It is the job of a sci-fi poster to immediately encapsulate the tone of the film's universe. One glance at the poster for a science fiction film should open you up to a world of possibilities for what may lie in store.
So prepare to go on a 'trek' with us to look at some of the greatest and most inspirational posters that the sci-fi genre has to offer!
An undeniable classic, this poster by the late John Alvin completely encapsulates the cyberpunk and noir setting of Ridley Scott's masterpiece. Roll your mouse of the poster to see the updated version that John Alvin released in 2000. Just like the film, even the poster has multiple versions!
No, it isn't an advertisement for a radioactive Tenga Egg - it's the iconic poster for Ridley Scott's other sci-fi masterpiece. Dark and eerie without showing too much, this poster couldn't possibly represent Alien in a finer fashion.
Okay, so the film is not out yet, but we HAD to close off Ridley Scott's sci-fi poster greatness with the one-sheet for his upcoming film Prometheus. Much like the poster for Alien, it's dark and makes us yearn to know more. Why can't this movie be out already?!
The poster for the legendary Akira is incredibly bad-ass. It's got futuristic weaponry, a futuristic skyline, an 80's take on futuristc clothing, and the promise of a city exploding. What more could you possibly want?
The fifth poster on the list just had to be for Luc Besson's The Fifth Element. This time, the poster promises that the film, not the city, is what's going to explode. Little known fact - this poster held the exploding film record for many years, that is until the climax of Inglourious Basterds came along.
Not every movie in the genre has to be explosive. Some of them pose philosophical and emotional questions that could only be asked in the context of a science fiction film. This beautiful poster sets the tone of the film in an intoxicating fashion. Similarly, the poster for the upcoming sci-fi love story Upside Down gets the point across in a single image, and proves that the genre can be quite flexible.
One of the most wondrous poster images of all time. The image of young Elliot and his new extra-terrestrial friend flying past the moon on a bicycle is the most instantly recognisable shot in Steven Spielberg's classic film, and maybe even from his entire career. It works marvelously as a one-sheet.
An extremely bad-ass poster featuring a bunch of bad-asses for a very bad-ass film. It doesn't give away too much, seeing as the marketing for the film was based around the question of what 'The Matrix' actually was. The lines of code in the background should have been a dead giveaway though. It's quite funny seeing the poster now and realising that Joe Pantoliano made it on there over someone more important to the franchise, like Hugo Weaving. Was it to throw us off?
This poster for Tron Legacy is extremely cool due to the fact that it's a homage to the poster of the original Tron film from 1982. The poster works not only as a tribute, but as a declaration: this is Tron for the high-definition generation. Roll your mouse over the poster to see the poster for the original film.
Arguably the best Star Trek film ever, the poster for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan lives up to the adventurous feel of film it was made for. This is a poster that promises adventure, action and revenge in equal measure, and boy, we definitely got that.
From the best Star Trek film we head over to the best Star Wars film. The poster for Empire Strikes Back is pure magic. It promises more drama, more romance, and a darker tone to that of the original film. It also features prominent placement of a tauntaun, and really, that should be on every poster ever.
This poster is pretty self-explanatory. It's also quite excellent. How could the audiences of 1958 have looked at this poster and nothave wanted to immediately see it? Huge angry woman wants revenge on her cheating husband. What's not to love?
Everything about this poster is ridiculously awesome. The DeLorean with its door up, the flaming trail, the puffy vest... Everything. Michael J. Fox's expression totally sells it too. And to think, that could have been Eric Stoltz on there...
Okay, so this one is more adorable than cool, but once again we have a poster that sums up the entire theme of the movie as elegantly as possible.
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