Seeing Double

It seems that Hollywood has a penchant for producing curiously similiar films at about the same time. Oftentimes, within the same year (or so) two movies will be released that share almost identical storylines, themes and/or subjects. While there are any number of reasons that this might occur; it's usually quite clear that there can be only one champion among the films. This section of the site will serve as the online compendium for all such "look-alike" films — a place to research, review & discuss Hollywood's doppleganger films.

While we're starting off with just a few films, you can scan the "Coming Soon" section below for the battles that we have set for the future.

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• Paul Blart: Mall Cop vs. Observe and Report
  • The mall security films of 2009
• Inkheart vs. Bedtime Stories
  • The 'childrens’ stories come true' films of 2008
• Valkyrie vs. Defiance
  • The 'small group against the Nazis' films of 2008
• Psych vs. The Mentalist
  • The 'fake-psychic, pseudo-detective' TV shows of 2006 & 2008
• Capote vs. Infamous
  • The Truman Capote films of 2005 & 2006
• Madagascar vs. The Wild
  • The 'New York Zoo animals meet their natively wild counterparts' animated films of 2005 & 2006
• The Cave vs. The Descent
  • The 'just when you thought it was safe to go into a deep, dark hole' horror films of 2005
• Garden State vs. Elizabethtown
  • The 'a funeral & a girl change everything' films of 2004 & 2005
• Chasing Liberty vs. First Daughter
  • The 'President's daughter goes on a date' films of 2004
• The Ring vs. Feardotcom
  • The 'if you see this you’re going to die' films of 2004
• Troy vs. Alexander
  • The 'Greek epic' films of 2004
• Finding Nemo vs. Shark Tale
  • The 'father-son aquatic misadventure' animated films of 2003 & 2004
• The Score vs. Heist
  • The 'aging criminals' films of 2001
• Red Planet vs. Mission to Mars
  • The 'space mission gone awry on Mars' films of 2000
• The Truman Show vs. EdTV
  • The 'foreshadowing of reality TV' films of 1998 & 1999
• Knock Off vs. Rush Hour
  • The 'unlikely partners cop films' of 1998
• Antz vs. A Bug’s Life
  • The' loner ant saves the colony' films of 1998
• Saving Private Ryan vs. The Thin Red Line
  • The WWII films of 1998
• Pre(fontaine) vs. Without Limits
  • The Steve Prefontaine Films of 1997 & 1998
• Tombstone vs. Wyatt Earp
  • The 'Wyatt Earp' Films of 1993 & 1994
• Honeymoon in Vegas vs. Indecent Proposal
  • The 'rich guy pays to be with a financially destitute married woman' films of 1992 & 1993
• Christopher Columbus: The Discovery vs. 1492: Conquest of Paradise
  • The 'Christopher Columbus "discovers" America' films of 1992
• Lambada vs. The Forbidden Dance
  • The 'Supposedly NSFW Dance' films of 1990
• Abyss vs. Leviathan vs. Deep Star Six
  • The 'deep-sea paranormal' films of 1989
• Turner & Hooch vs. K-9
  • The man-dog buddy cop films of 1989
• Like Father Like Son vs. Vice Versa vs. 18 Again
  • The 'parent & child change bodies' films of 1987 & 1988
• Platoon vs. Full Metal Jacket
  • The 'morality & ethics in the Vietnam war' films of 1986 & 1987
• Top Gun vs. Iron Eagle
  • The melodramatic jet fighter films of 1986
• Weird Science vs. My Science Project vs. Real Genius
  • The 'teenage science prodigy finds trouble' films of 1985
• The Deer Hunter vs. Apocalypse Now
  • The 'war is hell, but the Vietnam War was hellier' films of 1978 & 1979
• Dr. Strangelove vs. Fail Safe
  • The nuclear paranoia films of 1964
• Harlow vs. Harlow
  • The 'identically-named Jean Harlow' films of 1964
• Oscar Wilde vs. The Trials of Oscar Wilde
  • The 'trial that destroyed Oscare Wilde' films of 1960