While the majority of American film posters might be a combination of floating heads and exploding things exploding in front of other exploding things, the rest of the world is allowed a bit more freedom.
So, over the years, we've seen some slightly more radical and inventive creations coming from further afield. Check out the following gallery of the 30 coolest movie posters from around the world.
Fatal Attraction
Year: 1987
Country: Poland
King Kong
Year: 1976
Country: Japan
The Empire Strikes Back
Year: 1980
Country: Hungary
Deliverance
Year: 1972
Country: Yugoslavia
The Wicker Man
Year: 1973
Country: Belgium
Metropolis
Year: 1927
Country: France
Harold & Maude
Year: 1971
Country: Italy
The Godfather
Year: 1972
Country: Cuba
Sugarland Express
Year: 1974
Country: France
Amelie
Year: 2001
Country: Japan
King Kong
Year: 1933
Country: France
Duel
Year: 1971
Country: Sweden
Crocodile Dundee
Year: 1986
Country: Poland
Carrie
Year: 1976
Country: Spain
Dark Star
Year: 1974
Country: Germany
Jaws
Year: 1975
Country: Czechoslovakia
Casablanca
Year: 1942
Country: France
Scanners
Year: 1981
Country: Italy
Bullitt
Year: 1968
Country: Poland
Let The Right One In
Year: 2009
Country: France
Sightseers
Year: 2012
Country: Germany
Jaws 2
Year: 1978
Country: Poland
Psycho
Year: 1960
Country: Italy
Easy Rider
Year: 1969
Country: Japan
The Cowboys
Year: 1972
Country: Romania
Darkman
Year: 1990
Country: Japan
The Abyss
Year: 1989
Country: Germany
Godzilla
Year: 1954
Country: Czechoslovakia
The Master
Year: 2012
Country: Spain
Dirty Dancing
Year: 1987
Country: Poland