After so many years of telling stories on the big screen, it’s hard to find a narrative that is 100 percent truly original. Even acclaimed films like Inception will take inspiration from previously produced works to create its own mythos. That’s not inherently a bad thing, however, since when in the right hands an adaptation or a spin on a classic trope can feel fresh and exciting.
Then, there are the instances where Hollywood hits rock bottom creatively where two different studios green light movies with extremely similar (or identical) plots around the same time. This happens more often than one would think, and it’s probably not going to end anytime soon. Here are 10 Movies That Stole Their Stories From Other Films.