20 Movies That Stole Their Plots From Other Films

Pretty much there's no such thing as an original movie anymore.
20 Movies That Stole Their Plots From Other Films

It's not a secret that filmmakers rip each other off in the name of making that dirty, dirty cash. And while there's been some notable examples over the years (The Matrix ripping off Jesus' super awesome bullet dodging ability), it turns out there have been tons more cases that we never noticed.

For example ...

the IRON MAEMBL THOR giant An alien gets stranded on Earth Learns to appreciate humans by befriending one of them Gets into a conflict with the govern
GHEST SUICDE SOUAD BUSTERS A woman gets fired from her job and joins a gang of misfits. The group has to fight evil entities that first appear. in a s
GREMLINS TRANE FORERES YOUNG MAN GETS A MYSTERIOUS: CREATURE AS A PRESENT THE CREATURE TRANSFORMS EVIL CREATURES THEN TRY TO TAKE OVER THE CITY THE CR
Mary Poppins VS SAR Ferris Bueller's FERRS Day Of A protagonist who can seemingly do anything takes two unhappy kidsooo ooon an unforgettable, life ch
The WEARR of It A YOUNG GIRL FROM MIDDLE AMERICA GOES ACROSS COUNTRY WITH 3ODDBALLS AND ENDS UP BEING PART OF A KILLING SPREE.
The Curious Case Of Forrest Gump BENJAMIN BUTTON A strange guy who travels the world has child a with his love interest from child- hood but doesn't e
CRACKED.CON catch me MouseHunt if you can AN UNEXPECTED CHARACTER CAUSES A STIR AND IS CONSISTENTLY HUNTED TO NO AVAIL. THE HUNTERS ARE LEET OUTWITTED
GRAN TORINO A grumpy old man becomes a widower. old man befriends a neighborhood boy. They both get into trouble with dangerous people. The old man gi
CRACKED COM Old IhE Yeller THING Isolated with his dog in the middle of nowhere with a grizly looking man who might be crazy things get violentfast. W
GRACKEDCOM BURTONS WRECKIT THE NIGHTMARE RALPH BEFORE HRISIMAS SCARY GUY GETS TIRED OF HIS LIFE, FINDS ANOTHER WORLD, CAUSES TROUBLE, AND TRIES TO FIX
FREE WILLY THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION A WELL MEANING CHARACTER IS WRONGFULLY CAPTURED AND CONFINED AND FORCED TO ACT AGAINST THEIR OWN WILL FOR THE PLEA
School of ROCKY A down-and-out bum ISYLI ATHN gets a one-in-a-million chance to achieve a dream. Along the way there are: -Life lessons -Personal Stru
Clue and The Hangover A group of colorful characters ...brought together by one man And their misadventures as they figure out ...just what happened t
HONEY I BREAKING SHRUNK BLEW UP <VS- BAD THE KID(S) An unappreciated geniuso works on an amazing Anvention thatooo ooocauses a lot of trouble for fami
Lion King 2 and Avatar both have protagonists who were sent to infiltrate an enemy tribe... ...but fall in love with a member of the tribe... ...try (

Army of Darkness

ARMY DARKNESS GREAT POwERFUL A guy gets warped into an unfamiliar place and is celebrated by the locals as the hero they need to over- throw evil. Pro
CHICKEN JUrAss PARK RUN CRAUI ALARGE PREDATORY SPECIES MUST BE OVERCOME. ESCAPE IS THE KEY TO SURVIVAL. SOME ARE TRAGICALLY EATEN ALONG THE WAY. IN TH
Richie Rich BATMAN B EGINS The hero's philanthropist parents get murdered. His parents' company gets taken over by an evil CEO. He befriends the compa
101 The Silence of & Dalmatians the Lambs A crazed serial killer RBL Holds kidnap victims captive With plans to kill them and wear their skin As a mas
CRACKEDCON THE In SHINING & TITANIC Amidst turn-of-the-century opulence, feelings of isolation and forces of nature combine in tragedy, featuring .flo

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