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"You know, it still amazes me the influence [Star Trek] has. It's now been shown in over a hundred countries and of course each country translates it to fit their own culture. For example, in Japan, I understand it's called, 'Sulu, Master of Navigation'."

— William Shatner in his Saturday Night Live opening monologue ^note 

Film

• Hoosiers became Més que ídols (More than Idols). This was likely borrowed from (Castilian) Spanish, in which the equivalent phrase más que ídolos was attached as a subtitle to the original English title.
• The Imitation Game became Deciphering the Enigma.

Films — Live-Action

• Pacific Rim became The Pacific Fight.
• Liberal Arts became Humanities.
• Martyrs became Witnesses.
• The Innkeepers became Haunted Inn.
• The Big Short became Big Lie.
• American Beauty became Elusive Beauty.
• Demolition Man became Shredder.
• Midnight Run became Night Escape.
• Total Recall (1990) became Full Memory Swap.
• Underworld (2003) became Otherness.

Western Animation

• Ready Jet Go! became Jeti seiklused (The Adventures of Jet).

Anime and Manga

Films — Live-Action

• Dead Heat became Iron Cops.
• Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning became Hell Wolf: You Will Be Eaten Alive. Presumably this is because the other two Ginger Snaps movies didn't see release there, so the original title wouldn't make sense.
• Encino Man became California Man.
• Harry and the Hendersons became Bigfoot.
• The Mighty Ducks became Champions based on the team singing the Queen hit, "We Are The Champions" at the end credits.
• Red Sun became The Magnificent Three.
• The Reef became Shark Attack.

Live-Action TV

• Beverly Hills, 90210 was still named the same but curiously enough, it's pronounced Beverly Hills Nine-Oh-Two-Ten instead of Beverly Hills Nine-Oh-Two-One-Oh by the local program announcer of ABS-CBN.
• 49 Days became Pure Love, which carries some name problems when the Foreign Remake aired outside the Philippines.
• Dae Jang Geum became Jewel in the Palace.
• The Devil Judge became The Merciless Judge.
• The First Shop of Coffee Prince is shortened to just Coffee Prince.
• I Hear Your Voice became I Can Hear Your Voice.
• Kluen Cheewit became Waves of Life.
• My Love From Another Star became My Love From the Stars.
• My Rosy Life became A Rosy Life.
• Scent of a Woman became Helena's Promise, alluding to the Filipino Dub Name Change used for protagonist, Yeon Jae.
• Space Sheriff Gavan was aired as Sky Ranger, for no reason other than Rule of Cool. The Philippine dub also pronounces "Gavan/Gyaban" as "Gavin" instead.
• Super Sentai:
  • Himitsu Sentai Gorenger became known as Star Rangers.
  • Oddly enough, J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai aired as The Lucky Aces. And it does fit, considering the theme of the team itself.
  • Hikari Sentai Maskman translates as Light Squadron Maskman, but is translated as Laser Squadron Maskman instead. It was also billed as Bioman 2: Maskman in commercials due to the success of Choudenshi Bioman, which was released earlier, and the show also being renamed as such in France.
• Unstoppable High Kick is shortened to just High Kick.

Western Animation

• The Twins of Destiny became Julio at Julia: Kambal Ng Tadhana (literally Julio and Julia: Twins of Destiny)

Films — Live-Action

• The Devil Bat became Vampire Revenge.
• The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms became The Monster of Lost Times.
• Peeping Tom became The Lurker.
• Death Rides a Horse became Death Came in Time.
• Doctor in the House (1954) became Doctors on the Love Path.

Asian Animation

• The Hindi version of Boonie Bears is known as Bablu Dablu.
• The Hindi dub of Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf used to be called Kya Bakra Hai! ("What a Goat!"). When the series started airing in India again in 2023, it reverted to Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf.

Films — Animation

• Finding Nemo became known as Nemo's missing, did you see?

Films — Live-Action

• Some classic examples of Hollywood films dubbed in Hindi for Indian markets- the Hindi titles have been translated here:
  • Aliens - Unknown Destroyers
  • Dunston Checks In - A monkey inside the hotel
  • DOA: Dead or Alive - Do Or Die
  • Gladiator - Victor
  • Hellraiser - Son of the Devil.
  • House on Haunted Hill (1999) - Who will be a millionaire (They used the title of the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? here) in a haunted house?
  • The Matrix - Super Strong
  • Men in Black - Defenders of the World
  • Pirates of the Caribbean - Looters of the Sea
  • Vertical Limit - Death Peak
• This also extends to movies released straight to video; Redline, released in 2007 was given the title of Speed Returns.
• Lavalantula became Aliens Unknown.
• Phantasm became Horrible Dwarfs.
• The Howling (1981) became Wolf Scream.

Films — Animation

• The Secret of Kells: The Irish dub is titled Rún Cheanannais Mhóir (Secret of Great Kells).

Anime and Manga

• Rajawali Grafiti's unlicensed Indonesian translation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure renamed the title to "Misi Rahasia" (Mission Impossible).
• Kocchi Muite! Miiko is Hai, Miiko! (Hello, Miiko!)
• Rajawali Grafiti's unlicensed Indonesian translation of Kochikame renamed the title to "1001 Hari / Seribu Satu Hari" (1001 Days / One Thousand One Days).
• Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun is Hanako si arwah penasaran (Hanako the curious spirit)

Live-Action TV

• Kamen Rider BLACK's Indonesian dub is known as Ksatria Baja Hitam (Black Steel Knight). It's still considered a dear word for Rider fans in Indonesia, considering how phenomenally popular Black is in Indonesia
  • Later on, Kamen Rider Super-1 gets retitled as Ksatria Baja Hitam Super-1, even though Super-1's color scheme isn't 100% black.
  • And yet again, Kamen Rider Kuuga was retitled as Ksatria Baja Hitam Kuuga, and again, the color scheme are red and not 100% black, but this time, it's only for intro and the title are keep based on International distribution from Toei, translated as Masked Rider Kuuga.

Film — Live-Action

• Fright Night (1985) became Dracula Lovers.

Asian Animation

• BoBoiBoy is known as Jeńimpaz Jetkinshekter (Жеңімпаз Жеткіншектер), meaning "Victorious Youth".

Film

• Nightcrawler became Night Reporter.
• Mean Girls became Nasty.
• What We Do in the Shadows became What Happens at Dusk.
• Drive Angry became Crazy Ride.
• Hereditary became Reincarnation.
• The Midnight Meat Train became Midnight Express.

Literature

• The original Swedish title of Simona Ahrnstedt's debut novel, Överenskommelser, can be translated into "Agreements" or "Understandings". But the Latvian title, "Nepaklaviga", can be translated as "The non-economic".

Western Animation

• Ready Jet Go! became Uzmanību, gatavību, kosmosā! (Attention, readiness, in space!) in the LTV voiceover and Džeta kosmosa ceļvedis (Jet's Space Guide) in the KidZone voiceover.

Film — Animation

• Sausage Party became Sausage Balls.

Film — Live-Action

• Nightcrawler became Night Wanderings.
• Skin Trade became Trafficking in Human Beings.
• Hard Candy became Lollipop.
• Fire with Fire became Before the Fire.
• Demolition Man became All Destructive.
• The Rocketeer became Human Rocket.
• Would You Rather became What Would You Do.
• Hellboy (2004) became Child of Hell.
• Midnight Run became Going Out at Night.
• Underworld (2003) became Another World.
• End of Days became End of the World.
• The Conjuring became Exorcism.
• R.I.P.D. became Rest in Peace Department.
• The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) became Bloody Massacre in Texas.
• The Midnight Meat Train became Nighttime Slaughter Train.

Western Animation

• Ready Jet Go! became Džetas ir žemiečiai (Jet and the Earthlings).

Film — Live-Action

• God's Gun became Hero of the Black Colt.

Anime & Manga

• The Crayon Shin-chan manga is known as Dik Cerdas, which translates to "Smart Kid". However, the dubs of the anime and films keep the name Crayon Shin-chan.
• Some unlicensed Malaysian versions of the Doraemon manga changed the title to Labu Labi ("Pumpkins").
• The Dragon Ball manga was released in Malaysia as Mutiara Naga, which in Malay means "Dragon Pearl".
• When released in Malaysia, the Dragon Quest manga (Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai to be specific) was called Misteri Naga, which could translate to "Mystery Of The Dragon" in Malay.
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga is named Penjelajah Jojo ("Jojo the Explorer")
• The Malaysian version of The Kindaichi Case Files is Penyiasat Remaja, which translates to "Teen Investigator".
• The Malay adaptation for the One Piece manga is called Budak Getah, which literally means "Rubber Kid".
• The Rurouni Kenshin manga has its title changed to Satria Pedang, which means "Sword Warrior".

Films — Animation

• For some reason, in the theatre subtitles, Finding Nemo was translated as Nemo, Si Comel, which translates to Nemo, the Cute.

Films — Live-Action

• Hellboy (2004) became Super Sapiens.
• The World Is Not Enough is subtitled Dendam Membara (Burning Revenge).

Live-Action TV

• In Malaysia, Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger was referred to as Leo Rangers by the network. Despite this, the characters refer to theselves as the Gaoranger within the show.

Anime and Manga

• Lucy-May of the Southern Rainbow became مهاجران (Migration), referencing how the story is about an English family that immigrates to Australia in the 1800s.

Film — Animated

• Zootopia became City Animals.

Film — Live-Action

• Infernal Affairs became Evil Deeds.
• Sin City became City Crime.
• Cannibal! The Musical became Man-Eating Musical.
• Kagemusha became Pseudo-Samurai.
• Gutterballs became Bowling Balls.
• The Creeping Terror became Reptile Monster.
• Poltergeist (1982) became The Evil Spirit.
• It Came from Beneath the Sea became Deep Ocean Monster.
• Death Rides a Horse became Death Strikes the Traitors.
• Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula became Dracula: Prince of Darkness.

Western Animation

• Elinor Wonders Why became Elinor Wants to Know.
• Ready Jet Go! became بزن بریم جت (Let's Go Jet)

Films — Animation

• Sausage Party became Sausage Resistance.

Films — Live-Action

• Wild Things became Wild Passion.
• The Evil became An Ominous Force.
• Pulp Fiction became Trash.
• Raiders of the Lost Ark became Hunting for a Lost Treasure.
• Runaway became The Cobweb of Death.
• Alien became Eighth Passenger.
• Hawk the Slayer became The Avenger's Oath.
• The Big Short became Great Move.
• Spotlight became In Focus.
• Hard Candy became Forbidden Fruit.
• Demolition Man became Desolation.
• Deep Red became The Secret of An Abandoned House.
• The Boondock Saints became Dirty Saint.
• Hocus Pocus became The Witches Are Coming Back.
• Cannibal Ferox became Amazon Cannibals.
• Peeping Tom became Death in the Eyes.
• Drive Angry became Wild Ride.
• The Conjuring became Summoned Evil.
• The Hunger became Hunger for Blood.

Films — Animation

• Happy Heroes: The Stones became Squad of Superheroes.
• Sausage Party became Full Sausages.

Films — Live-Action

• Pumpkinhead became Hell's Revenge.
• Monty Python's Life of Brian became Genesis of Brian by Monty Python.
• The Shawshank Redemption became Escape from Shawshank.
• Tremors became Earthquake.
• Mean Girls became Cool Girls.
• The Big Short became Drop Game.
• Time After Time became Time Travel Machine.
• Underworld (2003) became Other World.
• Drive Angry became Wild Race.
• Cocaine Bear became Ведмідь під кайфом (Vedmidʹ pid kayfom, or The Bear Is High).
• Fall became Над безоднею (Nad bezodneyu, or Above the Abyss).

Literature

• The Little Witch: The Ukrainian translation uses the title Мала Баба-Яга (Mala Baba-Yaha, "Little Baba Yaga").

Live-Action TV

• Sliders became Вир Світів (Vyr svitiv, or Whirlwind of Worlds).
• Charmed (1998) became Усі жінки — відьми (Usi jinki vidmi, or All women are witches). Rose McGowan reportedly is not a fan of this title.

Western Animation

• Ready Jet Go! became Космічний старт (Space Launch).

Film — Live-Action

• Pacific Rim became The Horrors of the Pacific.

Anime & Manga

• Black Jack is known as either "Bác sĩ quái dį" (The weird doctor) or "Kijutô - Bác sĩ ký dį" (Kijuto - The doctor signed).

Films — Animated

• Frankenweenie became Ghost Dog Frankenweenie.
• Kubo and the Two Strings became Kubo and the Samurai Mission.
• ParaNorman became Norman and the Sixth Sense.

Films — Live-Action

• The Babadook became Book of Ghosts.
• Batman Begins became Batman Appears.
• Blade Runner became Clone Crime.
• The Conjuring became Terrified Obsession.
• Ghostbusters (1984) became Ghost Hunting Squad.
• Hellboy (2004) became Red Devil.
• Howl (2015) became Wolf Man.
• Infernal Affairs became No Way.
• Liberal Arts became The Art of Freedom.
• Mean Girls became Supergirls.
• Men in Black became Agent Black.
• Pacific Rim became Super War.
• R.I.P.D. became Ghost Police Station.
• The Shawshank Redemption became Shawshank Prison.
• Train to Busan became Train of Life and Death.
• V for Vendetta became Freedom Warrior.

Literature

• The Little Witch: The Vietnamese translation uses the title Chuyện về bà phù thuỷ ngồi trên cán chổi ("The Tale of the Witch Who Sits on the Broomstick").

Live-Action TV

• Deadliest Catch is Chuyến săn bão táp ("Storm Hunt").

Western Animation

• Spongebob Squarepants is Chú bọt biển tinh nghịch ("The Mischievous Sponge").