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Great movies with bad posters

Looks can be deceiving

Great movies with bad posters
Danielle de Wolfe
21 December 2011

When the majority of your life is going well, it's quite easy to let one aspect fall by the wayside.

For us normals, that might mean failing to deal with a unibrow for far too long, if you're releasing a film however, it can mean letting a buffoon take control of poster design. Here are 25 examples of great films which have suffered bad posters.

Dances With Wolves

Year: 1990


Slumdog Millionaire

Year: 2008


On The Waterfront

Year: 1954


50/50

Year: 2011


Finding Neverland

Year: 2004


Leaving Las Vegas

Year: 1995


Million Dollar Baby

Year: 2004


Coming Home

Year: 1978


Groundhog Day

Year: 1993


Monster's Ball

Year: 2001


Carrie

Year: 1976


Wonder Boys

Year: 2000


E.T.

Year: 1982


The Player

Year: 1992


Grosse Point Blank

Year: 1997


My Left Foot

Year: 1989


Venus

Year: 2006


Henry V

Year: 1989


Big

Year: 1988


Changeling

Year: 2008


The Shining

Year: 1980


Strangers On A Train

Year: 1951


The Fog

Year: 1980


The Bourne Identity

Year: 2002


Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

Year: 2003