EntertainmentMoviesThe 35 greatest movie remakes (that are better than the original)When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. EntertainmentMoviesThe 35 greatest movie remakes (that are better than the original)When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Sony Pictures Releasing) It’s a popular belief that most cinematic remakes pale in comparison to the original. But is thatalwaysthe case? Sometimes, and more often than you think, the remake actually ends up better than the original. The history of cinematic remakes starts around the beginning of cinema itself; maybe it’s proof that maybe filmmakers havealwaysbeen starved of ideas. In 1896, legendary French director Georges Méliès directed the 67-second long film Playing Cards, a movie that …