Nice poster, shame about the film

Doesn't do what it says on the tin

Nice poster, shame about the film

You've got to feel a bit sorry for those Hollywood marketing execs. After being shown the hideous final cut of a film they have to spend the next 12 months of their life pushing on the little people, it's got to sting.

So, who could blame them from keeping their chins up and putting together a poster that belies the true, unsatisfying nature of the film it's promoting. These 50 posters may have ultimately led us astray, but here's to Hollywood. For being brave.

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Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace

Year: 1999

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Psycho

Year: 1998

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Captivity

Year: 2007

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House Of Wax

Year: 2005

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Spider-Man 3

Year: 2007

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Alien Vs Predator

Year: 2004

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Premonition

Year: 2007

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Knowing

Year: 2009

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The Spirit

Year: 2008

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The Invasion

Year: 2007

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W

Year: 2008

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Terminator: Salvation

Year: 2009

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Pandorum

Year: 2009

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Clash Of The Titans

Year: 2010

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The Happening

Year: 2008

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Skyline

Year: 2010

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Prom Night

Year: 2008

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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Year: 2010

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Reign Of Fire

Year: 2002

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The Ring Two

Year: 2005

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The Imaginarium Of Dr Parnassus

Year: 2009

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Lady In The Water

Year: 2006

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The Informers

Year: 2009

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Orphan

Year: 2009

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The Number 23

Year: 2007

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Repo Men

Year: 2010

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The Killer Shrews

Year: 1959

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Good Luck Chuck

Year: 2007

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Year: 2009

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Saw VI

Year: 2009

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Order Of Chaos

Year: 2009

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From Paris With Love

Year: 2010

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Happythankyoumoreplease

Year: 2011

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Punisher: War Zone

Year: 2008

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The Lovely Bones

Year: 2009

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The Haunting

Year: 1999

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I Know Who Killed Me

Year: 2007

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Friday The 13th

Year: 2009

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Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen

Year: 2009

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Pulse

Year: 2006

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Hide & Seek

Year: 2005

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Silent Hill

Year: 2006

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Superman Returns

Year: 2006

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Anything Else

Year: 2003

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Le Divorce

Year: 2003

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The Fan

Year: 1981

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Babylon A.D.

Year: 2008

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Cold Creek Manor

Year: 2003

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Tideland

Year: 2006

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The Uninvited

Year: 2009

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