Top 20 Most Copied Movies

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The influence of these movies and franchises on cinema history cannot be overstated. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most influential movies that either created a genre or inspired endless copycats in their wake. Our countdown of the most copied movies includes “Pulp Fiction”, "The Matrix", "Die Hard", “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy, “Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope”, and more! Do you prefer these original films or their copycats? Let us know in the comments below!
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@WatchMojo Ай бұрын

Do you prefer these original films or their copycats? Let us know in the comments below! For more movie content like this, click here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gp1_ZsWcl7G0YH0.html Don't forget to play our Live Trivia (www.watchmojo.com/play) games at 3pm EST for a chance to win cash! The faster you answer, the more points you get!

@underland1983 Ай бұрын

You forgot Enter the Dragon. After Bruce Lee died came Bruceploitation. Everybody wanted to make kung fu, and found their own Bruce Lee lookalike.

@tarryteeth Ай бұрын

Please do top 20. Copycat tv cartoon shows

@mojo3318 Ай бұрын

Original films.

@erzaender Ай бұрын

godzilla and the matrix

@aramusbolden1780 27 күн бұрын

😅😢

@alejandronajera728 Ай бұрын

The Dark Knight was way ahead of it's time than any other superhero films.👍

@SPAnComCat Ай бұрын

ABSOLUTELY!

@EdinMike Ай бұрын

I still laugh uncontrollably sometimes at Airplane and I must have seen it dozens of times. Leslie Nielsen was something else ! 😂

@Idontwant1 Ай бұрын

Surely you just???? No I’m not. And don’t call me Shirley!!! Lol that was hilarious

@slothreacts34 Ай бұрын

That inflatable co pilot had some fun in that movie

@ruuddekoff1090 Ай бұрын

How "The exorcist" didn't make it into this list is beyond me.

@albertPI007 Ай бұрын

I don't know if there are so many horrors movies that includes exorcism.

@manchesterunitedno7 Ай бұрын

Gosh, still fresh in my memory just after The Matrix came out. Suddenly, Cybergoth's style became cool. Countless imitations copied the aesthetic from the movie Surge Up. Advertising, music videos, and copycat movies, from the 99s to the 00s. Sure long black trenchcoats, cool shade, and goth sensibilities weren't new in the '90s. From the period aesthetics such as Dracula, Interview With The Vampire, to more modern The Crow, Dark City, Strange Days, and especially Blade preceded it. But The Matrix made it cool as hell.

@greggkrueger Ай бұрын

Star Wars even copied itself in the force awakens

@sarahpettipher1759 Ай бұрын

You picked the wrong Batman series, Tim Burton is the one who showed how to make dark superhero movies. The first two he directed were incredible

@Toledotourbillion Ай бұрын

How about Rebel without a cause? That started the whole antihero angst genre.

@madtheghost337 Ай бұрын

Me: I should go to sleep freals Watchmojo: Top 20 most copied movies- Me: Okay!!

@SpencerM180 Ай бұрын

Late at night, bro

@maineman5757 Ай бұрын

It's 6am here. I'm at work.

@tathagataroy2641 Ай бұрын

It's 4 pm bro

@EMizzle57 Ай бұрын

It's 5am

@ZulkarnainK Ай бұрын

It's already tomorrow here.

@kleine.5438 Ай бұрын

Why wasn't King Kong(mainly this one), Dracula, Frankenstein, werewolf movies, Men in Black, The Terminator or The exorcist in this list

@matteomascaropennacchi2220 Ай бұрын

Honorable mentions, Redhosaurus from the beast from50000 phantoms in 1953, after this film, Toho decided not only creating Godzilla based on ww2 but also Based on Redhosaurus

@waittillfamewtf2385 Ай бұрын

"Basic Instinct" (1992)

@whitedevil2 Ай бұрын

excuse me, but the "drastically dark shift in tone" for comic book movies started with Tim Burton's Batman, not Christopher Nolan.

@MrMagyar5 Ай бұрын

Excellent list. Agreed on all points. These were the genre defining films.

@vincecramer7950 Ай бұрын

I don't understand why y'all don't do research on the dates of movies Belleville mountain 1999 Lord of the rings didn't come out till 2001

@kali3665 Ай бұрын

The joke was Goldfinger inspired more copycats WITHIN the James Bond canon! Yet another reason why Goldfinger is STILL considered by many to be the finest Bond film ever made.

@DieseNerdInhalte Ай бұрын

what i miss : Gladiator and %Black Hawk Down (kind of camera)

@2neetoon Ай бұрын

With the way some of us have been copied, it's weird to hear it being called out.

@rrqkuaci Ай бұрын

blade runner ? that movie basically created cyberpunk sub-genre, harry potter movies also inspired many studio to adapting young-adult novel series

@competitionglen Ай бұрын

Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket for war films. Saving pte Ryan, Dunkirk War Horse.

@Bathorypriest Ай бұрын

I'll say Apocalypse Now for war films

@DMBLaan Ай бұрын

The Drak Knight is an amazing movie, but I don't think it was nearly as influential as most movies on this list, outside of other DC live action movies. In contrast, something like Guardians of the Galaxy did so well that its director is now in charge of all the DC movies.

@grayshigami6797 Ай бұрын

Shrek has defined the humor of animated movies this century as well as having an unlikely hero and his charismatic sidekick

@granger2malfoy Ай бұрын

Okay... maybe I am missing something, but what about the first musicals, or first mystery movies, or Alfred Hitchcock movie ... I forget which one was first... wizard of oz... disney snow white... your list is a bit lacking..

@Bathorypriest Ай бұрын

Star Wars itself was a ripoff of many other properties

@CaptainMcTubeSnoot Ай бұрын

Pinocchio? Frankenstein? Taken? King Kong?

@Gor85 Ай бұрын

So many fantastic ones. Hard to choose in order. Dark Knight,LOTR,Matrix,Jaws,Alien,A New Hope,The Godfather,Die Hard,A New Hope,Rocky,Halloween. I believe how Psycho is so influential. Deserving number 1. I like these,the originals. Great video

@WatchMojo Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!!

@Heavymetallord1 Ай бұрын

One movie you forgot is the 1968 Movie Bullitt, before that movie car chases were quirky and goofy (ex: it's a mad mad mad world) but after Bullitt car chases became more gritty, exciting, and grounded in reality. Examples include Gone in 60 seconds (the original), Dirty Mary Crazy Larry, Vanishing Point, and The French Connection Even comedic car chases took a more grounded approach mixing it with cartoon style goofiness (ex: Smokey and the Bandit, The Dukes of Hazzard, and The Blues Brothers) And it was all thanks to Bullitt

@kennethferrari5232 Ай бұрын

The Color Purple which redefined familial drama, influencing movies such as Steel Magnolias, Mystic Pizza and Beloved. The Princess Bride was an influence on kids sword and sorcery such as The Never ending story and Willow.

@Jeremiah_Rivers76 Ай бұрын

In terms of the _Star Wars_ franchise versus movies that copied it, like Zack Snyder’s _Rebel Moon_ movies, I’ll always go with the former. Accept no substitutes.

@MarkLaw13 Ай бұрын

7 samurai is missing. The team work genre

@mojo3318 Ай бұрын

I've seen "The Matrix", "Jurassic Park", and some of "The Dark Knight". "The Matrix" came out the same year I was born!

@eugeniapatroncosta920 Ай бұрын

Die Hard, The Dark Knight and the Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King are my favourites.

@richardsussens490 Ай бұрын

All fantastic movies

@armandogoncalves7226 Ай бұрын

7 samurais is the most influencer movie of all time

@marcel_max Ай бұрын

... a seriously high bar for competition... That is the best description of Nolan's work.

@to.kanali Ай бұрын

You forgot about in the name of the king,it's copy of lotr

@FRN2013 Ай бұрын

The Ten Commandments, Indiana Jones, Shrek, King Kong, Wizard of Oz.

@tammylynnbeatricedoyle4500 Ай бұрын

Pulp Fiction is one of my all-time favorite movies 🎉 Jaws and Halloween definitely scared the crap out of me back in the day!

@NickCC23 19 күн бұрын

If Airplane! wasn't on this list I would have rioted.

@jamesmnaylor Ай бұрын

How could you miss heathers of this list that brought a lot of cliq films to the market.

@96miffy Ай бұрын

I say John Wick is the most copied film in the 2020's

@BlackHatCinephile Ай бұрын

I feel so much better after that last poop. I gotta BUNCHA stuff outta me that needed to be out so bad.

@anhurtorrez Ай бұрын

2 things about Airplane that wasn't mentioned here. First the expectation of it wasn't that high since it came out around the same time as a few other movies they thought would do better. But Airplane became more popular than those others. And second was the great Leslie Nielsen who almost didn't get the part because they wasn't sure if he could do comedy since he was more of a serious actor at the time. But after they saw him do his parts they knew he was the right choice which launched him into the comedy legend.

@Shady4Dayz Ай бұрын

That REALLY hurt! Honestly, who throws a shoe?

@DMBLaan Ай бұрын

I'd say Godzilla created the Kaiju genre in name only. King Kong came out in the 30s, and even Godzilla was inspired by The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.

@jakealter5504 Ай бұрын

That’s what I thought too

@DMBLaan Ай бұрын

@@jakealter5504 Don't get me wrong, its a really great movie and it did a lot for cinema, it just wasn't the first. I guess one could argue it brought it to a new level, but even then here in the US at the time it was more of a "just another giant monster movie" feel at the time.

@jakealter5504 Ай бұрын

@@DMBLaan I had meant that King Kong was one of the first giant monster movies. The first giant monster movie was the lost world in 1925 but King Kong was the first icon of that genre

@Fightarcade Ай бұрын

Maximo is an original video game character from Maximo: Ghost to Glory from 2001 and Anakin Skywalker is a copy movie character from Star Wars Episode II 2002 and III 2005.

@stephaniemiya9757 Ай бұрын

I read where FFCoppola took a class to learn how to write a screenplay. The first chapter in the textbook said to study Coppola's Godfather movies. He didn't even know how to write a screenplay but he won Oscars for his work.

@Tangeni. 28 күн бұрын

Die Hard The Matrix The Dark Knight Rocky The Godfather Pulp Fiction Halloween

@raymondbermudez555 Ай бұрын

I think you misspelled Iron Man/The Avengers with Psycho considering Iron Man showed the viability of less popular comic book characters and The Avengers showed interconnectivity was super successful.

@jfreshig 18 күн бұрын

Not having the wizard of oz is irredeemable

@ScarysReviews Ай бұрын

Good list, no one really copies a SLASHER, they, just tend to do something better and different. these days, it's copy, remake, but back then, no. just took points and went bigger. You missed Grease, The Exorcist, MAD MAX,

@halfghaniteevee3559 Ай бұрын

Okay, hear me out on this.... Deep Blue Sea > Jaws 💯💯💯

@user-em6ie2be7x Ай бұрын

There are so many Star Wars copycats.

@Bathorypriest Ай бұрын

Star Wars itself was a copycat of Valerian (french comic) & samurai films

@jamalvargas6146 Ай бұрын

Men In Black (1997-) The Terminator (1984-) Rocky (1976-2006) Die Hard (1988-2013) Lethal Weapon (1987-) Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) Splash (1984) Fight Club (1999) Breakin' (1984) Transformers (2007-) Purple Rain (1984)

@jskelly1979 Ай бұрын

Your mom's box! (1969) Dust off them cobwebs!

@vincentsaia6545 Ай бұрын

Mario Puzo did not make up the term "Godfather." In the footage of Joe Velachi testifying before Congress about the Mafia, he mentions "the Godfather" in the finger-pricking ritual.

@Alam-jg2rx 20 күн бұрын

I feel like bond movie OHMSS might have inspired die hard and Christmas action films

@gailhall6283 15 күн бұрын

Hated the dark knight. I never thought I'd ever have to hide a "Batman" flick from my grandchildren but...

@henrymilles5744 Ай бұрын

I would have thought that any of the "Amityville Horror" film Movies (Regardless of whether they are from the original series of films, a remake, or just Based on the Amityville haunting) would be on this list. I mean just Look at Amityville Horror Movies their are.

@Idontwant1 Ай бұрын

After I had watched The Offer. I went back and watched all 3 Godfather movies. I’ve always been a mob movie fan. Casino, Goodfella’s. So dang good.

@EntertainmentCreator2024 Ай бұрын

I watch these videos. It’s a Thursday night, come out of a shower. I’m dripping a bit. It’s dark and I’m in my bed with my lamp on. Probs 10PM. After a long day, I just pull up these videos.

@johnmcnulty2705 Ай бұрын

The first movie I think about after reading the title of this video is Die Hard

@adamhoward1408 Ай бұрын

Top 10 greatest movie scenes shot in black and white

@maloperverso8118 Ай бұрын

Jaws (1975)!?

@maloperverso8118 Ай бұрын

Scream (1996)!?

@kaylapounds1359 Ай бұрын

I mean, when I think of copycats, I think of movies that directly have the same plot. I don't consider movies that are inspired by others, especially when they have their own unique plot lines to be copycats. It's like somebody dying their hair blonde because their friends or a dejection does it, versus getting a haircut.

@grassfedcharlie Ай бұрын

Cyclopes is so fine

@maloperverso8118 Ай бұрын

Goodfellas (1990)!?

@erikthompson619 Ай бұрын

Helloooo? "Raiders of the lost ark"?

@MercedesGarcia-fb1et Ай бұрын

Nothing from the MCU, no mention of Bourne identity no John Wick no Taken

@CTladiesman Ай бұрын

Are the films that are copied films that started genres that people know and love today?

@lindabarnhouse3724 Ай бұрын

Did I miss it? How is Night of the Living Dead on this list??

@fawziekefli2273 Ай бұрын

6:49 Mary O. Pootsoe? _Mary O?_ WatchMojo, WatchMojo; what has he ever done for you to treat him so disrespectfully?

@josh72456 Ай бұрын

I’ve not seen Godzilla.

@wilrivera2668 Ай бұрын

... 7 samurai

@maloperverso8118 Ай бұрын

Batman (1989)!?

@DMBLaan Ай бұрын

Who else loves the Clerks cartoon and wish they made more of it?

@CTladiesman Ай бұрын

That’s show seems mean spirited.

@TimHayes Ай бұрын

The Alien Ripoffs are fun, so is the original!

@kingoogie23rd16 Ай бұрын

Time stamps?

@AndreaDoesYoga Ай бұрын

🎬Wow, didn't realize how influential these movies were!🍿

@marcel_max Ай бұрын

where's Indiana Jones?

@thepikminbrawler1746 Ай бұрын

Ok so you used a parody in the thumbnail. What else is on this list, Spaceball?

@zeokingsilver Ай бұрын

who throws a shoe honestly

@Mike-DuBose Ай бұрын

Throwing a shoe at someone is a universal sign of insult and disrespect. Here are some of the most famous shoe-throwing incidents: 2008: Shoe thrown at George W. Bush:The most famous instance of shoe-throwing might be the one that involved former US President George W. Bush. During a 2008 press conference in Baghdad, Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi hurled both his shoes at Bush, shouting, "This is a farewell kiss from the Iraqi people, you dog!" Bush famously ducked out of the way of the shoes. 2011: Shoe thrown at Tony Blair: Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair also wasn't spared from a shoe-throwing incident. In 2011, while attending a book signing event in Dublin, an anti-war protestor threw a shoe at him. This incident occurred just days after another shoe-throwing incident at a separate book signing event for Blair. 2011: Shoe thrown at Anders Behring Breivik: In 2011, during the trial of Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, the brother of one of Breivik's victims threw a shoe at him while yelling, "You killed my brother! Go to hell!" The shoe didn't hit Breivik but struck his lawyer instead.

@robertelliott2026 19 күн бұрын

It's a nod to the hat in Goldfinger.

@manoftheusajones5147 Ай бұрын

TOP 10 Ugliest Robots

@StanHalen1936 Ай бұрын

I see you. You get a bump.

@slystone4892 3 күн бұрын

Where is Star Wars?

@gailhall6283 15 күн бұрын

The Godfather was, is and always will be the best of the best of its kind.

@jtmanwill Ай бұрын

Silence of the Lambs 48 hours

@robertelliott2026 19 күн бұрын

Silence of the lambs was great, but the Michal Mann's Hannibal Lecter movie Manhunter with Brian Cox and William Petersen was so much better. The Red Dragon remake just to try and make Hopkins' canon, was absolute sh!t.

@edwardjaymescamino6896 Ай бұрын

hello

@BlackHatCinephile Ай бұрын

🥉

@alexfallah7 Ай бұрын

Maybe mention top gun maverick is a 1:1 parallel with Star Wars IV

@Lana2k6 Ай бұрын

Sorry, but the first Superman film should have been in the top five. The superhero blockbuster wouldn't exist if not for this 1978 classic.

@Cisco_24 Ай бұрын

Ok we get it. The 70s was the best ever decade for movies.

@Sly88Frye 24 күн бұрын

I'm fighting this too hard to watch. If you guys insist on having Phoebe narrate can you guys like coach her on how to narrate enthusiastically? She always sounds like she's just reading a script. She sounds like she's not into what she's talking about and I'm not saying she doesn't know what she's talking about but the fact that she doesn't sound like she's into it could suggest that she doesn't know what she's talking about. At least make her sound like she does and geez just have some enthusiasm. She sounds so robotic

@jorgeadairramos7469 Ай бұрын

Hello good morning 😮😮😮😮😮

@j189512 Ай бұрын

Maybe don't use a man who committed unspeakable crimes in your thumbnail? His name is Joe son and if I say what his crimes were I'd probably get a ban from KZfaq

@greenisnice9345 Ай бұрын

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark: If Indiana Jones stayed out of the movie, the Nazis would've brought the ark to Hitler, opened it and kill everyone including Hitler. (Someone ruined this movie to me, and now I ruined it to you.)

@daneparsons8983 Ай бұрын

You realize that this was brought up on The Big Bang Theroy

@greenisnice9345 Ай бұрын

@@daneparsons8983 They got it wrong because they said that it would happen exactly the same way as how the movie ended, when in fact, Indiana Jones destroyed the Nazi's plane, but if he didn't, the Nazis would've brought it to Hitler instead. They got it half way right.

@TheWorldMemeDatabase Ай бұрын

While the books were influenced by LOTR (Tolkien and Lewis were friends), the movie adaptations of Chronicles of Narnia exist primarily due to the success of Harry Potter, not LOTR. LOTR targets a slightly older demographic than Harry Potter and Narnia after it.

@carlitoapplespitter Ай бұрын

Late af

@BlackHatCinephile Ай бұрын

🥈

@G1Grimlock94 Ай бұрын

Rip off

@SirsasthNigam. Ай бұрын

No matter how ethnically, racially, sexually or any way diverse cast you have, If your film or series has Inhumans - level writing, It just won’t work just like Wish and Madame Web The IMAX presentation of the first two episodes grossed $3.5 million worldwide.[120] "Nobody is going to root for a cast of characters who stand for discrimination, eugenics, and racism." with 5 out of 8 episodes having zero plot and zero-character development -Inhumans review. How did MCU went from Homecoming and GOTG2 to Inhumans in 2017?