Moss and Fog
In Culture

Hyper Minimal Movie Posters by Michal Krasnopolski

What if you kept reducing and simplifying a theme? What would it look like?

That’s the concept in Michal Krasnopolski’s dramatically simple movie posters. Reduce, reduce, reduce, until the bare essential element is revealed.

For dozens of movies, we see themes reduced to simple lines, referencing the films’ themes or ethos.

Radically reduced, the entire film’s ideas are encapsulated in a simple stroke.

Whether action movie or classic cinema, we appreciate the clever simplification of these iconic movies, and the resulting poster.

Can you understand the simplification theme in each movie poster?

See more of Krasnopolski’s work on his website.

Images © Michal Krasnopolski.

Minimalist poster for 'Citizen Kane' featuring a stylized design with a brown curved line and text detailing the film's cast and crew.
Minimalistic movie poster for 'Fargo' featuring the title in bold red letters at the center.
Minimalist poster for 'Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope', featuring a circular emblem and title details in yellow text.
A minimalist poster for 'Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back' featuring a stylized logo and credits in a black background.
Movie poster for 'Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi' featuring a black background, a large red and yellow 'X' shape, and the film credits at the bottom.
Minimalist movie poster for 'Pulp Fiction' featuring a large white vertical line on a red background with text at the bottom.
Movie poster for 'Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* But Were Afraid to Ask', featuring a large stylized 'Y' on a light background with the cast and crew credits below.
A minimalist movie poster for 'Around the World in 80 Days,' featuring a dark background and a circular graphic with a blue segment, along with credits and cast information at the bottom.
Minimalistic movie poster for 'The Hunt for Red October', featuring a striking emblem against a black background with the film title and credits.
A minimalist movie poster for 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring' featuring a large yellow circle on a dark green background, with movie credits listed at the bottom.
A minimalist movie poster for 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers', featuring a dark brown background with yellow text and vertical lines.
A minimalist movie poster for 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King', featuring a simple geometric design with an orange emblem against a dark blue background.
Minimalist movie poster for 'Empire of the Sun', featuring a large red circle above a yellow horizontal line on a white background, with credits at the bottom.
Movie poster for 'Apollo 13' featuring a minimalist design with a black background and a simple circular graphic in gradient shades, along with the film title and credits at the bottom.
Minimalist poster design for the film 'Singin' in the Rain' featuring abstract shapes and a dark background.
Minimalistic movie poster for 'Back to the Future', featuring stylized gradient lines in red and yellow against a black background with the title and credits at the bottom.
Minimalistic poster for the film 'Rosemary's Baby' featuring a bold red graphic design with a circular element and split sections, set against a dark background.
Movie poster for 'Midnight in Paris' featuring a minimalistic design with a large grey circle and a vertical white line against a dark background, along with the movie title and credits at the bottom.
Minimalist poster design for '101 Dalmatians' featuring a stylized letter 'D' in black with a large circular outline on a white background.
Minimalist movie poster for 'The Seven Year Itch' featuring a stylized fan design against a dark background.
Minimalist poster for the film 'Full Metal Jacket' featuring a green background, simple geometric shapes, and title text.
A minimalist movie poster for 'Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark' featuring a brown background and a large circular design.
Minimalist poster for 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' featuring a red background with a stylized emblem and bold typography.
Minimalist poster for 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade' featuring a gold hourglass symbol on a dark red background.
Promotional poster for the movie 'TRON: Legacy', featuring a circular blue neon design on a dark background, along with the cast and crew credits.
Minimalist poster for the film 'The Hurt Locker' featuring a central, stylized explosion graphic in orange and yellow against a light beige background, with the film title and credits presented at the bottom.
Minimalist poster for 'The Matrix' featuring vertical green lines and black background with title and credits in green text.
Minimalist movie poster for 'North by Northwest' featuring abstract shapes on a red background, with text details including cast and director.
A minimalist movie poster for 'Lost Highway' featuring a dark background with a stylized road leading into the distance, illuminated by a yellow light accent, and the film's credits at the bottom.
Minimalist poster for the movie Superman featuring a blue background and a red diagonal stripe.

Subscribe to Moss and Fog!

Discover more from Moss and Fog

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Related Posts

2 Comments

  1. Carol D

    While Kranolpolsky’s movie posters are nice in a minimalistc sense they do not convey the message of the movies that they represent. Minimalism is just not working here. Though this form was elevated as something “higher” in art at one time the truth is that less is actually less. intros case just not enough information.

  2. Maria Smith

    Impressive. Sharing with my Gifted students.

What do you have to say?

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Discover more from Moss and Fog

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading