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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.

– Click on the image to see an enlargement of the font –

Movie: The Game Plan (Walt Disney Pictures 2007).
Starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Roselyn Sanchez, Kyra Sedgwick.

Similar font: Aachen™ Bold
Aachen by Adobe Bold
 
Movie: Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Universal Pictures, 2008).
Starring Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand & Bill Hader.

Similar font: ITC Avant Garde Gothic® Bold
ITC Avant Garde Gothic® Bold
 
Movie: Ratatouille (Walt Disney Pictures, 2007).
Voices: Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm, Brian Dennehy, Peter O’Toole, Janeane Garofalo, Lou Romano.

Similar font: Copperplate Gothic 30 BC
Copperplate Gothic 30 BC
 
Movie: Caramel (Momentum Pictures, 2008).
Starring Nadine Labki and Yasmine Elmasri.

Similar font: Savoye™
Savoye™
 
Movie: Made of Honor (Columbia Pictures, 2008).
Starring Patrick Dempsey and Michelle Monaghan.

Similar font: Neue Helvetica® 53 Extended
Neue Helvetica® 53 Extended
 
Movie: The Bank Job (Lions Gate Films, 2008).
Starring Jason Statham and Saffron Burrows.

Similar font: Neue Helvetica® 93 Black Extended
Neue Helvetica® 93 Black Extended
 
Movie: Prom Night (Sony/Screen Gems, 2008).
Starring Brittany Snow, Dana Davis, Jessica Troup.

Similar font: Trajan™
Trajan™
 
Movie: Sex and the City (Darren Star Productions, 2008).
Starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth.

Similar font: Trajan™
Trajan™
 
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.

Trajan is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

ITC Roswell and Savoye are trademarks of International Typeface Corporation and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

ITC Avant Garde Gothic is a trademark of International Typeface Corporation registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and which may be registered in certain other jurisdictions.

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