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Remake

A remake is a film that has the same story, and often the same title, as a film that was made earlier. In the history of cinema, remakes have generally been considered inferior to the earlier versions by film critics and cinema-goers alike, but there have been memorable exceptions to that generalization. See the List of film remakes for examples.

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