Leonardo DiCaprio in Inception (2010)
Back/silhouette of a character, generally holding a weapon
(Also seen in V for Vendetta, The Dark Knight, Resident Evil: Extinction, Puss In Boots posters)
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The Eye (2008)
Close-up of an eye(Also seen in Seed of Chucky, Godzilla (1998), Avatar, Requiem for a Dream posters)
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Jim Carrey in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Text over character's eyes(Also seen in Julia's Eyes, Spartan, Syriana posters)
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Richard Gere and Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman (1990)
Back-to-back(Also seen in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Two Weeks Notice, No Reservations posters)
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Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network (2010)
Overlaid text(Also seen in Evil Dead, Thor, The King's Speech posters)
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Natalie Mendoza, Shauna Macdonald, Saskia Mulder, Alex Reid, Nora-Jane Noone, and MyAnna Buring in The Descent (2005)
Something forming a face or skull(Also seen in Cabin Fever, The Truman Show, Thir13en Ghosts, Premonition posters)
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Megamind (2010)
The DreamWorks face(Also seen in every DreamWorks poster)
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Michael Gambon and Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Reflection in an eye or glasses(Also seen in Spider-Man 2, They Live, The Matrix Reloaded posters)
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Sylvester Stallone in The Expendables 2 (2012)
Sparks and/or floating debris(Generally seen in action movie posters)
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Jennifer Connelly, Russell Crowe, Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, and Ray Winstone in Noah (2014)
Floating heads(Also seen in X-Men: First Class, The Wolf Man, Iron Man posters)
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Matt Damon in The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Character running down the street(Also seen in Body of Lies, Taken, Tell No One posters)
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Alex Pettyfer in I Am Number Four (2011)
Blue and orange contrast(Also seen in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Tron: Legacy, The Bourne Identity posters)
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Roger Moore, Carole Bouquet, and John Wyman in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Between a woman's legs(Also seen in Sex Drive, Transporter 2, Naked posters)
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Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone in The Help (2011)
Super-saturated bright yellow backgrounds(Mostly seen in independent movies: The Shining, The King's Speech, Capitalism: A Love Story)
