Goodfellas Poster Analysis

Goodfellas Movie Poster.

This is a poster for the film Goodfellas which was based on a true story and gained critical acclimation. The film was based on the Nicolas Pileggi novel which told the true story of Henry Hill as he climbed the ranks of a local mob.

• The poster clearly shows the 3 main characters in the film as they are lit up as the rest of the picture is dark.
• The font is in fitting with other gangster movies as the Godfather follows a similar font.
• Above the actors heads they have their names.
• The men have very formal clothing on, which gangsters have a well known association of wearing.
• There is a dead body underneath the title of the film.
• The setting is America which you can tell by the railway bridge in which the body is under.
• The credits are at the bottom of the poster as others are.
• Neither actor is smiling, they are all pulling serious faces indicating what the theme of the film could be.