Why movie posters make no sense

Once you notice that the names at the top of a movie poster rarely match the faces beneath, you start to wonder why it happens so often. The Film Data Scientist explains all

My latest Film Data Scientist video, this time investigating why so many film posters seem to have forgotten the names of their lead actors.

I’ll be uploading new video essays every couple of weeks throughout 2026, so make sure you’re subscribed on YouTube to get notified when another drops (also, subscribing will really help me out with the Algorithm Gods, so it would mean a lot to me - thank you!).

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And to help explain the channel, I also created a short channel trailer: