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== Works Examples ==

=== Works Examples ===
=== Animated ===
== Animated ==
* ''[[Anastasia]]'' is The Russian Revolution meets a [[Disney Princess]] movie.
* ''[[Anastasia]]'' is The Russian Revolution meets a [[Disney Princess]] movie.
* [[James Cameron]]'s ''[[Avatar (Film)|Avatar]]'':
* [[James Cameron]]'s ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]'':
** ''[[Dances With Wolves]] [[Halo]]''.
** ''[[Dances with Wolves]] [[Halo]]''.
** Or ''[[Fern Gully]]'' meets ''[[Pocahontas]]'' meets ''[[Atlantis the Lost Empire]]'' meets ''[[Dances With Wolves]]'', [[In Name Only|with the name of]] "[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]". And a dash of [[Xenosaga (Video Game)|Xenosaga]] to boot.
** Or ''[[Fern Gully]]'' meets ''[[Pocahontas]]'' meets ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire]]'' meets ''[[Dances with Wolves]]'', [[In Name Only|with the name of]] "[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]". And a dash of [[Xenosaga]] to boot.
** [[That Guy With the Glasses|Five-Second Movies]] calls it ''[[Pocahontas]]'' + ''[[Fern Gully]]'' + ''[[The Matrix]]''.
** [[That Guy With The Glasses|Five-Second Movies]] calls it ''[[Pocahontas]]'' + ''[[Fern Gully]]'' + ''[[The Matrix]]''.
** Or ''[[Pocahontas]] [[Dances With Wolves]] [[The Smurfs]]''.
** Or ''[[Pocahontas]] [[Dances with Wolves]] [[The Smurfs]]''.
** ''[[Pocahontas]] [[Warhammer 40 K|40K]]'' as one person puts it.
** ''[[Pocahontas]] [[Warhammer 40,000|40K]]'' as one person puts it.
* [[Pixar]]'s ''[[Brave (Animation)|Brave]]'' is ''[[Mulan]]'' meets ''[[Brother Bear (Disney)|Brother Bear]]'' meets ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (Film)|How to Train Your Dragon]]''.
* [[Pixar]]'s ''[[Brave]]'' is ''[[Mulan]]'' meets ''[[Brother Bear]]'' meets ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (animation)|How to Train Your Dragon]]''.
** Or ''[[Mulan]]'' meets ''[[Brother Bear (Disney)|Brother Bear]]'' meets ''[[Princess Mononoke (Anime)|Princess Mononoke]]''.
** Or ''[[Mulan]]'' meets ''[[Brother Bear]]'' meets ''[[Princess Mononoke]]''.
* Disney/Pixar's ''[[Cars]]'': ''Doc Hollywood'' meets ''Wheelie & The Chopper Bunch'' meets... er... Pixar.
* Disney/Pixar's ''[[Cars]]'': ''[[Doc Hollywood]]'' meets ''[[Wheelie & The Chopper Bunch]]'' meets... er... Pixar.
* ''[[Coraline (Film)|Coraline]]'' is ''[[Beetlejuice (Film)|Beetlejuice]]'' meets ''[[Alice in Wonderland (Literature)|Alice in Wonderland]]''.
* ''[[Coraline (animation)|Coraline]]'' is ''[[Beetlejuice]]'' meets ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''.
* ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (Film)|How to Train Your Dragon]]'' is ''[[Erik the Viking (Film)|Erik the Viking]]'' meets ''Never Cry Wolf'' with dragons.
* ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (animation)|How to Train Your Dragon]]'' is ''[[Erik the Viking]]'' meets ''Never Cry Wolf'' with dragons.
* ''[[The Incredibles]]'' is ''[[Watchmen (Comic Book)|Watchmen]]'' meets ''The [[Fantastic Four]]''.
* ''[[The Incredibles]]'' is ''[[Watchmen (film)|Watchmen]]'' meets ''The [[Fantastic Four]]''.
* ''[[The Lion King]]'' is ''[[Hamlet]]'' meets ''[[Kimba the White Lion]]''.
* ''[[The Lion King]]'' is ''[[Hamlet]]'' meets ''[[Kimba the White Lion]]''.
* ''[[9 (Animation)|9]]'' can probably be best described as ''[[Little Big Planet]]'' meets ''[[The Terminator]]''... produced by Tim Burton and the director of ''[[Wanted]]''.
* ''[[9]]'' can probably be best described as ''[[LittleBigPlanet]]'' meets ''[[The Terminator]]''... produced by [[Tim Burton]] and the director of ''[[Wanted]]''.
** The movie's own page on this wiki also calls it ''[[WALL-E]]'' meets ''[[The Terminator]]''.
** The movie's own page on this wiki also calls it ''[[WALL-E]]'' meets ''[[The Terminator]]''.
* ''[[The Princess and The Frog]]'': [[Don Bluth]]'s ''[[Anastasia]]'' meets "[[The Frog Prince (Literature)|The Frog Prince]]" fairy tale with a little hint of ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven]]'' and ''[[Coraline (Film)|Coraline]]'' thrown in there.
* ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]'': [[Don Bluth]]'s ''[[Anastasia]]'' meets "[[The Frog Prince]]" fairy tale with a little hint of ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven]]'' and ''[[Coraline (animation)|Coraline]]'' thrown in there.
* ''[[Rango]]'' is ''[[The Fantastic Mr. Fox]]'' meets ''[[Three Amigos (Film)|Three Amigos]]'' (minus two amigos).
* ''[[Rango]]'' is ''[[The Fantastic Mr. Fox]]'' meets ''[[¡Three Amigos!|Three Amigos]]'' (minus two amigos).
* ''[[Rio]]'' is ''[[Happy Feet]]'' meets ''[[The Three Caballeros]]''.
* ''[[Rio]]'' is ''[[Happy Feet]]'' meets ''[[The Three Caballeros]]''.
* ''[[Spirit Stallion of the Cimarron]]'' is ''[[Black Beauty]]'' meets ''[[Dances With Wolves]]''.
* ''[[Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron]]'' is ''[[Black Beauty]]'' meets ''[[Dances with Wolves]]''.
* The animated Titanic movie is best described as the bastard love child of James Cameron's ''[[Titanic]]'', and ''[[An American Tail]]'', along with about 12 other animated movies. With [[Big Lipped Alligator Moment|a rapping dog thrown in from out of nowhere]].
* The animated ''Titanic'' movie ''[[Titanic: The Legend Goes On]]'' is best described as the bastard love child of James Cameron's ''[[Titanic]]'', and ''[[An American Tail]]'', along with about 12 other animated movies. With [[Non Sequitur Scene|a rapping dog thrown in from out of nowhere]].
** The other Titanic animated movie is the bastard love child of James Cameron's ''[[Titanic]]'' and ''[[An American Tail]]'' with [[Anvilicious|a message about whale hunting]] and [[Everything's Squishier With Cephalopods|a giant octopus with a dog nose thrown in out of nowhere.]]
** The other ''Titanic'' animated movie -- ''[[The Legend of the Titanic]]'' -- is the bastard love child of James Cameron's ''[[Titanic]]'' and ''[[An American Tail]]'' with [[Anvilicious|a message about whale hunting]] and [[Everything's Squishier with Cephalopods|a giant octopus with a dog nose thrown in out of nowhere.]]
* ''[[We Are the Strange]]'': [[David Lynch]] meets [[Dragonball Z]] meets [[The Nightmare Before Christmas]] with a bit of [[Power Rangers]] thrown in.
* ''[[We Are the Strange]]'': [[David Lynch]] meets ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' meets ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'' with a bit of ''[[Power Rangers]]'' thrown in.
* ''[[The Wild]]'' is ''[[Madagascar]]'' meets ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' meets ''[[The Lion King]]''.
* ''[[The Wild]]'' is ''[[Madagascar]]'' meets ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' meets ''[[The Lion King]]''.




== Live-Action ==
=== Live-Action ===
* The plot to ''The Abominable Dr. Phibes'' is ''[[Se7en]]'' meets ''[[A Nightmare On Elm Street]]'' meets ''[[Saw]]'', only several decades before any of them. Its mood, however, involves [[This Is Your Premise On Drugs|eating several bowls of sugar laced with acid]].
* The plot to ''[[The Abominable Dr. Phibes]]'' is ''[[Se7en]]'' meets ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' meets ''[[Saw]]'', only several decades before any of them. Its mood, however, involves [[This Is Your Premise on Drugs|eating several bowls of sugar laced with acid]].
* [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Alice in Wonderland (Film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' is ''[[American McGee's Alice]]'' meets ''[[Chronicles of Narnia]]'' meets ''[[Hook (Film)|Hook]]''.
* [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Alice in Wonderland (film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' is ''[[American McGee's Alice]]'' meets ''[[Chronicles of Narnia]]'' meets ''[[Hook]]''.
* Obscure horror film ''American Nightmare'' is ''Hardcore'' meets ''[[Friday the 13th (Film)|Friday the 13 th]]'' (or any Giallo slasher film).
* Obscure horror film ''[[American Nightmare]]'' is ''[[Hardcore]]'' meets ''[[Friday the 13th (film)|Friday the 13th]]'' (or any Giallo slasher film).
* ''Anvil! The Story of Anvil'' is ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]'' meets [[Real Life]]. Seriously, it's spooky.
* ''[[Anvil! The Story of Anvil]]'' is ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]'' meets [[Real Life]]. Seriously, it's spooky.
* ''[[Attack the Block]]'' is ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidulthood KiDULTHOOD]'' meets ''[[Critters]]'' meets ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]''.
* The movie ''Bad Moon'' and the book it's based upon (''Thor'') are ''The Adventures Of Rintintin'' meets ''[[The Howling]]''.
* The movie ''Bad Moon'' and the book it's based upon (''Thor'') are ''The Adventures Of Rintintin'' meets ''[[The Howling]]''.
* ''[[Barb Wire]]'' is ''[[Casablanca]]'' in a ''[[Mad Max (Film)|Mad Max]]'' costume, with a side of [[Gender Flip]]. And it is bad.
* ''[[Barb Wire]]'' is ''[[Casablanca]]'' in a ''[[Mad Max]]'' costume, with a side of [[Gender Flip]]. And it is bad.
* ''[[Basic Instinct]]'' is the love child of Russ Meyer and [[Alfred Hitchcock]].
* ''[[Basic Instinct]]'' is the love child of Russ Meyer and [[Alfred Hitchcock]].
* ''[[Big Fish]]'' is ''[[Forrest Gump]]'' as written by [[Roald Dahl]].
* ''[[Big Fish]]'' is ''[[Forrest Gump]]'' as written by [[Roald Dahl]].
* ''[[Black Swan (Film)|Black Swan]]'' is ''[[Perfect Blue]]'' meets ''[[Swan Lake]]'' and/or ''[[Princess Tutu]]''.
* ''[[Black Swan]]'' is ''[[Perfect Blue]]'' meets ''[[Swan Lake]]'' and/or ''[[Princess Tutu]]''.
* ''[[Blood the Last Vampire]]'' (the 2009 film, at least) is [[Blade]] meets [[Kill Bill]].
* ''[[Blood: The Last Vampire]]'' (the 2009 film, at least) is ''[[Blade]]'' meets ''[[Kill Bill]]''.
* ''[[The Brave One]]'' is ''[[Taxi Driver]]'' meets ''[[Death Wish (Film)|Death Wish]]'', with a woman in the lead.
* ''[[The Brave One]]'' is ''[[Taxi Driver]]'' meets ''[[Death Wish]]'', with a woman in the lead.
** Or alternatively it's ''[[Taxi Driver]]'' Meets ''Ms. 45''.
** Or alternatively it's ''[[Taxi Driver]]'' Meets ''Ms. 45''.
* [[David Cronenberg]] has described ''[[The Brood]]'' as his version of ''[[Kramer vs. Kramer (Film)|Kramer vs. Kramer]]''.
* [[David Cronenberg]] has described ''[[The Brood]]'' as his version of ''[[Kramer vs. Kramer]]''.
* ''[[The Cabin in The Woods (Film)|The Cabin in The Woods]]'' is ''[[The Evil Dead]]'' meets ''[[The Truman Show (Film)|The Truman Show]]''.
* ''[[The Cabin in the Woods]]'' is ''[[The Evil Dead]]'' meets ''[[The Truman Show]]''.
* ''[[Captain America the First Avenger]]'' is ''[[Rudy]]'' meets ''[[Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow]]'' meets ''[[Band of Brothers]]''
* ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]'' is ''[[Rudy]]'' meets ''[[Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow]]'' meets ''[[Band of Brothers]]''
* ''[[Captain Clegg]]'' is ''[[Treasure Island]]'' meets ''[[Heat]]'' meets ''[[Les Misérables]]''.
* ''[[Captain Clegg]]'' is ''[[Treasure Island]]'' meets ''[[Heat]]'' meets ''[[Les Misérables]]''.
* ''The Caller'' is ''The Lakehouse'' meets ''Stir of Echos'' meets ''[[Frequency]]'', with a little dusting of ''[[The Butterfly Effect]]''.
* ''The Caller'' is ''The Lakehouse'' meets ''Stir of Echos'' meets ''[[Frequency]]'', with a little dusting of ''[[The Butterfly Effect]]''.
* ''Cannibal'' is ''[[Brokeback Mountain]]'' meets ''Guinea Pig: Flowers of Flesh and Blood''.
* ''Cannibal'' is ''[[Brokeback Mountain]]'' meets ''Guinea Pig: Flowers of Flesh and Blood''.
* ''[[The Cell]]'' is ''[[Inception]]'' meets ''[[Cupcakes]]''. More specifically, the protagonist uses an Inception-like device to enter the dreams of a serial killer, whose psychotic nature matches that of Pinkie Pie as seen in Cupcakes.
* ''[[The Cell]]'' is ''[[Inception]]'' meets ''[[Cupcakes]]''. More specifically, the protagonist uses an ''Inception''-like device to enter the dreams of a serial killer, whose psychotic nature matches that of Pinkie Pie as seen in ''Cupcakes''.
** Except ''The Cell'' came out before ''Inception''.
** Except ''The Cell'' came out before ''Inception''.
*** And [[Cupcakes]].
*** And ''[[Cupcakes]]''.
*** It is also [[The Matrix]] Meets [[Seven]].
*** It is also ''[[The Matrix]]'' Meets ''[[Se7en]]''.
* This comic convention exchange from [[Chasing Amy]] between a Bluntman and Chronic [[Fan Dumb|fan]] and their exasperated creator:
* This comic convention exchange from ''[[Chasing Amy]]'' between a ''Bluntman and Chronic'' [[Fan Dumb|fan]] and their exasperated creator:
{{quote| '''Fanboy:''' I love [Bluntman and Chronic]! They're like... uh... [[Bill and Ted]] meet... meet [[Cheech and Chong]]!<br />
{{quote|'''Fanboy:''' I love [Bluntman and Chronic]! They're like... uh... [[Bill and Ted]] meet... meet [[Cheech and Chong]]!
'''Holden:''' ''(condescendingly)'' Yeah, I kinda like to thing of them as [[Hamlet|Rosencrantz and Guildenstern]] [[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead|meet]] [[Waiting for Godot|Vladamir and Estragon]].<br />
'''Holden:''' ''(condescendingly)'' Yeah, I kinda like to think of them as [[Hamlet|Rosencrantz and Guildenstern]] [[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead|meet]] [[Waiting for Godot|Vladamir and Estragon]].
'''Fanboy:''' Yeah! Wait... huh? }}
'''Fanboy:''' Yeah! Wait... huh? }}
* ''[[Cloverfield]]'' is ''[[The Blair Witch Project]]'' (or ''Cannibal Holocaust'', if you know your film history) meets ''[[Godzilla]]''.
* ''[[Cloverfield]]'' is ''[[The Blair Witch Project]]'' (or ''[[Cannibal Holocaust]]'', if you know your film history) meets ''[[Godzilla]]''.
* ''[[Cowboys and Aliens (Film)|Cowboys and Aliens]]'' is described [[Word of God|by its screenwriters]] as "[[Unforgiven]] with aliens landing." This makes some sense because both films feature an ex-outlaw running up against a harsh order-obsessed sheriff.
* ''[[Cowboys and Aliens (film)|Cowboys and Aliens]]'' is described [[Word of God|by its screenwriters]] as "''[[Unforgiven]]'' with aliens landing." This makes some sense because both films feature an ex-outlaw running up against a harsh order-obsessed sheriff.
** In other words: ''[[Unforgiven]]'' meets ''[[Skyline (Film)|Skyline]]''.
** In other words: ''[[Unforgiven]]'' meets ''[[Skyline]]''.
* ''Crank'' is ''Speed'' meets ''DOA''.
* ''[[Crank]]'' is ''[[Speed]]'' meets ''[[DOA]]''.
* ''Days Of Thunder'' is ''[[Top Gun]]'' meets Nascar.
* ''[[Days of Thunder]]'' is ''[[Top Gun]]'' meets Nascar.
* ''[[The Dictator (Film)|The Dictator]]'' is ''[[Coming to America (Film)|Coming to America]]'' meets ''[[Ali G Indahouse]]''.
* ''[[The Dictator]]'' is ''[[Coming to America]]'' meets ''[[Ali G Indahouse]]''.
* ''[[District 9 (Film)|District 9]]'' is ''[[The Office]]'' meets ''[[Bad Taste]]'' plus [[David Cronenberg]]'s ''[[The Fly]]''.
* ''[[District 9]]'' is ''[[The Office]]'' meets ''[[Bad Taste]]'' plus [[David Cronenberg]]'s ''[[The Fly]]''.
* ''[[Dog Soldiers]]'' is ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]'' meets ''[[The Howling]]''.
* ''[[Dog Soldiers]]'' is ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]'' meets ''[[The Howling]]''.
** Or ''[[Band of Brothers (TV)|Band of Brothers]]'' meets ''[[The Howling]]''.
** Or ''[[Band of Brothers (TV series)|Band of Brothers]]'' meets ''[[The Howling]]''.
* ''[[Drag Me to Hell (Film)|Drag Me to Hell]]'' is ''Thinner'' meets ''[[The Grudge]]''.
* The 2019 ''[[Dora the Explorer]]'' [[The Movie|film]] ''[[Dora and the Lost City of Gold]]'' has been described as "like ''[[Tomb Raider]]'' meets ''[[Harriet the Spy]]''".
* ''[[Dragon Ball Evolution]]'' is ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' meets ''[[Smallville]]''.
* ''[[Drag Me to Hell]]'' is ''Thinner'' meets ''[[The Grudge]]''.
* ''[[Enchanted (Film)|Enchanted]]'' is "[[Disney]] meets Reality".
* ''[[Dragonball Evolution]]'' is ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' meets ''[[Smallville]]''.
* ''[[Enchanted]]'' is "[[Disney]] meets Reality".
* ''[[Equilibrium]]'' is ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' meets ''[[Brave New World (Literature)|Brave New World]]'' meets ''[[Fahrenheit 451]]'' meets ''[[The Matrix (Film)|The Matrix]]'' and brings [[Bottomless Magazines]].
* ''[[The Exorcism of Emily Rose]]'' is ''[[The Exorcist (Film)|The Exorcist]]'' meets ''[[Law and Order (TV)|Law and Order]]''.
* ''[[Equilibrium]]'' is ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' meets ''[[Brave New World (novel)|Brave New World]]'' meets ''[[Fahrenheit 451]]'' meets ''[[The Matrix]]'' and brings [[Bottomless Magazines]].
* ''[[The Fall (Film)|The Fall]]'' is ''[[The Princess Bride (Film)|The Princess Bride]]'' meets ''[[Axe Cop (Webcomic)|Axe Cop]]''.
* ''[[The Exorcism of Emily Rose]]'' is ''[[The Exorcist]]'' meets ''[[Law & Order|Law and Order]]''.
* ''[[Fallen]]'' is ''[[The Silence of the Lambs]]'' meets ''[[The Exorcist (Film)|The Exorcist]]'' meets ''[[Shocker (Film)|Shocker]]''.
* ''[[The Fall (film)|The Fall]]'' is ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'' meets ''[[Axe Cop]]''.
* ''[[Fallen]]'' is ''[[The Silence of the Lambs]]'' meets ''[[The Exorcist]]'' meets ''[[Shocker]]''.
* ''[[The Fighter]]'':
* ''[[The Fighter]]'':
** ''[[Cinderella Man]]'' meets ''[[Jerry Springer]]''.
** ''[[Cinderella Man]]'' meets ''[[Jerry Springer]]''.
** ''[[Rocky (Film)|Rocky]]'' meets ''[[The Blind Side]]''.
** ''[[Rocky (film)|Rocky]]'' meets ''[[The Blind Side]]''.
* ''[[Final Destination]]'' is ''[[Scream (Film)|Scream]]'' meets ''[[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]]''.
* ''[[Final Destination]]'' is ''[[Scream (film)|Scream]]'' meets ''[[Death Note]]''.
* ''[[Five Hundred Days of Summer (Film)|500 Days of Summer]]'' has been described as ''[[How I Met Your Mother (TV)|How I Met Your Mother]]'' meets ''[[Garden State]]''. [[Neil Patrick Harris]] called it ''[[How I Met Your Mother (TV)|How I Met Your Mother]]'' minus Barney.
* ''[[500 Days of Summer]]'' has been described as ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' meets ''[[Garden State]]''. [[Neil Patrick Harris]] called it ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' minus Barney.
** Or it could also be [[Five Centimeters Per Second]] meets [[How I Met Your Mother (TV)|How I Met Your Mother]].
** Or it could also be [[5 Centimeters Per Second]] meets [[How I Met Your Mother]].
* ''[[Forrest Gump]]'' is ''[[Being There]]'' meets ''[[Zelig]]'', with a bit of [[Lifetime Movie of the Week]] thrown in.
* ''[[Forrest Gump]]'' is ''[[Being There]]'' meets ''[[Zelig]]'', with a bit of [[Lifetime Movie of the Week]] thrown in.
* ''[[Four Lions]]'': ''Paradise Now'' meets ''[[The Three Stooges]]''.
* ''[[Four Lions]]'': ''Paradise Now'' meets ''[[The Three Stooges]]''.
* ''Frozen'' is essentially ''[[Open Water]]'', and ''Alive'' on a ''chairlift''.
* ''[[Frozen (film)|Frozen]]'' is essentially ''[[Open Water]]'', and ''Alive'' on a ''chairlift''.
* ''[[Galaxy Quest (Film)|Galaxy Quest]]'' is ''[[Three Amigos (Film)|Three Amigos]]'' meets ''[[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]]''.
* ''[[Galaxy Quest]]'' is ''[[¡Three Amigos!|Three Amigos]]'' meets ''[[Star Trek]]''.
* ''[[Gandhi At the Bat (Film)|Gandhi At the Bat]]'' is ''The Pride Of The Yankees'' meets ''Gandhi'', with maybe a pinch of ''[[Rookie of the Year]]''.
* ''[[Gandhi at the Bat]]'' is ''The Pride Of The Yankees'' meets ''Gandhi'', with maybe a pinch of ''[[Rookie of the Year]]''.
* ''Gangster No. 1'' is ''[[Scarface]]'' meets ''[[Single White Female]]''.
* ''Gangster No. 1'' is ''[[Scarface]]'' meets ''[[Single White Female]]''.
* ''[[Ghostbusters (Film)|Ghostbusters]]'' is ''[[The Exorcist (Film)|The Exorcist]]'' meets ''[[Dirty Jobs]]''.
* ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' is ''[[The Exorcist]]'' meets ''[[Dirty Jobs]]''.
* [[Giallo]] genre is more or less [[Mystery Fiction|Mystery]] [[Crime and Punishment Series|Crime]] [[Film Noir|Noir]] meets Erotic thrillers (and or Sexploitation) meets [[Slasher Flick|Slasher Films]].
* [[Giallo]] genre is more or less [[Mystery Fiction|Mystery]] [[Crime and Punishment Series|Crime]] [[Film Noir|Noir]] meets Erotic thrillers (and or Sexploitation) meets [[Slasher Flick|Slasher Films]].
* ''Guum-Gum'' (film but not book) is [[Peter Pan]] meets [[The Matrix]].
* ''Guum-Gum'' (film but not book) is [[Peter Pan]] meets [[The Matrix]].
* ''[[Hancock]]'' is ''[[The Incredibles]]'' meets ''{{spoiler|[[Highlander (Franchise)|Highlander]]}}''. The hidden title could be called ''Hancock'' meets ''[[The Terminator]]''.
* ''[[Hancock]]'' is ''[[The Incredibles]]'' meets ''{{spoiler|[[Highlander]]}}''. The hidden title could be called ''Hancock'' meets ''[[The Terminator]]''.
* ''[[The Happening]]'' is ''[[Twenty Eight Days Later]]'' meets ''[[Final Destination]]'' meets [[Gaias Vengeance]].
* ''[[The Happening]]'' is ''[[28 Days Later]]'' meets ''[[Final Destination]]'' meets [[Gaia's Vengeance]].
* ''[[Hard Candy]]'' is [[Lolita]] meets ''[[The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo]]''.
* ''[[Hard Candy]]'' is [[Lolita]] meets ''[[The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo]]''.
* In an odd reversal, ''[[High School Musical]]'' is ''[[Fame]]'' minus ''[[Skins]]''.
* In an odd reversal, ''[[High School Musical]]'' is ''[[Fame]]'' minus ''[[Skins]]''.
* ''Highwaymen'' is ''[[Mad Max (Film)|Mad Max]]'' meets ''Changing Lanes'', meets ''[[The Hitcher (Film)|The Hitcher]]''.
* ''Highwaymen'' is ''[[Mad Max]]'' meets ''Changing Lanes'', meets ''[[The Hitcher]]''.
* ''[[Horrible Bosses]]'' is ''[[The Hangover]]'' meets ''[[Nine to Five]]'' meets ''[[Strangers On a Train (Film)|Strangers On a Train]]''.
* ''[[Horrible Bosses]]'' is ''[[The Hangover]]'' meets ''[[Nine to Five]]'' meets ''[[Strangers on a Train]]''.
* ''[[The Host (Film)|The Host]]'':
* ''[[The Host (2006 film)|The Host]]'':
** ''The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms'' meets ''[[Juno]]'' meets [[Michael Moore]].
** ''The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms'' meets ''[[Juno]]'' meets [[Michael Moore]].
** Alternatively, ''[[Alien]]'' meets ''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]''.
** Alternatively, ''[[Alien]]'' meets ''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]''.
* ''[[Hot Shots (Film)|Hot Shots]]'' is ''[[Top Gun (Film)|Top Gun]]'' meets ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]'' meets ''[[The Naked Gun (Film)|The Naked Gun]]''.
* ''[[Hot Shots]]'' is ''[[Top Gun]]'' meets ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]'' meets ''[[The Naked Gun]]''.
* ''[[Hot Tub Time Machine (Film)|Hot Tub Time Machine]]'' is ''[[The Hangover]]'' meets ''[[Back to The Future]]''.
* ''[[Hot Tub Time Machine]]'' is ''[[The Hangover]]'' meets ''[[Back to The Future]]''.
* ''[[The Howling|Howling]]: The Rebirth'' is essentially ''Howling'' meets ''[[And Then There Were None]]''.
* ''[[The Howling|Howling]]: The Rebirth'' is essentially ''Howling'' meets ''[[And Then There Were None]]''.
* ''[[I Am Number Four]]'' is ''[[Roswell]]'' meets the ''[[The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' meets ''[[Escape to Witch Mountain]]'' meets ''[[Twilight (Literature)|Twilight]]'' meets ''[[Transformers (Film)|Transformers]]''. Yeah...
* ''[[I Am Number Four]]'' is ''[[Roswell]]'' meets the ''[[The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' meets ''[[Escape to Witch Mountain]]'' meets ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' meets ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]''. Yeah...
* ''[[Inception (Film)|Inception]]'':
* ''[[Inception]]'':
** ''[[Paprika]]'' meets ''[[Oceans Eleven]]''.
** ''[[Paprika]]'' meets ''[[Ocean's Eleven]]''.
** ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' gone live-action meets ''[[James Bond (Film)|James Bond]]'' with a bottle of sleeping pills.
** ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' gone live-action meets ''[[James Bond (film)|James Bond]]'' with a bottle of sleeping pills.
** ''[[Ghost in The Shell]]'' meets ''[[Oceans Eleven]]'' (not the ''actual'' [[Homage]] GITS episode, though)
** ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]'' meets ''[[Ocean's Eleven]]'' (not the ''actual'' [[Homage]] GITS episode, though)
** ''[[The Italian Job]]'' meets ''[[Dreamscape (Film)|Dreamscape]]''.
** ''[[The Italian Job]]'' meets ''[[Dreamscape]]''.
** [[Psychonauts (Video Game)|Psychonauts]] meets ''[[Oceans Eleven]]''.
** [[Psychonauts]] meets ''[[Ocean's Eleven]]''.
** [[Jorge Luis Borges|"Theme of the Traitor and the Hero"]] meets [[Platonic Cave|Plato's Cave]].
** [[Jorge Luis Borges|"Theme of the Traitor and the Hero"]] meets [[Platonic Cave|Plato's Cave]].
* ''Jack'' (the [[Robin Williams]]/[[Francis Ford Coppla]] film): ''[[Big (Film)|Big]]'', starring ''[[Patch Adams]]''
* ''Jack'' (the [[Robin Williams]]/[[Francis Ford Coppla]] film): ''[[Big]]'', starring ''[[Patch Adams]]''
* ''[[Jason X]]'': ''Friday the 13th'' meets ''Star Trek''.
* ''[[Friday the 13th (film)]]'': ''Friday the 13th'' meets ''Star Trek''.
* ''[[Johnny English]]'' is ''[[James Bond]]'' meets ''[[Mr. Bean]]''.
* ''[[Johnny English]]'' is ''[[James Bond]]'' meets ''[[Mr. Bean]]''.
* ''Just Buried'' looks like ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Film)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' meets ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'' (or possibly A Lee Martinez, but nobody else knows who that is).
* ''Just Buried'' looks like ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (film)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' meets ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'' (or possibly A Lee Martinez, but nobody else knows who that is).
* ''[[Kellys Heroes]]'' can be thought off as "''[[The Dirty Dozen]]'' meets ''[[The Italian Job]]''", but {{spoiler|without the [[Downer Ending]] of either of these films.}}
* ''[[Kelly's Heroes]]'' can be thought off as "''[[The Dirty Dozen]]'' meets ''[[The Italian Job]]''", but {{spoiler|without the [[Downer Ending]] of either of these films.}}
* ''Ken Park'': ''[[Kids]]'' meets ''[[American Beauty]]''
* ''Ken Park'': ''[[Kids]]'' meets ''[[American Beauty]]''
* ''The Last Exorcism'' is ''The Exorcism Of Emily Rose'' meets ''[[The Blair Witch Project]]''.
* ''The Last Exorcism'' is ''The Exorcism Of Emily Rose'' meets ''[[The Blair Witch Project]]''.
* ''[[Law Abiding Citizen]]'' is ''[[Death Wish (Film)|Death Wish]]'' (or ''[[The Punisher]]'') meets ''[[Saw]]''.
* ''[[Law Abiding Citizen]]'' is ''[[Death Wish]]'' (or ''[[The Punisher]]'') meets ''[[Saw]]''.
* ''[[Lemonade Mouth]]'' is ''[[The Breakfast Club]]'' meets ''[[High School Musical]]''.
* ''[[Lemonade Mouth]]'' is ''[[The Breakfast Club]]'' meets ''[[High School Musical]]''.
* The [[Mockbuster]] ''Lockjaw'' is ''[[Anaconda]]'' meets ''[[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]]'' with the plot of ''[[Pumpkinhead]]''.
* The [[Mockbuster]] ''Lockjaw'' is ''[[Anaconda]]'' meets ''[[Death Note]]'' with the plot of ''[[Pumpkinhead]]''.
* ''[[Disney Theme Parks|Magic Kingdom]]'' is Disneyland meets ''[[Night At the Museum]]'' or ''[[Zathura]]'' since [[Jon Favreau]] is directing.
* ''[[Disney Theme Parks|Magic Kingdom]]'' is Disneyland meets ''[[Night at the Museum]]'' or ''[[Zathura]]'' since [[Jon Favreau]] is directing.
* The John Cusack comedy ''Martian Child'' is basically ''[[About a Boy]]'' meets ''K-Pax''.
* The John Cusack comedy ''Martian Child'' is basically ''[[About a Boy]]'' meets ''K-Pax''.
* ''[[Mercury Rising]]'' is ''[[Rain Man]]'' meets ''[[War Games]]''. Described as such by Miko Hughes on the DVD extras.
* ''[[Mercury Rising]]'' is ''[[Rain Man]]'' meets ''[[WarGames]]''. Described as such by Miko Hughes on the DVD extras.
* ''[[Milk Money]]'' is ''[[Pretty Woman]]'' meets ''My Girl''<ref> And it's as cringe-worthy as it sounds.</ref>
* ''[[Milk Money]]'' is ''[[Pretty Woman]]'' meets ''My Girl''<ref>And it's as cringe-worthy as it sounds.</ref>
* ''[[Film/Monster Squad|Monster Squad]]'' is ''[[The Goonies]]'' meets the Universal Monsters.
* ''[[Film/Monster Squad|Monster Squad]]'' is ''[[The Goonies]]'' meets the Universal Monsters.
* ''[[Mortal Kombat]]: Rebirth'' looks like [[Saw]] meets [[Seven]] meets [[Fight Club]] meets [[The Dark Knight]] (Or Batman Begins) with Martial Arts.
* ''[[Mortal Kombat]]: Rebirth'' looks like [[Saw]] meets [[Se7en]] meets [[Fight Club]] meets [[The Dark Knight]] (Or Batman Begins) with Martial Arts.
* ''[[Mr. Nobody]]'' is ''[[Donnie Darko]]'' meets ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]''. The titular protagonists of all three have [[Alliterative Names]].
* ''[[Mr. Nobody]]'' is ''[[Donnie Darko]]'' meets ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]''. The titular protagonists of all three have [[Alliterative Names]].
* Depending on when you were born, ''Murder By Decree'' is ''[[From Hell]]'' meets ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'' or ''From Hell'' is ''Murder By Decree'' sans ''Sherlock Holmes''.
* Depending on when you were born, ''Murder By Decree'' is ''[[From Hell]]'' meets ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'' or ''From Hell'' is ''Murder By Decree'' sans ''Sherlock Holmes''.
* ''[[Mystery Team]]'' is '' [[Encyclopedia Brown (Literature)|Encyclopedia Brown]]'' meets [[Real Life|the real world]].
* ''[[Mystery Team]]'' is '' [[Encyclopedia Brown]]'' meets [[Real Life|the real world]].
* ''Ninja III: The Domination'' is ''American Ninja'' meets ''[[The Exorcist (Film)|The Exorcist]]''.
* ''Ninja III: The Domination'' is ''American Ninja'' meets ''[[The Exorcist]]''.
* '''''1906''''', [[Pixar]] and Brad Bird's foray into live-action film, is described as ''[[Titanic]]'' meets a city (San Francisco) and an earthquake (not literally, although [[Twenty Twelve|that'd be pretty cool too]]).
* '''''1906''''', [[Pixar]] and Brad Bird's foray into live-action film, is described as ''[[Titanic]]'' meets a city (San Francisco) and an earthquake (not literally, although [[2012|that'd be pretty cool too]]).
* ''The Objective'' is ''[[Rainbow Six]]'' meets ''[[X Files]]'' meets ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'' meets ''Rest Stop''... and just as confusing.
* ''The Objective'' is ''[[Rainbow Six]]'' meets ''[[X Files]]'' meets ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'' meets ''Rest Stop''... and just as confusing.
* ''[[O Brother Where Art Thou]]'' is [[The Three Stooges]] meeting ''[[The Odyssey (Literature)|The Odyssey]]''.
* ''[[O Brother, Where Art Thou?]]'' is [[The Three Stooges]] meeting ''[[Odyssey|The Odyssey]]''.
* ''[[Observeand Report]]'' is ''[[Paul Blart Mall Cop]]'' meets ''[[Taxi Driver]]''.
* ''[[Observe and Report]]'' is ''[[Paul Blart: Mall Cop]]'' meets ''[[Taxi Driver]]''.
* ''[[Old Boy]]'' is ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]'' meets ''[[Fight Club]]'' meets ''[[Saw]]''.
* ''[[Oldboy]]'' is ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]'' meets ''[[Fight Club]]'' meets ''[[Saw]]''.
* ''[[Outlander (Film)|Outlander]]'' was described by at least one critic as "''[[Beowulf (Literature)|Beowulf]]'' meets ''[[Predator (Film)|Predator]]''".
* ''[[Outlander (film)|Outlander]]'' was described by at least one critic as "''[[Beowulf]]'' meets ''[[Predator]]''".
* ''[[Pandorum (Film)|Pandorum]]'':
* ''[[Pandorum]]'':
** ''[[The Descent (Film)|The Descent]]'' meets ''[[Titan AE]]'' meets ''[[Dead Space (Franchise)|Dead Space]]''.
** ''[[The Descent (film)|The Descent]]'' meets ''[[Titan A.E.]]'' meets ''[[Dead Space (series)|Dead Space]]''.
** ''[[Alien Resurrection]]'' meets ''[[Twelve Thirteen]]'' meets ''[[Robert A. Heinlein|Orphans Of The Sky]]''.
** ''[[Alien Resurrection]]'' meets ''[[1213]]'' meets ''[[Robert A. Heinlein|Orphans Of The Sky]]''.
* ''[[Pans Labyrinth]]'' technically is ''[[Alice in Wonderland (Literature)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' meets ''[[The Wind That Shakes the Barley]]'' [[Recycled in Space|en]] [[Toros Y Flamenco|España]].
* ''[[Pan's Labyrinth]]'' technically is ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' meets ''[[The Wind That Shakes the Barley]]'' [[Recycled in Space|en]] [[Toros Y Flamenco|España]].
* ''[[Piranha 3D]]'' is the original ''[[Piranha (Film)|Piranha]]'' meets ''Girls Gone Wild''.
* ''[[Piranha 3D]]'' is the original ''[[Piranha]]'' meets ''Girls Gone Wild''.
* ''[[Pleasantville]]'' is ''[[Back to The Future (Film)|Back to The Future]]'' meets ''[[The Truman Show (Film)|The Truman Show]]''.
* ''[[Pleasantville]]'' is ''[[Back to the Future (film)|Back to The Future]]'' meets ''[[The Truman Show]]''.
* ''[[REC (Film)|REC]]'' is ''[[Diary of the Dead]]'' and/or ''The Last Broadcast'' meets ''[[Twenty Eight Days Later|28 Days Later]]'' and or ''[[Left 4 Dead]]'' (minus the special infected).
* ''[[REC (film)|REC]]'' is ''[[Diary of the Dead]]'' and/or ''The Last Broadcast'' meets ''[[28 Days Later]]'' and or ''[[Left 4 Dead]]'' (minus the special infected).
* ''[[REC (Film)|[REC]2]]'' is ''[[Rainbow Six]]'' and/or ''[[SWAT]]'' meets ''[[Twenty Eight Days Later|28 Weeks Later]]'' and or ''[[Left 4 Dead]]'' (minus the special infected) meets ''[[Diary of the Dead]]'' meets ''{{spoiler|[[The Exorcist (Film)|The Exorcist]]}}''.
* ''[[REC (film)|[REC]2]]'' is ''[[Rainbow Six]]'' and/or ''[[SWAT]]'' meets ''[[28 Days Later|28 Weeks Later]]'' and or ''[[Left 4 Dead]]'' (minus the special infected) meets ''[[Diary of the Dead]]'' meets ''{{spoiler|[[The Exorcist]]}}''.
* ''[[Red Riding Hood (Film)|Red Riding Hood]]'' is ''[[The Company of Wolves]]'' mixed with elements from ''[[Sleepy Hollow]]'', ''[[The Village]]'' and ''[[Twilight (Literature)|Twilight]]''.
* ''[[Red Riding Hood (film)|Red Riding Hood]]'' is ''[[The Company of Wolves]]'' mixed with elements from ''[[Sleepy Hollow (Film)|Sleepy Hollow]]'', ''[[The Village]]'' and ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]''.
* ''[[Repo Men]]'' is ''[[Repo the Genetic Opera]]'' + (''[[Equilibrium]]'' x ''[[Minority Report]]'') - [[The Musical|the singing]].
* ''[[Repo Men]]'' is ''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera]]'' + (''[[Equilibrium]]'' x ''[[Minority Report]]'') - [[The Musical|the singing]].
* ''[[Repo the Genetic Opera]]'' is ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' meets ''[[Blade Runner]]''.
* ''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera]]'' is ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' meets ''[[Blade Runner]]''.
* ''The Revenant'' is ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'' meets ''[[The Boondock Saints]]''.
* ''The Revenant'' is ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'' meets ''[[The Boondock Saints]]''.
* ''[[Rise of the Planet of The Apes (Film)|Rise of the Planet of The Apes]]'' is ''Conquest of the Planet of the Apes'' meets ''[[Splice]]''.
* ''[[Rise of the Planet of the Apes]]'' is ''Conquest of the Planet of the Apes'' meets ''[[Splice]]''.
* ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Film)|The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' is ''[[Manos the Hands of Fate]]'' meets ''[[Frankenstein]]'' meets ''[[The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Film)|The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert]]''.
* ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' is ''[[Manos: The Hands of Fate]]'' meets ''[[Frankenstein]]'' meets ''[[The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert|The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert]]''.
* ''[[Rock N Rolla]]'' is ''[[Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels]]'' meets ''[[The Big Lebowski]]''.
* ''[[RocknRolla]]'' is ''[[Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels]]'' meets ''[[The Big Lebowski]]''.
* ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead]]'' is, quite deliberately, ''[[Hamlet]]'' meets ''[[Waiting for Godot]]''.
* ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead]]'' is, quite deliberately, ''[[Hamlet]]'' meets ''[[Waiting for Godot]]''.
* ''[[Save the Green Planet (Film)|Save the Green Planet]]'' is ''[[Men in Black (Film)|Men in Black]]'' meets ''[[Misery]]''.
* ''[[Save the Green Planet!|Save the Green Planet]]'' is ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]'' meets ''[[Misery]]''.
* ''[[Shark Night (Film)|Shark Night]]'' is ''[[Piranha 3D (Film)|Piranha 3D]]'' meets ''[[Snakes On a Plane]]'' meets ''Shark Week'' (With some ''[[Deliverance]]'' thrown in.)
* ''[[Shark Night]]'' is ''[[Piranha 3D]]'' meets ''[[Snakes on a Plane]]'' meets ''Shark Week'' (With some ''[[Deliverance]]'' thrown in.)
* ''[[Sidekicks]]'' is ''[[The Wonder Years]]'' meets ''[[The Karate Kid]]'', with some self-indulgent [[Chuck Norris]] bits.
* ''[[Sidekicks]]'' is ''[[The Wonder Years]]'' meets ''[[The Karate Kid]]'', with some self-indulgent [[Chuck Norris]] bits.
* ''[[Six String Samurai (Film)|Six String Samurai]]'' is ''[[Lone Wolf and Cub]]'' meets ''[[Mad Max]]'' meets [[Rock and Roll|Rock 'n' Roll]].
* ''[[Six-String Samurai]]'' is ''[[Lone Wolf and Cub]]'' meets ''[[Mad Max]]'' meets [[Rock and Roll|Rock 'n' Roll]].
* ''[[Skyline (Film)|Skyline]]'' is ''[[Aliens]]'' meets ''The Whisperer In Darkness''.
* ''[[Skyline]]'' is ''[[Aliens]]'' meets ''The Whisperer In Darkness''.
* ''[[Splice]]'' is ''[[Frankenstein]]'' meets ''[[Species]]'' meets ''[[The Island of Dr. Moreau]]''.
* ''[[Splice]]'' is ''[[Frankenstein]]'' meets ''[[Species]]'' meets ''[[The Island of Dr. Moreau]]''.
* Due to some comments by the director, J. J. Abrams, the [[Star Trek (Film)|eleventh]] ''[[Star Trek (Film)|Star Trek]]'' [[Star Trek (Film)|film]] has been referred to in some forums as ''[[Star Trek the Original Series (TV)|Star Trek the Original Series]]'' meets ''[[Star Wars]]''.
* Due to some comments by the director, J. J. Abrams, the [[Star Trek (film)|eleventh]] ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'' [[Star Trek (film)|film]] has been referred to in some forums as ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' meets ''[[Star Wars]]''.
** The images shown of the set designs of the ''Enterprise'''s interior in said movie have also been referred to as ''[[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]]'' meets [[Everything Is an iPod In The Future|iStore]].
** The images shown of the set designs of the ''Enterprise'''s interior in said movie have also been referred to as ''[[Star Trek]]'' meets [[Everything Is an iPod In The Future|iStore]].
* ''[[Star Wars (Film)|Star Wars]]'': ''Hidden Fortress'' meets ''[[Flash Gordon Serial (Film)|Flash Gordon]]''.
* ''[[A New Hope|Star Wars]]'': ''Hidden Fortress'' meets ''[[Flash Gordon Serial|Flash Gordon]]''.
* ''[[The Story of Ricky]]'' is best described as the live-action adaptation of ''The Shawshank Redemption'' meets ''Itchy and Scratchy''.
* ''[[Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky]]'' is best described as the live-action adaptation of ''The Shawshank Redemption'' meets ''Itchy and Scratchy''.
** Don't forget that it basically has [[Fist of the North Star|Kenshiro]] as the lead.
** Don't forget that it basically has [[Fist of the North Star|Kenshiro]] as the lead.
*** ''[[The Shawshank Redemption]]'' meets ''[[Fist of the North Star]]''?
*** ''[[The Shawshank Redemption]]'' meets ''[[Fist of the North Star]]''?
* ''[[Sucker Punch]]'' is ''[[Alice in Wonderland (Literature)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' in ''[[Chicago]]'', with reaps of ''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]'' and ''[[Inception (Film)|Inception]]''.
* ''[[Sucker Punch]]'' is ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' in ''[[Chicago]]'', with reaps of ''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]'' and ''[[Inception]]''.
** Alternatively ''[[Inception (Film)|Inception]]'' meets ''[[Brazil (Film)|Brazil]]''.
** Alternatively ''[[Inception]]'' meets ''[[Brazil (film)|Brazil]]''.
** Alternatively ''[[Inception (Film)|Inception]]'' meets ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest]]'' meets ''[[Moulin Rouge]]''.
** Alternatively ''[[Inception]]'' meets ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]'' meets ''[[Moulin Rouge]]''.
** Alternatively ''[[Girl, Interrupted]]'' meets ''[[Mona the Vampire]]''
* ''[[Super 8]]'' is ''[[ET the Extraterrestrial (Film)|ET the Extraterrestrial]]'' meets ''[[Cloverfield]]'' (Which considering who made it, makes perfect sense). Or even '''more''' fittingly, ''ET'' meets ''[[The Blair Witch Project]]'' meets ''[[Godzilla]]''.
* ''[[Super 8]]'' is ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'' meets ''[[Cloverfield]]'' (Which considering who made it, makes perfect sense). Or even '''more''' fittingly, ''ET'' meets ''[[The Blair Witch Project]]'' meets ''[[Godzilla]]''.
* ''[[Survival of the Dead (Film)|Survival of the Dead]]'' is the Hatfield-McCoy feud meets ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]'', with a light dusting of ''[[The A-Team (TV)|The A-Team]]''.
* ''[[The Town (Film)|The Town]]'' has been called ''[[Heat]]'' meets ''[[The Departed]]''.
* ''[[Survival of the Dead]]'' is the Hatfield-McCoy feud meets ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]'', with a light dusting of ''[[The A-Team]]''.
* ''The Town That Dreaded Sundown'' is ''[[Zodiac]]'' meets ''[[Friday the 13th (Film)|Friday the 13 th]]''.
* ''[[The Town]]'' has been called ''[[Heat]]'' meets ''[[The Departed]]''.
* [[Confused Matthew]] once referred to ''[[There Will Be Blood]]'' as "''[[Citizen Kane (Film)|Citizen Kane]]'' without the sled".
* ''The Town That Dreaded Sundown'' is ''[[Zodiac]]'' meets ''[[Friday the 13th (film)|Friday the 13th]]''.
* [[Confused Matthew]] once referred to ''[[There Will Be Blood]]'' as "''[[Citizen Kane]]'' without the sled".
* ''[[The Three Musketeers 2011 (Film)|The Three Musketeers 2011]]'' (starring [[Hotter and Sexier|Milla Jovovich]]) is ''[[Resident Evil (Film)|Resident Evil]]'' meets ''[[Van Helsing (Film)|Van Helsing]]'' minus the monsters (probably).
* ''[[Trick R Treat (Film)|Trick R Treat]]'' is 2004's ''[[Crash (Film)|Crash]]'' meets ''[[Creepshow (Film)|Creepshow]]''.
* ''[[The Three Musketeers (2011 film)|The Three Musketeers]]'' (starring [[Hotter and Sexier|Milla Jovovich]]) is ''[[Resident Evil (film)|Resident Evil]]'' meets ''[[Van Helsing]]'' minus the monsters (probably).
** Alternately, it's ''[[Love Actually]]'' meets ''[[Creepshow]]'' meets ''[[Halloween (Film)|Halloween]]''.
* ''[[Trick 'r Treat]]'' is 2004's ''[[Crash (film)|Crash]]'' meets ''[[Creepshow]]''.
* ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'' is ''[[Three Amigos (Film)|Three Amigos]]'' meets ''[[Apocalypse Now]]''.
** Alternately, it's ''[[Love Actually]]'' meets ''[[Creepshow]]'' meets ''[[Halloween (film)|Halloween]]''.
* ''[[The Truman Show (Film)|The Truman Show]]'' is ''[[Dark City (Film)|Dark City]]'' meets ''[[The Prisoner]]'' meets ''[[Shock Treatment]]'' meets [[Jim Carrey]].
* ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'' is ''[[¡Three Amigos!]]'' meets ''[[Apocalypse Now]]''.
* ''[[Top Gun (Film)|Top Gun]]'' is ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]'' meets aviation meets Romace.
* ''[[The Truman Show]]'' is ''[[Dark City]]'' meets ''[[The Prisoner]]'' meets ''[[Shock Treatment]]'' meets [[Jim Carrey]].
* ''Tower Heist'' is ''[[Fun With Dick and Jane]]'' meets ''Oceans11''.
* ''[[Top Gun]]'' is ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]'' meets aviation meets Romace.
* ''Tower Heist'' is ''[[Fun with Dick and Jane]]'' meets ''[[Ocean's 11]]''.
* ''[[To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar (Film)|To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar]]'' is (''[[The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Film)|The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert]]'' – ''[[The Matrix (Film)|The Matrix]]'' + ''[[Dirty Dancing]]'' + ''[[Blade]]'') meets ''[[Spartacus]]''.
* ''[[Unknown]]'' is ''[[Nowhere Man]]'' meets ''{{spoiler|[[The Bourne Identity]]}}'' meets ''{{spoiler|[[Total Recall]]}}''.
* ''[[To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar]]'' is (''[[The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert]]'' – ''[[The Matrix]]'' + ''[[Dirty Dancing]]'' + ''[[Blade]]'') meets ''[[Spartacus]]''.
* ''[[Unknown (2011 film)|Unknown]]'' is ''[[Nowhere Man]]'' meets ''{{spoiler|[[The Bourne Identity]]}}'' meets ''{{spoiler|[[Total Recall]]}}''.
* ''Valentine's Day'' is ''[[Love Actually]]'' a couple weeks later, in America.
* ''Valentine's Day'' is ''[[Love Actually]]'' a couple weeks later, in America.
* ''[[A Very Long Engagement]]'' was described by one Amazon.com viewer as ''[[Amelie]]'' meets ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'', which is pretty accurate, as it has some of the quirkiness of the former (and the same star and director), while also having the mystery element and [[War Is Hell|horrific battle scenes]] of the latter.
* ''[[A Very Long Engagement]]'' was described by one Amazon.com viewer as ''[[Amelie]]'' meets ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'', which is pretty accurate, as it has some of the quirkiness of the former (and the same star and director), while also having the mystery element and [[War Is Hell|horrific battle scenes]] of the latter.
* ''[[Wanted]]'' is ''[[The Matrix]]'' meets ''[[Fight Club]]''.
* ''[[Wanted]]'' is ''[[The Matrix]]'' meets ''[[Fight Club]]''.
* ''[[Warm Bodies (film)|Warm Bodies]]'' (2013) is ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' meets ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]''
* ''[[Wild Zero]]'' is ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]'' meets [[The Power of Rock]].
* ''[[Wild Zero]]'' is ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]'' meets [[The Power of Rock]].
* ''Wolfhound'' has been described as "''[[Conan the Barbarian (Film)|Conan the Barbarian]]'' meets ''[[The Lord of the Rings (Film)|The Lord of the Rings]]''", which is essentially a [[Reviewer Stock Phrases|blurb-friendly way]] of saying "is an heroic fantasy film".
* ''Wolfhound'' has been described as "''[[Conan the Barbarian]]'' meets ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Lord of the Rings]]''", which is essentially a [[Reviewer Stock Phrases|blurb-friendly way]] of saying "is an heroic fantasy film".
* ''[[The Wood]]'' is ''[[American Pie]]'' meets ''[[The Hangover]]'' (even though technically both of those movies were made after that one).
* ''[[The Wood]]'' is ''[[American Pie]]'' meets ''[[The Hangover]]'' (even though technically both of those movies were made after that one).
* ''[[Your Highness]]'' is ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' meets ''[[Monty Python and The Holy Grail]]''.
* ''[[Your Highness]]'' is ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' meets ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]''.
* ''[[Zombi 3D (Film)|Zombi 3D]]'' is ''[[The Crazies]]'' meets ''[[Day of the Dead (Film)|Day of the Dead]]'' meets ''[[Return of the Living Dead (Film)|Return of the Living Dead]]''.
* ''[[Zombi 3]]'' is ''[[The Crazies]]'' meets ''[[Day of the Dead]]'' meets ''[[Return of the Living Dead]]''.
* ''[[Zombieland (Film)|Zombieland]]'' is ''[[Superbad]]'' meets ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]''.
* ''[[Zombieland]]'' is ''[[Superbad]]'' meets ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]''.



=== Character Examples ===
== Character Examples ==
== Animated ==
=== Animated ===
* ''[[Despicable Me]]'''s Minons are a cross between [[Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door (Video Game)|X-Nauts]] and [[Raving Rabbids (Video Game)|Rabbids]].
* ''[[Despicable Me]]'''s Minons are a cross between [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|X-Nauts]] and [[Raving Rabbids|Rabbids]].
* [[Kung Fu Panda 2|Lord Shen]] is [[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney)|Judge Claude Frollo]] meets [[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Firelord Sozin]].
* [[Kung Fu Panda 2|Lord Shen]] is [[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney film)|Judge Claude Frollo]] meets [[Avatar: The Last Airbender|Firelord Sozin]].




== Live-Action ==
=== Live-Action ===
* Robert Downey Jr.'s ''[[Sherlock Holmes (Film)|Sherlock Holmes]]'': ''[[Indiana Jones (Franchise)|Indiana Jones]]'' meets [[House (TV)|Gregory House]]. Gregory House was based on Sherlock Holmes to begin with, sharing his sidekick to bounce ideas off of (Wilson instead of Watson) and even a drug addiction (Vicodin instead of Cocaine). Would that make Cuddy the equivalent of Irene Adler?
* Robert Downey Jr.'s ''[[Sherlock Holmes (film)|Sherlock Holmes]]'': ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' meets [[House (TV series)|Gregory House]]. Gregory House was based on Sherlock Holmes to begin with, sharing his sidekick to bounce ideas off of (Wilson instead of Watson) and even a drug addiction (Vicodin instead of Cocaine). Would that make Cuddy the equivalent of Irene Adler?
* [[Scanners|Darryl Revok]] is [[The Silence of the Lambs|Hannibal Lecter]] meets [[Carrie]]. Except he predates both of those other characters.
* [[Scanners|Darryl Revok]] is [[The Silence of the Lambs|Hannibal Lecter]] meets [[Carrie]]. Except he predates both of those other characters.
** Cameron Vale is [[Carrie]] plus the player character from ''[[Myst]]''.
** Cameron Vale is [[Carrie]] plus the player character from ''[[Myst]]''.
* [[The Abominable Dr. Phibes|Dr. Anton Phibes]] is [[Se7en|John Doe]] meets [[A Nightmare On Elm Street|Freddy Krueger]] meets [[James Bond|Ernst Stavro Blofeld]] meets [[Saw|The Jigsaw Killer]] meets [[The Phantom of the Opera]] meets [[Looney Tunes|Wile E. Coyote]], with perhaps a bit of Don Lafontaine in there, too.
* [[The Abominable Dr. Phibes|Dr. Anton Phibes]] is [[Se7en|John Doe]] meets [[A Nightmare on Elm Street|Freddy Krueger]] meets [[James Bond|Ernst Stavro Blofeld]] meets [[Saw|The Jigsaw Killer]] meets [[The Phantom of the Opera]] meets [[Looney Tunes|Wile E. Coyote]], with perhaps a bit of Don Lafontaine in there, too.
** ''[[Theatre of Blood]]'''s Edward Lionheart is the same thing, but with Sir Lawrence Olivier instead of Don Lafontaine.
** ''[[Theatre of Blood]]'''s Edward Lionheart is the same thing, but with Sir Lawrence Olivier instead of Don Lafontaine.
* [[The Howling|Eddie Quist]] is [[Jack the Ripper]] meets [[Wolf Man|Lawrence Talbot]].
* [[The Howling|Eddie Quist]] is [[Jack the Ripper]] meets [[Wolf Man|Lawrence Talbot]].
* [[Manos the Hands of Fate|Torgo]] is [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show|Riff-Raff]] meets [[Homestar Runner|Senor Cardgage]].
* [[Manos: The Hands of Fate|Torgo]] is [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show|Riff-Raff]] meets [[Homestar Runner|Senor Cardgage]].
** ''[[The Screaming Skull]]'''s Mickey is Torgo meets Lennie from ''[[Of Mice and Men]]''.
** ''[[The Screaming Skull]]'''s Mickey is Torgo meets Lennie from ''[[Of Mice and Men]]''.
* [[Harry Potter|Prof. Dumbledore]] is [[The Lord of the Rings|Gandalf]] meets [[Homestar Runner|Homsar]] with a side order of [[Doctor Who (TV)|The Doctor]]. Except that he's also [[Potter Puppet Pals|a gay android]].
* [[Harry Potter|Prof. Dumbledore]] is [[The Lord of the Rings|Gandalf]] meets [[Homestar Runner|Homsar]] with a side order of [[Doctor Who|The Doctor]]. Except that he's also [[Potter Puppet Pals|a gay android]].
* ''[[Drop Dead Fred]]'' is [[Beetlejuice (Film)|Beetlejuice]] meets [[Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends|Bloo]].
* ''[[Drop Dead Fred]]'' is [[Beetlejuice]] meets [[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends|Bloo]].
* [[Heath Ledger]]'s [[The Dark Knight|Joker]] is, as [[Rifftrax]] put it:
* [[Heath Ledger]]'s [[The Dark Knight|Joker]] is, as [[Riff Trax]] put it:
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{{quote|'''Mike:''' Ah, Daffy Duck and John Wayne Gacy's bastard son.
'''Bill:''' [[Funny Moments|I thought that was]] [[Jim Carrey]]... }}
'''Bill:''' [[Funny Moments|I thought that was]] [[Jim Carrey]]... }}
* ''[[Basic Instinct|Catherine Tramell]]'' is ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuelle Emmanuelle]'' meets ''[[Silence of the Lambs|Hannibal Lecter]]'' meets ''[[The Last Seduction|Bridget Gregory]]'' with a dusting of ''[[Agatha Christie (Creator)|Agatha Christie]]'', and ''James Ellroy''.
* ''[[Basic Instinct|Catherine Tramell]]'' is ''[[wikipedia:Emmanuelle|Emmanuelle]]'' meets ''[[Silence of the Lambs|Hannibal Lecter]]'' meets ''[[The Last Seduction|Bridget Gregory]]'' with a dusting of ''[[Agatha Christie]]'', and ''James Ellroy''.


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Television meets the big screen:

Works Examples

Animated


Live-Action

Fanboy: I love [Bluntman and Chronic]! They're like... uh... Bill and Ted meet... meet Cheech and Chong!
Holden: (condescendingly) Yeah, I kinda like to think of them as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern meet Vladamir and Estragon.
Fanboy: Yeah! Wait... huh?

Character Examples

Animated


Live-Action

Mike: Ah, Daffy Duck and John Wayne Gacy's bastard son.
Bill: I thought that was Jim Carrey...

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  1. ↑ And it's as cringe-worthy as it sounds.
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