Week 43

Single Character Posters

This week's challenge is nice and simple, watch a movie with a poster that features just one character.

This challenge is a great one as there's bound to be something on your watchlist that counts. Whether a lone hero/villain, an animated creature, or even a mysterious silhouette as long as the poster contains a single character you're onto a winner.

That means no secondary characters as silhouettes, reflections or shadows. But feel free to look at alternate official movie posters to find one that speaks to you.

This challenge emphasizes the power of minimalism in movie marketing, where one figure tells us everything we need to know about the story’s central focus.

Below we’ve added some suggestions/recommendations for movies that would count for the challenge. Let us know what you’ve watched, what you’re thinking of watching, or whether you’ve got any recommendations to pass to your fellow CineChums.

Suggestions

These movies are mentioned in the video as potential suggestions for the challenge.

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Ali

Am I Ok?

Black Swan

Bullitt

Christine

Cocktail

Come and See

Commando

Crimes of Passion

Cruella

Death Wish

First Man

Heaven Can Wait

House

Leo

Lone Survivor

Longlegs

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Mulan

Oppenheimer

Private Benjamin

Promising Young Woman

RoboCop

Skyscraper

Taxi Driver

The Cable Guy

The Foreigner

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

The Rocketeer

To Die For

TÁR

Zoolander

Challenge Stats

Completed the Challenge: 46
Total Movies Watched: 124
Different Movies Watched: 109
Hours Watched: 225

The Wild Robot

3

The Wild Robot (2024)

The Substance

3

The Substance (2024)

Smile 2

3

Smile 2 (2024)

Strange Darling

2

Strange Darling (2024)

The House of the Devil

2

The House of the Devil (2009)

The Suspect

2

The Suspect (2013)

Hellboy: The Crooked Man

2

Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2024)

Immaculate

2

Immaculate (2024)

The Batman

2

The Batman (2022)

Venom: The Last Dance

2

Venom: The Last Dance (2024)

Azrael

2

Azrael (2024)

Trap

2

Trap (2024)

Drive

1

Drive (2011)

Fido

1

Fido (2006)

Extraction 2

1

Extraction 2 (2023)

Oblivion

1

Oblivion (2013)

Deliver Us from Evil

1

Deliver Us from Evil (2020)

King Kong

1

King Kong (2005)

Terrifier 3

1

Terrifier 3 (2024)

[REC]²

1

[REC]² (2009)

Infested

1

Infested (2023)

Sleepy Hollow

1

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Speak No Evil

1

Speak No Evil (2024)

Athena

1

Athena (2022)

Call Me Chihiro

1

Call Me Chihiro (2023)

Teeth

1

Teeth (2008)

Code Unknown

1

Code Unknown (2000)

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

1

Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)

Calvary

1

Calvary (2014)

Black Swan

1

Black Swan (2010)

Ali

1

Ali (2001)

Don't Move

1

Don't Move (2024)

Theatre of Blood

1

Theatre of Blood (1973)

Dark Harvest

1

Dark Harvest (2023)

Get Carter

1

Get Carter (1971)

The Mouse Trap

1

The Mouse Trap (2024)

Scream

1

Scream (1996)

Lee

1

Lee (2024)

Oxygen

1

Oxygen (2021)

Goosebumps

1

Goosebumps (2015)

The Conjuring 2

1

The Conjuring 2 (2016)

Ali Wong: Single Lady

1

Ali Wong: Single Lady (2024)

The Apprentice

1

The Apprentice (2024)

The Ape Man

1

The Ape Man (1943)

Killer Klowns from Outer Space

1

Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)

Back to the Future

1

Back to the Future (1985)

The Exorcist

1

The Exorcist (1973)

Evie

1

Evie (2023)

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

1

The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024)

The Woman

1

The Woman (2011)

Joker

1

Joker (2019)

Benedetta

1

Benedetta (2021)

Ghosts

1

Ghosts (1997)

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

1

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)

Mauvais Sang

1

Mauvais Sang (1986)

The Real Macaw

1

The Real Macaw (1998)

[REC]

1

[REC] (2007)

Dead by Midnight (Y2Kill)

1

Dead by Midnight (Y2Kill) (2022)

Titane

1

Titane (2021)

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

1

The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

Godzilla Minus One

1

Godzilla Minus One (2023)

The English Patient

1

The English Patient (1996)

Apartment 7A

1

Apartment 7A (2024)

The Boy and the Heron

1

The Boy and the Heron (2023)

Emma

1

Emma (1996)

Cursed

1

Cursed (2005)

A Brighter Tomorrow

1

A Brighter Tomorrow (2023)

Hold Your Breath

1

Hold Your Breath (2024)

Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person

1

Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (2023)

Han Gong-ju

1

Han Gong-ju (2014)

The Purge

1

The Purge (2013)

Night Swim

1

Night Swim (2024)

Devil in the Flesh

1

Devil in the Flesh (1998)

Roses à crédit

1

Roses à crédit (2010)

Die Hard

1

Die Hard (1988)

Waiting for Guffman

1

Waiting for Guffman (1996)

The Mechanic

1

The Mechanic (2011)

The Lady from Shanghai

1

The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

1

65 (2023)

Anora

1

Anora (2024)

Sting

1

Sting (2024)

The Unfaithful Wife

1

The Unfaithful Wife (1969)

Simone: Woman of the Century

1

Simone: Woman of the Century (2022)

The Witch

1

The Witch (2016)

Cuckoo

1

Cuckoo (2024)

Moneyball

1

Moneyball (2011)

Trouble Every Day

1

Trouble Every Day (2001)

Rippy

1

Rippy (2024)

Ikiru

1

Ikiru (1952)

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

1

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

Sudden Impact

1

Sudden Impact (1983)

MaXXXine

1

MaXXXine (2024)

But I'm a Cheerleader

1

But I'm a Cheerleader (2000)

Promising Young Woman

1

Promising Young Woman (2020)

Secret Window

1

Secret Window (2004)

A Different Man

1

A Different Man (2024)

Unthinkable

1

Unthinkable (2010)

Saint Maud

1

Saint Maud (2020)

Dude Bro Party Massacre III

1

Dude Bro Party Massacre III (2015)

Satan's Little Helper

1

Satan's Little Helper (2005)

Late Night with the Devil

1

Late Night with the Devil (2024)

Vagabond

1

Vagabond (1985)

Cobweb

1

Cobweb (2023)

The Ring

1

The Ring (2002)

The Brutalist

1

The Brutalist (2024)

Reality

1

Reality (2023)

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

1

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)

Elvira's Haunted Hills

1

Elvira's Haunted Hills (2002)

The Pope's Exorcist

1

The Pope's Exorcist (2023)

Most watched actors

Javier Botet

Javier Botet (3)

The Conjuring 2 (2016)
[REC]² (2009)
[REC] (2007)

Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche (3)

The English Patient (1996)
Code Unknown (2000)
Mauvais Sang (1986)

Frances Lee McCain

Frances Lee McCain (3)

Hold Your Breath (2024)
Scream (1996)
Back to the Future (1985)

Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis (3)

Venom: The Last Dance (2024)
The Batman (2022)
King Kong (2005)

Sebastian Stan

Sebastian Stan (3)

A Different Man (2024)
Black Swan (2010)
The Apprentice (2024)

John Turturro

John Turturro (2)

The Batman (2022)
Secret Window (2004)

Henry Czerny

Henry Czerny (2)

The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
Fido (2006)

Bernard Hepton

Bernard Hepton (2)

Emma (1996)
Get Carter (1971)

Pablo Rosso

Pablo Rosso (2)

[REC]² (2009)
[REC] (2007)

Mary Black

Mary Black (2)

The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
Fido (2006)