Inspired countless remakes and the blueprint for romantic comedies such as, Roman Holiday, It’s a Wonderful World, The Philadelphia Story, and Leap Year. 

Lord Farquaad is inspired by Prince Humperdinck.

Both films are fairytale deconstructions inspired by Tristan & Isolde, which also inspired Vertigo and Mulan/Aurora’s romance in Once Upon a Time. 

Invented the timeloop trope as we know it. 

Plot inspired by a plot twist in Something Wild.

Itself inspired by Bringing Up Baby. Similar ‘80’s movies include Who’s That Girl and After Hours. 

Play loosely inspired by Pride & Prejudice, The Taming of the Shrew, and A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream.

Both are based off of the play The Parfumerie, which also inspired the MGM musical In the Good Old Summertime and the Broadway musical She Loves Me. 

Down With Love is an affectionate parody of 50s/60s sex comedies, specifically Pillow Talk and Lover Come Back (both starring Doris/Rock/Tony) and Sex and the Single Girl. Tony Randall cameos in his final role. 

A gender bent adaptation of The Front Page. Switching Channels is a direct remake. 

Teen Beach Movie satirized the teen beach comedy genre invented by Gidget.