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The greatest taglines ever conceived
 3497  8  8.5 Tagline: "In space, no one can hear you scream"
Intensifying the horror that Ripley and her crew already face is the fact that they are utterly isolated and unable to call for any help whatsoever. Who knows how many times this line has been parodied since? Relevancy 10/10 Exhilaration 8/10 
1583 7.1 7.5 Tagline: "Be afraid, be very afraid"
Probably sounding out a warning about the horrors of unchecked scientific research, as well as Jeff Goldblum's doomed and terribly mutated character. Relevancy 8/10 Exhilaration 8/10 The Flagship's rating:
 
1216 7.8 8 Tagline: "When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the Earth."
If I recall they loved their own tagline so much that they slipped it into the dialogue in the film. Extremely memorable and vivid in any case. When no other explanations are offered as the cause of the zombie outbreak, you have to start formulating your own. Relevancy 9/10 Exhilaration 9/10 The Flagship's rating:
4917 8 8.8 Tagline: "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..."
Eponymous with the start of each Star Wars film. Worldwide recognition of this tagline must be huge. Relevancy 10/10 Exhilaration 2/10 The Flagship's rating:
 
1709 7.8 8.2 Tagline: "Man is The Warmest Place to Hide."
A pretty ingenious taste of what the film has to offer without giving too much of the horror away. Cleverly linking in with the fact that they are stranded in the Antarctic tundra. Relevancy 10/10 Exhilaration 8/10 The Flagship's rating:
8215 8 8.8 Tagline: "One ring to rule them all"
I wonder how many times this line has appeared in a best man's speech at a nerd's wedding. Relevancy 10/10 Exhilaration 5/10 The Flagship's rating:
 
2143 7.4 8.1 Tagline: "His entire life was a million-to-one shot"
If this tagline does anything it at least makes you empathise with the boxer, maybe even more than his infinitely caring nature and good spirit. Relevancy 7/10 Exhilaration 5/10 The Flagship's rating:
3176 8.3 8.8 Tagline: "As far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a gangster."
The prospects for any gangster in a mafioso film are always pretty grim, but this line adds an immediate sense of even greater foreboding. Relevancy 10/10 Exhilaration 6/10 The Flagship's rating:
1046 6.5 7.1 Tagline: "Heroes never die... they just reload"
That's more like it! If this doesn't get the adrenaline flowing more than just reading the titular character's name alone, then nothing will. It's also a pretty grim insight into the life that Rambo leads. Relevancy 6/10 Exhilaration 10/10 The Flagship's rating:
 
1544 5.2 5.5 Tagline: "Whoever wins... we lose"
As much as the film was awful beyond repair, the tagline was exceptionally brilliant given the nature of the battle that occurred within it. It was probably relevant to both film franchises too. Relevancy 6/10 Exhilaration 7/10 The Flagship's rating:
7250 7.7 8 Tagline: "The story of an uncommonly gentle man."
A tagline that just romanticises Edward even more than his actions in the film, thus making his downfall seem all the more tragic. Relevancy 7/10 Exhilaration 2/10 The Flagship's rating:
2077 7.7 8.2 Tagline: "The first casualty of war is innocence."
War films are always treading a thin line between moral messages and cliches, but I'll just about let this one off. Just how innocent the platoon were before the war is open to question though! Relevancy 3/10 Exhilaration 5/10 The Flagship's rating:
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Good list...
Horror films have the most effective tags. It's the implicit threat that makes them so impactful.
Comedies can also work very good taglines onto the poster. A fairly recent goodie is for HOT FUZZ - "Big cops. Small town. Moderate violence."
The Godfather " An offer you can't refuse. "
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind " You can erase someone from your mind. Getting them out of your heart is another story."
Wicker Park " Passion never dies. "
Ghost " Believe. "
City of Angels " She didn't believe in angels until she fell in love with one. "