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The best movie posters in cinema history come from many different decades, different genres, and in different styles, meaning any film can use art and graphic design to leave a lasting impression on an audience before they even sit down in the theater or grab the remote.

Movie posters have gone through iterations over the years, with some poster trends growing tiresome and others opening interesting new angles on a movie and the creative direction of a project. Sometimes styles fall out of favor only to return and shock everyone with their originality.

While the worst movie posters tend to feel like they were cobbled together in a few hours with little input from anyone who actually made the movie, the best movie posters highlight why a viewer should watch a film.

They can draw in viewers with an intriguing location, make them curious with a mys