What’s in a name? Well a lot, apparently. Coming up with a film title can be as tricky as coming up with the story itself. See if you can guess these 25 English language films from the literal translation of their foreign title.
Hollywood has all manner of focus groups and think tanks involved in the process of creating a film’s title, but the results can be scuppered by bizarre translations abroad. Scroll down slowly and let us know how many you got right.
Answers in the picture captions… no cheating!
Invisible Horse rider (Slovenia)
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | © Lionsgate
California’s Great Earthquake (China)
San Andreas | © Warner Bors.
Super Power Dare Die Team (China)
Ghostbusters | Sony Pictures
S.O.S. Fantômes (France)
Ghostbusters | Sony Pictures
Six Naked Pigs (China)
The Full Monty | © Fox Searchlight
If You Leave Me, I Delete You (Italy)
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind | © Focus Features
Slightly Pregnant (Israel)
Knocked Up | © Universal
An Unexpected Ending (Mexico)
Thelma & Louise | © Pathe/MGM
His Powerful Device Makes Him Famous (China)
Boogie Nights | © New Line Cinema
Mr. Cat Poop (China)
As Good As It Gets | Tristar Pictures
This Dead Person Is Very Alive (Spain)
Weekend at Bernies | © 20th Century Fox
What Happened Yesterday? (Spain)
The Hangover | © Warner Bros
Lost in Tokyo (Spain)
Lost In Translation | © Focus Features/Momentum Pictures
Very Bad Trip 2 (France)
The Hangover: Part 2 | Warner Bros.
Die Slowly, Now More Than Ever (Germany)
Die Hard With A Vengeance | © 20th Century Fox
Vaseline (Argentina)
Grease | © Paramount Pictures
The Teeth of the Sea (France)
Jaws | Universal
Do Not Touch The Old Women (Italy)
The Producers | © Embassy Pictures
I’m Drunk and you’re a prostitute (Japan)
Leaving Las Vegas | © United Artists
Santa is a Pervert (Czech Republic)
Bad Santa | © Dimension Films/Columbia
The Unbelievable Trip In A Wacky Aeroplane (Germany)
Airplane! | Paramount Pictures
The Eighth Passenger Is Death (Hungary)
Alien | © 20th Century Fox
Dimwit Surges Forth (Thailand)
The Waterboy | © Buena Vista Pictures
Meetings and Failures in Meetings (Portugal)
Lost in Translation | © Focus Features/Momentum Pictures