History CoversAlwaysLie / LiveActionFilms

* The '90s indie film ''Film/SpankingTheMonkey'' has a cover depicting the typical twenty-something slacker known to star in this sort of movie, making it seem to be a SexComedy in the vein of ''Film/{{Clerks}}'', possibly about having ADateWithRosiePalms. In reality, it is a DarkComedy about ParentalIncest.

* [[http://www.randytusha.com/auctions/dash/8-24-12-239.JPG This VHS cover]] of ''Film/{{Julius Caesar|1970}}'' starring Creator/CharltonHeston. The problem: the cover art proclaims that Heston plays Caesar; he actually plays ''Marc Antony''. Just because he has top billing doesn't generally mean he played the title character.

* Also, the serial killer never stuffs a victim into a phone booth, as shown on the film's poster, although he does harass victims on the phone before killing them.

* While the original ''Film/TheUntoldStory'' have a poster that averts this trope (showing the VillainProtagonist as played by Creator/AnthonyWong slicing up body parts, something that ''did'' happen in the film's climax), the standalone sequel's poster, ''The Untold Story'', have it's poster and promotional materials showing Anthony Wong's character performing the killings and mutilations or corpses. In actuality Wong plays a whole different character in the sequel, a policeman investigating an unrelated murder incident and was in fact one of the ''good guys''.

* The DVD and Blu-Ray covers for [[Film/BodiesBodiesBodies BODIES BODIES BODIES]] is a group photo of the cast, a majority of them are holding cellphones and have lights on them. The only character not with a light or a phone is [[Creator/PeteDavidson Pete Davidson's]] character David, who is holding a Gurka sword. [[spoiler: He's not the killer. In fact, nobody is the killer in this movie. [[DeadStarWalking David dies first]], via [[AccidentalSuicide accidentally slitting his throat with said Gurka sword]] [[TooDumbToLive while attempting to make a video where he sabers a bottle of champagne.]] [[EverybodyDidIt Everyone else dies from an accident, or in a hysteria-induced fight.]]]]

* Just take a look at this [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/6ee035b1a8e15081f0468ac5d0dec99c/tumblr_pgilu4zRjK1s59zc7o1_1280.jpg hilariously misleading cover art]] for ''Film/{{Troll 2}}''. Three guesses as to whether the big beastie actually appears in the film or not and the first two don't count. The plot synopsis on the back of [[https://www.joblo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/vhs-troll2-2.jpg the VHS cover]] is also misleading. It's like a mix between that movie's plot and the plot of the original ''Film/{{Troll}}''.

* Despite what the postera and DVD covers for ''Film/HerNameIsCat'' claims, the titular protagonist is NOT a {{cyborg}} with a bionic right arm and legs, but is merely a human FemmeFatale. Nor does the movie have any cyborgs (or sci-fi elements for that matter).

* The DVD cover for ''Film/LizzieBordensRevenge'' depicts an [[AnAxeToGrind axe murder]] occurring on a lonely road in the middle of a dark forest. The entire movie takes place inside a sorority house.

* ''Film/StoneCold'' has an alternate cover that depicts [[https://img.rgstatic.com/content/movie/17b2c015-f451-4014-9e40-1bca8f857ff2/poster-780.jpg the protagonist as a cyborg]], an artwork ripped off from ''The Terminator''. The movie is set in the present-day and revolves around a CowboyCop taking down a ruthless biker gang, it has ''zero'' sci-fi elements or cyborgs in it.

* The 1975 film ''Film/ItSeemedLikAeGoodIdeaAtTheTime'' was later marketed as being a John Candy film. While it was one of the earliest films he had appeared in his role in the film was minimal and Candy had only a couple spoken lines.

* The 1975 film ''Film/ItSeemedLikAeGoodIdeaAtTheTime'' was later marketed as being a John Candy film. While it was one of the earliest films he had appeared in his role in the film was quite minor and only consisted of a couple spoken lines.

%%* The very famous poster for ''Defcon 4'' is a reuse of 1976 artwork by Angus Mckie.