Movie posters are designed to promote upcoming releases in order to maximise box office takings and create a buzz amongst people to see the movie. In order for the poster to be popular and successful, it needs to attract the human eye with bright colours normally, but funny enough black and white often draw more attention.

When you scroll down you will see that not every poster will be black and white, some do show some colour in order to draw attention to the movie title or the date of release.

Black and white posters are becoming more common amongst modern day movies, although it is even more common for the use of black and white posters to be used in dark, gloomy and in-depth character stories.

Take a browse of the 20 outstanding examples of black and white techniques used in modern day movie posters.

1. Star Trek

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2. The Stud

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3. Scarface

3-scarface

4. The Family That Preys

4-family

5. American History X

5-american

6. Athlete

6-athlete

7. White Hunter Black Heart

7-white

8. The Bourne Ultimatum

8-bourne

9. Un Prophète

9-prophete

10. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

10-cuckoo

11. Burlesque

11-burlesque

12. The Elephant Man

12-elephant

13. Remember Me

13-remember

14. Rambo

14-rambo

15. The Transporter

15-transporter

16. American Gangster

16-gangster

17. Sweeney Todd

17-sweeney

18. Walk The Line

18-walk

19. Righteous Kill

19-righteous

20. The Twilight Saga: New Moon

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