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Hey, You Kinda Stole That Idea

This list pairs together a book or movie or TV episode that's well known, with an earlier and lesser known book or movie or TV episode whose plot and/or characters and/or world-building etc. were ripped off to make the more famous one. I started this list first with 4 similarities that I noticed myself, and then added the fairly well known Hunger Games vs. Battle Royale, and the Aladdin vs. The Thief and The Cobbler debates. (Ignore the date on the Thief and the Cobbler...it's a long story...) Then I searched for more examples. Most of these come from:
https://www.looper.com/98877/plots-stolen-movies/
Or https://www.cracked.com/article_21898_5-famous-authors-who-stole-their-biggest-ideas.html
Turns out Alexandre Dumas, Jack London, and even Shakespeare outright plagiarized some of their most famous works!
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The Village (2004)
The Village (2004)
1
43%6.5
Running Out of Time
Running Out of Time
2
Black Mirror S3E1 Nosedive
Black Mirror S3E1 Nosedive
3
Community S5E8 Meow Meow Beans
Community S5E8 Meow Meow Beans
4
The Host
The Host
5
Animorphs Series
Animorphs Series
6
The Princess Diaries
The Princess Diaries
7
A Royal Pain
A Royal Pain
8
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
9
Battle Royale
Battle Royale
10
Aladdin (1992)
Aladdin (1992)
11
95%8.0
The Thief and the Cobbler (1993)
The Thief and the Cobbler (1993)
12
56%7.1
The Lion King (1994)
The Lion King (1994)
13
93%8.5
Kimba, the White Lion (1966)
Kimba, the White Lion (1966)
14
Cars (2006)
Cars (2006)
15
74%7.1
Doc Hollywood (1991)
Doc Hollywood (1991)
16
67%6.3
Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
17
98%8.4
It! the Terror From Beyond Space (1958)
It! the Terror From Beyond Space (1958)
18
71%6.0
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
19
Romeus and Juliet: Being the Original of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Romeus and Juliet: Being the Original of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
20
Othello
Othello
21
Hecatommithi
Hecatommithi
22
Star Wars (1977)
Star Wars (1977)
23
92%8.6
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
24
97%8.1
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
25
98%8.0
Yojimbo (1961)
Yojimbo (1961)
26
95%8.2
Lockout (2012)
Lockout (2012)
27
37%6.1
Escape From New York (1981)
Escape From New York (1981)
28
87%7.2
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
29
91%8.3
City on Fire (1979)
City on Fire (1979)
30
85%4.3
1984
1984
31
We
We
32
The Island (2005)
The Island (2005)
33
39%6.8
Parts: The Clonus Horror (1979)
Parts: The Clonus Horror (1979)
34
3.9
Bright (2017)
Bright (2017)
35
27%6.3
Alien Nation (1988)
Alien Nation (1988)
36
52%6.3
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild
37
My Dogs in the Northland
My Dogs in the Northland
38
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
39
Mémoires De M. D'Artagnan
Mémoires De M. D'Artagnan
40
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