
While putting together this post, I had a hard time with the title. I was going to include the words retro or vintage but then I thought - Are most of these retro or are some of these modern? Here was my conclusion: While some of these illustrations have that retro-feel, most are a modern take on a movie classic.
What these artists have done so well is take a particular scene or character and create a visual representation of the movie. Most of the time, rather than bombard us with visuals, they ask us to draw on our experiences. From Olly Moss's incredibly simplistic black and red movie posters to Tom Whalen and Brandon Schaefer's more colorful, retro-inspired art, I hope you enjoy this collection of some of the most cleverest and coolest retro-modern movie illustrations around!
Rain Man

Olly Moss
American History X

Olly Moss
Big

Spacesick
Back to the Future

Spacesick
The Shining

R Black
Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back

Tom Whalen
The Wizard of Oz

Tom Whalen
Transformers

Tom Whalen
Dawn of the Dead

Tom Whalen
Ghost Busters

Brandon Schaefer
The Dark Knight

Brandon Schaefer
Big Trouble in Little China

Tyler Scout
Inglorious Bastards

Tyler Scout
Watchmen

Ian Vanderhoff
Up

Eric Tan
The Incredibles

Eric Tan
Ratatouille

Eric Tan
Spiderman

~ninjaink
The Harry Potter Series

M.S. Corley (Not all movies yet, but soon to be!)
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