The 20 Best Movie Posters of 2019
This year has not only been a great year for movies but a fantastic year for movie posters. That said, ComingSoon.net is taking a look at some of the Best Movie Posters of 2019. Check out our picks in the gallery below!
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A good poster can sell a film. However, movie posters are more than a simple advertisement. Over the decades, they’ve become an art form in and of themselves—often becoming as iconic as the stories they put on display. Think of the pulpy style of the Star Wars franchise, the boyish whimsy of Raiders of the Lost Ark, or Uma Thurman smoking cigarettes on the poster for Pulp Fiction—imagery that has become associated with those properties all thanks to a good poster.
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This year brought a plethora of cool posters that will be remembered/recognized for years to come (by those who’ve paid attention). Unfortunately, there’s no Academy Awards category for best movie poster, so this article will have to suffice. In honor of 2019’s visceral color schemes, smart concepts, and overall striking imagery crafted by hungry artists, the following gallery compiles 25 of the year’s greatest posters.
Best Movie Posters of 2019
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Body at Brighton Rock
The poster for this survival thriller, centering on a park ranger who spends a night guarding a crime scene on a trail, embraces the wilderness.
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Captain Marvel
This particular Captain Marvel poster, designed by Michael Muller, works the titular character's colors in retro fashion.
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Child's Play
More than a few of Child's Play's posters highlighted the fact that Chucky likes to "play" with Toy Story characters. Poor Buzz Lightyear.
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Dark Phoenix
This mythology/church window approach to Dark Phoenix is arguably more epic than the entire film.
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The Death Of Dick Long
A poster with an endearing amount of class.
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Frozen II
The Frozen franchise's great imagery is one of the many reasons its story has resonanted with fans.
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Glass
This illustration by Alex Ross perfectly depicts the way Elijah Price/Mr. Glass views the world: shattered pieces of a comic book.
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Good Boys
This movie cleverly boosted the fact that it was a Hard R-rated movie that happened to star kids, and it got the message across brilliantly.
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John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
This graffiti-esque take on John Wick and his world accentuates the movie's noir world.
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Jojo Rabbit
This handbill aesthetic with a peace sign that doubles as rabbit ears (duh) works extraordinarily well.
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Joker
The distortion of not only Arthur Fleck and the persona of the Joker but the movie itself is illustrated here.
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Knives Out
The knife/magnifying glass is a nice touch, and a great tribute to the Agatha Christie novel covers.
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Ladyworld
A chaotic movie, a chaotic poster.
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The Last Black Man in San Francisco
This poster was illustrated by Akiko Stehrenberger, and its slanted perspective is reminiscent of the film's poignant journey.
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The Lighthouse
Remote, tumultuous, and mysterious. This poster adds precedence to the tagline: "there is enchantment in the light."
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Midsommar
Festive yet terrifying.
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1917
The movie's title is also its plot and setting (in a way)—the year and imagery used in this poster is a great way to market a film all about the intimacy of trench warfare in World War I.
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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
This poster illustrated by Steven Chorney for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood suitably resembles other posters from the 60s (spaghetti westerns for example)—a decade it pays homage to.
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The Proposal
"A post-mortem love triangle." -
Ready or Not
This poster design shows us how it can sometimes be all-out-war with the in-laws.
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Perhaps one of the scariest posters we've seen in quite some time, one worthy of its namesake.
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
This poster, illustrated by Paul Shipper, effortlessly blends different characters, planets, and elements of the movie (which is more than we can saw about the actually movie). A great tribute to the 1977 poster!
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Starfish
"A girl. A mixtape. And the end of the world."
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Us
When the plot of a movie poster concerns attackers who take the appearance of their victims, a poster can't do much better than this.
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The Wolf Hour
What a way to depict the psyche of a recluse.