What Kinds of Movie Posters and Formats Are Shown on Movie Posters Gallery?

Movie Posters Gallery presents a single private collection of original movie posters and complete lobby card sets, spanning cinema from its earliest days through current releases. According to the site, the collection numbered 19,969 original posters and complete lobby card sets as of its October 9, 2026 update. The posters are not for sale, so the site functions as a viewing archive rather than a shop. Formats range from small home-video and lobby-sized pieces up to very large international posters, and the collection mixes vintage classics, modern titles, re-releases, and private commission work.

What the collection covers

The site describes itself as the world's largest private collection of movie posters online, with material "from the earliest days of cinema through today." The visible catalog entries confirm that span: 1930s–1960s titles such as Jamaica Inn (1939), Spellbound (1945), Joan of Arc (1948), and The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) sit alongside 1970s–1980s films like Soylent Green (1973), Alien (1979), The Shining (1980), and Gremlins (1984), plus 1990s and 2000s titles such as Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).

The collection also includes television and streaming material, for example Stranger Things posters tied to its 2016, 2019, and 2022 season releases.

Formats and sizes shown

Poster dimensions in the collection vary widely, and the size often signals the poster's origin market or use. Examples drawn from the listings:

The 47x63in and 55x78in sizes are typical of French and other European theatrical posters, while 24x36in and 27x40in-style dimensions are standard U.S. one-sheets. The 92x123in River of No Return entry is an unusually large format. Some entries are also labeled "Linen," indicating the poster has been backed on linen, and one is marked "Rolled" rather than folded.

Lobby card sets

The collection explicitly includes "complete lobby card sets" alongside individual posters, per the site's own count of 19,969 original movie posters and complete lobby card sets. Lobby cards are typically issued as a set of eight small cards used for theater display, so a "complete set" means all cards from that release are present rather than a single card.

Vintage, modern, re-release, and private commission pieces

Beyond era and size, the listings fall into a few useful categories:

• Original vintage theatrical posters — e.g., Jamaica Inn (1939), River of No Return (1954), Une Parisienne (1957).
• Modern releases — e.g., The Hateful Eight (2015), Stranger Things season posters (2016–2022).
• Re-release posters — e.g., Jeanne Dielman... (2023 re-release of the 1975 film), Majo no Takkyūbin / Kiki's Delivery Service (4K 2026 re-release of the 1989 film).
• Private commission posters — e.g., Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Return of the Jedi (1983), and The Shining (1980). These are newly produced artworks, not original studio theatrical issues, so they should be treated as a separate category from vintage originals.
• Home video posters — e.g., Midnight (1982) and the 1981 home video Alien poster, which were made for rental/sale markets rather than cinemas.

Several entries also carry awards or registry tags such as (AAN), (GGDN), (BAFTAW), (AFI), and (National Film Registry), which the site uses to note recognition associated with the film.

What this means if you're browsing the site

Because the posters are not for sale and the site asks visitors not to inquire about purchasing them, the collection is best used for reference: identifying a poster's size, era, or format, or seeing examples of how a given title was marketed in different markets. If you want to see more, the site points visitors to scroll-down galleries on the page and to a separate site, eatbrieposters.com.