Copycat Movie Posters

Nobody copies like Hollywood and advertising. Put them together? Things get even worse.

But before you get too upset, remember what these posters are for: they’re a kind of visual shorthand for genre. The fact that they all look alike is, to the marketing department, a feature, not a bug.

The first thing I learned as a librarian: you can judge a book by its cover, or at least its genre.

thirteen movie poster trends that are here to stay and what they say about their movies

Great list, but be sure to check out the French site where all these images were taken from—it’s even cooler.

Ryan Gosling* totally stole my moves.

* Man crush

My friend Bryan Poyser’s new movie, which is premiering at Sundance soon.