Most blatant movie rip-offs

Most blatant movie rip-offs

Most blatant movie rip-offs

If there's one thing Hollywood isn't known for, it's originality. On a weekly basis, the film industry is labeled as tired and unimaginative yet, time and time again, repetition still proves to be commercially successful.

So when a big movie is released, a smaller studio will piggyback on any possible success with a somewhat lesser version. We've assembled 20 of the most blatant examples of this for your bemusement. Just try to read this list without slightly respecting the audacity of it all. Go on.

As a Staff Writer at Shortlist, Holly dabbles in a bit of everything. Having started her career as a news reporter, she has since decided to return to the world of the living.