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Ranker's 125 Movies That Should Never Be Remade

"Some of the worst Hollywood movies of all time happened because an executive somewhere decided it would be a great money making venture to remake some of the greatest movies of all time. The classic movies on this list of movies that shouldn't be remade are revered because they are inimitable, yet somehow, movie executives keep dredging their vaults and resurrecting movies that were already brilliant in misguided efforts to make them 'better' (well, probably just to make money, let's be real). The scary thing about making a list of movies that should not be remade is the possibility that a decision maker somewhere will see the list and decide it's the perfect place to start looking for new movie ideas. These classic films are on this movies that should not be remade list because they were amazing the first time around and don't need to be 'improved'." - ranker.com
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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
2
Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
3
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
4
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
5
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
6
Schindler's List (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
7
Star Wars (1977)
Star Wars (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
8
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
9
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
10
Goodfellas (1990)
Goodfellas (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
11
Toy Story (1995)
Toy Story (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
12
Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
13
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
14
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
15
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
16
Rocky (1976)
Rocky (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
17
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
18
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
19
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
20
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
21
The Goonies (1985)
The Goonies (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
22
Stand by Me (1986)
Stand by Me (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
23
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
24
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
25
Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
26
Beetlejuice (1988)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
27
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
28
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
29
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
30
The Breakfast Club (1985)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
31
Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
32
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
33
Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
34
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
35
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
36
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
37
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
38
A Christmas Story (1983)
A Christmas Story (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
39
Shrek (2001)
Shrek (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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