The Foreign Subtitle

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The habit of combining one- or two-word titles with a subtitle for foreign release so the public will have a better idea what the work is about. It's a way to give people who haven't heard about the original work an idea of the premise without making it unknown to the people who do know the original work by name. Sometimes the subtitle is a direct translation of the original title (if it is kept in the original language), making the name redundant, or it may be something that explains the plot.

Usually a case of Woolseyism and a case of foreign Colon Cancer. See also Completely Different Title.

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Examples

From English to Czech

• Big Brother: Velky Bratr (Big Brother)

From English to Danish

• Alien: Den 8. passager ("The Eighth Passenger"; you'll see most translations added this subtitle)
• Superman: På Nye Eventyr ("[On] new adventures")

From English to English

• Street Fighter is called Street Fighter: The Ultimate Battle in the UK.

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From English to Finnish

• Alien: Kahdeksas matkustaja ("The eighth passenger")
• Aliens: Paluu ("The Return")
• Frozen: Huurteinen seikkailu ("The frosty adventure", which somehow sounds even more beer-related in Finnish)
• Pulp Fiction: Tarinoita väkivallasta ("Stories about violence")
• Halloween: Naamioiden Yö ("The Night of Masks")

From English to French

Note: Most, if not all these examples, apply only to titles translated in France. In Quebec and other French-speaking parts of Canada, the title is usually completely translated or left completely untouched.

• Alien, Le huitième passager (The Eighth Passenger)
• Bee Movie: Drôle d'abeille (Crazy Bee)
• Call of Duty 3: En marche vers Paris (Road to Paris)
• Cars: Quatre Roues (Four Wheels) (France)
• The Dark Knight: Le Chevalier Noir
• Event Horizon, Le vaisseau de l'au-delà (The ship from beyond)
• As Flatliners (1990) had been translated L'Expérience Interdite, the 2017 remake became L'Expérience Interdite: Flatliners.
• FX, Effets de choc (Shocking (special) Effects)
  • And FX, Effets Spéciaux, la série (Special Effects)
• Grey's Anatomy: À cœur ouvert (from chirurgie à cœur ouvert which means open heart surgery).
• Masked Rider: Le Justicier de l'espace (The Hero of Space)
• NCIS: Enquêtes spéciales (Special investigations)
• The Patriot: Le chemin vers la liberté (The path towards freedom)
• Sleepy Hollow : La Légende du cavalier sans tête (The Legend of the headless rider)
• Thunderbirds: Les Sentinelles de l'Air (The Guardians of the Sky). This applies to the live-action film and the CGI series Thunderbirds Are Go. The old TV series itself was called Les Sentinelles de l'Air in French, so the subtitle was added to unite the English and French titles of the franchise.
• Wanted: Choisis ton destin (Choose Your Destiny, this is the movie we're talking about here)
• The X-Files: Aux frontières du réel (At the Borders of Reality). Here again, to tie with the series's French title.
• X-Men Film Series:
  • X-Men: The Last Stand: L'Affrontement final (The Final Confrontation)
  • X-Men: First Class: Le Commencement (The Beginning)

From English to German

• Alien – Das unheimliche Wesen aus einer fremden Welt (The sinister creature from a foreign world)
• Badlands: Zerschossene Träume (Shot-apart Dreams).
• Barnyard: Der tierisch verrückte Bauernhof (The crazy animal farm)
• Blue's Clues: Blau und Schlau (Blue and Smart)
• The Crow - Die Kraehe (The crow)
• The Da Vinci Code - Sakrileg (sacrilege). Sakrileg is the German title of the novel, and apparently when the movie came out, they wanted to make sure that the people know which (best-selling) book it is the film of.
• DuckTales (1987): Neues aus Entenhausen (News from Duckburg)
• Halloween: Die Nacht des Grauens (The Night of Horror)
• He-Man - Tal der Macht (Master of Power)
• The Mighty B! - Hier kommt Bessie (Here comes Bessie)
• Superman II - Allein gegen alle (Alone against all)
• Superman III - Der stahlerne Blitz (The iron thunderbolt)
• Mean Girls – Girls Club - vorsicht, bissig! (dangerous, bites). Yes they invented a new, English title. They do this a lot. Don't ask.
• The Village - Das Dorf (a word-on-word translation, making the thing completely idiotic since most Germans know what 'village' means.)
• X-Men: First Class: Erste Entscheidung (First Decision)

From English to Hungarian

• Alien - Nyolcadik utas a Halál (The eighth passenger is Death — originally an example of Completely Different Title, but they later reinstalled the title Alien and made The eight passenger... a subtitle). The sequels took it up with Theme Naming:
  • Aliens - A bolygó neve: Halál (The Planet's Name: Death)
  • Alien³ - Végső megoldás: Halál (Final Solution: Death)
  • Alien 4 - Feltámad a Halál (Resurrection of Death)
  • Alien VS Predator- A Halál a Ragadozó ellen (The Death VS the Predator)
• The Boondocks - A kertvárosi gettó (The Suburbian Ghetto'')
• JAG - Becsületbeli ügyek (Honorary Cases)
• Monk - Flúgos nyomozó (The Wacky Detective)
• Psych - Dilis detektívek (Goofy Detectives)
• Totally Spies!! - Született kémek (Born Spies)
• Toy Story - Játékháború (Toy Wars)
• Primeval - Őslények kalandorai (Adventurers of Prehistoric Creatures)
• Battlestar Galactica - Csillagközi Romboló (Interstellar Destroyer)
• Terminator - A halálosztó (The Death Giver'')
• True Blood - Inni és élni hagyni (Drink and Let Live)
• Rush - A hajsza (The Chase)
• Gossip Girl - A pletykafészek (The Blabbermouth)

From English to Italian

• Arrested Development: Ti presento i miei...: (which loosely translates to "Let me introduce you to my relatives")
• Cars: Motori ruggenti (Roaring Engines)
• Cold Case: Delitti irrisolti (Unsolved crimes)
• ER: Medici In Prima Linea (Physicians on the front line)
• Scrubs: Medici Ai Primi Ferri (Rookie physicians, "ferri" meaning "irons" or "surgical tools")
• Nightmare: Dal profondo della notte (From the depths of the night)
• Ghost Whisperer: Presenze (Presences)
• JAG: Avvocati in divisa (Lawyers in uniform)
• Masked Rider: Il Cavaliere Mascherato (The Masked Knight)
• NCIS: Unità anticrimine (Crime fighting unit)
• Ocean's Eleven: Fate il vostro gioco (Make Your Play)
• Full Monty: Squattrinati organizzati (Pennyless but organized)
• Ghost: Fantasma
• Candyman: Terrore dietro lo specchio (Terror behind the mirror)
• 17 Again: Ritorno al liceo (Back to high school)
• The Addiction: Vampiri a New York (Vampires in New York)
• All You've Got : Unite per la vittoria ([females] United for victory)
• Halloween: La Notte Delle Streghe (The Night of the Witches)
• The Hitcher: La Lunga Strada Della Paura (The Long Road Of Fear)
• Carrie: Lo Sguardo Di Satana (Satan's gaze)
• Leverage: Consulenze Illegali (Illegal Consulences)
• Déjà Vu: Corsa contro il tempo (Race against time)
• The Departed: il bene e il male (Good and evil)
• Hitch: Lui sì che capisce le donne (He really understands women)
• Superbad: Tre menti sopra il pelo (Three minds on a hair, pun over the Italian romantic movie "Tre metri sopra il cielo"/"Three meters above the sky")
• Cool Runnings: Quattro sotto zero (Four below zero, a pun on temperature and the four members of the Jamaican bobsled team)
• Sister Act: Una svitata in abito da suora (A nutcase in a nun robe)
• White Collar: Fascino Criminale (Criminal Charm, a pun on the fact that Neal is really hot and the fact that he uses such charm to get things done his way)
• Epic Mickey: La Leggendaria Sfida di Topolino (Mickey Mouse's Legendary Challenge)
• Rosemary's Baby: nastro rosso a New York (Red ribbon in New York)
• A Bug's Life: Megaminimondo (A small yet big world)
• Get Smart: Un detective tutto da ridere (A totally laughable detective)
• Totally Spies!: Che magnifiche spie! (Such wonderful spies!)
• Frozen: Il Regno di Ghiaccio (The Ice Kingdom)
• Easy Rider: libertà e paura (Freedom and Fear, the main themes of the film)
• Inverted with Brave. The film was renamed Ribelle - The Brave (ribelle = rebel), turning the original title into the Italian subtitle.
  • It was originally going to be Brave - Coraggiosa e Ribelle (Courageous and Rebel).
• K-PAX: Da un altro mondo (From Another World)
• The Amazing Spider Man 2: Il potere di Electro (The power of Electro)
• Gattaca: la porta dell'universo (Universe's door)
• Beetleborgs: quando si scatena il vento dell'avventura (When adventure's wind is unleashed)
• Over the Garden Wall: Avventura nella Foresta dei Misteri (Adventure in the Mystery Forest)
• Armageddon: Giudizio Finale (Final Judgment)
• We Bare Bears: Siamo Solo Orsi (We are Just Bears)
• DuckTales (1987): Avventure di Paperi (Duck Adventures)
• Life: Non Oltrepassare il Limite (Do Not Cross the Limit)
• Edge of Tomorrow: Senza Domani (Without a Tomorrow)
• The Martian: Sopravvissuto (Survivor)
• Maze Runner: Il Labirinto (The Labyrinth)
• Space Goofs: Vicini Troppo Vicini (Too Close Neighbours)
• Emoji: Accendi le Emozioni (Turn your Emotions On)
• Men of Honor: L'onore degli uomini (The Honor of Men... yes, really)
• Breadwinners: Papere fuori di testa (Crazy-Go-Nuts Ducks)
• Downsizing: Vivere alla grande (Living Large)
• Rampage: Furia Animale (Animal Fury)
• The Mask: Da zero a mito (From Zero to Myth, "myth" has also the meaning of "cool dude")
• Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Il destino delle Tartarughe Ninja (Fate of the Ninja Turtles)
• Beetlejuice: Spiritello Porcello (Filthy Little Ghost, "Filthy" in the sense of "sexually depraved")
• Frozen II: Il Segreto di Arendelle (The Secret of Arendelle)
• Summer Camp Island: Il Campeggio Fantastico (The Fantastic Camp)
• Toy Story: Il Mondo dei Giocattoli (The World of Toys)
• Toy Story 2: Woody e Buzz alla riscossa (Woody and Buzz to the rescue)
• Toy Story 3: La Grande Fuga (The Great Escape)

From English to Japanese

• Chou Onsoku Kougeki Heli Airwolf (Supersonic Attack Helicopter)
• Tokkou Yarou A-Team (Special Operations Guys)^note The 2010 film is simply titled Tokkou Yarou A-Team THE MOVIE.
• BattleTech: Ubawareta Seihai, which is actually the first MechWarrior game
• Batman & Robin: Mr. Freeze no Gyakushuu ("Mr. Freeze Strikes Back" or "Mr. Freeze's Counterattack")
• Cloverfield: Hakaisha (Destroyer)
• Creed: Champ o Tsugu Otoko (Successor to the Champ)
  • Creed II: Honnou no Shukuteki (The Blazing Arch-rival)
• Dante's Inferno: Shinkyoku: Jigoku-hen (Divine Comedy: Inferno Episode)
• Dune: Suna no Wakusei (The Sand Planet)
• Enchanter: Wakaki Madōshi no Shirén (The Trial of the Young Sorcerer)
• Eternal Darkness: Manukareta Jūsan-nin (The 13 Guests)
• The Expanse: Kyoujuu Mezameru (The Beast Awakens)
• FIFA: World Class Soccer [EA Sports games]
• The Founder: Hamburger Teikoku no Himitsu (The Secret of a Hambuger Empire)
• Chijou no Saikyou Expert Team: G.I. Joe (The Greatest Expert Team on Earth) [The Animated Series]
• Gods: Kami to naru Otoko no Densetsu (The Legend of a Man Becoming God)
• The Goonies II: Furatteri no Chōsen (A Challenge From the Fratellis)
• Kikai Zone Gravity Falls (Mystery Zone)
• Harry Potter to Nazo no Prince (and the Mysterious Prince)
• Heavy Rain: Kokoro no Kishimu Toki ("When the Heart Breaks", or "A Heart's Breaking Point")
• Help!: Yo-nin wa Idol (We Are Idols)
• Highlander: Akuma no Senshi (The Fiendish Warrior) [the 1986 movie]
  • Highlander: Ankoku no Senshi (The Dark Warrior) [the TV series]
• House of Cards (US): Yabou no Kaidan (The Stairway/Path to Ambition)^note The subtitle was the Japanese name of the original British series.
• inFAMOUS:Akumyou Takaki Otoko (The Notorious Man)^note Both notorious and infamous are correct translations.
• Injustice: Hero no Gekitou (Clash of the Heroes)^note The "Hero" part is actually furigana spelled over the kanji characters for "Kamigami", which can be alternatively translated as "Clash of the Gods".
• It (2017): “Sore” ga Mietara, Owari (If You See "It", It's The End)
• It Came From The Desert, though ultimately denied a Japanese release, was to have had the TurboGrafx-16 version exported with the subtitle Kyodai Ari no Kyoufu (Horror of the Giant Ants).
• Tokushu Butai Jackal (Special Forces Group) [the Konami arcade game] ^note The NES port was released under the title of Final Command: Akai Yōsai (The Red Fortress), after it was converted to the Disk System format and had its levels cut down.
• MTV Jersey Shore: Macaroni Yarou no New Jersey Life (The New Jersey Life of Macaroni Rascals)
• Just Cause: Viva Revolution
• Kill Bill Vol 2: The Love Story
• Kingdom: Miezaru Teki (Invisible Enemy)
• Knight Rider Next [2008 version]
• Labyrinth: Maou no Meikyuu (Maze of the Demon King)
• Bouken Yarou MacGyver (1985) (Adventure Guy)^note The 2016 reboot drops the subtitle.
• MiG-29: Kyuuso Neko o Kamu for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. The Japanese subtitle is a pun on a proverb meaning "a cornered rat will bite a cat"; here "kyuuso" is written as "former Soviet" instead of "cornered rat."
• Moonmist: Shiroki Kifujin no Nazo (The Mystery of the Noble White Lady)
• Mortal Kombat: Shinken Kōrin Densetsu (The Legendary Ascension of the Divine Fist)
  • Mortal Kombat II: Kyūkyoku Shinken (The Ultimate Divine Fist)^note "Kyukyoku Shinken" is also the localized term for the game's Fatalities in the Japanese version.
• Murdered: Tamashii no Yobu Koe (The Voice That Summons The Soul)
• Nacho Libre: Fukumen no Kami-sama (The Masked God)
• Noah: Yakusoku no Fune (The Ship of Promise)
• Pain and Gain: Shijou Saitei no Ikkakusenkin (The Worst Get Rich Quick Scheme in History)^note And at the end, it's painfully true.
• Pirates of (the) Caribbean: Norowareta Kaizoku-tachi (The Cursed Pirates)
• Psi-Ops: Psychic Operation
• Pulgasari: Densetsu no Daikaijuu (The Legendary Giant Monster)
• Rampage (2018): Kyojuu Dairantou (Giant Monster Big Brawl)
• Recess: Boku-ra no Yasumi Jikan (Our Break Time)
• The Revenant: Yomigaeshi-mono (The Reborn One)^note Oddly enough, this is the same subtitle used in the Latin American dub of the film.
• Riddick: Galaxy Battle^note The second movie in the Riddick series, The Chronicles of Riddick, was simply titled Riddick in Japan, necessitating the addition of a subtitle for its follow-up.
• Scream 4: Next Generation
• Serena: Honnou no Onna (Woman of Fire)
• Shadow of the Beast: Mashou no Okite (The Demonic Law)
• Shameless (US): Ore-tachi wa Haji wa nai (We Are Shameless)
• SlenderMan: Yatsu wo Mietara, Owari (If You See That Guy, It's The End)^note Obviously, the subtitle is a parody of the Japanese subtitle of the 2017 version of It (see above)
• Sleeping Dogs: Hong Kong Himitsu Keisatsu (Hong Kong Undercover Police)
• Sonic Generations: Shiro no Jikuu (White Dimension) [console version]
• Sonic Generations: Ao no Bouken (Blue Adventure) [Nintendo 3DS version]
• The Sopranos: Aishuu no Mafia (The Sorrowful Mafia)
• Nemesis: S.T.X (Star Trek X)
• Stranger Things: Michi no Sekai (Strange World)
• Super Contra: Erian no Gyakushū (The Alien Strikes Back) [arcade version]
• Superman II: Bouken Hen (The Adventure)
  • Superman III: Denshi no Yousai (The Electric Fortress)
  • Superman IV: Saikyou no Teki (The Mightiest Enemy)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Kame Ninja (Super Turtle Ninjas) [the Konami arcade game]
• The Tick (2016): Unmei no Super Hero (The Fated Super Hero)
• Tatakae! Chou Robotto Seimeitai Transformers (Fight! Super Robotic Lifeforms) [the Marvel/Sunbow animated series]
• Tropic Thunder: Shijou Saitei no Sakusen (The Worst Mission in History)
• Warm Bodies: Zombie R no Monogatari (The Story of R, the Zombie)^note Only used in the Japanese translation of the original novel, the Japanese dub of the film kept the English title.
• X-Men Film Series:
  • X-Men: The Last Stand: Final Decision
  • X-Men Origins: Wolverine: X-Men Zero
  • X-Men: First Class: First Generation

From English to Norwegian

• Alien: Den åttende passasjer (The eighth passenger)
• Enchanted: Eventyr i New York (Fairytale in New York)

From English to Polish

• Obcy: Ósmy Pasażer Nostromo (The eighth passenger of the Nostromo)
• Obcy: Decydujące Starcie (The ultimate showdown)
• Con Air: Lot Skazańców (Flight of the convicts)
• Immortal: Kobieta Pułapka (The trap woman)
• Detektyw Monk
• CSI: Kryminalne Zagadki Las Vegas (Criminal riddles of Las Vegas)
• The Shield: Świat Glin (The world of cops)
• Unforgettable: Zapisane w Pamięci (Written in memory)

From English to Portuguese

Note: This is extremely common when importing American works, both in Brazil and in Portugal.

• 1941: Ano Louco em Hollywood (Mad Year in Hollywood) (Portugal)
• 1941: Uma Guerra Muito Louca (A Really Crazy War) (Brazil)
• 9 - A Salvação (The Salvation) (Brazil)
• The 2004 remake of Alfie became Alfie e as Mulheres (and the ladies) in Portugal and Alfie - O Sedutor (The Seductive) in Brazil.
• Air America: Loucos Pelo Perigo (Mad For Danger) (Brazil)
• Alien, o Oitavo Passageiro (The Eighth Passenger)
• Aliens: O Resgate (The Rescue) (Brazil)
• Aliens: O Reencontro Final (The Last Re-Encounter) (Portugal)
• Alien³: A Desforra (The Revenge) (Portugal)
• Apollo 13 - Do Desastre ao Triunfo (From Disaster to Triumph) (Brazil)
• Arthur: O Milionário Sedutor (The Seductive Millionaire) (Brazil; the remake replaced "Seductive" with "Irresistible")
• Arthur, O Alegre Conquistador (The Happy Conqueror) (Portugal)
• Battleship: A Batalha dos Mares (The Battle of the Seas) (Brazil). Portugal opted to put the game's title: Battleship: Batalha Naval (Naval Battle)
• Baywatch had as a subtitle the local title of the original series, SOS Malibu in Brazil and Marés Vivas (Living Tides) in Portugal.
• Big Hero 6: Os Novos Heróis (The New Heroes) (Portugal). Brazil inverts in a way while removing the number - Operação Big Hero .
• BlacKkKlansman: O Infiltrado (The Undercover [One]) (Portugal)
• Blade, O Caçador de Vampiros (The Vampire Hunter)
• Blade Runner: O Caçador de Andróides (The Android Hunter) (Brazil)
• Blade Runner: Perigo Iminente (Imminent Danger) (Portugal)
• Blow Up: Depois Daquele Beijo (After That Kiss) (Brazil)
• Bolt - Super Cão (Super Dog) (Brazil)
• Boyhood - Da Infância à Juventude (From Childhood to Youth) (Brazil)
• Boyhood - Momentos de Uma Vida (Moments of a Life) (Portugal)
• Brave - Indomável (Tameless) (Portugal)
• Braveheart - O Desafio do Guerreiro (The Challenge of the Warrior) (Portugal)
• Carrie, A Estranha (The Weird One - or as even put in the movie itself, "Creepy Carrie!") (Brazil)
• Christopher Robin - Um Reencontro Inesquecível (An Unforgettable Reunion) (Brazil)
• Cloverfield: Monstro (Monster) (Brazil); Portugal inverts the trope: Nome de Código: Cloverfield (Codename: Cloverfield).
• Cobra: O Braço Forte da Lei (The Strong Arm of the Law) (Portugal) In Brazil it's a weird case: Stallone Cobra (blame it on the poster◊).
• Con Air - Fortaleza Voadora (Aerial Fortress) (Portugal)
• Con Air: A Rota da Fuga (The Escape Route) (Brazil)
• Coraline: Coraline e o Mundo Secreto (Coraline and the Secret World)(Brazil)
• Creed: Nascido para Lutar (Born to Fight) (Brazil)
• Darkman: Vingança Sem Rosto (Vengeance Without a Face) (Brazil; the subtitle is Portugal's standalone title)
• The Departed - Entre Inimigos (Between Enemies) (Portugal)
• Dirty Dancing: Dança Comigo (Dance with Me) (Portugal)
• Dirty Dancing: Ritmo Quente (Hot Rhythm) (Brazil)
• Doom - Sobrevivência (Survival) (Portugal)
• Doom: A porta do Inferno (The Door of Hell) (Brazil)
• DuckTales (1987): Os Caçadores de Aventuras (The Adventure Hunters) (Brazil)
• Dungeons & Dragons: A Aventura Começa Agora (The Adventure Begins Now)
• Erin Brockovich: Uma Mulher de Talento (A Woman of Talent) (Brazil)
• FX: Assassinato Sem Morte (Murder without Death)
• Flashdance - Em Ritmo de Embalo (In A Ballin' Mood) (Brazil)
• Footloose: Ritmo Louco (Mad Rhythm) (Brazil)
• Forrest Gump: O Contador de Histórias' (The Storyteller)
• Frozen - Uma Aventura Congelante (A Freezing Adventure) (Brazil)
• Frozen - O Reino do Gelo (The Ice Kingdom) (Portugal)
• Ghost: Do Outro Lado da Vida (From the Other Side of Life)
• Ghost in the Shell: A Agente do Amanhã (The Agent of Tomorrow) (Portugal). Inverted in Brazil, with A Vigilante do Amanhã: Ghost In The Shell '' (The Watchwoman of Tomorrow; the anime is known there as "The Ghost From The Future")
• Gravity Falls: Um Verão de Mistérios (A Summer Of Mysteries)
• Green Book - Um Guia Para a Vida' (A Guide for Life) in Portugal and a simpler O Guia (The Guide) in Brazil
• Gremlins - O Pequeno Monstro (The Small Monster) (Portugal)
• Hackers: Piratas de Computador (Computer Pirates) in Brazil and Piratas Cibernéticos (Cybernetic Pirates) in Portugal
• Hairspray: Em Busca da Fama (Seeking Fame)
• Happy Feet: O Pinguim (The Penguin) (Brazil)
• In a case where it preceded the Oddly Named Sequel, Hitman: Agente 47 in Portugal (forcing them to release Hitman: Agent 47 without the subtitle) and Assassino 47 in Brazil (allowing for the sequel subtitle).
• Hitch - A Cura para o Homem Comum (The Cure for the Common Man) (Portugal)
• Hitch - Conselheiro amoroso (Love Advisor) (Brazil)
• Home: A Minha Casa (My House) (Portugal)
• Hop: Rebelde sem Páscoa (Rebel Without Easter) (Brazil)
• Hudson Hawk: O Falcão Está a Solta (The Falcon^note Yes, another bird of prey. "Hawk" would be gavião Is On The Loose) (Brazil)
• Hudson Hawk: O Falcão Ataca de Novo (The Falcon Strikes Again) (Portugal)
• Hurricanes: Os Craques da Bola (The Aces of the Ball) (Brazil)
• The Incredibles: Os Super-Heróis (The Superheroes) (Portugal)
• Portugal inverted this with ''Divertida Mente: Inside Out (Pun-Based Title; spaced like that it's "fun mind", without the space is "amusingly"; Brazil used only that as the title).
• It (1990): Uma Obra-Prima do Medo (A Masterpiece of Fear)
• It (2017) - A Coisa (The Thing) (Brazil)
• Jack Reacher: O Último Tiro (The Last Shot) (Brazil)
• Jersey Boys: Em Busca da Música (Seeking the Music) (Brazil
• JFK: A Pergunta que Não Quer Calar (The Question That Won't Stay Quiet) (Brazil)
• Joy: O Nome do Sucesso (The Name of Success) (Brazil)
• John Carter: Entre Dois Mundos (Between Two Worlds) (Brazil)
• Jurassic World: O Mundo dos Dinossauros (The World of the Dinosaurs) (Brazil)
• The Karate Kid (1984): A Hora da Verdade (The Moment of Truth)
• The Karate Kid Part II: A Hora da Verdade Continua (The Moment of Truth Continues)
• The Karate Kid Part III: O Desafio Final (The Final Challenge)
• Keanu: Cadê Meu Gato? (Where's My Cat?)
• Kick-Ass: Quebrando Tudo (Breaking It All) (Brazil)
• Kick-Ass: O Novo Super-Herói (The New Superhero) (Portugal)
• Kick-Ass 2: Agora é a Doer (Now It's The Real Deal) (Portugal)
• Lady Bird: É Hora de Voar (It's Time to Fly) (Brazil)
• La La Land: Cantando Estações (Singing Seasons) (Brazil)
• La La Land: Melodia de Amor (Melody of Love) (Portugal)
• Lion - A Volta Pra Casa (The Return Home) (Brazil)
• Lion - A Longa Estrada Para Casa (The Long Road Home) (Portugal)
• Mad Max - As Motos da Morte (The Motorcycles of Death) (Portugal)
• Mad Men - Inventando Verdades (Making Up Truths) (Brazil)
• Marnie - Confissões de Uma Ladra (Confessions of a Thief) (Brazil)
• Maze Runner: Correr ou Morrer (Run or Die)
• Million Dollar Baby – Sonhos Vencidos (Won Dreams) (Portugal)
• Minority Report: A Nova Lei (The New Law) (Brazil)
• Moana - Um Mar de Aventuras (A Sea of Adventures) (Brazil)
• Moonlight: Sob a Luz do Luar (Under the Moonlight) (Brazil)
• Mudbound: Lágrimas Sobre o Mississippi (Tears Over the Mississippi) (Brazil)
• Mudbound - As Lamas do Mississípi (The Muds of the Mississipi) (Portugal)
• Ocean's Eleven - Façam Suas Apostas (Place Your Bets) (Portugal)
• Parenthood: O Tiro Que Não Saiu Pela Culatra (The Shot That Didn't Backfire) (Brazil)
• Platoon - Os Bravos do Pelotão (The Platoon's Brave Ones) (Portugal)
• Predator 2: A Caçada Continua (The Hunt Goes On) (Brazil)
• Poltergeist: O Fenômeno (The Phenomenon) (Brazil)
• Point Break: Caçadores de Emoção (The Thrill Hunters) (Portugal, coincidentally that was the Brazilian title for the original, with the remake having a subtitle of its own)
• Project X: Fora de Controlo (Out of Control) (Portugal) and Projeto X - Uma Festa Fora de Controle (A Party Out of Control) (Brazil)
• Pulp Fiction: Tempo de Violência (Time of Violence)
• Rambo II: A Missão (The Mission) (Brazil) - In fact, the humorous use of "II - A Missão" as a suffix became common in the same way as Oddly Named Sequel 2: Electric Boogaloo.
• Rampage: Destruição Total (Total Destruction^note also a subtitle for one of the original games]]) (Brazil)
• Rampage: Fora de Controlo (Out of Control) (Portugal)
• Rebecca - A Mulher Inesquecível (The Unforgettable Woman) (Brazil)
• Resident Evil: O Hóspede Maldito (The Cursed/Damned Guest)
• RoboCop: O Policia(l)^note "Polícia" in Portugal, "Policial" in Brazil, both meaning a single policeman. do Futuro (The Cop from the Future)
• Rock Dog: No Faro do Sucesso (On the Trail^note the scented kind of Success)
• Rock N Rolla: A Grande Roubada (The Great Steal) (Brazil)
• Rock N Rolla: A Quadrilha (The Gang) (Portugal)
• Rocky, Um Lutador (A Fighter)
• Rocky II: A Revanche (The Rematch)
• Rocky III: O Desafio Supremo (The Supreme Challenge)
• Seabiscuit: Alma de Herói (A Heroic Soul) (Brazil)
• A Serbian Film: Terror Sem Limites (Limitless Horror)
• A Scanner Darkly - O Homem Duplo (The Doubled Man) (Portugal; the subtitle is Brazil's standalone title)
• Sing - Quem Canta Seus Males Espanta (Whoever Sings Scares Their Evils) (Brazil)
• Smallville: As Aventuras do Superboy (The Adventures of Superboy) (Brazil)
• Snatch.: Porcos e Diamantes (Pigs and Diamonds - the director's previous movie having a three element title probably helped)
• Snobs: Meu Melhor Amigo (My Best Friend) (Brazil)
• Space Jam: O Jogo do Século (The Game of the Century) (Brazil)
• Speed: Perigo em Alta Velocidade (Danger at High Speeds) (Portugal)
• Spotlight: Segredos Revelados (Revealed Secrets) (Brazil); Portugal inverted, O Caso Spotlight (The Spotlight Case)
• Starstruck - Meu Namorado é uma Superestrela (My Boyfriend is a Superstar) (Brazil)
• Street Fighter - A Última Batalha (The Last Battle) in Portugal and A Batalha Final (The Final Battle) in Brazil.
• Superbad: É Hoje! (It's Today) (Brazil)
• Sucker Punch: Mundo Surreal (Surreal World)
• Sully - O Herói do Rio Hudson (The Hero of the Hudson River) (Brazil)
• Superman II: A Aventura Continua (The Adventure Goes On)
• Super Size Me: A Dieta do Palhaço (The Clown Diet) (Brazil)
• Super Size Me: 30 Dias de Fast Food (30 Days of Fast Food) (Portugal)
• The Commitments: Loucos Pela Fama (Crazy About Fame)
• The Incredibles - Os Super-Heróis (Portugal)
• The Post: Guerra Secreta (Secret War) (Brazil)
• Tomorrowland: Um Lugar Onde Nada É Impossível (A Place Where Nothing Is Impossible) (Brazil)
• Tomorrowland: Terra do Amanhã (Land of Tomorrow) (Portugal)
• Top Gun: Ases Indomáveis (Indomitable Aces) (Brazil)
• Toy Story: Os Rivais (The Rivals) (Portugal)
• Toy Story: Um Mundo de Aventuras (A World of Adventures) (Brazil)
• Toy Story 2: Em busca de Woody (The Search for Woody) (Portugal)
• Up: Altamente! (Awesome!) (Portugal)
• Up: Altas Aventuras (High Adventures) (Brazil)
• U.S. Marshals - Os Federais (The Feds) (Brazil)
• U.S. Marshals - A Perseguição (The Pursuit) (Portugal)
• Versus - A Ressurreição (The Resurrection) (Portugal)
• Victoria And Abdul - O Confidente da Rainha (The Queen's Confidant) (Brazil)
• A View to a Kill: Alvo em Movimento (Moving Target) (Portugal)
• Volcano: A Fúria (The Fury) (Brazil)
• Warcraft: O Primeiro Encontro de Dois Mundos (The First Encounter of Two Worlds)^note The subtitle is a currently used analogy about the the discovery of America, being the two worlds the American and the European continents. In this case, the same analogy is used for both humans and orcs instead.
• Watchmen: Os Vigilantes (The Watchmen) (Portugal; Brazil simply added "O Filme" instead)
• ''Westworld: Onde Ninguém Tem Alma (Where Nobody Has a Soul) (Brazil)
• Westworld: O Mundo do Oeste (The World of the West) (Portugal)
• Wolverine: Imortal (Brazil). Amusingly, in Portugal the follow-up was literally Logan: The Wolverine, entirely in English.
• Zootopia - Essa Cidade é o Bicho (An Animal City) (Brazil)

From English to Russian

• Arthur. The Perfect Millionaire [2011 version]
• Elysium: Not Earthly Heaven
• Evil Dead: The Black Book [2013 version]
• Hanna. The Perfect Weapon
• Pain and Gain: Anabolic Steroids
• The Philosophers: Survival Lesson
• Project X: They Got It
• Spider-Man 3: The Enemy in the Reflection
• Toy Story 3: The Great Escape
• The Wolverine: Immortal

From English to Spanish

• Adaptation.: El ladrón de orquídeas ("The Orchid Thief") (Spain)
• Alien, el octavo pasajero ("The Eighth Passenger")
• Aliens: El regreso ("The Return")
• Antwone Fisher: El triunfo del espíritu ("The Spirit's Triumph")
• Arlington Road: Temerás a tu vecino ("You Will Fear Your Neighbor")
• Bohemian Rhapsody: La historia de Freddie Mercury ("The Story of Freddie Mercury") (Latin America)
• Boogieman: La puerta del miedo ("The Door of Fright")
• Cars: Una aventura sobre ruedas ("An Adventure On Wheels"; Latin America only)
• Cloverfield: Monstruoso ("Monstruous")
• The Disaster Artist: Obra maestra ("Masterpiece") (Latin America)
• Doctor Strange (2016): Hechicero supremo ("Supreme Sorcerer")
• Encantada: La historia de Giselle ("Giselle's Tale")
• Frozen: Una aventura congelada ("A Frozen Adventure")
• Ghost in the Shell: Espectro virtual ("Virtual Spectre"; Latin America) (anime film)
• Ghost in the Shell: Vigilante del futuro ("(The) Future's Guardian"; Latin America) (live-action film)
• Gravity Falls: Un Verano de Misterios ("A Summer of Mysteries"; Latin America)
• Jersey Boys: Persiguiendo la Música (Chasing the Music; Latin America aside from Peru, where it was Persiguiendo un Sueño, Chasing a Dream)
• Kick-Ass: Un superhéroe sin superpoderes ("A superhero without superpowers"; Latin America)
• Kill Bill: La vengaza (The Revenge)
• L.A. Law: Se hará justicia ("Justice will be Served")
• PJ Masks: Héroes en pijamas ("Heroes in Pajamas")
• Poltergeist: Juegos diabólicos ("Devilish Games")
• Quiz Show: El dilema ("The Dilemma")
• Resident Evil: El huésped maldito ("The Cursed Guest")
• Rocky: Un héroe americano ("An American Hero"; Spain)
• Serenity: Furia imparable ("Unstoppable Fury")
• Alma de héroes: la leyenda de Seabiscuit ("Heroic Soul: the Legend of Seabiscuit")
• Superman II: La aventura continua ("The Adventure Continues")
• The Terminator: El exterminador
• ThunderCats: Los felinos cósmicos ("Cosmic Cats")
• Top Gun: Pasión y gloria ("Passion and Glory")
• Up: Una aventura de altura ("A High Adventure")
• Watchmen: Los vigilantes ("The Watchmen")
• Sunshine: Alerta solar ("Solar Alert")
• Game of Thrones: Ganas o Mueres ("You Win or You Die") (subbed version only)
• Battleship: Batalla Naval ("Naval Battle")
• Sucker Punch: Mundo Surreal (Surreal World)
• Recreo: La Serie Animada De Disney ("Disney's Animated Series")(Latin America)// La banda del patio (The backyard troupe) (Spain)
• Warrior Cats: Los Cuatro Clanes ("The Four Clans")
• Iron Man: El Hombre De hierro ("The Iron Man")
• WarCraft: El primer encuentro de dos mundos: (The First Encounter of Two Worlds)^note See the Portuguese note above - given both Spain and Portugal partook in the American exploration, not surprising they went the same route.[

From English to Swedish

• Alien den åttonde passageraren (The eighth passenger)
• Superman II - Äventyret fortsätter (The adventure continues)
• Stålmannen - går på en krypto-NIT ("Superman III Draws a krypto-blank")
• Inverted with Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, which is still called Stjärnornas krig only.
• Benknäckargänget (The Bone-breaker Gang)
• Alla Helgons Blodiga Natt (All Hallows Bloody Eve)

From English to Vietnamese

• VeggieTales: Câu Chuyện Rau Quả (Vegetable Stories). Also inverted by switching the foreign and original subtitles around on the Vietnamese title card for the show.

From French to German

• Zig & Sharko: Meerjungfrauen frisst man nicht! (You do not eat mermaids!)

From German to English

• Das Boot: The Boat
• Inverted in M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (M: A City Looks for a Murderer)

From Japanese to Chinese

• One Piece: Hǎizéi Wáng (Pirate King)

From Japanese to English

• Amnesia: Memories, most likely to distinguish it from Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
• Kakurenbo: Hide and Seek
• Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei: The Power of Negative Thinking. Actually an intelligent choice, considering that every chapter title is also a Literary Allusion Title.
• YuYu Hakusho: Ghost Files for Funimation's release of the anime.
• Kodomo no Omocha: Child's Toy, with the subtitle being a translation of the Japanese title.
• Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club (for the first season; the second and third seasons share the Japanese subtitles of Eternal Summer and Dive to the Future).
• When They Cry: Higurashi, in an example of a Foreign Supertitle. "When They Cry" is the franchise title, and does appear as a supertitle for the original games, but is removed for The Anime of the Game, and was put back on by Geneon.
  • The name that is most used here is Higurashi - When they Cry (and Umineko - When they Cry for the sequel).
• Bokurano: Ours
• Samurai Harem: Asu no Yoichi!
• The Masked Rider: Kamen Rider ZO
• Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac - Only applies to Viz's version of the manga.
• Ai Yori Aoshi: True Blue Love
• Yume Miru Kusuri: A Drug That Makes You Dream
• The translation of the Shugo Chara! manga leaves the title intact, which is probably why the legal streaming version of the anime calls it My Guardian Characters, AKA Shugo Chara.
• Our Dreams at Dawn: Shimanami Tasogare

• Ro-Kyu-Bu ~ Fast Break!
• Onimusha: Warlords
  • Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny
  • Onimusha 3: Demon's Siege
  • Averted with Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams, since the subtitle already existed in the Japanese title. However, the word Shin (for "new") was omitted for the overseas version.
• Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight
• Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
• Mario & Luigi (RPG): Superstar Saga
  • Mario & Luigi (RPG 2x2): Partners In Time
  • Mario & Luigi (RPG 3!!!): Bowser's Inside Story
  • Mario & Luigi (RPG 4): Dream Team (For once, the Japanese title did have a subtitle, Dream Adventure)
• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army (the Japanese subtitle being Raidou Kuzunoha VS the Super-Soldier Army)
• Battle Arena Toshinden
• Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
• Inverted with Golden Sun, which lacked its "The Broken Seal" subtitle in the English release. The other games kept their subtitles, though.
• Also inverted with the seventh Fire Emblem, which was titled Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken ("The Blazing Blade") in Japan and just Fire Emblem everywhere else due to being the first entry in the series to get a worldwide release. This can cause some confusion, as "Fire Emblem" alone could refer to the original Famicom game in the series, Ankoku Ryu to Hikari no Tsurugi ("Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light"). The confusion does seem to be being addressed gradually, as a remake of the Famicom game has been released internationally as "Shadow Dragon" and game seven has been identified as "Blazing Blade" in Fire Emblem Heroes.
• Inverted with Sin and Punishment, where the "Successor of the Earth" subtitle was omitted in the English release.
• Inverted with Super Mario World, where its subtitle Super Mario Bros. 4 was dropped in the international release.
• Inverted for the first The Legend of Zelda, which was titled The Hyrule Fantasy: The Legend of Zelda in the original Famicom Disk System release. The subtitle became the title internationally, which was carried over with later games even in Japan.
• Inverted with the Wario Land series; multiple games had subtitles removed:
  • Virtual Boy Wario Land: Secret Treasure of the Awazon
  • Wario Land 2: The Stolen Treasure
  • Wario Land 3: The Mysterious Music Box
  • Wario Land 4 is called Wario Land Advance: The Treasure of the Golden Diva in Japan.
• Yamada's First Time: B Gata H Kei.
• WarTech: Senko no Ronde
• Kannazuki no Miko: Destiny of the Shrine Maiden - This was the title of the Geneon release. When Sentai Filmworks acquired it, it was simply reduced to Destiny of the Shrine Maiden.
• Daraku Tenshi: The Fallen Angels
• Subverted with Okage: Shadow King; while "okage" does mean "shadow king," the game's Japanese title is completely different.
• anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
• Dai Senryaku VII: Modern Military Tactics
• Inindo: Way of the Ninja
• Ishido: The Way of the Stones
• Ka-Ge-Ki: Fists of Steel
• Bujingai: The Forsaken City, or Bujingai: Swordmaster in Europe
• Genji: Dawn of the Samurai
• Hagane: The Final Conflict
• Noroi: The Curse. Noroi is Japanese for curse.
• The Mystery of Mamo was originally released in Japan as simply Lupin III. Since the title is also the name of the franchise, and past works in the franchise, the translation teams have released the film under several titles, such as Lupin the Third: The Secret of Mamo or Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo. The Japanese have fallen to Franchise-Driven Retitling and renamed it to Lupin III: Lupin vs. the Clones, just to drive home the number of times this movie has been retitled.
• Nisekoi: False Love
• Musya: The Classic Japanese Tale of Horror. This new subtitle was not added to the title screen (as usual for games of this era), where the text "IMOTO'S SAGA-MUSYA" was inserted instead.
• Kengo: Master of Bushido
• Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends, with "I don't have many friends" being a translation of the Japanese title.
• Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood^note The original 2003 anime series was titled Hagane no Renkinjutsushi, while the 2009 remake used the franchise's English title as a subtitle, which would had been pretty redundant when translated back.
• Suzy's Zoo: Daisuki! Witzy: Subtitle was changed so the title becomes "Suzy's Zoo: A Day with Witzy".
• Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Not the series itself, but the two Compilation Movies got subtitles in English. In Japanese they were just titled Gurren-hen and Lagann-hen ("hen" meaning "chapter"), but in English the movies were subtitled Childhood's End and The Lights in the Sky Are Stars, respectively.
• Wotakoi: Love Is Hard For Otaku
• Inverted with the anime Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, which is simply known as Yu-Gi-Oh! in English, since the first anime series by Toei Animation (a.k.a. "Season 0") was never released outside Japan.
• Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern. This version of the title was only used for the English release of the 2017 film; the manga and anime series used a straight translation.
• Tsugunai: Atonement
• Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
• Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
• Doraemon: Gadget Cat from the Future

From Japanese to French

• Bioman 2: Maskman
• Bioman 3: Liveman

From Japanese to Hungarian

• Fullmetal Alchemist - A Bölcsek Kövének nyomában (The Quest for the Philosopher's Stone)
• Honey and Clover - Méz és lóhere
• Ghost in the Shell - Páncélba zárt szellem
• Trinity Blood - Vér és kereszt (Blood and Cross)
• YuYu Hakusho - A szellemfiú (The Ghost Boy)

From Japanese to Italian

• Bakuretsu Hunter: Cacciatori di Stregoni (Hunters of Sorcerers)
• What's My Destiny: Dragon Ball Z (At least initially, it later became better known by its original title.)

From Japanese to Portuguese

• Kochikame: Academia de Polícia (Police Academy)^note This title is only used in advertisements since the Spanish dub with added subtitles is broadcasted instead.

From Japanese to Russian

• Sailor Moon (first season): The Moon In A Sailor Suit

From Japanese to Spanish

• Ajin: Semihumano (Half-human or context-wise, sub-human) (Latin America)
• Captain Tsubasa: La Leyenda Regresa (The Legend Returns) (Latin America/2018 series)
• Doraemon: El Gato Cosmico (The Space Cat)
• Kinnikuman: El Hombre Músculo (The Muscle Man)

From Japanese to Swedish

• Uzumaki: Spiralerna (The spirals)

From Indonesian to English

• The Raid: Redemption''
  • Inverted with the sequel The Raid 2: Berandal, which lacked its subtitle overseas.

From Korean to Spanish

• Taekwon V: Mision Espacial (Mission on Space)
• Dream High: Sueña Sin Limites (Dream Without Limits)

From Welsh to English

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• S 4 C's Welsh-language cop show/crime thriller Y Gwyll became Y Gwyll (Hinterland) when screened with English subtitles.^note Y Gwyll actually means "The Dusk"

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