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:
The Departed (Warner Bros., 2006).
Starring Leonardo di Caprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson and Mark Wahlberg.
Cochin and Helvetica are trademarks 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.
Minion is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Trajan is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
Bauer Bodoni is a trademark of Bauer Types SA.
Aachen, ITC Franklin Gothic and ITC Roswell are trademarks of International Typeface Corporation and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
Sackers is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
Gill Sans is a trademark of The Monotype Corporation registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
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