Poor Man's ______ (Movie Edition)

I couldn't stop laughing at/admiring some of Mike's picks and John's thoughts on how certain actors are lesser versions of better ones. It inspired me to make a similar list (this time with films) of projects that are reminiscent yet slightly off.

  • Leviathan is a poor man's Alien
  • Sidekicks is a poor man's The Karate Kid
  • Dressed to Kill is a poor man's Psycho (Come to think of it De Palma is pretty much a poor man's Hitchcock)
  • Charlie Bartlett is NOT a poor man's Ferris Bueller's Day Off, it IS however a poor man's Pump Up the Volume
  • Doomsday is a poor man's Escape from New York (and to a lesser extent it is also a poor man's Excalibur and The Road Warrior)
  • Last Man Standing is a poor man's Fistful of Dollars which itself is a poor man's Yojimbo (gangster, western, or samurai-all versions are badass)
  • I would love to call Boiler Room a poor man's Glengarry Glen Ross, but technically I can't considering it makes a direct reference to it.
  • Extreme Prejudice is a poor man's The Wild Bunch
  • In the Land of Women is a poor man's Garden State
  • Undertow is a poor man's Night of the Hunter
  • Tommy Boy is a poor man's Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
  • 8 Mile might have come first, but I still feel that it is the poor man's Hustle & Flow
I could probably go on and on with this not to mention make an list of dozens of films that are a poor man's Pulp Fiction. Let me know if you feel the same, differently, and feel free to add your own picks.

Note: Just because I believe a movie is a cheaper version of another does not necessarily mean I don't like it. As much as I love steak, sometimes a hamburger sounds good instead.

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