The thriller movie poster analyzes key elements that provide clues about the genre and plot. It uses a dark color scheme and ominous imagery like guns to signal danger and violence. Main characters are prominently displayed and made to appear important through styling and positioning. Text stands out in bold colors and fonts to draw the eye and emphasize the title and key information about the director to attract fans. Through these visual cues and stylistic choices, the poster efficiently conveys to the audience that the movie will be a thriller involving action and potentially life-threatening situations.

1. Thriller Poster Analysis

2. Inception
Leonardo DiCaprio is being
The poster has a dark presented as the leading
theme to it, which reveals actor in this film. This will
to the audience what type hopefully encourage fans to
of genre the movie will be go and see the movie.
(Thriller). It is also darker
round the edges so your
eyes are drawn to the main
characters in the centre. The bright light in the
background and darkness in
the foreground may signify
that their future is not looking
too good where as they may
All the main characters are of had a happier past.
dressed very smartly. This
portrays them as professionals
and very important. Also most
of the cast have guns which
Below the title there is a
implies that what they are
short sentence saying “From
doing can be very dangerous.
the director of The Dark
Knight”. This was a very highly
As you scan across the poster your eyes are drawn to the rated movie so they are trying
the title “Inception” which stands out boldly compared to to encourage Nolan fans to
the rest of the text. Using the colour red could be watch this movie.
associated with violence and danger. Another way they
have emphasised the title is by putting it in a clear sharp
font.

3. Sin City
The presence of guns may A large font is used for the
indicate death in the movie, film title, the use of red
this presents to the target dominates the poster as it
audience that there will be draws the viewers attention
action through out. Only into that section. The reason
the men are seen holding for it being bold is because it
guns in the poster, this indicates where the movie
portrays them as more will be set. Red also indicates
controlling characters, this death and danger which
also shows the importance gives the audience an insight
of them as they have the as to what will occur.
respect to carry a weapon
This poster has portrayed the
The poster seems to portray movie as quite dark. The
Bruce Willis as a male theme mainly consists of
protagonist, he is standing in blacks and whites which may
front of the group of people, represent a Good vs Evil
which indicates him as a sequence through out the
leader and a main character. movie it also signifies typical
Another way they have aspects of thrillers. Another
It isn’t very clear as to what is occurring in this section of
emphasised his dominance is thriller signifier is that it is
the poster but it seems to be a man walking through a
making the camera point up raining which not only links
deserted street. This may portray him in the movie as a
towards him at a tilted angle well with the darkness but
lone wolf. A solitary figure unlike the group above could
to give a greater effect of him emphasises that this movie
indicate that the two are against each other. It also looks
appearing taller. will include violence and
like Bruce Willis is staring down onto him, which
establishes a strong link between the characters. action.