Short Films That Have Been Remade As Features
by erikkr1 | created - 26 Jun 2013 | updated - 20 Jun 2018 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. La Jetée (1962)
Not Rated | 28 min | Short, Drama, Romance
The story of a man forced to explore his memories in the wake of World War III's devastation, told through still images.
Director: Chris Marker | Stars: Étienne Becker, Jean Négroni, Hélène Chatelain, Davos Hanich
Votes: 37,078
Remade as 12 Monkeys (1995)
2. Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB (1967)
15 min | Sci-Fi, Short
While monitored and pursued, a man races to escape through a futuristic labyrinth.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Dan Nachtsheim, Joy Carmichael, David Munson, Marvin Bennett
Votes: 2,682
Remade as THX 1138 (1971)
3. Within the Woods (1978)
Not Rated | 31 min | Horror, Short
While spending a weekend at a remote cabin, Bruce desecrates an Indian burial ground and becomes re-animated, making way to kill his friends.
Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Mary Valenti, Scott Spiegel
Votes: 2,662
Remade as The Evil Dead (1981)
4. Diversion (1979)
39 min | Short, Drama, Horror
Gary is a happily married man, devoted to his wife, their kid and the family dog. A weekend without the presence of his wife presents to him a chance of getting involved in a casual ... See full summary »
Director: James Dearden | Stars: Stephen Moore, Cherie Lunghi, Morag Hood, Ned Vukovic
Votes: 68
Remade as Fatal Attraction (1987)
5. Stryker's War (1980 Video)
45 min | Action
A wounded Vietnam Vet and his pals save a small town from a crazed cult leader and his maniac killer gang.
Director: Josh Becker | Stars: Josh Becker, Jane Bultrud, Bruce Campbell, Charlie Campbell
Votes: 44
Remade as Stryker's War (1985)
6. Frankenweenie (1984)
PG | 29 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
A young boy sets out to revive his dead pet using the monstrous power of science.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Shelley Duvall, Daniel Stern, Barret Oliver, Joseph Maher
Votes: 13,355
Remade as Frankenweenie (2012)
7. Futsû saizu no kaijin (1986)
18 min | Short, Horror, Sci-Fi
A man gradually transforms into a robotic, metal-encrusted monster.
Director: Shin'ya Tsukamoto | Stars: Kei Fujiwara, Nobu Kanaoka, Tomorô Taguchi, Shin'ya Tsukamoto
Votes: 453
Remade as Tetsuo (1989)
8. The Dirk Diggler Story (1988)
Not Rated | 32 min | Short, Biography, Drama
The rise and fall of Dirk Diggler.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Michael Stein, Robert Ridgely, Eddie Delcore, Rusty Schwimmer
Votes: 1,182
Remade as Boogie Nights (1997)
9. 12:01 PM (1990)
25 min | Short, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Poor Myron Castleman is stuck reliving the same 59 minutes of his lunch break.
Director: Jonathan Heap | Stars: Jane Alden, Don Amendolia, John Bachelder, Laura Harrington
Votes: 1,511
Remade as 12:01 (1993)
10. Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (1990)
TV-G | 34 min | Musical, Short, Family
Worse than having your glove stolen, worse than Chinese water torture, even worse than the earth spinning off its axis and careening into Mars, your mom enrolls you in Marilyn Hotchkiss' ... See full summary »
Director: Randall Miller | Stars: Elden Henson, Kate Mulligan, William Hurt, Teri Johnston
Votes: 125 | Gross: $0.33M
11. Office Space (1992)
R | 2 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Milton, a put-upon office worker at an evil corporation called Initech, talks to the camera about his troubles, picks his nose and threatens to burn the building down while being occasionally hounded by his boss.
Director: Mike Judge | Star: Mike Judge
Votes: 1,048
Remade as Office Space (1999)
12. Joe's Apt. (1992 TV Short)
2 min | Short, Comedy
Joe's apartment is infested with a peculiar kind of pest. Things do not go well when he brings home a hot date.
Director: John Payson | Stars: Arija Bareikis, Mark Rosenthal
Votes: 311
Remade as Joe's Apartment (1996)
13. Flirt (1993)
23 min | Short, Drama
Director: Hal Hartley | Stars: Martin Donovan, Dwight Ewell, Geno Lechner, Parker Posey
Votes: 256
Remade as Flirt (1995)
14. Bottle Rocket (1993)
13 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
Dysfunctional friends Dignan and Anthony plan and execute a robbery with their pot-growing friend, Bob.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Robert Musgrave, Elissa Sommerfield
Votes: 7,357
Remade as Bottle Rocket (1996)
15. Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (1994)
Not Rated | 25 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
Twenty-five years after commiting a double murder, Karl Childers is going to be released from an institution for the criminally insane. A local reporter comes to talk to him, and after some... See full summary »
Director: George Hickenlooper | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Molly Ringwald, J.T. Walsh, Jefferson Mays
Votes: 1,778
Remade as Sling Blade (1996)
16. Catalina (1994)
5 min | Comedy, Romance, Short
Short film depicting a gay man's crush on a straight man.
Director: Tommy O'Haver
Remade as Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998)
17. Boys Don't Cry (1995)
Short, Drama
The original short film that inspired the 1999 version of Boys Don't Cry.
Director: Kimberly Peirce | Stars: Anna Grace, Angela Marie Baker, Sean Sweeney, Adria Tennor
Votes: 104
Remade as Boys Don't Cry (1999)
18. If it Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer (1997)
15 min | Comedy, Short
An illegal Polish worker on a building site falls from the scaffolding in the Ruhr region. Everyone wants to hush up the accident except the well-educated trainee.
Directors: Peter Thorwarth, Tim Trageser | Stars: Peter Thorwarth, Diether Krebs, Willi Thomczyk, Ralf Richter
Votes: 245
19. Snake Feed (1997)
Not Rated | 23 min | Short, Drama
Snake Feed is a glimpse into the lives of Irene and Rick, two people struggling with life-long addiction and marginal employment. The film follows a day in their lives at a time when Rick ... See full summary »
Director: Debra Granik | Stars: Corinne Stralka, Richard Lieske, Jerry Dean, Jesse Stralka
Votes: 82
Remade as Down to the Bone (2004)
20. A Day Without a Mexican (1998)
28 min | Short
News reports, with dramatizations within the faux documentary footage, explain that people across California have awakened to a state from which the Mexicans have disappeared: husbands, ... See full summary »
Director: Sergio Arau | Stars: Dawn Westlake, Michael White, Tina S. Nieto, Louis Hock
Votes: 60
Remade as A Day Without a Mexican (2004)
21. Larger Than Life (1997)
13 min | Short, Action, Comedy
A young woman battles against a series of giant spiders, spawned by toxic waste, in her new suburban home.
Director: Ellory Elkayem | Stars: Rebecca Hobbs, Jeremy Callaghan, Patrick Wilson, Hamish Gough
Votes: 327
Remade as Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
22. Hank and Mike (2000)
15 min | Comedy, Short
Two foul-mouthed chain-smoking Easter Bunnies get drunk at a strip joint when they are fired from "Easter Inc."
Director: Matthiew Klinck | Stars: Paolo Mancini, Thomas Michael, Greg Lawrence, Susan Brooks
Votes: 61
Remade as Hank and Mike (2008)
23. Roslyn (2001)
8 min | Short, Action
Director: Will Canon | Stars: Jesse Steccato, Meyer DeLeeuw, Murry DeLeeuw, Blake Hackler
Votes: 35
Remade as Brotherhood (2010)
24. Ellie Parker (2001)
R | 16 min | Short, Comedy
A comic portrait of a young woman's struggle with contemporary life in Los Angeles, as she juggles an acting career, friends and lovers.
Director: Scott Coffey | Stars: Naomi Watts, Rebecca Rigg, Scott Coffey, Mark Pellegrino
Votes: 313
Remade as Ellie Parker (2005)
25. Peluca (2003)
9 min | Comedy, Short
The film follows its main character as he skips school with two of his friends, picks up a winning lottery ticket and go thrift shopping, where they find a wig for Giel's shaved head.
Director: Jared Hess | Stars: Jon Heder, Greg Hansen, Chris Sanchez, Bracken Johnson
Votes: 1,868
Remade as Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
26. Saw (2003)
Not Rated | 9 min | Short, Horror, Thriller
David, an orderly at a hospital, tells his horrific story of being kidnapped and forced to play a vile game of survival.
Director: James Wan | Stars: Leigh Whannell, Paul Moder, Katrina Mathers, Dean Francis
Votes: 12,515
Remade as Saw (2004)
27. Rare Exports Inc. (2003)
8 min | Short, Action, Comedy
An elite trio of expert hunters venture into the woods to track and capture an especially rare and dangerous prey for the Christmas season.
Director: Jalmari Helander | Stars: Otso Tarkela, Tommi Korpela, Jorma Tommila, Tazu Ovaska
Votes: 2,393
Remade as Rare Exports (2010)
28. D.E.B.S. (2003)
Not Rated | 11 min | Action, Short, Comedy
A quartet of girls from a prep high school are recruited by a secret paramilitary academy to conduct cloak-and-dagger missions.
Director: Angela Robinson | Stars: Alexandra Breckenridge, Shanti Lowry, Tammy Lynn Michaels, Jill Ritchie
Votes: 1,237
Remade as D.E.B.S. (2004)
29. Fairies (2003)
Not Rated | 21 min | Short, Drama, Musical
Screened in over 75 international film festivals (including the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival), "Fairies" is a musical fantasy come true. Timothy is bullied by homophobic classmates at his all... See full summary »
Director: Tom Gustafson | Stars: John Neisler, James McKay, Chris Cordon, Sean Ross
Votes: 264
Remade as Were the World Mine (2008)
30. Jesus Henry Christ (2003)
18 min | Comedy, Short
St. Agnes Academy has a new principal, Father Benet, and a classroom of ten-year-olds that includes Sister Mary Gilbert, straight-A-student Mary Brown, and a precocious scholarship boy, ... See full summary »
Director: Dennis Lee | Stars: Maria Scavullo, Marielle Torres, Jeffrey Danneman, Mark Miscavage
Votes: 129
Remade as Jesus Henry Christ (2011)
31. Cashback (2004)
18 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Ben is an art college student in London, whose imagination runs wild as he works the late-night shift at the local supermarket. What do he and his colleagues do to pass the long, endless hours of the night?
Director: Sean Ellis | Stars: Sean Biggerstaff, Emilia Fox, Stuart Goodwin, Michael Dixon
Votes: 11,211
Remade as Cashback (2006)
32. Tetra Vaal (2004)
2 min | Short, Action, Sci-Fi
A police robot patrols the streets of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Votes: 726
Remade as Chappie (2015)
33. 9 (2005)
Not Rated | 11 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A rag doll fights a monster that has been stealing the souls of his people.
Director: Shane Acker
Votes: 6,857
Remade as 9 (2009)
34. Dare (2005)
Not Rated | 16 min | Drama, Short
High school senior Ben secretly lusts after bad boy classmate Johnny. After Ben gives Johnny a ride home one night, the boys end up in Johnny's swimming pool and have an encounter that breaks the rules and blows Ben's mind.
Director: Adam Salky | Stars: Adam Fleming, Michael Cassidy, Marla Burkholder, Terry Guerin
Votes: 2,101
Remade as Dare (2009)
35. Across the Hall (2005)
25 min | Short, Drama, Horror
Director: Alex Merkin | Stars: Adrian Grenier, James Aaron Oliver, Jamie Benge, Natalie Smyka
Votes: 163
Remade as Across the Hall (2009)
36. Side Walls (2005)
28 min | Short
Director: Gustavo Taretto | Stars: Mariana Anghileri, Javier Drolas, Valentina Liernud, Carlos Santamaría
Votes: 270
Remade as Medianeras (2011)
37. Carne de neón (2005)
15 min | Short, Comedy
Pura, Ricky's mother , just left jail. A simple fact that changes the whole existence of Ricky. In a desperate try to show a regular life, he kicks out of his life to the ones who have ... See full summary »
Director: Paco Cabezas | Stars: Óscar Jaenada, Dámaso Conde, Victoria Abril, Eva García-Vacas
Votes: 155
Remade as Carne de neón (2010)
38. The World of Tomorrow (2003 Video)
Not Rated | 6 min | Short, Action, Sci-Fi
As a reporter covers a story on a missing scientist, giant robots attack New York City.
Director: Kerry Conran
Votes: 222
Remade as Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004); released after Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.
39. Alive in Joburg (2005)
6 min | Short, Sci-Fi
An eerie tale of a close encounter of the third kind in Johannesburg.
Director: Neill Blomkamp | Stars: Braam Greyling, Godfrey Seome, Dawie Ackermann, Sweetness Hlomza
Votes: 4,117
Remade as District 9 (2009)
40. Repo! The Genetic Opera (2006)
10 min | Short, Musical
A teenage girl raised in a world of addiction to drugs, cosmetic surgery and artificial organ transplant and upgrades.
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman | Stars: Michael Rooker, Shawnee Smith, Kristin Fairlie, Terrance Zdunich
Votes: 749
Remade as Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
41. Grace (II) (2006)
6 min | Short, Horror
A woman must make a mother's ultimate choice when the dead baby she has carried to term returns to life... With an appetite.
Director: Paul Solet | Stars: Liza Weil, Brian Austin Green, Katherine Disque, Susan Foley
Votes: 85
Remade as Grace (2009)
42. Jay and Seth Versus the Apocalypse (2007)
TV-MA | 10 min | Short, Comedy
Jay and Seth are at each other's throats while holed up in a messy apartment during an apocalyptic crisis.
Director: Jason Stone | Stars: Jay Baruchel, Seth Rogen
Votes: 972
Remade as This Is the End (2013)
43. Dennis (2007)
Not Rated | 18 min | Short, Drama
When Dennis, an introvert body-builder, invites a local girl out on a date, his mother is hurt and disappointed. Despite the pressure she puts on him to cancel the date, Dennis ventures into a night that he will never forget.
Director: Mads Matthiesen | Stars: Kim Kold, Elsebeth Steentoft, Lykke Sand, Julie E. Pedersen
Votes: 1,457
Remade as 10 timer til Paradis (2012)
44. The Brass Teapot (2007)
22 min | Short, Thriller
When a couple discovers that a brass teapot makes them money whenever they hurt themselves, they must come to terms with how far they are willing to go.
Director: Ramaa Mosley | Stars: Thunderbird Dinwiddie, Ben Weber, Lilyan Chauvin, Thomas F. Evans
Votes: 19
Remade as [Link=tt1935902]
45. Hobo with a Shotgun (2007)
2 min | Short, Action, Thriller
A vagabond with a 20-gauge shotgun (changed to a 12-gauge for the actual movie) who becomes a vigilante.
Director: Jason Eisener | Stars: David Brunt, Michael Jackson, Glen Matthews, Rob Cotterill
Votes: 1,034
Remade as Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
46. Pariah (2007)
28 min | Short, Drama
A lesbian teenager unsuccessfully juggles multiple identities to avoid rejection from her friends and family. Mounting pressure from home, school, and within wears the line between her personas thin with explosive consequences.
Director: Dee Rees | Stars: Maine Anders, Chanté Lewis, Sahra Mellesse, Adepero Oduye
Votes: 291
Remade as Pariah (2011)
47. Mamá (2008)
3 min | Short, Horror
A young girl wakes up and tells her sister that their mother has returned home.
Director: Andy Muschietti | Stars: Victoria Harris, Berta Ros, Irma Monroig
Votes: 3,301
Remade as Mama (2013)
48. Short Term 12 (2008)
21 min | Short, Drama
A day at a group home for troubled adolescents. Denim is the head counselor, involved somehow with Natalia, another counselor. During the day, we watch them and other staff deal with a boy ... See full summary »
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton | Stars: Brad William Henke, Tania Verafield, Phoenix Henke, LaKeith Stanfield
Votes: 652
Remade as Short Term 12 (2013)
49. (Uno de los) primos (2010)
3 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Daniel Sánchez Arévalo | Star: Quim Gutiérrez
Votes: 92
Remade as Primos (2011)
50. Bounty Killer (2011)
Short, Action
Director: Henry Saine | Stars: Christian Pitre, Branton Box, Barak Hardley, Steven M. Porter
Votes: 131
Remade as Bounty Killer (2013)
51. T Is for Turbo (2011)
6 min | Short, Action, Comedy
From the ashes of a true hero--the technologically-advanced, Turbo Rider--a modern defender shall rise in a post-apocalyptic 1997, when Kid, a die-hard comic aficionado, stumbles upon his beloved idol's high-tech justice-enforcing gear.
Directors: François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell | Stars: François Gadbois, Yves Corbeil, Lauren Ashley Jiles, Jeanbart
Votes: 746
Remade as Turbo Kid (2015)
52. Curfew (I) (2012)
19 min | Short, Drama
Having reached the lowest point in his life, a self-destructive man on the brink of demise receives an unexpected call from his estranged sister to look after her young daughter for the night. Could this be the beginning of a new reality?
Director: Shawn Christensen | Stars: Shawn Christensen, Fatima Ptacek, Kim Allen, Dana Segal
Votes: 7,051
Remade as Before I Disappear (2014)
53. Whiplash (2013)
TV-14 | 18 min | Short, Drama, Music
A ferocious, bullying music teacher teaches a dedicated student.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Johnny Simmons, Nate Lang, J.K. Simmons, C.J. Vana
Votes: 6,551
Remade as Whiplash (2014)
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