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What fonts are used in films? We constantly notice exceptional, humorous, and romantic typefaces on movie posters or announcements and wonder which fonts were used in them. Quite often, the film companies themselves produce these letterforms, and use them solely for their own distribution purposes.

However, there are numerous fonts in the vast Linotype Library that appear similar to some of these designs, and which can convey the same mood as the film.

Here is our selection, which we regularly update and expand.

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Movie: Funny People (Universal Pictures 2009).
Starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann.

Similar font: Akzidenz-Grotesk® Extended
Akzidenz-Grotesk® Extended
 
Movie: Bellamy (Alicéléo, 2009).
Starring Gerard Depardieu, Marie Bunel, Clovis Cornillac.

Similar font: Basic Commercial™ Black
Basic Commercial™ Black
 
Movie: Duplicity (Universal Pictures, 2009).
Starring Clive Owen, Julia Roberts, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Giamatti.

Similar font: Century Gothic™
Century Gothic™
 
Movie: Affären á la Carte (20th Century Fox, 2009).
Starring Karin Viard, Dany Boon, Marina Fois.

Similar font: Futura®
Futura®
 
Movie: The Hangover (Warner Brothers Pictures, 2009).
Starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis.

Similar font: Futura®
Futura®
 
Movie: The Proposal (Touchstone Pictures, 2009).
Starring Ryan Reynolds, Sandra Bulloc.

Similar font: Futura®
Futura®
 
Movie: Alvin and the Chipmunks (Twentieth Century Fox, 2009).
Starring Jason Lee, David Cross.

Similar font: Gill Sans® Ultra Bold
Gill Sans® Ultra Bold
 
Movie: Hilde (Warner Brothers, 2009).
Starring Heike Makatsch, Dan Stevens, Monica Bleibtreu.

Similar font: Gill Sans®
Gill Sans®
 
Movie: Imagine That (Paramount Pictures, 2009).
Starring Eddie Murphy.

Similar font: Gill Sans®
Gill Sans®
 
Movie: Against The Dark (Sony Pictures, 2009).
Starring Steven Seagal, Jeff Chase.

Similar font: Neue Helvetica®
Neue Helvetica®
 
Movie: 17 Again (Warner Brothers, 2009).
Starring Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Michelle Trachtenberg, Thomas Lennon, Sterling Knight.

Similar font: Neue Helvetica®
Neue Helvetica®
 
Movie: G-Force (Walt Disney Pictures, 2009).
Starring Bill Nighy, Nicolas Cage, Steve Buscemi, Penelope Cruz, Will Arnett, Kelli Garner.

Similar font: Neue Helvetica®
Neue Helvetica®
 
Movie: Brüno (Universal Pictures, 2009).
Starring Sacha Baron Cohen.

Similar font: Helvetica®
Helvetica®
 
Movie: Crossing Over (Weinstein Company, 2009).
Starring Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta, Jim Sturgess, Ashely Judd.

Similar font: Helvetica®
Helvetica®
 
Movie: Last Chance Harvey (Ouverture Films, 2009).
Starring Emma Thompson, Dustin Hoffman.

Similar font: Helvetica®
Helvetica®
 
Movie: The Taking of Pelham 123 (Columbia Pictures, 2009).
Starring Denzel Washington, John Travolta.

Similar font: Helvetica®
Helvetica®
 
Movie: Ace Ventura 3 (Warner Brothers Pictures, 2009).
Starring Josh Flitter.

Similar font: Impact™ (modified)
Impact™
 
Movie: My Big Fat Greek Summer (20th Century Fox, 2009).
Starring Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss.

Similar font: Lithos™
Lithos™
 
Movie: Antichrist (IFC Films, 2009).
Starring Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg.

Similar font: Lucida® Bright Demi
Lucida® Bright Demi
 
Movie: Coco Before Chanel (Sony Pictures Classics, 2009).
Starring Audrey Tautou.

Similar font: ITC Mona Lisa® Solid
ITC Mona Lisa® Solid
 
Movie: Pandorum (Constantin Film/Impact Pictures, 2009).
Starring Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Cung Le, Antje Traue.

Similar font: Morris Sans®
Morris Sans®
 
Movie: 2012 (Sony Pictures, 2009).
Starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet.

Similar font: Morris Sans®
Morris Sans®
 
Movie: The Boat That Rocked (Universal Pictures, 2009).
Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost, Rhys Ifans.

Similar font: ITC Serif Gothic® Black
ITC Serif Gothic® Black
 
Movie: S. Darko (20th Century Fox, 2009).
Starring Daveigh Chase, Brianna Evigan, Ed Westwick.

Similar font: Trajan™
Trajan™
 
Movie: The Countess (X Filme International/Celluloid Dreams, 2009).
Starring Julie Delpy, Radha Mitchell, Ethan Hawke.

Similar font: Trajan™
Trajan™
 
Movie: The Time Traveler’s Wife (Warner Brothers Pictures, 2009).
Starring Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams.

Similar font: Weiss® Roman
Weiss® Roman
 
Movie: For the film credits underneath headlines, extremely narrow typefaces are almost always used. One of our best examples of this style is ITC Roswell.
Similar font: ITC Roswell™
ITC Roswell™
 

Helvetica is a trademark of Linotype Corp. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions in the name of Linotype Corp. or its licensee Linotype GmbH. Morris Sans is a trademark of Linotype GmbH registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions. Basic Commercial is a trademark of Linotype GmbH and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

Lithos and Trajan are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

Futura and Weiss are registered trademarks of Bauer Types.

Akzidenz-Grotesk is a trademark of Berthold Types Limited.

Lucida is a registered trademark of Bigelow & Holmes.

ITC Roswell is a trademark of International Typeface Corporation and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

ITC Serif Gothic and Mona Lisa are trademarks of International Typeface Corporation registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and which may be registered in certain other jurisdictions.

Gill Sans is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc. registered in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

Impact is a trademark of Stephenson & Blake Ltd.

Century Gothic is a trademark of The Monotype Corporation and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

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