well they do say imitation is the most
sincere form of flattery
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
most copied movies before we begin we
publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list will be ranking
the most influential movies that went on
to either create a genre or inspire
other films in its wake we’re not
necessarily talking about blockbusters
or even mock Busters but rather inspired
slices of cinema that were responsible
for setting the standards and creating
benchmarks for years to come so you
can’t be serious
I am serious and don’t call me Shirley
number 10 the Blair Witch Project horror
fans seeking out the roots of found
footage style right need look no further
than this 1999 film a low-budget
independent picture that managed to make
a remarkable amount of noise thanks to a
highly successful marketing campaign
secure closed windows the Blair Witch
Project scared audiences and filmmakers
alike with a shaky first person camera
angle and realistic acting performances
replacing a traditional reliance upon
special effects or extravagant sets
indeed it’s highly unlikely that we
would have ever seen the likes of a
paranormal activity or a wreck without
Blair Witch and it’s bold stylistic
direction whether or not that’s a good
thing is up for debate but there’s no
question that the Blair Witch Project
was beyond influential there’s nobody
helped you that’s your motivation number
9 The Dark Knight it’s simple we kill
the background sure comic book movies
weren’t exactly all bright and cheery
prior to the release of The Dark Knight
in 2008 they’re looking at you blade but
there is no denying that the incredible
success of director Christopher Nolan
film resulted in a drastically dark
shift in tone when it came to big-budget
comic adaptation
the good cop bad cop routine not exactly
much of the success was thanks to the
career declining performance of Heath
Ledger as Batman’s arch nemesis to Joker
but no one’s decision to embrace a
comparatively down-to-earth and
realistic approach set the Dark Knight
apart from the broad and occasionally
can’t be Direction comic-book
adaptations had been taking before its
release the result was a film that set a
seriously high bar for its competition
number 8 Jaws even an eat up to your
closure we’re going to need a bigger
screen to contain this monster a
frightening Lee popular 1975 success
story which arguably ushered in the
summer blockbuster Steven Spielberg’s
adaptation of Peter Benchley’s novel was
an early effort for the director who
until that time was known primarily for
the TV movie school Jaws was fought with
production issues and was seen at the
time as a make-or-break film for
Spielberg in the end though it was one
that almost single-handedly made the
men’s careers
it also kick-started a legion of killer
animal imitators in its wake from killer
whales in piranha to the seemingly
endless series of shark flicks that
would try to hitch their wagons to
Spielberg’s gravy train Oh boys I think
he’s come back for his noon feeding
number 7 airplanes I’ve gotta get out of
here
younger movie fans may not recognize the
Zucker Brothers for their contributions
to comedy cinema but the duo along with
co-director Jim Abraham’s were right
there at the forefront with airplanes so
riotous and raunchy satire of 1970s
disaster flicks the suckers had already
proved their boundary-pushing abilities
with 1977 the Kentucky Fried movie but
it was airplane that saw the siblings
firing on all creative cylinders
creating a film that still works
remarkably well today ever been in a
cockpit before
I’ve never been I could not find before
you ever seen a grown man naked so
influential was airplane that film
he’ll copy its style today from movie 43
to disaster movie to the scary movie
franchise two of which features sucker
brother David as director how’s that
duck again
number six rocky you know how’s it
coming in six years six years you’ve
been sticking to me I want all the ads
are probably pretty fair that you’ve
seen a sports movie about a plucky
underdog who rises to the top of his or
her field to challenge the top dog it’s
highly unlikely however that you’ve seen
one constructed with as much heart soul
and passion as Sylvester Stallone’s 1976
triumph rocky
from that iconic scene music by composer
bill Conti to the cast tremendous
performances to the film’s powerful
ending rocky not only laid the
groundwork for a franchise that
continues to this day
it also sets a gold standard for all
sports films that follows I should have
thought this over you but I’ll stop this
one now don’t okay let me finish number
five Star Wars Episode four a new hope
I’m never coming back to this place
again out of all the films on this list
it’s quite possible that this one has
the most shameless ripoff to its credit
of course when one of the most important
and financially successful films in the
world it’s easy to measure your success
in imitators we’re done okay
I’m a human being from the planet Earth
in fact the influence of Star Wars is so
massive that it’s effectively gone on to
become a part of our cultural lexicon as
evidenced by the legions of films that
have sought to set their space operas in
a galaxy far far away some have been
more successful than others but as the
saying goes you just can’t improve on
perfection right captain that was one in
a million
remember
[Music]
number four
diehard you because a motherfucker it’s
more than Christmas movie
it’s diehard and it serves as the
template for the explosive engaging
summer action blockbuster the film may
have started life as an adaptation of
Roderick store books nothing lasts
forever but director John McTiernan and
Co ended up with the archetypal survival
story of one man standing tall against
insurmountable odds the role of John
McClane was actually offered first to
Frank Sinatra will have starred in an
earlier thorpe adaptation the detective
but of course the job was eventually
taken on by Bruce Willis vitro resulting
in one of the actors most classic and
defining performances in one hell of a
copied movie get off my plane number
three 2001 a Space Odyssey open the pod
bay doors
oh I’m sorry Dave cheesy sci-fi forget
about it family Kubrick was never a
filmmaker to do anything by
half-measures and the proof of that is
in the proverbial pudding with his 1968
masterpiece 2001 a Space Odyssey
[Music]
drive-in b-movie science fiction tales
were forgotten in the face of Kubrick’s
mixture of heady hard sci-fi
screenwriting and ultra expensive
boundary-pushing visuals the legacy of
the film is one whose impact continues
to be felt in films like interstellar
and ex machina as Kubrick and 2001
managed to rewrite the book on just how
well intelligent science-fiction could
be brought to the silver screen 18
months ago the first evidence of
intelligent life oh the earth number 2
Halloween glow
who is this
just as director tobe Hooper’s The Texas
Chainsaw Massacre turned horror on its
ear in 1974 with a deadly serious
atmosphere and grime so too did John
Carpenter’s iconic Halloween changed the
game when it debuted four years later
Carpenter’s film served as a jumping-off
point for the modern slasher movie which
alongside others like Black Christmas
Friday the 13th and Mario Bava a bay of
blood set up many of the established
tropes utilized by the genre to this day
first person camera works a mysterious
masked killer and an ultra classic
musical score all combine to create
cinema history in Halloween a
time-tested
effort that put carpenter and his crew
on the horror movie map Michael
before we announce our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions so you
didn’t guess what I am now I’m as it
[Music]
number one psycho psychological horror
starts here director Alfred Hitchcock
begged audiences not to reveal the
devilish twist that occurred during this
1960 classic of black and white creep
fest
but since gone on to become one of the
most influential and inspiring films in
the world psycho not only served as the
template for showcasing police
procedural drama evocative
cinematography and a tortured disturbed
antagonist it also made history with
Hitchcock’s promotional tactics we all
go a little mad sometimes taglines
accompanied the film stating that quote
no one will be seated after the start
while audiences were also implored to
not give away two films classic ending
melding together creativity and
showmanship in a way that would go on to
inspire generations of filmmakers that
is rather slippery over your age in this
time do you agree with our picks check
out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
sincere form of flattery
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
most copied movies before we begin we
publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list will be ranking
the most influential movies that went on
to either create a genre or inspire
other films in its wake we’re not
necessarily talking about blockbusters
or even mock Busters but rather inspired
slices of cinema that were responsible
for setting the standards and creating
benchmarks for years to come so you
can’t be serious
I am serious and don’t call me Shirley
number 10 the Blair Witch Project horror
fans seeking out the roots of found
footage style right need look no further
than this 1999 film a low-budget
independent picture that managed to make
a remarkable amount of noise thanks to a
highly successful marketing campaign
secure closed windows the Blair Witch
Project scared audiences and filmmakers
alike with a shaky first person camera
angle and realistic acting performances
replacing a traditional reliance upon
special effects or extravagant sets
indeed it’s highly unlikely that we
would have ever seen the likes of a
paranormal activity or a wreck without
Blair Witch and it’s bold stylistic
direction whether or not that’s a good
thing is up for debate but there’s no
question that the Blair Witch Project
was beyond influential there’s nobody
helped you that’s your motivation number
9 The Dark Knight it’s simple we kill
the background sure comic book movies
weren’t exactly all bright and cheery
prior to the release of The Dark Knight
in 2008 they’re looking at you blade but
there is no denying that the incredible
success of director Christopher Nolan
film resulted in a drastically dark
shift in tone when it came to big-budget
comic adaptation
the good cop bad cop routine not exactly
much of the success was thanks to the
career declining performance of Heath
Ledger as Batman’s arch nemesis to Joker
but no one’s decision to embrace a
comparatively down-to-earth and
realistic approach set the Dark Knight
apart from the broad and occasionally
can’t be Direction comic-book
adaptations had been taking before its
release the result was a film that set a
seriously high bar for its competition
number 8 Jaws even an eat up to your
closure we’re going to need a bigger
screen to contain this monster a
frightening Lee popular 1975 success
story which arguably ushered in the
summer blockbuster Steven Spielberg’s
adaptation of Peter Benchley’s novel was
an early effort for the director who
until that time was known primarily for
the TV movie school Jaws was fought with
production issues and was seen at the
time as a make-or-break film for
Spielberg in the end though it was one
that almost single-handedly made the
men’s careers
it also kick-started a legion of killer
animal imitators in its wake from killer
whales in piranha to the seemingly
endless series of shark flicks that
would try to hitch their wagons to
Spielberg’s gravy train Oh boys I think
he’s come back for his noon feeding
number 7 airplanes I’ve gotta get out of
here
younger movie fans may not recognize the
Zucker Brothers for their contributions
to comedy cinema but the duo along with
co-director Jim Abraham’s were right
there at the forefront with airplanes so
riotous and raunchy satire of 1970s
disaster flicks the suckers had already
proved their boundary-pushing abilities
with 1977 the Kentucky Fried movie but
it was airplane that saw the siblings
firing on all creative cylinders
creating a film that still works
remarkably well today ever been in a
cockpit before
I’ve never been I could not find before
you ever seen a grown man naked so
influential was airplane that film
he’ll copy its style today from movie 43
to disaster movie to the scary movie
franchise two of which features sucker
brother David as director how’s that
duck again
number six rocky you know how’s it
coming in six years six years you’ve
been sticking to me I want all the ads
are probably pretty fair that you’ve
seen a sports movie about a plucky
underdog who rises to the top of his or
her field to challenge the top dog it’s
highly unlikely however that you’ve seen
one constructed with as much heart soul
and passion as Sylvester Stallone’s 1976
triumph rocky
from that iconic scene music by composer
bill Conti to the cast tremendous
performances to the film’s powerful
ending rocky not only laid the
groundwork for a franchise that
continues to this day
it also sets a gold standard for all
sports films that follows I should have
thought this over you but I’ll stop this
one now don’t okay let me finish number
five Star Wars Episode four a new hope
I’m never coming back to this place
again out of all the films on this list
it’s quite possible that this one has
the most shameless ripoff to its credit
of course when one of the most important
and financially successful films in the
world it’s easy to measure your success
in imitators we’re done okay
I’m a human being from the planet Earth
in fact the influence of Star Wars is so
massive that it’s effectively gone on to
become a part of our cultural lexicon as
evidenced by the legions of films that
have sought to set their space operas in
a galaxy far far away some have been
more successful than others but as the
saying goes you just can’t improve on
perfection right captain that was one in
a million
remember
[Music]
number four
diehard you because a motherfucker it’s
more than Christmas movie
it’s diehard and it serves as the
template for the explosive engaging
summer action blockbuster the film may
have started life as an adaptation of
Roderick store books nothing lasts
forever but director John McTiernan and
Co ended up with the archetypal survival
story of one man standing tall against
insurmountable odds the role of John
McClane was actually offered first to
Frank Sinatra will have starred in an
earlier thorpe adaptation the detective
but of course the job was eventually
taken on by Bruce Willis vitro resulting
in one of the actors most classic and
defining performances in one hell of a
copied movie get off my plane number
three 2001 a Space Odyssey open the pod
bay doors
oh I’m sorry Dave cheesy sci-fi forget
about it family Kubrick was never a
filmmaker to do anything by
half-measures and the proof of that is
in the proverbial pudding with his 1968
masterpiece 2001 a Space Odyssey
[Music]
drive-in b-movie science fiction tales
were forgotten in the face of Kubrick’s
mixture of heady hard sci-fi
screenwriting and ultra expensive
boundary-pushing visuals the legacy of
the film is one whose impact continues
to be felt in films like interstellar
and ex machina as Kubrick and 2001
managed to rewrite the book on just how
well intelligent science-fiction could
be brought to the silver screen 18
months ago the first evidence of
intelligent life oh the earth number 2
Halloween glow
who is this
just as director tobe Hooper’s The Texas
Chainsaw Massacre turned horror on its
ear in 1974 with a deadly serious
atmosphere and grime so too did John
Carpenter’s iconic Halloween changed the
game when it debuted four years later
Carpenter’s film served as a jumping-off
point for the modern slasher movie which
alongside others like Black Christmas
Friday the 13th and Mario Bava a bay of
blood set up many of the established
tropes utilized by the genre to this day
first person camera works a mysterious
masked killer and an ultra classic
musical score all combine to create
cinema history in Halloween a
time-tested
effort that put carpenter and his crew
on the horror movie map Michael
before we announce our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions so you
didn’t guess what I am now I’m as it
[Music]
number one psycho psychological horror
starts here director Alfred Hitchcock
begged audiences not to reveal the
devilish twist that occurred during this
1960 classic of black and white creep
fest
but since gone on to become one of the
most influential and inspiring films in
the world psycho not only served as the
template for showcasing police
procedural drama evocative
cinematography and a tortured disturbed
antagonist it also made history with
Hitchcock’s promotional tactics we all
go a little mad sometimes taglines
accompanied the film stating that quote
no one will be seated after the start
while audiences were also implored to
not give away two films classic ending
melding together creativity and
showmanship in a way that would go on to
inspire generations of filmmakers that
is rather slippery over your age in this
time do you agree with our picks check
out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
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