movie adaptations stuck in development hell
by firstlasty | created - 26 Jan 2020 | updated - 27 Nov 2021 | Publicalso includes remakes and sequels
ironically this list was stuck in development hell as i wanted to make it as far back as 2018 on my original IMDB account
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1. Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995–1996)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A teenage boy finds himself recruited as a member of an elite team of pilots by his father.
Stars: Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Kotono Mitsuishi, Spike Spencer
Votes: 85,175
2. Mobile Suit Gundam (1979–1980)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the war between the Earth Federation and Zeon, a young and inexperienced crew find themselves on a new spaceship. Their best hope of making it through the conflict is the Gundam, a giant humanoid robot, and its gifted teenage pilot.
Stars: Hirotaka Suzuoki, Tôru Furuya, Toshio Furukawa, Kiyonobu Suzuki
Votes: 2,776
3. Akira (1988)
R | 124 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Tesshô Genda
Votes: 205,126 | Gross: $0.55M
live action version
4. Battle Royale (2000)
Not Rated | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill one another under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarô Yamamoto, Chiaki Kuriyama
Votes: 194,390
american remake
5. Hellsing (2001–2002)
TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
A British taskforce, lead by the daughter of the vampire hunter Prof. Van Helsing, battles the supernatural with the aid of two vampires.
Stars: Jôji Nakata, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Fumiko Orikasa, Steven Brand
Votes: 18,225
6. Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984–1985)
TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
This series focuses on five lion robots and their pilots as they fight the evil forces of King Zarkon and Prince Lotor.
Stars: Peter Cullen, Michael Bell, Jack Angel, Lennie Weinrib
Votes: 5,179
7. Robotech (1985)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An alien spaceship crash lands on Earth and the technology and secrets she bears lead Earth into three destructive interplanetary wars.
Stars: Steve Kramer, Tom Wyner, Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi
Votes: 4,022
8. Star Blazers (1979–1984)
22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the year 2199, a starship must make a dangerous voyage to the distant planet Iscandar and back to save Earth from an alien invasion.
Stars: Eddie Allen, Michael Bertolini, Amy Howard Wilson, Lydia Leeds
Votes: 1,568
possibly cancelled since there was a movie of its source material (space battleship yamato) released in 2010
9. Lupin the 3rd (1977–1980)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The master thief Lupin III and his cronies continue their globe-trotting exploits, with the stubborn Inspector Zenigata ever at their trail.
Stars: Yasuo Yamada, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Gorô Naya, Makio Inoue
Votes: 1,973
the movie adaptation might have been cancelled since there's an animated adaptation that was released in 2019
10. Sailor Moon (1995–2000)
TV-Y | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The magical action-adventures of a teenage girl who learns of her destiny as the legendary warrior Sailor Moon and must band together with the other Sailor Scouts to defend the Earth and Galaxy.
Stars: Susan Roman, Jill Frappier, Katie Griffin, Ron Rubin
Votes: 13,175
11. Parasyte: The Maxim (2014–2015)
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Action, Drama
17-year-old Shinichi Izumi is partially infected by a Parasyte, monsters that butcher and consume humans. He must learn to co-exist with the creature if he is to survive both the life of a Parasyte and a human as part monster, part person.
Stars: Aya Hirano, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Rinka H.B.B., Brittney Karbowski
Votes: 48,566
the movie got announced in 1999 but like the lupin and star blazers examples above might have been cancelled when the parasyte movie came out
12. Dragonball Evolution (2009)
PG | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The young warrior Son Goku sets out on a quest, racing against time and the vengeful King Piccolo, to collect a set of seven magical orbs that will grant their wielder unlimited power.
Director: James Wong | Stars: Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Chow Yun-Fat, Emmy Rossum
Votes: 79,348 | Gross: $9.35M
somehow this shitfest was going to get a sequel
13. Bubblegum Crisis (1987– )
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
A female mercenary team, armed with unique power armor suits, battle the forces of the corrupt mega-corporation, Genom in futuristic Tokyo.
Stars: Yoshiko Sakakibara, Kinuko Ômori, Michie Tomizawa, Akiko Hiramatsu
Votes: 1,769
14. Ranma ½ (1989–1990)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
A girl is involuntarily engaged to a boy who turns female when hit with cold water and male when hit with hot.
Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Megumi Hayashibara, Noriko Hidaka, Sarah Strange
Votes: 5,593
15. Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After his hometown is destroyed and is traumatized, young Eren Jaeger vows to cleanse the earth of the giant humanoid Titans that have brought humanity to the brink of extinction.
Stars: Jessie James Grelle, Bryce Papenbrook, Trina Nishimura, Yûki Kaji
Votes: 510,410
16. Space Adventure Cobra (1982)
Not Rated | 99 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
After two years in hiding, a famed space pirate with a "psychogun" for a left arm joins a bounty huntress on a quest to save her world, only to find himself battling an old enemy.
Director: Osamu Dezaki | Stars: Shigeru Matsuzaki, Akiko Nakamura, Toshiko Fujita, Yoshiko Sakakibara
Votes: 2,308
17. Yukikaze (2002– )
47 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Thirty-three years ago, an alien force known as the "JAM" invaded Earth through a dimensional portal over Antarctica. Earth's forces managed to drive the JAM away to a distant planet ... See full summary »
Stars: Yôko Asagami, Takaya Hashi, Noriaki Sugiyama, Takuya Kirimoto
Votes: 358
18. Red Dwarf (1988– )
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.
Stars: Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewellyn
Votes: 37,277
the movie almost entered production before the budget got yanked
19. Babylon 5 (1993– )
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the mid 23rd century, the Earth Alliance space station Babylon 5, located in neutral territory, is a major focal point for political intrigue, racial tensions and various wars over the course of five years.
Stars: Mira Furlan, Richard Biggs, Stephen Furst, Andreas Katsulas
Votes: 34,611
20. Arrested Development (2003–2019)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
Level-headed son Michael Bluth takes over family affairs after his father is imprisoned. But the rest of his spoiled, dysfunctional family are making his job unbearable.
Stars: Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett
Votes: 324,105
21. Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Xena, a mighty Warrior Princess with a dark past, sets out to redeem herself. She is joined by small town bard, Gabrielle. Together they journey the ancient world and fight for the greater good against ruthless Warlords and Gods.
Stars: Lucy Lawless, Renée O'Connor, Ted Raimi, Kevin Smith
Votes: 48,658
22. Blake's 7 (1978–1981)
Not Rated | 50 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
A group of convicts and outcasts fight a guerrilla war against the totalitarian Terran Federation from a highly advanced alien spaceship.
Stars: Michael Keating, Paul Darrow, Peter Tuddenham, Jan Chappell
Votes: 4,491
23. Stargate: Atlantis (2004–2009)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An international team of scientists and military personnel discover a Stargate network in the Pegasus Galaxy and come face-to-face with a new, powerful enemy: The Wraith.
Stars: Joe Flanigan, Rachel Luttrell, David Hewlett, Jason Momoa
Votes: 71,679
24. Skins (2007–2013)
TV-MA | 46 min | Drama
The story of a group of British teens who are trying to grow up and find love and happiness despite questionable parenting and teachers who would rather be friends (and lovers) than authority figures.
Stars: Kaya Scodelario, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Dempsie, Hannah Murray
Votes: 93,067
25. The X-Files (1993–2018)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two F.B.I. Agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.
Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis
Votes: 249,683
there was supposed to be a third movie
26. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The adventures in time and space of the Doctor, a Time Lord who changes appearance and personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens and other megalomaniacs.
Stars: William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker
Votes: 39,512
27. Sliders (1995–2000)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A boy genius and his comrades travel to different parallel universes, trying to find their way back home.
Stars: Jerry O'Connell, Sabrina Lloyd, John Rhys-Davies, Cleavant Derricks
Votes: 20,390
28. Altered Beast (1988 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A centurion who was killed in battle is resurrected years later by Zeus who commands him to save his daughter, Athena, from Neff, an underworld Demon God who has kidnapped Athena.
Votes: 627
29. Alan Wake (2010 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Horror
While on vacation in the small town of Bright Falls, a struggling writer must investigate the mysterious disappearance of his wife while events from his latest manuscript, which he can't remember writing, begin to come true.
Director: Petri Järvilehto | Stars: Matthew Porretta, Lloyd Floyd, Geoffrey Cantor, James McCaffrey
Votes: 7,304
30. Alice (2000 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A game with an all new story that takes place after Lewis Carroll's stories. Alice must return to Wonderland and defeat the Queen of Hearts once and for all.
Stars: Susie Brann, Roger Jackson, Jarion Monroe, Andrew Chaikin
Votes: 1,580
31. Army of Two (2008 Video Game)
M | Action
Tyson Rios and Elliot Salem are two ex Army Rangers turned contractors for a Private Military Corporation. They embark on missions ranging from the caves of Afghanistan all the way to abandoned villages of China.
Directors: Keith Arem, Sam McGlynn | Stars: Noah Blake, Alfred Camp, Dameon Clarke, Julianne Grossman
Votes: 961
32. BioShock (2007 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Horror
In 1960, a lone survivor of a plane crash named Jack discovers an abandoned underwater utopia, only to find out that the mystery behind its creation is much more sinister than he first believed.
Director: Ken Levine | Stars: John Ahlin, Greg Baldwin, Jane Beller, Susanne Blakeslee
Votes: 21,979
33. Borderlands (2009 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Four courageous adventurers land on the planet of Pandora, a barren wasteland filled with dangerous creatures, in search of The Vault, a mysterious relic that contains untold technology, and only opens every 200 years.
Director: Matthew Armstrong | Stars: Julio Cesar Cedillo, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Rene Coronado, David Eddings
Votes: 5,363
34. Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? (1994–1999)
TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The world famous thief, Carmen Sandiego, plays an intricate game of cat and mouse with teen ACME detectives, Zack and Ivy.
Stars: Rodger Bumpass, Jennifer Hale, Scott Menville, Dierk Torsek
Votes: 2,129
35. Castlevania (I) (1986 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In the late 15th century, vampire slayer Simon Belmont must destroy Count Dracula by infiltrating his sanctuary, Castlevania.
Director: Hitoshi Akamatsu
Votes: 1,404
36. Clock Tower (1995 Video Game)
E | Horror
Jennifer & her friends will have a hard time escaping their "new home". Especially because of a scissor-wielding psycho lurking throughout a secluded, medieval mansion up in the norwegian mountains.
Director: Hifumi Kôno
Votes: 130
37. Crazy Taxi (1999 Video Game)
T | Action, Comedy
An arcade game where you drive a taxi cab through a virtual San Francisco. Your goal is to try and earn big cab fares, by picking up passengers and dropping them off at their destination spots before you run out of time.
Director: Kenji Kanno | Stars: Bryan Burton-Lewis, Kent Frick, Lisle Wilkerson, Thomas King
Votes: 1,197
38. Dead Rising (2006 Video Game)
M | Action, Horror, Mystery
Photojournalist Frank West finds himself trapped in a shopping mall overrun by flesh eating zombies.
Director: Yoshinori Kawano | Stars: Terence J. Rotolo, Kim Mai Guest, Laura Napoli, T.J. Storm
Votes: 3,084
39. Dead Space (2008 Video Game)
M | Action, Horror, Mystery
Engineer Isaac Clarke and his crew get stranded on a large, abandoned mining ship. There, Clarke needs to repair the giant ship while battling nasty aliens and solving the mystery of what happened to the ship.
Director: Michael Condrey | Stars: Tonantzin Carmelo, J.G. Hertzler, Iyari Limon, Peter Mensah
Votes: 10,548
40. The Sims (2000 Video Game)
T | Comedy, Drama
"The Sims" is a close up look at a family of Will Wright's critically acclaimed "Sim City" series. In this game you create a family of "Sims" and build a house for them on the lot they are put on.
Director: Will Wright | Stars: Gerri Lawlor, Stephen Kearin, Sean O'Connor, Laurel McCarl Kapros
Votes: 2,405
41. Devil May Cry (2001 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After losing his brother and mother to demon lord Mundus, demon hunter Dante and his new friend Trish embark on a quest to confront Lord Mundus.
Director: Hideki Kamiya | Stars: Drew Coombs, Kenji Hata, Hironobu Hagihara, Sarah Lafleur
Votes: 3,065
42. Driver (1999 Video Game)
T | Action, Crime, Thriller
A former race car driver turned NYPD detective goes undercover to infiltrate an underground, organized crime family.
Stars: Bradley Lavelle, Enn Reitel, Kenny Andrews, John Sharian
Votes: 1,326
43. Fatal Frame (2001 Video Game)
T | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Armed with a camera capable of fighting ghosts, a teenage girl searches a haunted house in search of her brother.
Director: Makoto Shibata | Stars: Rumiko Varnes, Dominic Allen, Bianca Allen, Lenne Hardt
Votes: 646
44. Five Nights at Freddy's (2014 Video Game)
T | Horror, Mystery
As a night guard, you must survive five nights as you are hunted by five animatronics hell-bent on killing you.
Director: Scott Cawthon | Star: Scott Cawthon
Votes: 3,210
45. Gears of War (2006 Video Game)
M | Action, Sci-Fi, War
Mankind's desperate struggle for survival against a the Locust Horde, a nightmarish race of creatures that surface from the planet's core.
Director: Mo Davoudian | Stars: John DiMaggio, Carlos Ferro, Lester Speight, Fred Tatasciore
Votes: 9,249
46. God of War (2005 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After 10 years of endless nightmares and servitude to the gods of Olympus, Kratos is assigned with a final task, to kill Ares, the God of War.
Directors: David Jaffe, Greg Tiernan | Stars: Linda Hunt, Terrence 'T.C.' Carson, Carole Ruggier, Steve Blum
Votes: 12,091
47. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime
Carl "CJ" Johnson, a member of the Grove Street street gang, comes home after a family tragedy to find it overtaken by crime and corruption, which he must take back before things become worse.
Stars: Young Maylay, Faizon Love, Yolanda 'Yo-Yo' Whittaker, Clifton Powell
Votes: 44,487
48. Half-Life (1998 Video Game)
M | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Dr. Gordon Freeman must fight his way out of a secret research facility after a teleportation experiment goes disastrously wrong.
Directors: Gabe Newell, Randy Pitchford | Stars: Kathy Levin, Harry S. Robins, Mike Shapiro, Bill van Buren
Votes: 11,267
49. Halo: Combat Evolved (2001 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Super-soldier John-117, Master Chief of the United Nations Space Command, must battle a genocidal alien race known as the Covenant following his violent crash-landing on Halo, an ancient and mysterious ring-world.
Director: Jason Jones | Stars: Jen Taylor, Pete Stacker, Tim Dadabo, Steve Downes
Votes: 12,167
50. Heavy Rain (2010 Video Game)
M | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As a child goes missing, his father tirelessly works to rescue him, while a journalist, an FBI agent, and a private detective try to identify his kidnapper known only as the "Origami Killer".
Director: David Cage | Stars: Pascal Langdale, Jacqui Ainsley, Judi Beecher, Sam Douglas
Votes: 14,826
51. Hunter: The Reckoning (2002 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In a dark and apocalyptic city known as "World of darkness", a hunter is in the middle of a war between vampires, zombies and possessed gargoyles. His only purpose is to kill them all and ... See full summary »
Director: Jim Molitor | Stars: Herb Berry, Jerry Bloom, Adam Conway, Bridget Hoffman
Votes: 82
52. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (2007 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men follows the violent and chaotic journey of two men - a flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopath - and their brutal attitude towards right and wrong.
Director: Jens Peter Kurup | Stars: Brian Bloom, Charles Martinet, Cipriano Iguaran, Craig Marker
Votes: 1,503
53. Left 4 Dead (2008 Video Game)
M | Action, Horror
A multi player co-op in post-apocalyptic Pennsylvania, where four immune survivors, Francis, Bill, Zoey, and Louis fight through hordes of zombies and Special Infected as they make their way to extraction zones.
Director: Mike Booth | Stars: Earl Alexander, Jim French, Jen Taylor, Vince Valenzuela
Votes: 6,597
54. The Last of Us (2013 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
In a hostile, post-pandemic world, Joel and Ellie, brought together by desperate circumstances, must rely on each other to survive a brutal journey across what remains of the United States.
Directors: Neil Druckmann, Bruce Straley | Stars: Troy Baker, Ashley Johnson, Hana Hayes, Jeffrey Pierce
Votes: 76,070
55. Mass Effect (2007 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
In a technologically advanced future, an elite human soldier takes command of a prototype star ship and works to defend the galaxy from danger.
Director: Casey Hudson | Stars: Steven Barr, Kimberly Brooks, Keith David, Seth Green
Votes: 19,806
56. Mega Man (1987 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A lab assistant robot volunteers to be enhanced for fighting to stop a mad scientist from world domination.
Director: Akira Kitamura
Votes: 1,203
57. Metal Gear Solid (1998 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
A crack government anti-terrorist squad takes over an obscure Alaskan nuclear disposal facility. Solid Snake is up for the task to infiltrate the facility, rescue the two hostages and thwart the terrorists' plans.
Director: Hideo Kojima | Stars: David Hayter, Patric Zimmerman, Peter Lurie, Akio Ôtsuka
Votes: 12,826
58. Metroid (1986 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Mystery
Bounty hunter Samus Aran descends below the planet Zebes to infiltrate the labyrinthine Space Pirate base and hunt down the deadly, life-sucking species known as the Metroids.
Directors: Yoshio Sakamoto, Satoru Okada
Votes: 1,521
59. The Curse of Monkey Island (1997 Video Game)
K-A | Animation, Action, Adventure
After unwittingly turning his true love Elaine into solid gold with a cursed engagement ring, Guybrush Threepwood must find a map, a ship and a crew, sail to Blood Island and track down an uncursed diamond ring to reverse the curse.
Directors: Jonathan Ackley, Larry Ahern | Stars: Dominic Armato, Alexandra Boyd, Earl Boen, Denny Delk
Votes: 2,837
60. Mortal Kombat (1995)
PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Three unknowing martial artists are summoned to a mysterious island to compete in a tournament whose outcome will decide the fate of the world.
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Robin Shou, Linden Ashby, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Votes: 124,600 | Gross: $70.45M
there was supposed a third film they got close to filming in 2006 but then hurricane katrina hit
61. Onimusha: Warlords (2001 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
During the Sengoku period, Samanosuke, a mighty Samurai of the Akechi clan, is summoned by the Princess to fight against the forces of Nobunaga Oda, a powerful warlord and leader of murderous demons who invaded the kingdom.
Director: Jun Takeuchi | Stars: Takeshi Kaneshiro, Akio Ôtsuka, Nao Takamori, Makoto Tsumura
Votes: 699
62. Overwatch (2016 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After a devastating war against a combat-ready team of intelligent machines known as Omnics, the former agents of the heroic team known as Overwatch must join forces once more to fight a new threat.
Directors: Jeffrey Kaplan, Aaron Keller | Stars: Aaron Phillips, Anjali Bhimani, Cara Theobold, Charlet Takahashi Chung
Votes: 5,780
63. Perfect Dark (I) (2000 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A female spy named Joanna Dark who received the highest grade ever from her spy training at Carrington Institute is sent to rescue a Doctor Caroll who sent a distress call to Carrington a few days before.
Director: Martin Hollis | Stars: Eveline Fischer, Chris Sutherland, Chris Seavor, John Silke
Votes: 1,640
64. Portal (2007 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A test subject wakes up in a scientific facility controlled by a sadistic artificial intelligence and must escape with the help of the only instrument she has--a gun that makes portals.
Stars: Ellen McLain, Mike Patton, Alesia Glidewell, Jeep Barnett
Votes: 14,401
65. Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time (2010 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Comedy
This new party game will permit you and your "rabbids", to travel in time with a time washing machine. You'll have the possibility to change history and bring a mess every time, everywhere.
Director: Cédric Royer | Stars: Patrice Baudrier, Spencer Kayden, Thierry Kazazian, Pui Fan Lee
Votes: 48
66. Red Dead Redemption (2010 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
A former outlaw is forced by the federal government to hunt down the members of his old gang.
Stars: Rob Wiethoff, Josh Blaylock, Sophia Marzocchi, Spider Madison
Votes: 30,482
67. Rent-a-Hero (1998 Video Game)
Adventure, Fantasy
Adventure game where the disillusioned hero Rodrigo is hired to find the dwarf's wife Jasmin that was captured by pirates.
Stars: Renier Baaken, Rolf Berg, Pius Maria Cüppers, Jörg Kehler
68. Saints Row (2006 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
In Saints Row you start as a member of the 3rd Street Saints, a gang that is under attack from three other gangs that dominate the city of Stilwater. In order to survive, you have to take over their strongholds, and kill the gang kingpins.
Director: Douglas Carrigan | Stars: Keith David, Michael Rapaport, Daniel Dae Kim, J.A.Q.
Votes: 2,320
69. Shadow of the Colossus (2005 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young man brings a deceased woman to a forbidden land inhabited by colossal beings said to house the power to revive the dead.
Director: Fumito Ueda | Stars: Kenji Nojima, Kazuhiro Nakata, Kyôko Hikami, Naoki Bando
Votes: 4,569
70. Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run (2006 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Crime
The evil NOSTRA corporation has returned and wants to steal the newest government technology. Can you help Alex (played by Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson) stop them?
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Jake Eberle, Steve Blum, Chad Randau
Votes: 144
71. The Suffering (2004 Video Game)
M | Action, Horror, Mystery
A death row convict must fight his way to freedom when nightmarish monsters invade the prison.
Director: Alan Patmore | Stars: Mark Berry, John Patrick Lowrie, John Armstrong, Ross Douglas
Votes: 863
72. StarCraft (1998 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In 2499 in the Koprulu sector, a ferocious collective race known as the Zerg arrives to massacre the exiled human colonies while a highly advanced race, the Protoss, intervenes to exterminate the Zerg.
Directors: Matt Samia, Mark Schwarz, Duane Stinnett, Chris Metzen, Glenn Stafford | Stars: Glynnis Talken, Michael Gough, Paul Eiding, Lani Minella
Votes: 5,503
73. Pac-Man (1980 Video Game)
E | Family, Fantasy
Navigate Pac-Man through a maze escaping ghosts and eating Pac-Dots.
Votes: 2,409
74. Tetris (1984 Video Game)
E
Differently shaped blocks descend into a 2D container. The blocks can be moved and rotated, and must be sorted into the rest of the blocks on the fly.
Director: Alexey Pazhitnov
Votes: 3,509
76. Space Invaders (1978 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Sci-Fi
Commonly considered as one of the most influential video games of all time, the goal is to defeat wave after wave of descending aliens with a horizontally moving laser cannon to earn as many points as possible.
Votes: 931
77. Robotron: 2084 (1982 Video Game)
E | Action, Sci-Fi
It is the year 2084, the world we all once knew is now overrun by robots. The majority of mankind was eliminated by the robots during a cybernetic revolt. As the player, you must rescue the... See full summary »
Votes: 105
78. The Legend of Zelda (1986 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Follows the story of a young boy named Link that must save a kidnapped princess from the evil, demonic Ganon, who put a spell on his lair which can only be removed with the 3 pieces of the Triforce, a golden triangle with mystical powers.
Directors: Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka
Votes: 3,206
79. Dino Crisis (1999 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Horror
On a remote island, scientist Doctor Kirk has been exploring the deeper reaches of science. After disaster strikes, commando Regina and her three teammates are deployed on the island to search for answers.
Director: Shinji Mikami | Stars: Stephanie Morgenstern, Richard Yearwood, Adrian Truss, Alex Karzis
Votes: 1,590
80. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Treasure hunter Nathan Drake, embarks in the adventure of his life searching for the legendary treasure, El Dorado while fighting a group of mercenaries.
Director: Amy Hennig | Stars: Nolan North, Emily Rose, Richard McGonagle, Simon Templeman
Votes: 22,916
81. Vectorman (1995 Video Game)
K-A | Action
Futuristic video-game with a Terminator/Matrix-style plot.
Directors: Rich Karpp, Mark Lorenzen
Votes: 215
yes this movie was supposed to happen
82. The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
Approved | 81 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
After Scott Carey begins to shrink because of exposure to a combination of radiation and insecticide, medical science is powerless to help him.
Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, April Kent, Paul Langton
Votes: 19,965
the remake is apperently eyeing eddie murphy to star
83. National Treasure (2004)
PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
A historian races to find the legendary Templar Treasure before a team of mercenaries.
Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean
Votes: 355,074 | Gross: $173.01M
there was supposed to be a third movie
84. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
G | 79 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A strange prehistoric beast lurks in the depths of the Amazonian jungle. A group of scientists try to capture the animal and bring it back to civilization for study.
Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno
Votes: 34,399 | Gross: $1.30M
out of all the universal monsters the gill man has never been remade
85. Get Smart (2008)
PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Maxwell Smart, a highly intellectual but bumbling spy working for the CONTROL agency, is tasked with preventing a terrorist attack from rival spy agency KAOS.
Director: Peter Segal | Stars: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Alan Arkin, Dwayne Johnson
Votes: 228,596 | Gross: $130.32M
there was rumors of a second get smart
86. The Dam Busters (1955)
Approved | 105 min | Drama, History, War
Drama based on the attempt by the RAF to destroy six dams in Germany during World War II.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave, Ursula Jeans, Basil Sydney
Votes: 11,366
another undeveloped remake
87. Kansen (2004)
R | 98 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
INFECTION takes place in a dark, isolated hospital, where a doctor's mistake has led to dire consequences for a patient.
Director: Masayuki Ochiai | Stars: Michiko Hada, Mari Hoshino, Tae Kimura, Yôko Maki
Votes: 5,764
american remake
88. Halloween (1978)
R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tony Moran, Nancy Kyes
Votes: 306,702 | Gross: $47.00M
halloween 9 was supposedly going to be released but then it died when the producer of the halloween films after 3 died
89. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
R | 91 min | Horror
Teenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real life.
Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund, John Saxon
Votes: 262,386 | Gross: $25.50M
elijah wood wants to remake it again
90. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
PG | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness
Votes: 1,449,170 | Gross: $322.74M
i swear i read an article in 2012 that said that they were going to remake star wars its unknown if the remake got cancelled or remade into the force awakens which shares a lot of similarites with star wars episode IV
91. Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Horror, Musical
A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.
Director: Frank Oz | Stars: Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Levi Stubbs
Votes: 86,333 | Gross: $38.75M
it got announced in 2009 that lsoh was going to be remade
92. Scream 4 (2011)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Ten years have passed, and Sidney Prescott, who has put herself back together thanks in part to her writing, is visited by the Ghostface Killer.
Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Lucy Hale
Votes: 171,146 | Gross: $38.18M
scream 5 was going to orignally going to be released in 2013 i think then got pulled from its release date and was possibly cancelled when wes craven died in 2015 which should've killed the project but it has been confirmed to be released in 2021
93. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
R | 136 min | Crime, Sci-Fi
In the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates, Warren Clarke
Votes: 881,062 | Gross: $6.21M
back then in the 2000s heath ledger wanted to play alex delarge in a remake of a clockwork orange but then it got halted when he died
94. Hellraiser (1987)
R | 94 min | Horror, Thriller
A woman discovers the newly resurrected, partially formed, body of her brother-in-law and lover. She starts killing for him to revitalize his body and escape the demonic beings that are pursuing him after he escaped their underworld.
Director: Clive Barker | Stars: Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Sean Chapman
Votes: 140,463 | Gross: $14.56M
there's been many attempts to remake hellraiser
95. C.H.U.D. (1984)
R | 88 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A bizarre series of sudden disappearances on the streets of New York City seems to point toward something unsavory living in the sewers.
Director: Douglas Cheek | Stars: John Heard, Daniel Stern, Christopher Curry, Kim Greist
Votes: 13,969 | Gross: $4.65M
a remake of CHUD goes as far back as 2007 with rob zombie confirming it but so far nothing has been heard last update was in 2008 when it was announced that another remake was in the works
96. Fletch Lives (1989)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
After receiving an inheritance in Louisiana, Los Angeles reporter Irwin Fletcher heads to the Belle Isle plantation where he gets himself into hilarious trouble.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Chevy Chase, Hal Holbrook, Julianne Phillips, R. Lee Ermey
Votes: 23,247 | Gross: $35.15M
a third fletch movie was supposed to happen but the last news of fletch 3 was in 1997
97. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
PG | 103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Adventurer, brain surgeon, rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his crime-fighting team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, must stop evil alien invaders from the eighth dimension who are planning to conquer Earth.
Director: W.D. Richter | Stars: Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Jeff Goldblum
Votes: 29,312 | Gross: $6.25M
tdobbat8d has two of these a sequel called buckaroo banzai vs the world crime league and a remake neither have materialized
98. Reign of Fire (2002)
PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A brood of fire-breathing dragons emerges from the earth and begins setting everything ablaze, establishing dominance over the planet.
Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Christian Bale, Izabella Scorupco, Gerard Butler
Votes: 145,414 | Gross: $43.06M
ever since it came out there was hints at a sequel even when it bombed
99. Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)
R | 94 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Warring Alien and Predator races descend on a rural Colorado town, where unsuspecting residents must band together for any chance of survival.
Directors: Colin Strause, Greg Strause | Stars: Reiko Aylesworth, Steven Pasquale, Shareeka Epps, John Ortiz
Votes: 133,120 | Gross: $41.80M
believe it or not we were supposed to get a third avp movie
100. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
PG | 115 min | Action, Adventure
In 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies
Votes: 1,036,646 | Gross: $248.16M
the 5th indiana jones movie was this for the longest time
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