Vive le Remake!
This poll is dedicated to the many French classics that have been remade into Hollywood movies... some more successfully than others.
Which of these memorable Hollywood versions of French movies is your favorite?
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Which of these memorable Hollywood versions of French movies is your favorite?
After voting, you may discuss the list ici
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- DirectorMike NicholsStarsRobin WilliamsNathan LaneGene HackmanA gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing moralistic parents.LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (Edouard Molinaro)
- DirectorJohn BadhamStarsBridget FondaGabriel ByrneDermot MulroneyA government fakes the death of a criminal to turn this young woman into a killer on its service.NIKITA (Luc Besson)
- DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerJamie Lee CurtisTom ArnoldA fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used-car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.LA TOTALE! (Claude Zidi)
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsRoy ScheiderBruno CremerFrancisco RabalFour unfortunate men from different parts of the globe agree to risk their lives transporting gallons of nitroglycerin across dangerous Latin American jungle.LE SALAIRE DE LA PEUR (Henri-Georges Clouzot)
- DirectorTerry GilliamStarsBruce WillisMadeleine StoweBrad PittIn a future world devastated by disease, a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet.LA JETEE (Chris Marker)
- DirectorJohn CromwellStarsCharles BoyerHedy LamarrSigrid GurieA wanted jewel thief ensconced in the Casbah meets a beautiful woman who makes him long for an escape.PEPE LE MOKO (Julien Duvivier)
- DirectorFritz LangStarsEdward G. RobinsonJoan BennettDan DuryeaA man in mid-life crisis befriends a young woman, though her fiancé persuades her to con him out of the fortune they mistakenly assume he possesses.LA CHIENNE (Jean Renoir)
- DirectorJay RoachStarsSteve CarellPaul RuddStephanie SzostakAfter he finds out that his work superiors host a dinner celebrating the idiocy of their special guests, a rising executive questions the merits of his invitation just as he befriends a man who would be the perfect guest.LE DINER DE CONS (Francis Veber)
- DirectorPaul MazurskyStarsNick NolteBette MidlerRichard DreyfussA rich but troubled family find their lives altered by the arrival of a vagrant who tries to drown himself in their swimming pool.BOUDU SAUVE DES EAUX (Jean Renoir)
- DirectorStan DragotiStarsTom HanksLori SingerDabney ColemanA man picked randomly out of a crowd is made the target of CIA survelliance and pursuit.LE GRAND BLOND AVEC UNE CHAUSSURE NOIRE (Yves Robert)
- DirectorLisa AzuelosStarsMiley CyrusDouglas BoothAshley GreeneAs a new year at school begins, Lola's heart is broken by her boyfriend, though soon she's surprised by her best friend, promising musician Kyle, who reveals his feelings for her.LOL (Lisa Azuelos)
- DirectorGuillaume CanetStarsClive OwenMarion CotillardBilly CrudupTwo brothers on either side of the law face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.LES LIENS DU SANG (Jacques Maillot)
- DirectorStephen HopkinsStarsMorgan FreemanGene HackmanThomas JaneA wealthy attorney in San Juan comes to the police station for "10 minutes" of follow-up questions to finding a 12-year-old girl's body in a park. Another young girl was also raped and murdered weeks earlier and the evidence points to him.GARDE A VUE (Claude Miller)
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsRichard PryorJackie GleasonNed BeattyAn underemployed reporter finds himself literally purchased as a toy for a rich spoiled brat.LE JOUET (Francis Veber)
- DirectorNadia TassStarsMartin ShortDanny GloverSheila KelleyAn accountant with super bad luck is sent in search of a missing boss's daughter, also an incredibly unlucky person.LA CHEVRE (Francis Veber)
- DirectorJoshua LoganStarsLeslie CaronMaurice ChevalierCharles BoyerYoung Marius dreams of leaving his dull provincial life and seeing the world. When the beautiful Fanny declares her adoration for him, Marius must choose between an adventurous life at sea and the grandest adventure of all: love.The MARSEILLES Trilogy (Alexandre Korda, Marc Allégret, Marcel Pagnol)
- DirectorJeremiah S. ChechikStarsSharon StoneIsabelle AdjaniChazz PalminteriThe wife and mistress of the sadistic dean of an exclusive prep school conspire to murder him.LES DIABOLIQUES (Henri-Georges Clouzot)
- DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsRobin WilliamsBilly CrystalJulia Louis-DreyfusA woman cons two old boyfriends into searching for her runaway son by convincing both that they are the boy's father.LES COMPERES (Francis Veber)
- DirectorJean-Marie PoiréStarsJean RenoChristina ApplegateChristian ClavierA French count is in England to marry the princess. She's killed. A wizard helps him time travel back before the murder - but ends up in Chicago, April 2000. A descendant helps him. Can he return to the 1100s?LES VISITEURS (Jean-Marie Poiré)
- DirectorPaul McGuiganStarsJosh HartnettDiane KrugerMatthew LillardA young Chicago advertising executive believes a woman he sees in a café is his long-lost love. His belief leads to obsession, as he puts his life on hold in order to trail her.L'APPARTEMENT (Gilles Mimouni)
- DirectorNeil BurgerStarsKevin HartBryan CranstonNicole KidmanA comedic look at the relationship between a wealthy man with quadriplegia and an unemployed man with a criminal record who's hired to help him.INTOUCHABLES (Eric Toledano & Olivier Nakache)
- DirectorNeil JordanStarsNick NolteRalph FiennesNutsa KukhianidzeAn aging gambler on a losing streak attempts to rob a casino in Monte Carlo. But someone's already tipped off the cops before he even makes a move.BOB LE FLAMBEUR (Jean-Pierre Melville)
- DirectorJim McBrideStarsRichard GereValérie KapriskyArt MetranoWhen Jesse Lujack steals a car in Las Vegas and drives down to LA, his criminal ways only escalate - but when will it end?A BOUT DE SOUFFLE (Jean-Luc Godard)
- DirectorCamille DelamarreStarsPaul WalkerDavid BelleRZAAn undercover Detroit cop navigates a dangerous neighborhood that's surrounded by a containment wall with the help of an ex-con in order to bring down a crime lord and his plot to devastate the entire city.BANLIEUE 13 (Pierre Morel)
- DirectorLeonard NimoyStarsTom SelleckSteve GuttenbergTed DansonJack Holden and his friends, Peter and Michael, spend most of their time having flings with several women in their apartment. Their life changes when a mysterious baby appears at their doorstep.TROIS HOMMES ET UN COUFFIN (Colline Serreau)
- DirectorMichael CristoferStarsAntonio BanderasAngelina JolieThomas JaneA woman, along with her lover, plans to con a rich man by marrying him, earning his trust, and then running away with all his money. Everything goes as planned until she falls in love with him.LA SIRENE DU MISSISSIPPI (François Truffaut)
- DirectorKevin GoetzMichael GoetzStarsTroian BellisarioBailey NobleKate BurtonA woman and her childhood friend seek out revenge on those who victimized and abused them.MARTYRS (Pascal Laugier)
- DirectorFrancis VeberStarsNick NolteMartin ShortSarah Rowland DoroffA reformed bank robber is taken hostage by a desperate man during a bank hold up, but is forced to go on the run with his captor when they're both mistakenly thought to be in cahoots.LES FUGITIFS (Francis Veber)
- DirectorSteve MinerStarsGérard DepardieuKatherine HeiglDalton JamesA teenage girl on vacation in the Bahamas with her divorced father tries to impress a potential boyfriend by saying that her father is actually her lover.MON PERE, CE HEROS (Gérard Lauzier)
- DirectorPaul HaggisStarsRussell CroweElizabeth BanksLiam NeesonA married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder.POUR ELLE (Fred Cavayé)