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20 Alternative Movie Posters That Are Probably Better Than Their Originals

26 January 2013 | Features, Other Lists | by David Zou

Movie poster is the first impression of a movie outside a cinema. Typically, A movie poster is designed and announced several months before the release of the movie. Besides the basic information of the cast and crew of the movie, a movie poster should also tell the audience about the main characters and  the tone of the movie.

However, there is a group of movie poster designers who re-designs the posters after the movies are released. They often take a minimalism approach to highlight a certain key element or plot of a movie, the purpose is not to promote a new movie to the audience but rather entertain and challenge the fans of a classic movie.

Below we carefully selected 20 alternative movie poster that brilliantly captures the essence of the movies they represent, if you are a fan of one or many of those movies, take the challenge!

1. Argo

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2. Casino Royale

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3. Back to the Future

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4. The Avengers

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5. Reservoir Dogs

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  • http://thevoid99.blogspot.com Steven Flores

    The Avengers is my favorite one.

  • grimjob

    I like the Reservoir Dogs poster.

  • pick up bart

    Bloody feet for me.

  • Keltari

    Many of them only make sense if you have seen the movie. A movie poster is supposed to give you insight to a movie you havent seen. The Die Hard poster would make me think of a horror film before an action film.

  • http://twitter.com/MrBrownstone66 James

    Should have included a side-by-side of original posters for comparison.