NOW That’s What I Call A Movie Poster! Best Movie Posters of 2017

What is a film without its poster? More than just a bit of marketing, posters have evolved into an art form in their own right, showcasing the work of the world’s greatest illustrators and designers with clever concepts, elegant artwork, and bold original ideas. In celebration of my personal appreciation of movie poster design and with the help of the IMP Awards archives, comes the latest edition in our NOW That’s What I Call A Movie Poster! series, highlighting the best movie posters of 2017.

As we have seen over the years a great movie poster does not always translate into a great movie, in the same way, a great movie does not translate into a great movie poster. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, then by the same token, a movie poster is worth a thousand pictures. It’s responsible for encapsulating the tone, story, and visual style of a film in one large image.

I think these are the best movie posters of the year and have demonstrated a different style or perspective than the normal poorly executed movie posters we see, where the vast majority of marketing consultants just lazily slap together pictures of the stars in Photoshop (floating heads), colour it teal and orange and send it off to the printers. The featured posters are clever, daring, unforgettable and sometimes just plain risqué, as in the case of Felt from 2015.

What do you think is the best movie poster? Do you have a favourite design or poster artist? Do you think we have missed a poster from the year? Let us know in the comments.

All I See Is You
Poster design by The Refinery

Along for the Ride
Poster artwork by Akiko Stehrenberger

Baby Driver
Poster design by BLT Communications, LLC Poster artwork by Rory Kurtz

Beach Rats
Poster design by The Boland Design Company

Beauty and the Beast
Poster artwork by Matt Ferguson

Blade of the Immortal
Poster design by Gravillis Inc.

Blade Runner 2049
Poster design by WORKS ADV

Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
Poster design by LA

Colossal
Poster design by The Boland Design Company Poster artwork by Tim Biskup

The Dark Tower
Poster design by WORKS ADV

Deadpool 2
Poster design by BLT Communications, LLC Poster artwork by Steven Chorney

Donald Cried
Poster design by Gravillis Inc. Poster artwork by Akiko Stehrenberger

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Poster design by B O N D

The Hitman's Bodyguard
Poster design by LA

It Comes at Night
Poster design by InSync Plus

The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Poster design by OTMentertain

Kong: Skull Island
Poster design by Little Giant Studios

Murder on the Orient Express
Poster design by Art Machine

My Cousin Rachel
Poster design by Creative Partnership

Personal Shopper
Poster design by InSync Plus

The Post
Poster design by BLT Communications, LLC

Scream, Queen: My Nightmare on Elm Street
Poster artwork by Matt Ryan Tobin

Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Poster design by LA

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

The Tribes of Palos Verdes
Poster design by Devon Gibbs

We hope you have enjoyed reading our collection of the best movie poster of 2017. Let us know in the comments what your favourites are. If you are wanting to find the best movie posters from other years just select below.