50 Greatest Movie Posters Of All Time

29. The Dark Knight (2008)

The Dark Knight

Many put the success of The Dark Knight's Joker down to the death of Heath Ledger, but it was his unrelenting dedication to this unpredictable character that truly did it. This poster captures that character superbly.

28. The Evil Dead (1981)

The Evil Dead

It's the originality of this poster that separates it from the rest of it's kind. It's as though the ground itself is trying to consume her. Magnificently scary.

27. The Kid

The Kid

Chaplin was always able to turn a laughing audience into a bunch of blubbering buffoons in the blink of an eye. It's this image, away from his usual slapstick, that secures its place here.
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