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: 49
Total Movies Watched: 127
Different Movies Watched: 112
Hours Watched: 231

Smile 2

3

Smile 2 (2024)

The Substance

3

The Substance (2024)

The Wild Robot

3

The Wild Robot (2024)

The House of the Devil

2

The House of the Devil (2009)

Hellboy: The Crooked Man

2

Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2024)

The Batman

2

The Batman (2022)

The Suspect

2

The Suspect (2013)

Immaculate

2

Immaculate (2024)

Trap

2

Trap (2024)

Azrael

2

Azrael (2024)

Strange Darling

2

Strange Darling (2024)

Venom: The Last Dance

2

Venom: The Last Dance (2024)

Ali

1

Ali (2001)

Simone: Woman of the Century

1

Simone: Woman of the Century (2022)

Ali Wong: Single Lady

1

Ali Wong: Single Lady (2024)

Back to the Future

1

Back to the Future (1985)

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

1

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

Saint Maud

1

Saint Maud (2020)

Evie

1

Evie (2023)

Goosebumps

1

Goosebumps (2015)

Calvary

1

Calvary (2014)

Cuckoo

1

Cuckoo (2024)

Unthinkable

1

Unthinkable (2010)

Ikiru

1

Ikiru (1952)

Cursed

1

Cursed (2005)

The Exorcist

1

The Exorcist (1973)

Die Hard

1

Die Hard (1988)

Dude Bro Party Massacre III

1

Dude Bro Party Massacre III (2015)

The English Patient

1

The English Patient (1996)

Moneyball

1

Moneyball (2011)

The Pope's Exorcist

1

The Pope's Exorcist (2023)

The Witch

1

The Witch (2016)

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

1

The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024)

Apartment 7A

1

Apartment 7A (2024)

King Kong

1

King Kong (2005)

The Mouse Trap

1

The Mouse Trap (2024)

Secret Window

1

Secret Window (2004)

Call Me Chihiro

1

Call Me Chihiro (2023)

A Different Man

1

A Different Man (2024)

Devil in the Flesh

1

Devil in the Flesh (1998)

Oxygen

1

Oxygen (2021)

The Brutalist

1

The Brutalist (2024)

Theatre of Blood

1

Theatre of Blood (1973)

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

1

The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

Deliver Us from Evil

1

Deliver Us from Evil (2020)

1

65 (2023)

Modern Times

1

Modern Times (1936)

The Mechanic

1

The Mechanic (2011)

Han Gong-ju

1

Han Gong-ju (2014)

Sudden Impact

1

Sudden Impact (1983)

MaXXXine

1

MaXXXine (2024)

Benedetta

1

Benedetta (2021)

Emma

1

Emma (1996)

The Ballad of Narayama

1

The Ballad of Narayama (1983)

The Real Macaw

1

The Real Macaw (1998)

The Apprentice

1

The Apprentice (2024)

The Woman

1

The Woman (2011)

Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person

1

Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (2023)

The Boy and the Heron

1

The Boy and the Heron (2023)

Athena

1

Athena (2022)

[REC]²

1

[REC]² (2009)

The Lady from Shanghai

1

The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

1

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)

Waiting for Guffman

1

Waiting for Guffman (1996)

Sting

1

Sting (2024)

Extraction 2

1

Extraction 2 (2023)

Scream

1

Scream (1996)

Ghosts

1

Ghosts (1997)

Elvira's Haunted Hills

1

Elvira's Haunted Hills (2002)

Vagabond

1

Vagabond (1985)

The Conjuring 2

1

The Conjuring 2 (2016)

Terrifier 3

1

Terrifier 3 (2024)

Code Unknown

1

Code Unknown (2000)

Nomadland

1

Nomadland (2021)

Night Swim

1

Night Swim (2024)

The Unfaithful Wife

1

The Unfaithful Wife (1969)

Lee

1

Lee (2024)

Black Swan

1

Black Swan (2010)

Fido

1

Fido (2006)

Sleepy Hollow

1

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Get Carter

1

Get Carter (1971)

The Purge

1

The Purge (2013)

But I'm a Cheerleader

1

But I'm a Cheerleader (2000)

Drive

1

Drive (2011)

Don't Move

1

Don't Move (2024)

Infested

1

Infested (2023)

Trouble Every Day

1

Trouble Every Day (2001)

Satan's Little Helper

1

Satan's Little Helper (2005)

The Ape Man

1

The Ape Man (1943)

The Ring

1

The Ring (2002)

Hold Your Breath

1

Hold Your Breath (2024)

Titane

1

Titane (2021)

Oblivion

1

Oblivion (2013)

Mauvais Sang

1

Mauvais Sang (1986)

[REC]

1

[REC] (2007)

Anora

1

Anora (2024)

Godzilla Minus One

1

Godzilla Minus One (2023)

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

1

Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)

A Brighter Tomorrow

1

A Brighter Tomorrow (2023)

Dead by Midnight (Y2Kill)

1

Dead by Midnight (Y2Kill) (2022)

Killer Klowns from Outer Space

1

Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)

Roses à crédit

1

Roses à crédit (2010)

Teeth

1

Teeth (2008)

Dark Harvest

1

Dark Harvest (2023)

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

1

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

Rippy

1

Rippy (2024)

Promising Young Woman

1

Promising Young Woman (2020)

Cobweb

1

Cobweb (2023)

Reality

1

Reality (2023)

Joker

1

Joker (2019)

Late Night with the Devil

1

Late Night with the Devil (2024)

Speak No Evil

1

Speak No Evil (2024)

Most watched actors

Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche (3)

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

Javier Botet

Javier Botet (3)

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

Frances Lee McCain

Frances Lee McCain (3)

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

Sebastian Stan

Sebastian Stan (3)

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

Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis (3)

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

Carlos Lasarte

Carlos Lasarte (2)

[REC]² (2009)
[REC] (2007)

Martin Donovan

Martin Donovan (2)

The Apprentice (2024)
Unthinkable (2010)

Carey Mulligan

Carey Mulligan (2)

Drive (2011)
Promising Young Woman (2020)

Henry Czerny

Henry Czerny (2)

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

Adam Brody

Adam Brody (2)

The Ring (2002)
Promising Young Woman (2020)