10 Remakes That Turned Out To Be Classics

4 – Sorcerer (1977)

Wages of Fear (1953)

William Friedkin denies Sorcerer to be a remake but even he can’t brush off the gaping similarities in both movies’ premise. This was considered a failure upon release—not making half its money back—but upon critical reevaluation it’s considered an ambitious masterpiece of “New Hollywood.”