Comments on: When Movies Come In Pairs: Examples of Hollywood Deja Vu

By: Kyle

Kyle — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:34:07 +0000

One of the most famous of all time:
Kundun (1997) and Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

By: Clownican

Clownican — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:17:58 +0000

Matrix
Thirteenth Floor
Dark City

Those three always come to mind when I think about this.

By: CATD

CATD — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:34:24 +0000

People seem to have forgotten two classics

Fail Safe and Dr Strangelove

By: Visage

Visage — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:01:10 +0000

And now Che 1 and Che 2 and Mesrine 1 & 2.

It’s getting ridiculous…

By: zubzwank

zubzwank — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:59:06 +0000

Here’re three!

Deepstar 6
Leviathan
The Abyss

All about strange underwater life
All 1989!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:17:01 +0000

I’m with you on this. I’ve kept a mental list for years and whenever I share this with someone they deny it until I rattle off 10 pairs of movies.

Men in Black and Independence Day – 1 day shy of a year apart.

My theory is that they are both getting the same focus group data on what people want to see.

By: Russll

Russll — Sun, 31 May 2009 21:31:36 +0000

The trend continues this year with Paul Blart: Mall Cop and Observe & Report with Seth Rogen

By: John

John — Fri, 29 May 2009 13:37:51 +0000

A lot of these posts refer to the similarity between names of these movies.
I wonder to what extent the names were adapted just before promotional materials were released, to mirror and evoke their potentially more exposed and successful neighbours?
A name is only a name; the content of the movie may diverge quite uniquely from the plot of the more successful neighbour but the name makes it seem like the same story.

By: JudgeMan

JudgeMan — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:22:26 +0000

The Day the Earth Stood Still: 12 December 2008
The Day the Earth Stopped: 9 December 2008

3 days must be a record!

The Terminators: 28 April 2009
Terminator Salvation: 22 May 2009

By: Finfrosk

Finfrosk — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:53:42 +0000

What about
“Dead Man on Campus” and
“Dead Man’s Curve” (The Curve)?

Now, I’ve only seen Dead Man’s Curve, but Dead Man On Campus seems to be centered around pretty much the same. Which came first, I don’t know.

Nice ‘list’ by the way! Interesting phenomenon.

By: John

John — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:07:26 +0000

“Tombstone” and “Wyatt Earp”

By: mccallos

mccallos — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:22:01 +0000

stir of echoes 1999
the sixth sense 1999

those kids see dead people!!!!!