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The coolest movie posters from around the world

The coolest movie posters from around the world

The coolest movie posters from around the world

While the majority of American film posters might be a combination of floating heads and exploding things exploding in front of other exploding things, the rest of the world is allowed a bit more freedom.

So, over the years, we've seen some slightly more radical and inventive creations coming from further afield. Check out the following gallery of the 30 coolest movie posters from around the world.

Fatal Attraction

Year: 1987

Country: Poland


King Kong

Year: 1976

Country: Japan


The Empire Strikes Back

Year: 1980

Country: Hungary


Deliverance

Year: 1972

Country: Yugoslavia


The Wicker Man

Year: 1973

Country: Belgium


Metropolis

Year: 1927

Country: France


Harold & Maude

Year: 1971

Country: Italy


The Godfather

Year: 1972

Country: Cuba


Sugarland Express

Year: 1974

Country: France


Amelie

Year: 2001

Country: Japan


King Kong

Year: 1933

Country: France


Duel

Year: 1971

Country: Sweden


Crocodile Dundee

Year: 1986

Country: Poland


Carrie

Year: 1976

Country: Spain


Dark Star

Year: 1974

Country: Germany


Jaws

Year: 1975

Country: Czechoslovakia


Casablanca

Year: 1942

Country: France


Scanners

Year: 1981

Country: Italy


Bullitt

Year: 1968

Country: Poland


Let The Right One In

Year: 2009

Country: France


Sightseers

Year: 2012

Country: Germany


Jaws 2

Year: 1978

Country: Poland


Psycho

Year: 1960

Country: Italy


Easy Rider

Year: 1969

Country: Japan


The Cowboys

Year: 1972

Country: Romania


Darkman

Year: 1990

Country: Japan


The Abyss

Year: 1989

Country: Germany


Godzilla

Year: 1954

Country: Czechoslovakia


The Master

Year: 2012

Country: Spain


Dirty Dancing

Year: 1987

Country: Poland