Ever feel like you’re getting movie déjà vu? That’s the phenomenon of twin films, where two studios release movies around the same time with strikingly similar plots, themes, or ideas. Sometimes it’s pure coincidence, other times it’s a competitive race to capture the audience first. Scripts circulating across multiple studios and the movement of staff between companies can lead to overlapping projects. Major news, cultural milestones, and other zeitgeisty topics can inspire multiple films on the same story. Sometimes a story is so good it has to be told twice, and sometimes we wish it hadn’t been. But which version is your favorite?
