10 Hollywood Remakes Of Foreign Language Movies That Actually Didn't Suck

While critical opinions on this film were fairly average, audience response skyrocketed it to popularity; just look at its spot on the IMDb top 250 films of all time list.

Richard Gere starred in this 2009 remake of a 1987 Japanese film Hachikō Monogatari, adapting the classic Japanese tale of the loyal Akita Hachikō for a Western audience.

Considering its deeply intrinsic connection to Japanese culture, this certainly had the potential to go wrong. But dog appreciation is so universal that it's not at all surprising it was a hit with audiences. An absolute tearjerker, Hachi: A Dog's Tale is one of the more successful remakes in recent memory.