10 Best Film Remakes Of All Time

10. The Ring (2002)

Asian horror is famously excellent. From The Grudge to Train to Busan, and the soul-crushingly horrifying works of Junji Ito, it’s no wonder that Hollywood loves to bring their ideas to the West. Directed by Hideo Nakata, Ringu was one of the first films to really grab Hollywood’s attention, with a premise that’s so good it’s even touted as a real curse in some small circles. You watch a creepy video, then 7 days later, you die.

Gore Verbinski, the director of Pirates of the Caribbean, was handed the adaptation - and he knocked it out of the park. Fans and critics praised the film for staying faithful to the original with its creeping sense of dread and strong visuals, and Naomi Watts’ performance was celebrated.

Both films are great, but they have two very different styles, giving viewers the freedom of choice to see whichever they wanted - and that’s the purest essence of remakes: not to outdo the original, but to broaden its modern audience while respecting what made it great.