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- Feature Writer/Senior List Writer
- 'The Shining' (1980) Poster by Saul Bass. One of the final posters Saul Bass ever designed was for Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, with this iconic supernatural thriller/horror film also standing as the third-last film Kubrick ever directed.
- 'Gone with the Wind' (1939) Re-release poster by Howard Terpning. The epic, classic, and controversial war/romance/drama film that is Gone with the Wind had a relatively standard poster upon its original theatrical release, but got a more striking one when the film was re-released to theaters in 1967.
- 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991) Poster by Dawn Baillie. A Best Picture-winning crime/horror/thriller film that stars Anthony Hopkins at his most iconic and an equally memorable Jodie Foster, The Silence of the Lambs is an undisputed classic.
- 'West Side Story' (1961) Poster by Joe Caroff. While some may debate whether Steven Spielberg's 2021 reimagining of West Side Story or the 1961 film version was better, there's a pretty clear winner when it comes to which one had the best poster.
- The 40-Year-Old Virgin
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
- Parasite
- Batman
- Lord of War
- Airplane!
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- The Rocketeer
- Moonlight
- The Social Network
Before Steve Carell was a household name, this laugh-out-loud funny one-sheet teased a high-concept raunchy romp. The humane, finely acted romantic comedydelivered even more than that, though. The picture was a smash, and spawned an era of R-rated comedy prosperity.
The 1970s was a golden age for brutal horror, thanks to the nixing of Hollywood's standard censorship code in the late 1960s. One of the most memorable posters from this era read "Who will survive...and what will be left of them?" With minimal gore and lots of twisted imagination, the original Texas Chain Saw holds up as a blisteringly freaky watch...
The history-making South Korean thriller that swept the Oscarshad a brilliant poster that teased one of the film's many themes—identity, and the loss of it. The image tells us nothing about the twisted plot while sucking us into its gravitational pull.
A shimmering gold logo and the last names of stars Jack Nicholson and Michael Keaton was all that was needed to hook audiences; Batman ruled the summer 1989 box office. Nearly two decades later, the "Why so serious?" marketing behind The Dark Knight became just as iconic.
What red-blooded film fan could resist Nicolas Cage made out of gun parts and bullet shells? The Oscar winner plays an ethically challenged arms dealer in Andrew Niccol's war drama.
A twisted cartoon perfectly sums up this circus of a big-screen farce, one of the funniest comediesof all time.
Hunter S. Thompson's infamous novel about drug use and living on the fringes is brought to life in this Salvador Dali-esque trippy image.
Joe Johnston's overlooked familyaction pic was teased in theaters with this attractive lobby card taking artistic cues from the film's 1930s time period. Related: The 15 Steamiest Movies on Netflix Right Now
The dreamy, neon-hued one-sheet teases the film's visual beauty, and the film's central theme of identity.
Prophetic, Oscar-winning The Social Network is a key Hollywood film of the last decade. Jesse Eisenberg as controversial Mark Zuckerberg is superimposed upon the film's clever tagline.
- Jaws (1975) Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss. Adventure, Mystery, Thriller (2h 4m) 8.1 on IMDb — 97% on RT.
- Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) Directed by George Lucas. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher. Action, Adventure, Fantasy (2h 1m) 8.6 on IMDb — 93% on RT.
- Pulp Fiction (1994) Directed by Quentin Tarantino. Starring John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson. Crime, Drama (2h 34m) 8.9 on IMDb — 92% on RT. Quentin Tarantino's magnum opus is an homage to pulp magazines of his time—and the movie poster proudly shows it.
- Alien (1979) Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt. Horror, Sci-Fi (1h 57m) 8.5 on IMDb — 98% on RT. Alien is a landmark of science-fiction horror, and the marketing made it clear that that's what they wanted you to know about it.
- Evergreen Writer
- Alien (1979. alien. R. Release Date. May 25, 1979. Director. Ridley Scott. Cast. Tom Skerritt , Sigourney Weaver , Veronica Cartwright , Harry Dean Stanton , John Hurt , Ian Holm.
- Jaws (1975) Jaws. PG-13. Release Date. June 18, 1975. Director. Steven Spielberg. Cast. Roy Scheider , Robert Shaw , Richard Dreyfuss , Lorraine Gary , Murray Hamilton , Carl Gottlieb.
- Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) Kill Bill Vol. 1. R. Release Date. October 10, 2003. Director. Quentin Tarantino. Cast. Uma Thurman , Lucy Liu , Vivica A. Fox , Daryl Hannah , David Carradine , Michael Madsen.
- Pulp Fiction (1994) Pulp Fiction. R. Release Date. September 10, 1994. Director. Quentin Tarantino. Cast. John Travolta , Samuel L. Jackson , Tim Roth , Amanda Plummer , Eric Stoltz , Bruce Willis.
- Vertigo (1958) This masterpiece designed by Saul Bass beautifully advertises the Hitchcock thriller, which saw the director team up with James Stewart for the final time.
- Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) Michelle Yeoh's Everything Everywhere All at Once has been a critical hit and wow, what a gorgeous poster! Fans have been raving about its beauty and it's hard to argue with them.
- Mean Streets (1973) You just can't keep your eyes off this striking poster for the Martin Scorsese movie, starring Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro.
- Pulp Fiction (1994) An ice cool poster featuring Uma Thurman declaring: “Girls like me don’t make invitations like this to just anyone”. An iconic poster for an iconic movie.
Apr 7, 2018 · Some posters are as iconic as the films they're promoting. See Empire's list of the best film posters ever.
Mar 11, 2024 · Although styles and trends have evolved over the decades, the best poster designs manage to encapsulate the tone and themes of a film into a single striking image. We've asked experts from across the design industry to share their favourite film posters and explain what makes them work.
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