel somewhere outside of normal reality [[spoiler:which both times turns out to be, [[HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace if not literally Hell, then somewhere that easily resembles Hell]]]].
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* ''Film/EscapeRoom2019'' is the closest we can get to a ''{{Franchise/Danganronpa}}'' or ''VisualNovel/ZeroEscape'' movie.
* ''Film/EventHorizon''
** Many ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' fans consider it to be canonical, especially with its employment of HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace (specifically, Hell).
** Likewise, some ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' fans consider it to be a better ''Doom'' movie than [[Film/{{Doom}} the one the game actually got]]. The background of the game was that some scientists in space were experimenting with teleportation and created a portal that, instead of taking them from point A to point B, [[HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace led straight to Hell]]. And Hell's army comes out of the portal and threatens to doom our universe. That's the plot of the movie ''Event Horizon'' to a tee, made in 1997. And then, eight years later, some people just had to go and make another ''Resident Evil'' genetic experiment gone wrong movie and go and entitle the movie ''Doom''.
** Along those lines, ''Film/{{Doom}}'' is essentially the live-action film version of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilTheMercenaries3D''.
** It has also been seen as this for Creator/HPLovecraft's work in general, even though it can't be said to be even a loose adaptation of one story in particular.
** To those who have seen both,''Film/EventHorizon'' (1997) this film is considered the successor to Disney's ''Film/TheBlackHole'' (1979). Both are about the crew of a space ship investigating a much bigger derelict ship, only to find out that something horrible happened to the crew, and that the ship was designed to travel somewhere outside of normal reality [[spoiler:which both times turns out to be, [[HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace if not literally Hell, then somewhere that easily resembles Hell]]]].Hell]]]].
* ''Film/EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce'' is a cheerfully surreal [[TheMultiverse multiversal]] adventure with a surprising amount of heart, about an Asian woman who can access all the memories and skills of her alternate selves. With ''Everywhere'' in the title. Sounds rather like a ''WebOriginal/JennyEverywhere'' movie, doesn't it? (Furthermore, while Evelyn isn't ''that'' similar to Jenny Everywhere, the film's primary antagonist [[spoiler: Jobu Topaki]] has considerable similarities with common takes on her arch-foe Jenny Nowhere, both of them being women who gained the ability to exist "everywhere, all at once" across the Multiverse and were turned into nihilistic villains by the [[GoMadFromTheRevelation experience]] even as it empowered them, making their newfound abilities a danger to the rest of reality.)
* ''Film/EventHorizon''
** Many ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' fans consider it to be canonical, especially with its employment of HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace (specifically, Hell).
** Likewise, some ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' fans consider it to be a better ''Doom'' movie than [[Film/{{Doom}} the one the game actually got]]. The background of the game was that some scientists in space were experimenting with teleportation and created a portal that, instead of taking them from point A to point B, [[HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace led straight to Hell]]. And Hell's army comes out of the portal and threatens to doom our universe. That's the plot of the movie ''Event Horizon'' to a tee, made in 1997. And then, eight years later, some people just had to go and make another ''Resident Evil'' genetic experiment gone wrong movie and go and entitle the movie ''Doom''.
** Along those lines, ''Film/{{Doom}}'' is essentially the live-action film version of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilTheMercenaries3D''.
** It has also been seen as this for Creator/HPLovecraft's work in general, even though it can't be said to be even a loose adaptation of one story in particular.
** To those who have seen both,
* ''Film/EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce'' is a cheerfully surreal [[TheMultiverse multiversal]] adventure with a surprising amount of heart, about an Asian woman who can access all the memories and skills of her alternate selves. With ''Everywhere'' in the title. Sounds rather like a ''WebOriginal/JennyEverywhere'' movie, doesn't it? (Furthermore, while Evelyn isn't ''that'' similar to Jenny Everywhere, the film's primary antagonist [[spoiler: Jobu Topaki]] has considerable similarities with common takes on her arch-foe Jenny Nowhere, both of them being women who gained the ability to exist "everywhere, all at once" across the Multiverse and were turned into nihilistic villains by the [[GoMadFromTheRevelation experience]] even as it empowered them, making their newfound abilities a danger to the rest of reality.)
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* ''Film/TenThingsIHateAboutYou'' is a high school version of Creator/WilliamShakespeare's ''Theatre/TheTamingOfTheShrew'', albeit with the original story's UnfortunateImplications re-examined.
* ''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater'' is basically ''Literature/TheDayOfTheTriffids'' [[RecycledInSPACE but with]] [[ZombieApocalypse zombies]]. In fact, one could say the same about a lot of works in the ZombieApocalypse genre, as most of its common sub-tropes (ApocalypticLogistics, NoFEMAResponse, [[AnAesop pointed social commentary]] about the fragility of modern civilisation) appeared as [[UnbuiltTrope unbuilt]] examples in the book.
* Music/RobZombie's ''Film/ThirtyOne'' is the closest we'll likely get to a film adaptation of [[Creator/TakeTwoInteractive Rockstar Games]]' SurvivalHorror title ''VideoGame/{{Manhunt}}''. Both stories revolve around a bunch of wealthy sickos who have people kidnapped and force them to fight for survival in a DeadlyGame, sending them into grimy mazes in abandoned buildings where they are hunted down by psychopaths wearing masks, face painting, and strange outfits. The main difference is that in ''Manhunt'', it's part of a SnuffFilm operation, while in ''31'', the villains are just doing it for their own pleasure -- though if the comments made by [[BigBad Starkweather]] throughout ''Manhunt'' are any indication, there's definitely an element of that involved there as well.
* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfBuckarooBanzaiAcrossTheEighthDimension'' was probably the closest thing to a film adaptation of the work of Creator/ThomasPynchon until ''Film/InherentVice'' was made. The mix of convoluted storytelling, surreal plotting, [[PunnyName Punny Names]] and arcane [[ShoutOut Shout-Outs]] was all very much in the Pynchon spirit. The film even borrowed the corporation name Yoyodyne from ''Literature/TheCryingOfLot49''.
* ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' is often referred to as not only a stealth adaptation of Creator/RobertAHeinlein's ''Literature/StarshipTroopers'', but a far superior one to [[Film/StarshipTroopers the later, officially licensed film]] -- and one that, like Creator/PaulVerhoeven's version, still contains a lot of satire of the basic premise, albeit done in a different direction.[[note]]Verhoeven's ''Starship Troopers'' depicted the {{space marine}}s at the center of the story in such a manner that was designed to [[PuttingOnTheReich call to mind the Nazis]], as he saw the politics of Heinlein's novel as borderline fascist. ''Aliens'', meanwhile, portrays its space marines as [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar Vietnam-era grunts]] in space, undisciplined and woefully ineffective against a menace that [[CombatPragmatist hides in the shadows and fights dirty]] despite their superior firepower.[[/note]] And even though it was just one suit, ''Aliens'' even had more PoweredArmor than the actual ''Starship Troopers'' film franchise (at least until the third film, which went DirectToVideo). Creator/JamesCameron has not only acknowledged the influence, he even said that, upon hearing about Verhoeven's film, he thought: "Why are they making a ''Starship Troopers'' film? I already did it!".
* ''Film/AnnaAndTheApocalypse'' could just as easily have been called ''VideoGame/DeadRising: TheMusical'' with only the most minor changes to the plot, between its HorrorComedy take on the ZombieApocalypse, the focus on creative weapons (most notably Anna's [[WeaponOfChoice giant novelty candy cane]]) to kill zombies that are MadeOfPlasticine for maximum BloodyHilarious carnage, and [[spoiler:Headmaster Savage's [[SanitySlippage slow descent]] into becoming a textbook Psychopath straight out of any one of the games, complete with his own [[VillainSong boss theme]]]]. The film's [[AnAssKickingChristmas Christmastime setting]] specifically calls to mind [[VideoGame/DeadRising4 the fourth game]], which was also set in a small town around Christmas.
* ''Film/{{Antebellum}}'', in which a modern-day Black female writer is sucked back in time to a [[UsefulNotes/AntebellumAmerica pre-Civil War]] plantation in the DeepSouth, has often been compared to Creator/OctaviaButler's ''Literature/{{Kindred}}'', only [[PlayedForHorror done as a horror movie]] [[spoiler:and with TheReveal that she hasn't actually gone back in time]].
* ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' is often referred to as not only a stealth adaptation of Creator/RobertAHeinlein's ''Literature/StarshipTroopers'', but a far superior one to [[Film/StarshipTroopers the later, officially licensed film]] -- and one that, like Creator/PaulVerhoeven's version, still contains a lot of satire of the basic premise, albeit done in a different direction.[[note]]Verhoeven's ''Starship Troopers'' depicted the {{space marine}}s at the center of the story in such a manner that was designed to [[PuttingOnTheReich call to mind the Nazis]], as he saw the politics of Heinlein's novel as borderline fascist. ''Aliens'', meanwhile, portrays its space marines as [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar Vietnam-era grunts]] in space, undisciplined and woefully ineffective against a menace that [[CombatPragmatist hides in the shadows and fights dirty]] despite their superior firepower.[[/note]] And even though it was just one suit, ''Aliens'' even had more PoweredArmor than the actual ''Starship Troopers'' film franchise (at least until the third film, which went DirectToVideo). Creator/JamesCameron has not only acknowledged the influence, he even said that, upon hearing about Verhoeven's film, he thought: "Why are they making a ''Starship Troopers'' film? I already did it!".
* ''Film/AnnaAndTheApocalypse'' could just as easily have been called ''VideoGame/DeadRising: TheMusical'' with only the most minor changes to the plot, between its HorrorComedy take on the ZombieApocalypse, the focus on creative weapons (most notably Anna's [[WeaponOfChoice giant novelty candy cane]]) to kill zombies that are MadeOfPlasticine for maximum BloodyHilarious carnage, and [[spoiler:Headmaster Savage's [[SanitySlippage slow descent]] into becoming a textbook Psychopath straight out of any one of the games, complete with his own [[VillainSong boss theme]]]]. The film's [[AnAssKickingChristmas Christmastime setting]] specifically calls to mind [[VideoGame/DeadRising4 the fourth game]], which was also set in a small town around Christmas.
* ''Film/{{Antebellum}}'', in which a modern-day Black female writer is sucked back in time to a [[UsefulNotes/AntebellumAmerica pre-Civil War]] plantation in the DeepSouth, has often been compared to Creator/OctaviaButler's ''Literature/{{Kindred}}'', only [[PlayedForHorror done as a horror movie]] [[spoiler:and with TheReveal that she hasn't actually gone back in time]].
* One of the most famous examples: ''Film/ApocalypseNow'' is generally held to be the greatest adaptation of Creator/JosephConrad's ''Literature/HeartOfDarkness'' ever made, albeit with a SettingUpdate from [[DarkestAfrica colonial Africa]] to UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar. Everybody involved understood that they were adapting ''Heart of Darkness'' in all but name -- the book was required reading for the entire cast (though Creator/MarlonBrando infamously [[ThePrimaDonna slacked off on doing so]]), the villain is named Kurtz as a ShoutOut, and [[spoiler:his FacingTheBulletsOneLiner ("The horror! The horror!") is lifted directly from the book]].
* ''Film/{{Arrival}}'', upon TheReveal, can be seen as an adaptation of [[spoiler:Creator/KurtVonnegut's ''Literature/SlaughterhouseFive''. Both stories are about people who are [[TouchedByVorlons gifted by aliens]] with the ability to see all the events of their lives, past, present, and future. One key difference, though: while Billy Pilgrim in ''Slaughterhouse-Five'' [[YouCantFightFate can't change the future]], Louise Banks' story in ''Arrival'' hinges on her being able to choose whether or not to follow the future laid out for her.]] The film itself is also a direct adaptation of the novella "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang.
* ''Film/{{Arrival}}'', upon TheReveal, can be seen as an adaptation of [[spoiler:Creator/KurtVonnegut's ''Literature/SlaughterhouseFive''. Both stories are about people who are [[TouchedByVorlons gifted by aliens]] with the ability to see all the events of their lives, past, present, and future. One key difference, though: while Billy Pilgrim in ''Slaughterhouse-Five'' [[YouCantFightFate can't change the future]], Louise Banks' story in ''Arrival'' hinges on her being able to choose whether or not to follow the future laid out for her.]] The film itself is also a direct adaptation of the novella "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang.
* With the official ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' movie only having recently gotten out of DevelopmentHell, ''Film/TheBananaSplits'', an [[DarkerAndEdgier R-rated horror adaptation]] of the [[Series/TheBananaSplits '60s Hanna-Barbera series]] in which [[HostileAnimatronics the animatronics start killing people]], more or less beaten it to the punch.
* Before the Creator/DisneyChannel made [[Film/KimPossible an official one]], ''Film/BarelyLethal'' was probably the closest we'd come to a live-action ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' movie. Both are comedies about a female TeenSuperspy who has to pretend to be a high school student, with [[CastOfExpies a remarkable number of similarities within the cast]]; Agent 83/Megan is Kim, Roger is Ron, Liz is Bonnie, Cash is Josh, Hardman is a [[GenderFlip gender-flipped]] Dr. Director (herself a gender-flipped ComicBook/NickFury, amusingly enough given that Hardman is played by Creator/SamuelLJackson), Victoria Knox is a gender-flipped [[BigBad Dr. Drakken]], and [[spoiler:Agent 84/Heather is Shego]]. It even has a Disney Channel star, Creator/DoveCameron, playing Liz.
* ''Film/BatmanBegins'' works pretty well as an adaptation of ''Radio/TheShadow'' and ''Comicbook/DoctorStrange'', respectively. In fact, when the trailer for the actual ''Film/DoctorStrange2016'' movie was released over a decade later, many audiences claimed it was a rip-off of ''Batman Begins''. The fact that ''Batman Begins'' writer David Goyer previously wrote an unproduced ''Doctor Strange'' screenplay probably has a lot to do with it.
* Website/SomethingAwful's [[http://www.somethingawful.com/d/current-movie-reviews/expendables2-paranorman.php?page=5 review]] of ''Film/BeastsOfTheSouthernWild'' called it "the closest you can get to capturing the feeling of a [[Creator/HayaoMiyazaki Miyazaki]] film in live-action."
* Before the Creator/DisneyChannel made [[Film/KimPossible an official one]], ''Film/BarelyLethal'' was probably the closest we'd come to a live-action ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' movie. Both are comedies about a female TeenSuperspy who has to pretend to be a high school student, with [[CastOfExpies a remarkable number of similarities within the cast]]; Agent 83/Megan is Kim, Roger is Ron, Liz is Bonnie, Cash is Josh, Hardman is a [[GenderFlip gender-flipped]] Dr. Director (herself a gender-flipped ComicBook/NickFury, amusingly enough given that Hardman is played by Creator/SamuelLJackson), Victoria Knox is a gender-flipped [[BigBad Dr. Drakken]], and [[spoiler:Agent 84/Heather is Shego]]. It even has a Disney Channel star, Creator/DoveCameron, playing Liz.
* ''Film/BatmanBegins'' works pretty well as an adaptation of ''Radio/TheShadow'' and ''Comicbook/DoctorStrange'', respectively. In fact, when the trailer for the actual ''Film/DoctorStrange2016'' movie was released over a decade later, many audiences claimed it was a rip-off of ''Batman Begins''. The fact that ''Batman Begins'' writer David Goyer previously wrote an unproduced ''Doctor Strange'' screenplay probably has a lot to do with it.
* Website/SomethingAwful's [[http://www.somethingawful.com/d/current-movie-reviews/expendables2-paranorman.php?page=5 review]] of ''Film/BeastsOfTheSouthernWild'' called it "the closest you can get to capturing the feeling of a [[Creator/HayaoMiyazaki Miyazaki]] film in live-action."
* The 2007 adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/{{Beowulf|2007}}'' is probably the best movie version of ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' that we're ever likely to see.
* Creator/NicholasRay, the director of ''Film/BiggerThanLife'', was greatly inspired by Creator/ArthurMiller's ''Theatre/DeathOfASalesman'' and saw his film as a cinematic adaptation of its "working-class tragedy", with the failure deriving from its [[TheEveryman everyman]] hero [[ConspicuousConsumption living and stretching himself beyond his means]].
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* Creator/DarrenAronofsky has stated that ''Film/BlackSwan'' was a "companion piece" to his previous film ''Film/TheWrestler''. In a way, the former is the latter's foil: ''The Wrestler'' is about finding beauty in a brutal sport while '' Black Swan'' is all about the brutality of a beautiful artform.
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* ''Film/BlackSwan'':
** It has been compared by many, ''many'' people to ''Anime/PerfectBlue''. Both are about an overworked, up-and-coming actress so stressed that she (and the audience) are unable to tell what's real and what isn't, to disturbing effect.
** It's also described as the closest viewers will get to a live-action ''Anime/PrincessTutu'' movie.
** Creator/DarrenAronofsky has stated that''Film/BlackSwan'' ''Black Swan'' was a "companion piece" to his previous film ''Film/TheWrestler''. In a way, the former is the latter's foil: ''The Wrestler'' is about finding beauty in a brutal sport while '' Black Swan'' is all about the brutality of a beautiful artform.
** It has been compared by many, ''many'' people to ''Anime/PerfectBlue''. Both are about an overworked, up-and-coming actress so stressed that she (and the audience) are unable to tell what's real and what isn't, to disturbing effect.
** It's also described as the closest viewers will get to a live-action ''Anime/PrincessTutu'' movie.
** Creator/DarrenAronofsky has stated that
* Some people have described Creator/CormacMcCarthy's ''Literature/BloodMeridian'' as [[HardToAdaptWork unfilmable]] due to its [[{{Gorn}} sheer graphic violence and bloodshed]] guaranteeing that any remotely faithful adaptation would get an NC-17 rating. S. Craig Zahler must have taken that as a challenge when he made ''Film/BoneTomahawk'', which captures a very similar DarkerAndEdgier [[TheWestern Wild West setting]] full of [[ExploitationFilm grindhouse gore]].
* ''Film/BloodWork'' is probably the closest we can get to a sixth ''Film/DirtyHarry'' movie.
* ''Film/BloodWork'' is probably the closest we can get to a sixth ''Film/DirtyHarry'' movie.
* ''Film/TheBookOfEli'':
** The screenwriter for the film is a self-proclaimed fan of ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}''. It's pretty much the movie of the game, but with no ghouls and the search for clean water replaced with Literature/TheBible.
** It's also arguably the best ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' movie ever made by a Western studio. Minus the exploding heads and with a [[spoiler:blind]] badass Creator/DenzelWashington.
* ''Film/{{Booksmart}}'', a teen comedy about a pair of disaffected, InsufferableGenius teenage girls who look down on their [[HiddenDepths (seemingly)]] dumbass classmates, is probably the best live-action ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' movie since the ''Film/GhostWorld'' adaptation, albeit with the protagonists' sense of superiority getting [[DeconstructedCharacterArchetype quickly deflated]].
** The screenwriter for the film is a self-proclaimed fan of ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}''. It's pretty much the movie of the game, but with no ghouls and the search for clean water replaced with Literature/TheBible.
** It's also arguably the best ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' movie ever made by a Western studio. Minus the exploding heads and with a [[spoiler:blind]] badass Creator/DenzelWashington.
* ''Film/{{Booksmart}}'', a teen comedy about a pair of disaffected, InsufferableGenius teenage girls who look down on their [[HiddenDepths (seemingly)]] dumbass classmates, is probably the best live-action ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' movie since the ''Film/GhostWorld'' adaptation, albeit with the protagonists' sense of superiority getting [[DeconstructedCharacterArchetype quickly deflated]].
* Creator/FrancisFordCoppola's 1992 film ''Film/BramStokersDracula'' was billed as [[TruerToTheText a more faithful adaptation]] of the original ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' novel than past adaptations had been. While it certainly does bear this influence, it also bears that of Creator/AndrewLloydWebber's ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'', particularly in how it takes a classic literary/cinematic villain and reimagines him as a TragicMonster while focusing on his [[StarCrossedLovers doomed romance]] with a normal human woman. [[WebVideo/VampireReviews Maven of the Eventide]], while [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAzJKf_Pa6I discussing the film,]] even remarked that the filmmakers must've been big fans of Webber's ''Phantom'' -- and indeed, the film's {{tagline}}, "Love Never Dies", went on to be used as the title to [[Theatre/LoveNeverDies the sequel]] to Webber's ''Phantom''.
* ''Film/TheBreakfastClub'' is a morality play about a group of people stuck in detention (which, for them, is a metaphorical {{Hell}}) who spend the movie scrutinizing and [[DeconstructedCharacterArchetype deconstructing their respective character archetypes]] and what they did to get sent to detention. In short, it's a non-supernatural teen comedy version of Creator/JeanPaulSartre's ''Theatre/NoExit''. ''Entertainment Weekly'', when [[https://ew.com/gallery/50-best-high-school-movies-0/?slide=383548#383548 naming]] ''The Breakfast Club'' the greatest teen movie ever made, explicitly used the comparison. [[https://prezi.com/xy6q8azi6cdo/comparison-between-characterization-in-the-breakfast-club-an/ This presentation]] goes into more detail, specifically comparing Andrew to Garcin as the one who is most susceptible to worrying about how others see him, Claire to Estelle as the vain RichBitch, and Bender to Inès as the one who is [[AtLeastIAdmitIt the most honest about being a jerk]]. ''The Breakfast Club'' ends a bit more optimistically, though, the characters' lessons sticking with them a bit better than they did for their counterparts in ''No Exit''.
* The Creator/{{Netflix}} original film ''Film/{{Bright}}'', an UrbanFantasy police thriller about fantasy races (specifically, humans, orcs, and elves) living in modern-day UsefulNotes/LosAngeles and dealing with magic and FantasticRacism as everyday issues, has invited many comparisons.
** The obvious one is ''Series/AlienNation'', given that the protagonists are a human cop and his non-human partner, albeit with the latter being an orc instead of an alien.
** It can also be seen as ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' minus the {{cyberpunk}} elements.
** A cop hunting fairytale-like creatures and siding with one of them? Basically ''Series/{{Grimm}}'' as a movie.
* ''Film/{{Brightburn}}'' is widely considered an amazing adaptation of ''ComicBook/{{Irredeemable}}''. It’s also frequently compared to [[Creator/AlanMoore Alan Moore’s]] seminal run on ''ComicBook/{{Miracleman}}''. [[spoiler:The end credits revealing the existence of other dark superhero [[{{Expy}} Expies]] and a heroic CaptainErsatz of Lex Luthor has caused many to consider it an adaptation of the various [[MirrorUniverse Crime Syndicate]] storylines from Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica.]]
* ''Film/TheCabinInTheWoods'':
** It makes for a pretty good adaptation of (warning: major spoilers) [[spoiler:the Wiki/SCPFoundation, of all things. The main bad guys are a nebulous organization of questionable morality that possesses an enormous catalog of monsters and other dangerous supernatural items (in this case, horror movie baddies), which it keeps and controls so as to prevent [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt an XK-Class end-of-the-world event]]. And when the heroes find out about the lengths they're willing to go to, they take one look and say "fuck it, better to let the world end." Furthermore, [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/sandrewswann-s-proposal S. Andrew Swann's proposal]] for SCP-001 is that it's the people in RealLife who are writing the website -- and the main subtextual thrust of ''The Cabin in the Woods'' is that [[EldritchAbomination the Ancient Ones]] represent [[YouBastard horror fans]]. It's no surprise that the site's users have declared it to be ''[[http://www.scp-wiki.net/forum/t-461238/the-cabin-in-the-woods Containment Breach: The Movie]]''.]]
** It's also a very good ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' film, with the young protagonists battling a supernatural mystery that's not what it seems at first glance. [[spoiler:The ScoobyDooHoax, however, turns out to have something far more sinister behind it.]]
** In the updated 2019 edition of Seth Grahame-Smith's book ''Literature/HowToSurviveAHorrorMovie'', when adding this film to the list of "additional study materials" (i.e. recommended horror films) at the end, he referred to it as "the reason there will never be a movie adaptation of the book you're currently reading."
* ''Film/TheBreakfastClub'' is a morality play about a group of people stuck in detention (which, for them, is a metaphorical {{Hell}}) who spend the movie scrutinizing and [[DeconstructedCharacterArchetype deconstructing their respective character archetypes]] and what they did to get sent to detention. In short, it's a non-supernatural teen comedy version of Creator/JeanPaulSartre's ''Theatre/NoExit''. ''Entertainment Weekly'', when [[https://ew.com/gallery/50-best-high-school-movies-0/?slide=383548#383548 naming]] ''The Breakfast Club'' the greatest teen movie ever made, explicitly used the comparison. [[https://prezi.com/xy6q8azi6cdo/comparison-between-characterization-in-the-breakfast-club-an/ This presentation]] goes into more detail, specifically comparing Andrew to Garcin as the one who is most susceptible to worrying about how others see him, Claire to Estelle as the vain RichBitch, and Bender to Inès as the one who is [[AtLeastIAdmitIt the most honest about being a jerk]]. ''The Breakfast Club'' ends a bit more optimistically, though, the characters' lessons sticking with them a bit better than they did for their counterparts in ''No Exit''.
* The Creator/{{Netflix}} original film ''Film/{{Bright}}'', an UrbanFantasy police thriller about fantasy races (specifically, humans, orcs, and elves) living in modern-day UsefulNotes/LosAngeles and dealing with magic and FantasticRacism as everyday issues, has invited many comparisons.
** The obvious one is ''Series/AlienNation'', given that the protagonists are a human cop and his non-human partner, albeit with the latter being an orc instead of an alien.
** It can also be seen as ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' minus the {{cyberpunk}} elements.
** A cop hunting fairytale-like creatures and siding with one of them? Basically ''Series/{{Grimm}}'' as a movie.
* ''Film/{{Brightburn}}'' is widely considered an amazing adaptation of ''ComicBook/{{Irredeemable}}''. It’s also frequently compared to [[Creator/AlanMoore Alan Moore’s]] seminal run on ''ComicBook/{{Miracleman}}''. [[spoiler:The end credits revealing the existence of other dark superhero [[{{Expy}} Expies]] and a heroic CaptainErsatz of Lex Luthor has caused many to consider it an adaptation of the various [[MirrorUniverse Crime Syndicate]] storylines from Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica.]]
* ''Film/TheCabinInTheWoods'':
** It makes for a pretty good adaptation of (warning: major spoilers) [[spoiler:the Wiki/SCPFoundation, of all things. The main bad guys are a nebulous organization of questionable morality that possesses an enormous catalog of monsters and other dangerous supernatural items (in this case, horror movie baddies), which it keeps and controls so as to prevent [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt an XK-Class end-of-the-world event]]. And when the heroes find out about the lengths they're willing to go to, they take one look and say "fuck it, better to let the world end." Furthermore, [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/sandrewswann-s-proposal S. Andrew Swann's proposal]] for SCP-001 is that it's the people in RealLife who are writing the website -- and the main subtextual thrust of ''The Cabin in the Woods'' is that [[EldritchAbomination the Ancient Ones]] represent [[YouBastard horror fans]]. It's no surprise that the site's users have declared it to be ''[[http://www.scp-wiki.net/forum/t-461238/the-cabin-in-the-woods Containment Breach: The Movie]]''.]]
** It's also a very good ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' film, with the young protagonists battling a supernatural mystery that's not what it seems at first glance. [[spoiler:The ScoobyDooHoax, however, turns out to have something far more sinister behind it.]]
** In the updated 2019 edition of Seth Grahame-Smith's book ''Literature/HowToSurviveAHorrorMovie'', when adding this film to the list of "additional study materials" (i.e. recommended horror films) at the end, he referred to it as "the reason there will never be a movie adaptation of the book you're currently reading."
* ''Film/CasaDeMiPadre'' is probably the closest we will see to a feature-length version of the Conando sketches from Creator/ConanOBrien's stints hosting ''Series/LateNight'' and ''Series/TheTonightShow'', as both feature the concept of an obviously white actor appearing in an AffectionateParody of telenovelas in which RuleOfFunny appears heavily.
* ''Film/CemeteryMan'' is widely considered a better live-action ''ComicBook/DylanDog'' than the comic's actual film adaptation, which was a generic monster movie bordering on InNameOnly. Moreover, the main character in ''Cemetery Man'' is played by Rupert Everett, who was the visual inspiration for Dylan Dog's facial features.
* ''Film/{{Charade}}'' was famously called the "best Hitchcock movie that Creator/AlfredHitchcock never made".
* ''Film/{{Charade}}'' was famously called the "best Hitchcock movie that Creator/AlfredHitchcock never made".
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** The film is a spiritual successor to ''Film/MaryPoppins''. Both films starred Creator/DickVanDyke with music by Music/TheShermanBrothers and set in TheEdwardianEra. Dick Van Dyke even quipped "This will out-Disney Creator/{{Disney}}." on the eve of itsrelease.release.
** Since the screenplay was written by Creator/RoaldDahl and includes some of his favorite tropes (e.g. a candy factory, [[ChildHater child-hating villains]]), some view the film as an honorary Dahl novel, even though he didn't write the source material.
** The film is a spiritual successor to ''Film/MaryPoppins''. Both films starred Creator/DickVanDyke with music by Music/TheShermanBrothers and set in TheEdwardianEra. Dick Van Dyke even quipped "This will out-Disney Creator/{{Disney}}." on the eve of its
** Since the screenplay was written by Creator/RoaldDahl and includes some of his favorite tropes (e.g. a candy factory, [[ChildHater child-hating villains]]), some view the film as an honorary Dahl novel, even though he didn't write the source material.
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* ''Film/{{Chronicle}}'':
** Many point to it as a good Western live-action adaption of ''Manga/{{Akira}}'', in that both are about teenagers who are bestowed with superpowers and proceed to use them in terrifying ways.
** While Creator/StephenKing's ''Literature/{{Carrie}}'' has had more than one worthy adaptation (the [[Film/Carrie1976 1976 version]] in particular being considered an outright horror classic), this film makes for a great [[GenderFlip gender-flipped]], {{capepunk}} remake of the story. Andrew Detmer, like Carrie White, is a troubled teen raised in a toxic, {{abusive|Parents}} environment at home (Carrie by her widowed, [[TheFundamentalist religious fanatic mother]], Andrew by his [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic father]] while his mother is dying of cancer) and the target of relentless bullying at school, and both of them have [[MindOverMatter telekinetic powers]] that, towards the end of their respective stories, they use to get revenge on everybody whoever wronged them. Max Landis, the film's writer, even [[https://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/09/18/chronicles-max-landis-doesnt-want-you-to-call-his-new-show-a-superhero-show/ pointed this out]] when disputing the argument that it was a superhero film, arguing that it drew more from ''Carrie'' than anything and that, under any standard by which ''Chronicle'' could be considered a superhero story, so could ''Carrie'' and another King novel, ''Literature/{{Firestarter}}''.
** Many point to it as a good Western live-action adaption of ''Manga/{{Akira}}'', in that both are about teenagers who are bestowed with superpowers and proceed to use them in terrifying ways.
** While Creator/StephenKing's ''Literature/{{Carrie}}'' has had more than one worthy adaptation (the [[Film/Carrie1976 1976 version]] in particular being considered an outright horror classic), this film makes for a great [[GenderFlip gender-flipped]], {{capepunk}} remake of the story. Andrew Detmer, like Carrie White, is a troubled teen raised in a toxic, {{abusive|Parents}} environment at home (Carrie by her widowed, [[TheFundamentalist religious fanatic mother]], Andrew by his [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic father]] while his mother is dying of cancer) and the target of relentless bullying at school, and both of them have [[MindOverMatter telekinetic powers]] that, towards the end of their respective stories, they use to get revenge on everybody whoever wronged them. Max Landis, the film's writer, even [[https://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/09/18/chronicles-max-landis-doesnt-want-you-to-call-his-new-show-a-superhero-show/ pointed this out]] when disputing the argument that it was a superhero film, arguing that it drew more from ''Carrie'' than anything and that, under any standard by which ''Chronicle'' could be considered a superhero story, so could ''Carrie'' and another King novel, ''Literature/{{Firestarter}}''.
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* Creator/JJAbrams stated that ''Film/{{Cloverfield}}'' was his attempt to do an American take on ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXc7hpMgofQ This video]] by Up From the Depths goes into more detail, specifically calling it an American version of [[Film/Godzilla1954 the original 1954 film]] in how it portrays its monster, using it as a metaphor for contemporary fears ([[UsefulNotes/AtomicBombingsOfHiroshimaAndNagasaki nuclear weapons]] in ''Godzilla'', [[PostNineElevenTerrorismMovie terrorism]] in ''Cloverfield'') and having it be nearly invulnerable to conventional weaponry such that humans are almost powerless against it.
* ''Film/{{Clueless}}'' has been called a better film adaptation of Creator/JaneAusten's ''Literature/{{Emma}}'' than any of the official adaptations, taking the plot and characters and relocating them to a Beverly Hills high school.
* ''Film/{{Clueless}}'' has been called a better film adaptation of Creator/JaneAusten's ''Literature/{{Emma}}'' than any of the official adaptations, taking the plot and characters and relocating them to a Beverly Hills high school.
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* ''Film/ConanTheDestroyer'' is essentially a ''Dungeons and Dragons'' movie.
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* The ''Film/{{Crank}}'' duology is also this to the ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' series as a whole.
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* ''Film/ACureForWellness'', in a way, is the Creator/GoreVerbinski's closest way to adapting ''VideoGame/{{Bioshock}}'' like he tried to do all those years ago. To wit: A secluded community of very rich people lead by a megalomaniac guru, an outsider trapped inside said community after an accident, a creepy young girl wearing a blue dress and corrupted by the villain, omnipresence of water, a life-altering substance processed from a water animal, a villain who turn to be [[spoiler: a character from the backstory than everyone thought was dead]], and great amounts of {{Squick}} and NightmareFuel.
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* ''Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula'' is closer to Comicbook/DoctorDoom's origin story than the one in the actual ''Film/FantasticFour2005'' film, or the one in the [[Film/FantasticFour2015 2015 reboot]], for that matter.
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* ''Film/DaveMadeAMaze'', an indie comedy about a slacker artist who builds a fort/maze out of cardboard in his living room only for it to grow into a MagicRealism monstrosity, has often been described as feeling like a feature film adaptation of ''Series/{{Community}}'', particularly in terms of that show's more fantastical episodes.
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* Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse:
** The action scenes in ''Film/ManOfSteel'', in which Superman engages General Zod and his Kryptonian army in no-holds-barred, superpowered brawls in Smallville and Metropolis, have been pointed to as a better Western take on the fight scenes from ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' than the actual, much-maligned Hollywood adaptation of such, ''Film/DragonballEvolution''. Faora in particular has been [[http://comicsalliance.com/man-of-steel-faora-vs-dragon-ball-z-vegeta-art-chart/ called]] the best live-action Vegeta ever (albeit a [[GenderFlip female version]] thereof).
** ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'':
*** Daniel Dockery of ''Website/{{Cracked}}'' has said that it came [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/why-you-shouldnt-give-up-hope-suicide-squad-2-yet/ closer to the feel]] of the ComicBook/SuicideSquad than the actual ''Film/{{Suicide Squad|2016}}'' movie. This was intended as a knock against both films, however. He felt that the point of the Suicide Squad in the comics was that they were {{Anti Hero}}es whose actions [[DesignatedHero stretched the "hero" part to the breaking point]], a description that he felt fit the portrayal of ComicBook/{{Batman}} and ComicBook/{{Superman}} in the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse to a tee. The [[DesignatedVillain ostensible]] {{Villain Protagonist}}s of the ''Suicide Squad'' movie, meanwhile, were mostly decent (if [[GoodIsNotNice rough]]) people who had made mistakes and were awaiting a shot at redemption.
*** It has also been seen as Creator/ZackSnyder adapting ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' for a second time.
** Some have compared ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'' to a [[LighterAndSofter PG-13 version]] of ''VideoGame/PAYDAYTheHeist''.
* Given [[AllThereInTheManual the revelation]] that the titular monsters are actually an alien bioweapon, it's safe to call ''Film/TheDeadlySpawn'' the best [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Tyranid]] movie without any Tyranids in it.
** The action scenes in ''Film/ManOfSteel'', in which Superman engages General Zod and his Kryptonian army in no-holds-barred, superpowered brawls in Smallville and Metropolis, have been pointed to as a better Western take on the fight scenes from ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' than the actual, much-maligned Hollywood adaptation of such, ''Film/DragonballEvolution''. Faora in particular has been [[http://comicsalliance.com/man-of-steel-faora-vs-dragon-ball-z-vegeta-art-chart/ called]] the best live-action Vegeta ever (albeit a [[GenderFlip female version]] thereof).
** ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'':
*** Daniel Dockery of ''Website/{{Cracked}}'' has said that it came [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/why-you-shouldnt-give-up-hope-suicide-squad-2-yet/ closer to the feel]] of the ComicBook/SuicideSquad than the actual ''Film/{{Suicide Squad|2016}}'' movie. This was intended as a knock against both films, however. He felt that the point of the Suicide Squad in the comics was that they were {{Anti Hero}}es whose actions [[DesignatedHero stretched the "hero" part to the breaking point]], a description that he felt fit the portrayal of ComicBook/{{Batman}} and ComicBook/{{Superman}} in the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse to a tee. The [[DesignatedVillain ostensible]] {{Villain Protagonist}}s of the ''Suicide Squad'' movie, meanwhile, were mostly decent (if [[GoodIsNotNice rough]]) people who had made mistakes and were awaiting a shot at redemption.
*** It has also been seen as Creator/ZackSnyder adapting ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' for a second time.
** Some have compared ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'' to a [[LighterAndSofter PG-13 version]] of ''VideoGame/PAYDAYTheHeist''.
* Given [[AllThereInTheManual the revelation]] that the titular monsters are actually an alien bioweapon, it's safe to call ''Film/TheDeadlySpawn'' the best [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Tyranid]] movie without any Tyranids in it.
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* ''Film/DeadSnow'' might as well be a Norwegian adaptation of ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty''[='=]s VideoGame/NaziZombies mode. All that's missing are the hellhounds and rayguns.
* ''Film/DeathRace'', a 2008 remake of Creator/RogerCorman's ''Film/DeathRace2000'', [[InNameOnly may not have been particularly faithful]] to the original, but it ''was'' a very close adaptation of ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal''. Frankenstein's in-universe "mascot" mystique is treated in a manner akin to [[MonsterClown Sweet Tooth's]], and it now has the cars equipped with {{weapon|izedCar}}s activated by driving over icons on the track, a feature pulled out of many a VehicularCombat game. And in turn, the 2012 reboot of ''Twisted Metal'' had a number of cars seemingly based on those from the ''Death Race'' remake and its sequels.
* ''Film/DeathRace'', a 2008 remake of Creator/RogerCorman's ''Film/DeathRace2000'', [[InNameOnly may not have been particularly faithful]] to the original, but it ''was'' a very close adaptation of ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal''. Frankenstein's in-universe "mascot" mystique is treated in a manner akin to [[MonsterClown Sweet Tooth's]], and it now has the cars equipped with {{weapon|izedCar}}s activated by driving over icons on the track, a feature pulled out of many a VehicularCombat game. And in turn, the 2012 reboot of ''Twisted Metal'' had a number of cars seemingly based on those from the ''Death Race'' remake and its sequels.
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* The Creator/SylvesterStallone vehicle ''Film/DemolitionMan'' is said to have captured the humor of the ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'' comics better than the actual ''Judge Dredd'' movie starring Stallone!
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* French 1982 comedy ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deux_heures_moins_le_quart_avant_J%C3%A9sus-Christ Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ]]'' (literally "Quarter to Two B.C.") is a peplum parody set in the Roman Empire era, full of deliberate anachronism, and with Caesar and Cleopatra as characters. It feels like an unofficial ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' live-action adaptation (although much coarser) predating the official ones by two decades.
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* ''Film/DoctorMordrid'', a low-budget fantasy film made by Creator/FullMoonFeatures, was originally intended as a ComicBook/DoctorStrange adaptation, but Charles Band's rights to the property expired before he could begin production. Undeterred, he simply [[SerialNumbersFiledOff rewrote the script]] to be an original property.
* Creator/KevinSmith's religious comedy ''Film/{{Dogma}}'', with its satire of the finer points of the Christian faith combined with BlackComedy and very R-rated sensibilities, is the closest we've gotten to a film adaptation of ''ComicBook/{{Preacher}}'', albeit with more of a focus on [[GrossOutShow gross-out humor]].
* ''Film/DoubleImpact'', starring Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme, is considered a better adaptation of the ''[[VideoGame/DoubleDragonI Double Dragon]]'' video game than the official ''Film/DoubleDragon'' movie starring Scott Wolf and Mark Dacascos. It even had Bolo Yeung playing an Abobo-like henchman who throws oil drums at his enemies. Coincidentally, the long-haired version of Abobo from ''VideoGame/DoubleDragonIITheRevenge'' is named Bolo in most versions of that game.
* ''Film/DraculaUntold'':
** The closest we'll get to a ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow'' movie. The fact that Dracula's vampire mode here is portrayed very similarly to his portrayal in those games helps.
** The closest we'd ever get to a live-action ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'' prequel.
** The story (historic prince gains magical powers from an ancient being which he uses to defeat his enemies) bears some similarities to the origin of ComicBook/BlackAdam.
* ''Film/Dune2021'' is the best live-action adaptation of ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' we're going to get, which makes sense considering that the original ''{{Literature/Dune}}'' was one of the inspirations for Warhammer 40k.
* Creator/KevinSmith's religious comedy ''Film/{{Dogma}}'', with its satire of the finer points of the Christian faith combined with BlackComedy and very R-rated sensibilities, is the closest we've gotten to a film adaptation of ''ComicBook/{{Preacher}}'', albeit with more of a focus on [[GrossOutShow gross-out humor]].
* ''Film/DoubleImpact'', starring Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme, is considered a better adaptation of the ''[[VideoGame/DoubleDragonI Double Dragon]]'' video game than the official ''Film/DoubleDragon'' movie starring Scott Wolf and Mark Dacascos. It even had Bolo Yeung playing an Abobo-like henchman who throws oil drums at his enemies. Coincidentally, the long-haired version of Abobo from ''VideoGame/DoubleDragonIITheRevenge'' is named Bolo in most versions of that game.
* ''Film/DraculaUntold'':
** The closest we'll get to a ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow'' movie. The fact that Dracula's vampire mode here is portrayed very similarly to his portrayal in those games helps.
** The closest we'd ever get to a live-action ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'' prequel.
** The story (historic prince gains magical powers from an ancient being which he uses to defeat his enemies) bears some similarities to the origin of ComicBook/BlackAdam.
* ''Film/Dune2021'' is the best live-action adaptation of ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' we're going to get, which makes sense considering that the original ''{{Literature/Dune}}'' was one of the inspirations for Warhammer 40k.
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* ''Film/EasyA'' is a high school version of Creator/NathanielHawthorne's ''Literature/TheScarletLetter'', which the heroine pays tribute to by wearing a giant red "A" on her shirt.
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* ''Film/{{Goosebumps}}'' can be seen as one to ''Jumanji'', at least in the aspect of fictional creatures running amok in the real world, and everything getting sucked back to where they came from in the end.
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* As ''Film/HardcoreHenry'' is heavily inspired by FirstPersonShooter video games, there are arguments that it's one for several examples: ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' in its hectic gunfights and action scenes, ''VideoGame/HalfLife'' with the UnbrokenFirstPersonPerspective and Henry's HeroicMime status, ''VideoGame/MirrorsEdge'' in the chases and fistfights, ''VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon'' due to having a psychic commander as the BigBad, and [[spoiler:''VideoGame/{{BioShock|1}}'' for the protagonist's memory being tampered with and altered, while MissionControl turns out to be evil]].
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* ''Film/ManOfSteel'' can be considered a spiritual successor to ''Film/{{Watchmen}}''. Both are superhero films directed by Creator/ZackSnyder that deconstruct their protagonists and alternate between past and present scenes. The World Engine (an octopus-like alien construct with the ability to level an entire city and change the world to the villain's designs) could also be seen as an AuthorsSavingThrow for replacing ''Watchmen'''s octopus-monster with a bomb.
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* ''Film/ManOfSteel'' can be considered a spiritual successor to ''Film/{{Watchmen}}''. Both are superhero films directed by Creator/ZackSnyder that deconstruct their protagonists and alternate between past and present scenes. The World Engine (an octopus-like squid-like alien construct with the ability to level an entire city and change the world to the villain's designs) could also be seen as an AuthorsSavingThrow for replacing ''Watchmen'''s octopus-monster squid-monster with a bomb.bomb.
* The Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse is practically ''full'' of examples.
** ''Film/TheAvengers2012'' could be argued as a great movie adaptation of ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', with both stories featuring a group of superheroes with attitude being recruited by a bald man with a presence to fight an alien with a fancy staff who wants to conquer Earth. To top it off, the SixthRanger was brainwashed into serving the villain before being knocked back into consciousness and has the closest relationship with TheChick (or in this film's case, the only woman) on the team. Together, they fight endless waves of mooks and giant monsters, and while they don't have a Megazord, they ''do'' have a [[AirborneAircraftCarrier helicarrier]]. In fact, in the wake of Joseph Kahn's ''[=Power/Rangers=]'' [[DarkerAndEdgier gritty]] fan film, those who didn't like it pointed to this film as a better alternative since while it's certainly darker than your average ''Power Rangers'' season, it still has the defining elements that made the show, most prominently teamwork and the sense of victory, as well as some lighthearted moments to balance out the darkness.
** ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' may be the best movie adaptation of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' that we ever get to see, in particular ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty''. It's about a long-time veteran soldier, who's the sole survivor of a government program to create genetically-enhanced soldiers, coming out of retirement to fight a terrorist leader with ties to his past, having a rivalry with someone with a fake left arm, and working to uncover a conspiracy in the ranks of the government while they prepare to devastate the world with a powerful superweapon, [[spoiler: usually within the very organization they work for]]. The movie even has its own [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2 tanker level]], and a scene where we find out that the government conspiracy is led by [[spoiler:a sentient ArtificialIntelligence that took over for the long-deceased human villains]]. Also, the eponymous Winter Soldier is revealed to be [[spoiler:[[Comicbook/BuckyBarnes an old friend of the veteran soldier]], presumed dead but taken from the battlefield and transformed against his will into a cyborg assassin]].
** ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'': A number of fans have pointed out the similarity of the film's central characters to the original regular characters of ''Series/{{Farscape}}''. (Peter = John, Gamora = Aeryn, Drax = D'Argo, Groot = Zhaan, and Rocket = Rygel.) Some of the changes made to the film characters compared to the original comic versions make them closer to the ''Farscape'' characters (in particular Peter being abducted by aliens and TrappedInAnotherWorld instead of voluntarily exploring space, and Drax being an alien rather than an augmented human). Notably, Creator/JamesGunn is a fan of the show, and [[https://io9.gizmodo.com/ben-browder-got-that-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-cam-1797535030 cast Ben Browder]] (who played John Crichton) in a small part in ''[[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 Vol. 2]]''.
** Just take a look at ''Film/AntMan1''[='=]s heist at Pym Tech if you want to know what a live-action ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}'' movie would look like.
** ''Film/DoctorStrange2016'' is a better ComicBook/GreenLantern film then the actual ''Film/GreenLantern2011'' movie, as pointed out [[https://youtu.be/y2AEXOlfYnM?t=5m35s here]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sMUVCVbU7s here]] by Creator/JeremyJahns and Couch Tomato respectively.
** WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic, at the end of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnyHqxxsD8g his video]] on ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'', called ''Film/BlackPanther2018'' the "real" [[Film/DisneyLiveActionRemakes live-action remake]] of that film. Specifically, both are epic stories set in Africa about an heir to the throne who is usurped by a tyrant who kills his father and leaves him for dead, and undertakes a long quest to return to his rightful place as king. Both have scenes where the hero and villain duke it out on a cliff's edge, and the heroes of both contact the spirits of their dead fathers, though T'Challa's reunion with his father is a bit more heated than Simba's. And both stories are themselves heavily inspired by ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}''. The heroes even both evoke big cats, though Simba from ''The Lion King'' is a literal lion while T'Challa in ''Black Panther'' is a human who uses the imagery of a panther.
** ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' is an interesting example, in that it's a literal sequel to one film, but also a SpiritualSuccessor to another film set in [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse the same universe]]. To elaborate, it's the third in a trilogy with ''Film/{{Thor}}'' and ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'', but it has much more in common with ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' in terms of tone and aesthetic. It has the colorful SpaceOpera setting, the RagtagBunchOfMisfits cast, the plot involving space travel to [[UsedFuture the seamier corners of the galaxy]], and the retro soundtrack full of '70s and '80s rock hits (complete with original synth music by Music/MarkMothersbaugh of Music/{{Devo}}).
*** Additionally, many critics and fans have called ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' the best ''[[Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse He-Man]]'' movie ever made. This is thanks to its mixture of sci-fi and SwordsAndSorcery, retro '80s score and aesthetic, colorful cast of heroes and villains, and the fact that it stars a muscular hero who wields swords and lightning.
** ''Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}'' has also been called pretty good adaptation of the ComicBook/GreenLantern mythos. It's an epic SpaceOpera centered on the origin of a superhero with energy manipulation powers, the main character is part of an elite intergalactic military force, and the story begins with a lost alien crashing to Earth. Even if the main character's name is "Carol Danvers" instead of "Hal Jordan", the story manages to hit all the beats that ''Green Lantern'' fans love: the colorful space battles, the exotic aliens, the lovably cocky hero who [[AcePilot flies fighter jets]]... It's all here.
*** A lot of viewers have noted that this movie makes for a surprisingly good live-action ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' film. Some even consider it to be a more faithful adaptation than the much reviled ''Film/DragonBallEvolution''. Like Goku, Carol is an immensely powerful warrior with the ability to fly and shoot energy from her hands, with no understanding of her past, and learns [[spoiler: she was part of a legacy of genocidal alien conquerors (the Saiyans/the Kree) who are the sworn enemies of a race of pointy-eared green aliens that later turn out to [[HeelFaceTurn not all that bad.]]]] The movie even climaxes with the main character [[spoiler:unlocking her hidden power and entering a glowing GoldenSuperMode to defeat the villains.]]
*** It could also be seen as one to WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower. [[spoiler:Both female leads gain superpowers and defect from an EvilEmpire after [[ObliviouslyEvil belatedly]] learning that it's, well, evil and that her enemies were GoodAllAlong.]] Carol's relationship with the Supreme Intelligence also calls to mind [[spoiler:Shadow Weaver's manipulative raising of Adora]].
** Many consider ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' to be one to, of all things, ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'', including such elements from story as Peter's secret identity being revealed and the consequences thereof, the involvement of Doctor Strange, [[spoiler: Aunt May being fatally wounded by one of Spider-Man's enemies and ending with everyone's memory of Peter's identity being erased, and Peter and MJ's relationship being erased with it]]. Unusually, the movie is considered a far ''superior'' story, utilizing elements of the general plotline in ways that are far more consistent with both the characterization and themes of Spider-Man.
* The Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse is practically ''full'' of examples.
** ''Film/TheAvengers2012'' could be argued as a great movie adaptation of ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', with both stories featuring a group of superheroes with attitude being recruited by a bald man with a presence to fight an alien with a fancy staff who wants to conquer Earth. To top it off, the SixthRanger was brainwashed into serving the villain before being knocked back into consciousness and has the closest relationship with TheChick (or in this film's case, the only woman) on the team. Together, they fight endless waves of mooks and giant monsters, and while they don't have a Megazord, they ''do'' have a [[AirborneAircraftCarrier helicarrier]]. In fact, in the wake of Joseph Kahn's ''[=Power/Rangers=]'' [[DarkerAndEdgier gritty]] fan film, those who didn't like it pointed to this film as a better alternative since while it's certainly darker than your average ''Power Rangers'' season, it still has the defining elements that made the show, most prominently teamwork and the sense of victory, as well as some lighthearted moments to balance out the darkness.
** ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' may be the best movie adaptation of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' that we ever get to see, in particular ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty''. It's about a long-time veteran soldier, who's the sole survivor of a government program to create genetically-enhanced soldiers, coming out of retirement to fight a terrorist leader with ties to his past, having a rivalry with someone with a fake left arm, and working to uncover a conspiracy in the ranks of the government while they prepare to devastate the world with a powerful superweapon, [[spoiler: usually within the very organization they work for]]. The movie even has its own [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2 tanker level]], and a scene where we find out that the government conspiracy is led by [[spoiler:a sentient ArtificialIntelligence that took over for the long-deceased human villains]]. Also, the eponymous Winter Soldier is revealed to be [[spoiler:[[Comicbook/BuckyBarnes an old friend of the veteran soldier]], presumed dead but taken from the battlefield and transformed against his will into a cyborg assassin]].
** ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'': A number of fans have pointed out the similarity of the film's central characters to the original regular characters of ''Series/{{Farscape}}''. (Peter = John, Gamora = Aeryn, Drax = D'Argo, Groot = Zhaan, and Rocket = Rygel.) Some of the changes made to the film characters compared to the original comic versions make them closer to the ''Farscape'' characters (in particular Peter being abducted by aliens and TrappedInAnotherWorld instead of voluntarily exploring space, and Drax being an alien rather than an augmented human). Notably, Creator/JamesGunn is a fan of the show, and [[https://io9.gizmodo.com/ben-browder-got-that-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-cam-1797535030 cast Ben Browder]] (who played John Crichton) in a small part in ''[[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 Vol. 2]]''.
** Just take a look at ''Film/AntMan1''[='=]s heist at Pym Tech if you want to know what a live-action ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}'' movie would look like.
** ''Film/DoctorStrange2016'' is a better ComicBook/GreenLantern film then the actual ''Film/GreenLantern2011'' movie, as pointed out [[https://youtu.be/y2AEXOlfYnM?t=5m35s here]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sMUVCVbU7s here]] by Creator/JeremyJahns and Couch Tomato respectively.
** WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic, at the end of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnyHqxxsD8g his video]] on ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'', called ''Film/BlackPanther2018'' the "real" [[Film/DisneyLiveActionRemakes live-action remake]] of that film. Specifically, both are epic stories set in Africa about an heir to the throne who is usurped by a tyrant who kills his father and leaves him for dead, and undertakes a long quest to return to his rightful place as king. Both have scenes where the hero and villain duke it out on a cliff's edge, and the heroes of both contact the spirits of their dead fathers, though T'Challa's reunion with his father is a bit more heated than Simba's. And both stories are themselves heavily inspired by ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}''. The heroes even both evoke big cats, though Simba from ''The Lion King'' is a literal lion while T'Challa in ''Black Panther'' is a human who uses the imagery of a panther.
** ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' is an interesting example, in that it's a literal sequel to one film, but also a SpiritualSuccessor to another film set in [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse the same universe]]. To elaborate, it's the third in a trilogy with ''Film/{{Thor}}'' and ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'', but it has much more in common with ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' in terms of tone and aesthetic. It has the colorful SpaceOpera setting, the RagtagBunchOfMisfits cast, the plot involving space travel to [[UsedFuture the seamier corners of the galaxy]], and the retro soundtrack full of '70s and '80s rock hits (complete with original synth music by Music/MarkMothersbaugh of Music/{{Devo}}).
*** Additionally, many critics and fans have called ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' the best ''[[Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse He-Man]]'' movie ever made. This is thanks to its mixture of sci-fi and SwordsAndSorcery, retro '80s score and aesthetic, colorful cast of heroes and villains, and the fact that it stars a muscular hero who wields swords and lightning.
** ''Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}'' has also been called pretty good adaptation of the ComicBook/GreenLantern mythos. It's an epic SpaceOpera centered on the origin of a superhero with energy manipulation powers, the main character is part of an elite intergalactic military force, and the story begins with a lost alien crashing to Earth. Even if the main character's name is "Carol Danvers" instead of "Hal Jordan", the story manages to hit all the beats that ''Green Lantern'' fans love: the colorful space battles, the exotic aliens, the lovably cocky hero who [[AcePilot flies fighter jets]]... It's all here.
*** A lot of viewers have noted that this movie makes for a surprisingly good live-action ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' film. Some even consider it to be a more faithful adaptation than the much reviled ''Film/DragonBallEvolution''. Like Goku, Carol is an immensely powerful warrior with the ability to fly and shoot energy from her hands, with no understanding of her past, and learns [[spoiler: she was part of a legacy of genocidal alien conquerors (the Saiyans/the Kree) who are the sworn enemies of a race of pointy-eared green aliens that later turn out to [[HeelFaceTurn not all that bad.]]]] The movie even climaxes with the main character [[spoiler:unlocking her hidden power and entering a glowing GoldenSuperMode to defeat the villains.]]
*** It could also be seen as one to WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower. [[spoiler:Both female leads gain superpowers and defect from an EvilEmpire after [[ObliviouslyEvil belatedly]] learning that it's, well, evil and that her enemies were GoodAllAlong.]] Carol's relationship with the Supreme Intelligence also calls to mind [[spoiler:Shadow Weaver's manipulative raising of Adora]].
** Many consider ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' to be one to, of all things, ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'', including such elements from story as Peter's secret identity being revealed and the consequences thereof, the involvement of Doctor Strange, [[spoiler: Aunt May being fatally wounded by one of Spider-Man's enemies and ending with everyone's memory of Peter's identity being erased, and Peter and MJ's relationship being erased with it]]. Unusually, the movie is considered a far ''superior'' story, utilizing elements of the general plotline in ways that are far more consistent with both the characterization and themes of Spider-Man.
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* ''Film/MeanGirls'' is a LighterAndSofter spiritual successor to the [[CultClassic cult]] BlackComedy ''Film/{{Heathers}}''. ''Heathers'' screenwriter Dan Waters is the brother of ''Mean Girls'' director Mark Waters.
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* ''Film/{{Paddington}}'' to ''Film/MaryPoppins'' and ''Film/NannyMcPhee''. Instead of a magic nanny bringing harmony to a British family, it's a little bear from Peru looking for a new home, and he stays.
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* ''Film/{{Paddington}}'' to ''Film/MaryPoppins'' and ''Film/NannyMcPhee''. Instead of a magic magical nanny bringing harmony to a British family, it's a adorable little magical bear from Peru looking for a new home, home. Furthermore, while both Mary Poppins and he Nanny [=McPhee=] eventually leave their respctive families, Paddington stays.
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* ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' is an interesting example, in that it's a literal sequel one film, but also a SpiritualSuccessor to another film set in [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse the same universe]]. It's the third in a trilogy with ''Film/{{Thor}}'' and ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'', but it has much more in common with ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' in terms of tone and aesthetic. It has the colorful SpaceOpera setting, the RagtagBunchOfMisfits cast, the plot involving space travel to [[UsedFuture the seamier corners of the galaxy]], and the retro soundtrack full of '70s and '80s rock hits (complete with original synth music by Music/MarkMothersbaugh of Music/{{Devo}}).
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* ''Film/IsParisBurning'' to ''Film/TheLongestDay''. Black and white historical EpicMovie, international AllStarCast, LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, Allied victory in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, [[LaResistance French Resistance]] at work... you got it. It can very much serve as a sequel to it as far as historical events are concerned (if you skip the — very grueling for the Allies — Battle of Normandy that followed D-Day, that is). Also, both films had a soundtrack by Music/MauriceJarre and had Creator/GertFrobe in their cast.
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* ''Film/IsParisBurning'' to ''Film/TheLongestDay''. Black and white historical EpicMovie, international AllStarCast, LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, many characters, Allied victory in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, [[LaResistance French Resistance]] at work... you got it. It can very much serve as a sequel to it as far as historical events are concerned (if you skip the — very grueling for the Allies — Battle of Normandy that followed D-Day, that is). Also, both films had a soundtrack by Music/MauriceJarre and had Creator/GertFrobe in their cast.
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* ''Film/IsParisBurning'' to ''Film/TheLongestDay''. Black and white historical EpicMovie, international AllStarCast, LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, Allied victory in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, [[LaResistance French Resistance]] at work... you got it. It can very much serve as a sequel to it as far as historical events are concerned (if you skip the — very grueling for the Allies — Battle of Normandy that followed D-Day, that is).
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* ''Film/IsParisBurning'' to ''Film/TheLongestDay''. Black and white historical EpicMovie, international AllStarCast, LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, Allied victory in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, [[LaResistance French Resistance]] at work... you got it. It can very much serve as a sequel to it as far as historical events are concerned (if you skip the — very grueling for the Allies — Battle of Normandy that followed D-Day, that is). Also, both films had a soundtrack by Music/MauriceJarre and had Creator/GertFrobe in their cast.
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** ''Film/KingArthur'', ironically enough another film that serves as a more grounded and gritty retelling of a renowned figure in British folklore, also qualifies as a spiritual successor to ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'' just as much. Both stories were initially conceived by David Franzoni, Music/HansZimmer provided the scores for both, and the two films are Roman era historical battle epics that center around a great and respected officer in the Roman military who has never been to Rome but holds an idealized image of it in his head as the light in a dark and cruel world. An image that becomes effected as their stories go on.
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** ''Film/KingArthur'', ''Film/KingArthur2004'', ironically enough another film that serves as a more grounded and gritty retelling of a renowned figure in British folklore, also qualifies as a spiritual successor to ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'' just as much. Both stories were initially conceived by David Franzoni, Music/HansZimmer provided the scores for both, and the two films are Roman era historical battle epics that center around a great and respected officer in the Roman military who has never been to Rome but holds an idealized image of it in his head as the light in a dark and cruel world. An image that becomes effected as their stories go on.
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* ''Film/TheBabadook'' to ''Film/TheExorcist''. Their respective premises and executions are remarkably similar, though ''The Babadook'' largely replaces ''The Exorcist'''s overtly religious themes with an emphasis on the broader theme of storytelling. Both of them feature a single mother struggling to help her child cope with a [[AmbiguousDisorder mysterious mental illness]] that forces them into complete isolation, both of them prominently feature DemonicPossession, and both of them [[ClosedCircle take place almost entirely in the family home]]. Much like ''The Exorcist'', ''The Babadook'' is generally agreed to be all the more effective as a horror film because [[AdultFear it focuses more on the breakdown of the family than on the monster that causes it]].
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* ''Film/TheBabadook'' to ''Film/TheExorcist''. Their respective premises and executions are remarkably similar, though ''The Babadook'' largely replaces ''The Exorcist'''s overtly religious themes with an emphasis on the broader theme of storytelling. Both of them feature a single mother struggling to help her child cope with a [[AmbiguousDisorder mysterious mental illness]] that forces them into complete isolation, both of them prominently feature DemonicPossession, and both of them [[ClosedCircle take place almost entirely in the family home]]. Much like ''The Exorcist'', ''The Babadook'' is generally agreed to be all the more effective as a horror film because [[AdultFear it focuses more on the breakdown of the family than on the monster that causes it]].it.
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** ''Mean Girls'' could also be seen as a spiritual successor to ''Film/NeverBeenKissed'' albeit with a more cynical [[CynicismTropes edge]] to it. Both movies are [[FishOutOfWater fish-out-of-water]] tales about a female entering high school in UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}. Josie in ''Never Been Kissed'' like Cady in ''Mean Girls'' eventually joins a competitive [[UsefulNotes/{{Mathematics}} math]] team. Josie and Cady also have to go [[TheInfiltration "undercover"]] to obtain information. Both Josie and Cady also befriend the resident female school outcasts in Aldys and Janice respectively. Janice is admittedly, more of a CoolLoser than Aldys and her "HollywoodNerd" description though. Meanwhile, the main [[AlphaBitch antagonists]] in both movies (The Plastics and Kirsten, Gibby, and Kristin respectively) are a group of 3 popular high school [[GirlPosse girls]]. Both movies even have a ForcedMeme with "rufus" in ''Never Been Kissed'' and "fetch" in ''Mean Girls''.
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** ''Mean Girls'' could also be seen as a spiritual successor to ''Film/NeverBeenKissed'' albeit with a more cynical [[CynicismTropes edge]] to it. Both movies are [[FishOutOfWater fish-out-of-water]] tales about a female entering high school in UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}. Josie in ''Never Been Kissed'' like Cady in ''Mean Girls'' eventually joins a competitive [[UsefulNotes/{{Mathematics}} math]] team. Josie and Cady also have to go [[TheInfiltration "undercover"]] to obtain information. Both Josie and Cady also befriend the resident female school outcasts in Aldys and Janice respectively. Janice is admittedly, more of a CoolLoser than Aldys and her "HollywoodNerd" "Nerd" description though. Meanwhile, the main [[AlphaBitch antagonists]] in both movies (The Plastics and Kirsten, Gibby, and Kristin respectively) are a group of 3 popular high school [[GirlPosse girls]]. Both movies even have a ForcedMeme with "rufus" in ''Never Been Kissed'' and "fetch" in ''Mean Girls''.
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** ''Film/ExodusGodsAndKings'' is also pretty obviously one as well. Both films are directed by Creator/RidleyScott, the trailers getting a lot of mileage with the "From the Director of ''Gladiator'' tagline", and both are prominently advertised as the story of "One man facing the might of an empire". The parallels are further compounded by how the main antagonist in either film is the lead character's royal surrogate brother (though that comes with the territory given how things go down in the Biblical book of Exodus) but also in how Moses is being portrayed as a military commander before he goes into exile and becomes an agent of God. (Though it was an idea touched upon in ''Film/TheTenCommandments'')
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** ''Film/ExodusGodsAndKings'' is also pretty obviously one as well. Both films are directed by Creator/RidleyScott, the trailers getting a lot of mileage with the "From the Director of ''Gladiator'' tagline", and both are prominently advertised as the story of "One man facing the might of an empire". The parallels are further compounded by how the main antagonist in either film is the lead character's royal surrogate brother (though that comes with the territory given how things go down in the Biblical book of Exodus) but also in how Moses is being portrayed as a military commander before he goes into exile and becomes an agent of God. (Though it was an idea touched upon in ''Film/TheTenCommandments'')''{{Film/The Ten Commandments|1956}}'')
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* Creator/StevenSpielberg's ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' (1998) is at least partially one for his earlier film ''Film/SchindlersList'' (1993). They're both dramas about UsefulNotes/WorldWarII that use the subject as a vehicle for examining the value of human life, and both of them are famous for their uniquely stylized visual presentations (''Schindler's List'' is [[DeliberatelyMonochrome filmed entirely in black and white]] save for [[SplashOfColor a single girl in a red coat]], and ''Saving Private Ryan'' uses ShakyCam and a [[ColorWash desaturated color palette]][[note]] Both techniques [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny were considered fairly revolutionary]] when the film was released, and it's credited with helping to popularize them[[/note]]). The chief difference between the two films is in their perspectives: ''Schindler's List'' is a film about UsefulNotes/{{the Holocaust}} told from a German perspective, while ''Saving Private Ryan'' is a film about the invasion of France told from an American perspective.
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* ''Film/IsParisBurning'' to ''Film/TheLongestDay''. Black and white historical EpicMovie, international AllStarCast, LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, Allied victory in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, [[LaResistance French Resistance]] at work... you got it. It can very much serve as a sequel to it as far as historical events are concerned (if you skip the — very grueling for the Allies — Battle of Normandy that followed D-Day, that is).
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* ''Film/AtlanticWall'' is often compared to ''Film/LaGrandeVadrouille, being a comedy set in France during the [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII German Occupation]], and starring two actors from that film (Creator/{{Bourvil}} and Creator/TerryThomas). Bourvil plays a [[NiceGuy good-natured]] but reluctant average Frenchman who must help a shot down British bomber pilot in both films.
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* ''Film/AtlanticWall'' is often compared to ''Film/LaGrandeVadrouille, ''Film/LaGrandeVadrouille'', being a comedy set in France during the [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII German Occupation]], and starring two actors from that film (Creator/{{Bourvil}} and Creator/TerryThomas). Bourvil plays a [[NiceGuy good-natured]] but reluctant average Frenchman who must help a shot down British bomber pilot in both films.
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* The Dutch film ''Film/UndercoverKitty'' is very much in the same vein as some 1960s Creator/WaltDisneyPictures family-oriented films such as ''Film/MaryPoppins'' and ''Film/ThatDarnCat'', what with a supernatural lady who talks to animals and makes the life of a few people (including children) much happier (complete with a dance number) in regards to the former and using cats as spies for the latter.
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* ''Film/AustinPowers'' is a spiritual successor to all the Film/JamesBond spoofs of TheSixties, particularly ''Film/OurManFlint'' and ''Film/CasinoRoyale1967''.
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* ''Film/AtlanticWall'' is often compared to ''Film/LaGrandeVadrouille, being a comedy set in France during the [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII German Occupation]], and starring two actors from that film (Creator/{{Bourvil}} and Creator/TerryThomas). Bourvil plays a [[NiceGuy good-natured]] but reluctant average Frenchman who must help a shot down British bomber pilot in both films.
* ''Film/AustinPowers'' is a spiritual successor to all theFilm/JamesBond ''Film/JamesBond'' spoofs of TheSixties, particularly ''Film/OurManFlint'' and ''Film/CasinoRoyale1967''.1967's ''Film/{{Casino Royale|1967}}''.
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* ''Film/RedRocket'' is the spiritual successor to ''Film/TheFloridaProject'' because it's set in the far South of the USA (Texas and Florida) among lower class characters in midsummer where the protagonists (or co-lead in Halley's case) are sex workers - Halley is a prostitute and Mikey is a (technically ex) porn star. ''Red Rocket'' can also be seen as the SpiritualAntithesis to ''Florida'' because for all of Halley's jerk behavior, she is a vulnerable girl and StrugglingSingleMother with sympathetic traits. Mikey, on the other hand, is charming, but is ultimately a manipulative and misogynistic predator.
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* ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead'', ''Film/HotFuzz'' and ''Film/TheWorldsEnd'' form a ThematicSeries called the Film/BloodAndIceCreamTrilogy. They're written and directed by the same people, feature similar cast members (drawing from an extended ProductionPosse), and combine violence and "genre" storylines with comedy. Most importantly, they each feature a prominent Cornetto ice cream flavor.
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* ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead'', ''Film/HotFuzz'' and ''Film/TheWorldsEnd'' form a ThematicSeries called the Film/BloodAndIceCreamTrilogy.''Film/ThreeFlavoursCornettoTrilogy''. They're written and directed by the same people, feature similar cast members (drawing from an extended ProductionPosse), and combine violence and "genre" storylines with comedy. Most importantly, they each feature a prominent Cornetto ice cream flavor.
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* The fact that child actress Patty [=McCormack=] went from playing an EnfantTerrible to an EvilMatriarch 40 years later is the reason why the low-budget thriller ''Mommy'' is considered the spiritual successor to ''Film/TheBadSeed''.
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* ''Film/PitchPerfect'' is the spiritual successor to ''Film/BringItOn''. Both movies focus on an uncommon competitive "sport" (cheerleading and a cappella singing). At the start, the former Senior/Head ("Big Red"/Alice), who is an AlphaBitch [[ThreateningTropes threatens]] the new one. Pretty soon, the new Senior/Head, who is an [[{{Housewife}} uptight blonde]] (Torrance/Aubrey) is determined to [[GoodOldWays do things the old way]]. Along the way, they bring in a [[IneffectualLoner quirky new person]], who is also an [[AloofDarkHairedGirl introvert]] (Missy/Beca). The new person has a [[MovesetClone similar]], but not identical skill (being a DJ instead of a cappella singing; gymnast instead of cheerleader). Eventually, the group [[CurbStompBattle washes out]] in early stages of competition. Then, the [[TheHero main girl]] and her cultured male friend (Cliff/Jesse) have a big fight. After a [[TooQuirkyToLose fluke]] allows the group back into competition, they must completely change their routine to win. From there, the new girl's alternative [[ChekhovsSkill skill]] set is crucial to the change. Ultimately, they blow everyone away at the [[BigGame finals]]. Finally, the main female lead and her edgy male friend have a [[BigDamnKiss big kiss]] at the end.
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* ''Film/PitchPerfect'' is the spiritual successor to ''Film/BringItOn''. Both movies focus on an uncommon competitive "sport" (cheerleading and a cappella singing). At the start, the former Senior/Head ("Big Red"/Alice), who is an AlphaBitch [[ThreateningTropes threatens]] the new one. Pretty soon, the new Senior/Head, who is an [[{{Housewife}} uptight blonde]] (Torrance/Aubrey) is determined to [[GoodOldWays do things the old way]]. Along the way, they bring in a [[IneffectualLoner quirky new person]], who is also an [[AloofDarkHairedGirl introvert]] (Missy/Beca). The new person has a [[MovesetClone similar]], but not identical skill (being a DJ instead of a cappella singing; gymnast instead of cheerleader). Eventually, the group [[CurbStompBattle washes out]] in early stages of competition. Then, the [[TheHero main girl]] and her cultured male friend (Cliff/Jesse) have a big fight. After a [[TooQuirkyToLose fluke]] allows the group back into competition, they must completely change their routine to win. From there, the new girl's alternative [[ChekhovsSkill skill]] set is crucial to the change. Ultimately, they blow everyone away at the [[BigGame finals]]. Finally, the main female lead and her edgy male friend have a [[BigDamnKiss big kiss]] at the end.
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* To those who have seen both, ''Film/EventHorizon'' (1997) is considered the successor to Disney's ''Film/TheBlackHole'' (1979). Both are about the crew of a space ship investigating a much bigger derelict ship, only to find out that something horrible happened to the crew, and that the ship was designed to travel somewhere outside of normal reality [[spoiler:which both times turns out to be, if not literally Hell, somewhere that easily resembles Hell]].
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* To those who have seen both, ''Film/EventHorizon'' (1997) is considered the successor to Disney's ''Film/TheBlackHole'' (1979). Both are about the crew of a space ship investigating a much bigger derelict ship, only to find out that something horrible happened to the crew, and that the ship was designed to travel somewhere outside of normal reality [[spoiler:which both times turns out to be, [[HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace if not literally Hell, then somewhere that easily resembles Hell]].Hell]]]].
* ''Film/{{Evolution}}'' was, for a long time, the closest we had gotten to a proper ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} III''. It was a sci-fi comedy directed by Creator/IvanReitman about a [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits group of misfit scientists]] battling an unnatural menace using creative applications of advanced technology, and even featured Creator/DanAykroyd in a bit part as the governor of Arizona. The script was originally written as a serious, R-rated horror movie inspired by ''Film/TheThing1982'' and ''Film/TheAndromedaStrain'', but Reitman saw potential in it as a comedy, and had it rewritten into something more like ''Film/Ghostbusters1984''.
* ''Film/{{Evolution}}'' was, for a long time, the closest we had gotten to a proper ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} III''. It was a sci-fi comedy directed by Creator/IvanReitman about a [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits group of misfit scientists]] battling an unnatural menace using creative applications of advanced technology, and even featured Creator/DanAykroyd in a bit part as the governor of Arizona. The script was originally written as a serious, R-rated horror movie inspired by ''Film/TheThing1982'' and ''Film/TheAndromedaStrain'', but Reitman saw potential in it as a comedy, and had it rewritten into something more like ''Film/Ghostbusters1984''.
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* ''Film/{{Ultraviolet}}'' is intended to be this to ''Film/{{Equilibrium}}''. Both are directed by Kurt Wimmer, and ''Ultraviolet'' has several scenes that pay homage to ''Equilibrium''. Both movies also co-star Creator/WilliamFichtner.
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* ''Film/{{Ultraviolet}}'' ''Film/Ultraviolet2006'' is intended to be this to ''Film/{{Equilibrium}}''. Both are directed by Kurt Wimmer, and ''Ultraviolet'' has several scenes that pay homage to ''Equilibrium''. Both movies also co-star Creator/WilliamFichtner.
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** ''Mean Girls'' has once been called a spiritual successor to ''Film/{{Clueless}}''.
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* ''Film/AdventuresInBabysitting'' is a spiritual successor to ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'' as well as ''Film/AfterHours''. In the former, both are UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}-based movies that have a French restaurant scene, a musical scene, and a nick-of-time ending with protagonists returning home just before parents arrive. For the latter, both movies go heavy on the sense of urban paranoia.
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* ''Film/AdventuresInBabysitting'' is a spiritual successor to ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'' as well as ''Film/AfterHours''. In the former, both are UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}-based movies that have a French restaurant scene, a musical scene, and a nick-of-time ending with protagonists returning home just before parents arrive. For the latter, both movies go heavy on the sense of urban paranoia.paranoia over the course of [[OneCrazyNight a single night]].
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* ''Film/AdventuresInBabysitting'' is a spiritual successor to ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'' as well as ''Film/AfterHours''. In the former, both are UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}-based movies that have a French restaurant scene, a musical scene, and a nick-of-time ending with protagonists returning home just before parents arrive. For the latter, both movies go heavy on the urban paranoia.
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* ''Film/AdventuresInBabysitting'' is a spiritual successor to ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'' as well as ''Film/AfterHours''. In the former, both are UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}-based movies that have a French restaurant scene, a musical scene, and a nick-of-time ending with protagonists returning home just before parents arrive. For the latter, both movies go heavy on the sense of urban paranoia.
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* The 1980 musical film ''Film/{{Xanadu}}'' is a spiritual successor to the 1944 movie ''Film/CoverGirl''. In ''Xanadu'', Creator/GeneKelly plays an older version of Danny Mcguire (his character in ''Cover Girl''). His character doesn't make any direct references to the story or characters in the older movie except for the mention of once owning a nightclub. Danny also remembers meeting Kira before somehow. Creator/RitaHayworth's role in the older film doesn't really suggest any connections to Kira or the muses. But In the 1947 film ''Down to Earth'' (the direct inspiration for Xanadu), Hayworth actually does play the muse "Terpsichore". And ''Down to Earth'' does make references to ''Cover Girl'', however.
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* The 1980 musical film ''Film/{{Xanadu}}'' ''Film/{{Xanadu|1980}}'' is a spiritual successor to the 1944 movie ''Film/CoverGirl''. In ''Xanadu'', Creator/GeneKelly plays an older version of Danny Mcguire (his character in ''Cover Girl''). His character doesn't make any direct references to the story or characters in the older movie except for the mention of once owning a nightclub. Danny also remembers meeting Kira before somehow. Creator/RitaHayworth's role in the older film doesn't really suggest any connections to Kira or the muses. But In the 1947 film ''Down to Earth'' (the direct inspiration for Xanadu), Hayworth actually does play the muse "Terpsichore". And ''Down to Earth'' does make references to ''Cover Girl'', however.
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*** ''Film/TheWarLord'' was a subsequent Medieval epic starring Heston as a knight.
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*** ''Film/TheWarLord'' ''Film/TheWarLord1965'' was a subsequent Medieval epic starring Heston as a knight.
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* ''Film/AdventuresInBabysitting'' is a spiritual successor to ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'' as well as ''Film/AfterHours''. In the former, both are UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}-based movies that have a French restaurant scene, a musical scene, and a nick-of-time ending with protagonists returning home just before parents arrive. For the latter, both movies go heavy on the urban paranoia.
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* Creator/WalterMatthau and Creator/JackLemmon made a handful of movies that were all spiritual successors to the original ''Theatre/TheOddCouple'' film. The spiritual successors began with ''Film/GrumpyOldMen'' and included ''Film/GrumpierOldMen'' and ''Out To Sea''... the actual sequel was largely considered a lesser effort than all of the above.
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* Creator/WalterMatthau and Creator/JackLemmon made a handful of movies that were all spiritual successors to the original ''Theatre/TheOddCouple'' ''Film/{{The Odd Couple|1968}}'' film. The spiritual successors began with ''Film/GrumpyOldMen'' and included ''Film/GrumpierOldMen'' and ''Out To Sea''... the actual sequel sequel, ''Film/TheOddCoupleII'', was largely considered a lesser effort than all of the above.
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* ''Film/GangsterSquad'' to ''Film/TheUntouchables''. Both films are about a man (Sgt. John [=O'Mara=] and Eliot Ness respectively), putting together a [[TheTeam small team]] to go after a real life criminal (Mickey Cohen and UsefulNotes/AlCapone respecitvely). Both films rightly or wrongly, also totally butcher [[ArtisticLicenseHistory historial accuracy]] for the sake of entertainment.
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* ''Film/{{Gravity}}'' (2013) is the SpiritualSequel to ''Film/Apollo13 (1995)'', as it is a "serious" space disaster film based on current technology and starring astronauts rather than a straight sci-fi. Ed Harris [[ShoutOut even resumes]] [[CastingGag his role]] as MissionControl.
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* ''Film/{{Gravity}}'' (2013) is the SpiritualSequel Spiritual Successor to ''Film/Apollo13 (1995)'', as it is a "serious" space disaster film based on current technology and starring astronauts rather than a straight sci-fi. Ed Harris [[ShoutOut even resumes]] [[CastingGag his role]] as MissionControl.
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* ''Film/FridayNightLights'' like ''Film/VarsityBlues'', is set within the world of high school football in West Texas.
