From expanded musical numbers to new characters, the "Wicked" movie adaptation brings fresh twists to the beloved stage musical. Join us as we explore the most significant changes that breathe new life into the Land of Oz, diving deeper into Elphaba's backstory and the political landscape of this magical world.

The student has surpassed the master! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the movie remakes that, against all odds, manage to surpass their source of inspiration. We’re not saying the original movies were bad, but some things are better the second time around.

These movie remakes really brought the action! For this list, we’ll be looking at the most excellent action remakes of other films, judging the quality of the remake itself more than how it compares to the original. We're including subgenres of action movies, like Thrillers and Westerns, but we’re excluding films that aren’t remakes and only share common source material.

The most rewatched movie musical moments deserve a reprise. For this list, we’ll be looking at all the musical numbers we couldn’t help but rewind.

"Matilida the Musical" is how you do a movie musical RIGHT! We’ll be looking at the 2022 movie adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s novel and examining the ways in which the musical has successfully been transferred from stage to screen.

These movies were horrifyingly bad! For this list, we’ll be looking at the most widely unnecessary and disappointing horror movie remakes.

Before you drop that curtain, why not try remaking these movie musicals? For this list, we’ll be looking at the most notable musical films that deserve a do-over.

These movie musical endings went out on a high note. For this list, we’ll be looking at the best song and dance finales.

These differences between the "In the Heights" movie and musical stood out like fireworks.

We couldn't sing these musical movie adaptations higher praises.

The best changes in movie remakes prove that sometimes you can outdo the original. For this list, we’re looking at changes made in movie remakes that actually improved on the original.

Well that was completely unnecessary. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most disappointing, unnecessary remakes of action films. Our countdown will include films such as “Death Race” (2008), “Robocop” (2014) and “Total Recall” (2012). We’re being liberal with the term “action” here – including some movies categorized as thrillers or science-fiction that have a significant focus on action. However we’re excluding reboots, such as “The Mummy” and “Conan the Barbarian.” Which action movie remake do YOU think is the worst all time? Let us know in the comments!

Originality doesn’t always equal quality. For this list, we’re looking at remakes of action films that matched or were better than the originals. Our list includes “Ben-Hur” (1959), “Scarface” (1983), “Ocean’s Eleven” (2001), “King Kong” (2005), “The Departed” (2006), and more! What do YOU think is the best action movie remake? Let us know in the comments!

If it ain’t broke don’t fix it! For this list, we’re looking at changes in remakes that had us wishing they’d just left the original alone. And yes, of COURSE we included Godzilla’s design in “Godzilla” (1998) - along with changes in “I Am Legend” (2007), “The Karate Kid” (2010), “The Stepford Wives” (2004), and more! What change really ticked YOU off in a movie remake? Let us know in the comments!

Get ready to mark your calendars, Broadway fans, because it’s time to go through every single upcoming movie musical. From animated movies like “Frozen 2” to stage adaptations like “Cats,” we’re going to be singing plenty of show tunes in the foreseeable future. We’ll even be seeing a few classic movie musicals get the remake treatment. MsMojo discusses every single upcoming movie musical. Which musical are you the most excited for? Let us know in the comments!