Best Live Action Remake Movies

2025 • Rating 7.9 • fantasy, family, action

On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart, defying centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature of dragons, challenging the very foundations of Viking society.

Genre: Fantasy, Family, Action, Adventure

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Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Flying, Vikings (Norsemen), Remake, Dragon, Battle, Warrior, Live Action Remake, Based On Young Adult Novel, Reminiscent, On The Rugged Isle Of Berk

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-06-06

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Gerard Butler, Nick Frost, Gabriel Howell, Julian Dennison

2019 • Rating 7.3 • family, fantasy, adventure

Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.

Genre: Family, Fantasy, Adventure

Style: Dark

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Magic, Fairy Tale, Fairy, Live Action Remake, Complicated, Maleficent And Her Goddaughter Aurora Begin To Question The Complex Family Ties That Bind Them As They Are Pulled In Different Directions By Impending Nuptials, Unexpected Allies, And Dark New Forces At Play

Time: Year 2019, 2010S, 2019-10-16

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Harris Dickinson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sam Riley, Chiwetel Ejiofor

2003 • Rating 7.1 • adventure, fantasy, family

In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit rooftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland.

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Family

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Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Flying, Crocodile, Liberation, Fairy, Mermaid, Pirate Gang, Pirate, Based On Children'S Book, Fantasy World, Pirate Ship

Time: Year 2003, 2000S, 2003-12-18

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, Australia, English, French

Cast: Jeremy Sumpter, Jason Isaacs, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Ludivine Sagnier, Olivia Williams, Harry Newell

2016 • Rating 6.4 • adventure, family, fantasy

For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace, who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales... until she meets Pete, a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliott. And from Pete's descriptions, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham's stories. With the help of Natalie, an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.

Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy

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Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Feral Child, Remake, Dragon, Orphan, 1980S, Live Action And Animation, Live Action Remake, For Years, Old Wood Carver Mr, Meacham Has Delighted Local Children With His Tales Of The Fierce Dragon That Resides Deep In The Woods Of The Pacific Northwest

Time: Year 2016, 2010S, 2016-08-10

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Oakes Fegley, Bryce Dallas Howard, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence, Robert Redford

2008 • Rating 6.3 • family, action, adventure

Speed Racer is a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, Speed must team up with the police and the mysterious Racer X to bring an end to the corruption and criminal activities.

Genre: Family, Action, Adventure, Comedy

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Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Car Race, Loss Of Loved One, Chimp, Family, Duringcreditsstinger, Woman Director, Live Action Remake, Based On Tv Series, Euphoric, Speed Racer Is A Young And Brilliant Racing Driver

Time: Year 2008, 2000S, 2008-05-07

Place: United States Of America, Japanese, English

Cast: Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Matthew Fox, Benno Fürmann