13 Movie Posters That Became the Subject of Online Mockery Because They Were Absurdly Photoshopped
You'll find it hard to believe that these mistakes slipped through the cracks.
Movie posters are supposed to sell a film at a glance, but sometimes the Photoshop work ends up stealing the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.
In this roundup, the focus is on 13 posters that drew attention for awkward edits, strange proportions, and visual mistakes that were hard to ignore once people noticed them. From misplaced limbs to faces that look just a little too edited, these designs became internet punchlines instead of polished promotion.
Some of them are so off that it is hard to believe they made it past the final approval stage. Read on for the posters that turned a marketing tool into a meme.
1. The Dark Knight
If you're wondering why Batman can't nip the crime rates in the bud, well, here's your answer: he's not looking through the window.
Instead, he looks like he's admiring the window frame.
© The Dark Knight / Warner Bros.2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
Erwin Schrödinger would probably be clapping his hands if he saw this poster. That's because Harry is both inside and outside the subway car.
We know it's absurd, but if you consider Hogwarts magic, anything is possible!
© Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I / Warner Bros. / EAST NEWS3. Gulliver’s Travels
It's not shocking that Jack Black is being tied up by small men; he is Gulliver, after all.
But if you look closely at his mouth, you'll see that his teeth and tongue are missing! Now we'd like to ask the artist why he decided to remove everything from his mouth.
© Gulliver's Travels / 20th Century Fox
4. 300
King Leonidas fights with a spear in the film, but for some reason, he's wielding a sword in this poster.
And that's not all! Look closely, and you'll notice that it appears the sword is floating behind his hand.
© 300 / Warner Bros.
5. Solace
Poor Colin Farrell. His head proportions were ruined when the art team decided to make his head as big as Anthony Hopkins'.
© Solace / New Line Cinema
That “wait, what?” feeling is the same kind of glitch you get with 70 photos that will make your brain need a restart.
6. Logan
Logan tells the story of Wolverine and Laura, a young mutant girl. In this photo, Hugh Jackman's hand is significantly larger than Dafne Keen's.
This makes people wonder: how can a child have such long fingers?
© ewatk / reddit
7. Watchmen
The flamethrower is fully lit, but The Comedian isn't even pulling the trigger mechanism.
© Watchmen / Paramount Pictures
8. Going the Distance
Drew Barrymore may be hugging her on-screen partner in a romantic way, but just look at her hand.
There are two possibilities here: either Barrymore's shoulder is short, or the artist forgot to retouch the final version of the movie poster.
© Going the Distance / Warner Bros.
9. The Accidental Husband
The movie plot tells us that a man in a suit and a fireman fell for a woman named Emma Lloyd. But aren't they positioned in a way that allows them to conveniently catch her?
© The Accidental Husband / Yari Film Group
10. Over Her Dead Body
Was this poster done at the last minute? Or were the producers mad at Eva Longoria?
Almost every aspect of her in this poster is just wrong. It feels like her head was glued onto another person's body, her knees were removed, and her arms, especially the right one, were elongated.
© Over Her Dead Body / New Line Cinema
11. Terminator Genisys
© Terminator Genisys / Paramount Pictures
12. Ready Player One
That is one long leg! We wonder how tall this guy is.
© Ready Player One / Capital Pictures / EAST NEWS
13. Beauty and the Beast
A rose without thorns is just unnatural. But in Beauty and the Beast, you'll see that the flower doesn't have a single thorn.
They probably didn't want Emma Watson to get hurt, or perhaps it's an artist error. We'll never know.
© Beauty and the Beast / Walt Disney Pictures
Posters are an important part of movie history.
They provide a glimpse into how studios marketed their films. They are also a source of inspiration for contemporary artists.
Unfortunately, these movie posters will always be infamous for how they were designed. Have you seen other movie posters with errors that aren't on this list?
Some poster fails are impossible to unsee.
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