This page lists works with different titles in the United Kingdom and United States. Categories of such works include co-editions of books and foreign releases of films. Unless otherwise noted, UK titles are also used in most other countries, with the exception of Canada. Not listed are minor changes due to American and British English spelling differences; for example, the American film Rumor Has It... is titled Rumour Has It... in the UK, and, atypically, in Canada as well.
Legend: An asterisk (*) indicates which of the two countries the work originated in. If a work originated in a third country, this is covered in the Notes column. [c] indicates cases where Canada follows UK usage. [a] indicates cases where Australia follows US usage.
Film and television Type of work UK title US title Notes Film Bay of Blood Twitch of the Death Nerve Film Dracula Horror of Dracula Film The Satanic Rites of Dracula Dracula and His Vampire Brides Film Zombie Flesh Eaters Zombie Film Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 Zombie 2 Film Romulus V Remus: The First King The First King: Birth of an Empire Film Porridge Doing Time Film Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales* Film The 51st State* Formula 51 Retitled Formula 51, the original title was seen as potentially offensive to American audiences. The expression 51st state, in this context, refers to perceived American influence over the United Kingdom. Film American Pie: Reunion American Reunion* Most recent movie in the American Pie series. Film American Pie: The Wedding American Wedding* Third movie in the American Pie series. Also American Pie 3 in some markets. Film Avengers Assemble The Avengers* To avoid confusion with The Avengers (TV series), as well as its film adaptation. Original title is used worldwide. Film Bad Neighbours Neighbors* To avoid confusion with the unrelated Australian soap opera Neighbours, due to its popularity in the UK. Film Bad Neighbours 2 Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising* Film World Invasion: Battle Los Angeles Battle: Los Angeles* [a] Film Blueberry Renegade Original French title Blueberry: L'expérience secrète TV series Born Survivor: Bear Grylls* Man vs. Wild [a] Film Bonnie and Clyde...Were Killers! Bonnie and Clyde* Descriptive term added in order to clarify the subject of the film to those who would not be familiar with the American couple, Bonnie and Clyde. TV series Boss Cat Top Cat* [a] Name changed to avoid confusion with the name of a British cat food of the time. Film A Cock and Bull Story* Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story Film Airport '80: The Concorde The Concorde ... Airport '79* Title matches year of initial release in each country TV series Danger Man* Secret Agent The US used the original title for the first series. Film Dennis Dennis the Menace* [a] To avoid confusion with the unrelated British character Dennis the Menace. Film Escape to Victory* Victory Title shortened for U.S. release; many Sylvester Stallone movies had one-word titles. Film Europa Zentropa Name changed to avoid confusion with Europa Europa. Film Fast & Furious 5: Rio Heist Fast Five* Name changed to avoid confusion with the Kung Fu Panda franchise, which uses the term "Furious Five". Also Fast & Furious 5 in some markets. TV series The Fast Show* Brilliant Avoid confusion with unrelated US series The Fast Show. Film Fast & Furious 8 The Fate of the Furious* Eighth movie in The Fast and the Furious franchise. Film The Killing Touch Fatal Games* (also known as Olympic Nightmare) Film The First Great Train Robbery The Great Train Robbery* Based on The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton, unconnected to the 1963 heist known by that name in the UK. Film Le Mans '66 Ford v Ferrari* [a] Director James Mangold stated that European countries, including the UK, prohibit titles that consist of brand names.FilmThe Lion King 3: Hakuna MatataThe Lion King 1½*Many other countries follow UK usage. Film Harold & Kumar Get the Munchies Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle* [a] White Castle restaurants does not trade in the UK. Film Bigfoot and the Hendersons Harry and the Hendersons* Film Highlander III: The Sorcerer* Highlander: The Final Dimension Also Highlander 3: The Final Conflict in some markets. Film Best Shot Hoosiers* Term "Hoosier" is a demonym for residents of the State of Indiana"What is a Hoosier?". www.in.gov (Official Website of the State of Indiana) Accessed 6 February 2009 and is generally unknown outside the US. Film Howard... A New Breed of Hero Howard the Duck* Based on the comic Howard the Duck Film Hummingbird* Redemption TV series The Good Life* Good Neighbors To avoid confusion with the unrelated US series The Good Life. TV series Grace & Favour* Are You Being Served? Again! The expression "grace and favour" is rarely used in American English. The changed title also made the connection to the previous series more explicit. Film The Green Ray Summer Original French title Le rayon vert Film Hardcover I, Madman* Film Ice Cold in Alex* Desert Attack Allusions in original title deemed obscure for US audiences Film Inside I'm Dancing Rory O'Shea Was Here Original Irish title Inside I'm Dancing. TV series Jam & Jerusalem* Clatterford Some American audiences would not be familiar with the Women's Institute's traditional association with jam-making and the hymn "Jerusalem" since the noun Jerusalem would conjure a reference as the Middle Eastern city of Jerusalem rather than the unfamiliar hymn of the same name. Film Last Year in Marienbad Last Year at Marienbad French title L'année dernière à Marienbad; "à" may be translated as "in" or "at", but "in" is correct in reference to a town. Film La Haine [c] Hate UK retained original French title. American video release translated it. Film Bicycle Thieves The Bicycle Thief Original Italian title Ladri di biciclette. The UK title is the correct translation of the Italian. Film Léon: The Professional [c] The Professional Original French title Léon Film Unleashed Danny The Dog https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342258/ Film The Boat That Rocked Pirate Radio www.imdb.com/title/tt1131729/ Film Hero Accidental Hero https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104412/ Film Diabolique The Fiends Original French title Les Diaboliques Film Belleville Rendez-vous The Triplets of Belleville Original French title Les Triplettes de Belleville Film Monsieur Hulot's Holiday Mr. Hulot's Holiday Original French title Les Vacances de M. Hulot Film Die Hard 4.0 Live Free or Die Hard* "Live Free or Die", the state motto of New Hampshire, is little known outside the US. Film Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior The Road Warrior Original Australian title Mad Max 2. The original Mad Max had only a limited release in the US; the original title would have discouraged those who had not seen the original. Film In Bed With MadonnaMadonna: Truth or Dare* Film The Untamed Return to Snowy River Original Australian title The Man from Snowy River II. Film Mission Without Permission* Catch That Kid Film A Matter of Life and Death* Stairway to Heaven Film Build My Gallows High Out of the Past* Based on a novel called Build My Gallows High Film Patton: Lust for Glory Patton* Film Politically Correct Party Animals PCU* Film The Yellow Winton Flyer The Reivers* Title changed to avoid confusion between the Anglo-Scottish Reivers and the general term, "reiver". TV series Robin of Sherwood* Robin Hood Film Sabrina Fair Sabrina* (1954) Sabrina Fair was the title of the original play. Film Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie The Peanuts Movie* TV series Spooks* MI-5 In British slang, "spooks" are spies; in the US "spook" is an offensive term for African Americans. TV series Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* The BBC considered "Ninja" inappropriate for children. However, the more recent Channel 5 (UK) version used the word Ninja.FilmOne Wild NightCareer Opportunities* Film It's My Life My Life to Live Original French title Vivre sa vie (). Film Paying the Penalty Underworld* When originally submitted to the BBFC as Underworld, the film was rejected due to the sympathetic portrayal of a gangster. After cuts and a title change to The Penalty (to place emphasis on morality and that crime does not pay), it was rejected again. After further cuts, and a second title change to Paying the Penalty (made to further emphasise morality), it was passed. Film Waking Ned* Waking Ned Devine Film A New York Winter's Tale Winter's Tale* Film Witchfinder General* The Conqueror Worm Lead Vincent Price had starred in several Edgar Allan Poe adaptations. This film has almost no connection to Poe's The Conqueror Worm. Film Happy Endings Winter Passing* Film WΔZ* The Killing Gene The original title is part of a scientific equation, pronounced double-yoo delta zed. Film xXx 2: The Next Level xXx: State of the Union* Some non-Americans would be less familiar with the State of the Union Address. Film Young Man of Music Young Man with a Horn* To avoid association with "horn" as a euphemism for "erection". Film Welcome to the Jungle The Rundown* Film Road Kill Road Kill Road Train is the original Australian film title Film Roadkill Joy Ride* Film Big Tits Zombie The Big Tits Dragon* The original Japanese title Kyonyû doragon: Onsen zonbi vs sutorippâ 5 roughly translates to The Big Tits Dragon: Hot Spring Zombies vs Strippers 5. The title was shortened for the US market, however the UK title was changed as it was deemed to better reflect the content of the film since Tit(s) meant various species of small bird of the genus Parus and a slang term for an idiot. Film Zootropolis Zootopia* [a]Disney explained the reason to change the film title, "to merely allow the film to have a unique title that works for UK audiences." Due to this, all lines with the word Zootopia were reshot to change it to Zootropolis and several scenes had to be reshot for the same reason. Film Xerxes 300: Rise of an Empire* Xerxes was the title of the graphic novel on which this, the second movie in the 300 franchise, is based. Film Fast and Furious 7 Furious 7* Seventh movie in The Fast and the Furious franchise. TV special The Little Christmas Burro The Little Brown Burro UK title was the original Canadian title of the special. Film Meet Whiplash Willie The Fortune Cookie* [a] At the time of the movie's release, Chinese restaurants were scarce in the UK. Film The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!* The Pirates! Band of Misfits [a] New Zealand also uses the US title.FilmCone of Silence*Trouble in the SkyTV seriesTropical HeatSweating BulletsU.K. title was original Canadian title.FilmFast & Furious 9F9: The Fast Saga*Tenth movie in the Fast and Furious franchise.FilmBaltimoreRose's WarFilmThe Card*The PromoterBased on the book of the same name by Arnold Bennett. TV series Batman of the Future Batman Beyond* TV series The Smoggies Stop the Smoggies! UK title was original Canadian title, except in Quebec where it was titled Touftoufs et Polluards ("Suntots and Smoggies"). Retitled SOS Polluards in France.Film Hostile Hostages The Ref*
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