A L1st Of 2ymbolic Titl3s ...
by yurenchu | Public
The digit "1" replaces a letter I, and the digit "0" replaces a letter O.
A dollar sign "$" replaces one of the letters S in the word "success".
a.k.a. "HU$TLE". In the on-screen title and most promos, adverts etc. for this series, a dollar sign "$" replaces the letter S.
a.k.a. "HUM∀NS". The letter A is written as an upside-down A, which is actually a mathematical symbol (used in predicate logic).
a.k.a. ΛTLΛNTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE. In the original movie poster artwork, the Greek letter Λ ('lambda') replaces capital letters A.
a.k.a. HUИTED: The War Against Gays In Russia. In promotional adverts, the Cyrillic letter И ("Í") replaces a letter N.
Furthermore, in the subtitle, several Latin letters are stylized according to (non-equivalent) Cyrillic letters:
- T stylized as a mirrored Г ("G"),
- E stylized as a mirrored Э ("É"),
- A stylized as Д ("D"),
- S stylized as И ("Í") on its side,
- Y stylized as У ("U").)
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a.k.a. BORДT. In the original movie poster artwork, the Cyrillic letter Д ("D") replaces the letter A.
a.k.a. MURD3R 8Y NUM8ERS. In original movie poster artwork, a horizontally flipped digit "3" replaces a letter E, and the digit "8" replaces the letters B.
The digit "5" replaces capital letters S in the subtitle.
a.k.a. "the NIN9" (2005). In promotional adverts, a horizontally flipped digit "9" replaces the letter E.
a.k.a. Lucky Number S7evin. The original movie poster features an upside-down digit "7" instead of a letter L in the word "Slevin".
a.k.a. T1MER. In some promotional artwork, the letter I is stylized like a digit "1" from a digital clock.
a.k.a. FAK£RS. In the movie poster artwork, a pound sterling sign "£" replaces the letter E.
a.k.a. L4YER CAK3. In the original movie poster artwork, the digit "4" replaces a letter A, and a horizontally flipped digit "3" replaces a letter E.
a.k.a. TAK3N. The digit "3" doubles for the letter E.
a.k.a. Phantasm: OblIVion. In the movie poster artwork, the Roman numeral "IV" doubles for the letters IV.
Similarly:
- Phantasm: Ravager (2016) (2015) a.k.a. Phantasm: RaVager. In the movie poster artwork, the Roman numeral "V" doubles for the letter V.
a.k.a. FANT4STIC. The digit "4" doubles for a letter A.
A cent sign "¢" replaces the letter C.
Other similar titles:
- Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1982) (1982 TV series)
- Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998) (1998 Video)
A dollar sign "$" replaces a letter S.
Other similar titles:
- Las Vegas Vivas BABY ONE (2015)
- Lost Vega$ (2007) (2007)
a.k.a. How to Beat the High Co$t of Living. A dollar sign "$" replaces a letter S.
A dollar sign "$" replaces a letter S in the episode title.
A dollar sign "$" replaces the letters S in the word "sweepstake".
a.k.a. TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY. The digit "1" replaces a letter I, and the digit "3" replaces a letter E.
The digit "5" replaces a letter F.
This title actually doesn't deserve to be in this list because the digit "5" doesn't look similar to a letter F. A list of titles in which the replacing characters/symbols don't look similar to the letters that they replace (but are somehow relevant to the title):
- Jackson 5ive (1971) (1971 TV series)
- 7eventy 5ive (2007) (2007)
- 5ive Girls (2006) (2006)
- 5ive Days to Midnight (2004) (2004)
- 6iX (2015) a.k.a. 6iX
- 6ix (1999) (1999)
- T9X: The Tech N9ne Experience (2004) (2004 Video)
- 5ive Man Confession (2008) (2008)
- 5ive! (2006) (2006)
- 8ight Limbs (2008) (2008)
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The digit "8" replaces Dutch word "acht" (which means "eight"); fully written out, the title is Slachtnacht, which means Slaughter Night.
This title actually doesn't deserve to be in this list because the digit "8" doesn't resemble the letter sequence that it replaces.
A list of titles in which characters that aren't letters (e.g. numbers/digits) replace a word (or part of a word/letter sequence) that sounds similarly:
- Sl8n8 (2006) (2006) a.k.a. Slachtnacht
- K-9 (1989) (1989) - a creative spelling of the word "canine" (= "related to dogs").
- Lilja 4-ever (2002) (2002) - digit "4" replaces the word "for".
- Menace II Society (1993) (1993) - Roman numeral II replaces the word "to".
- 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) (2003) - digit "2" replaces the word "too".
- The Hateful Eight (2015) (2015) a.k.a. The H8ful Eight - digit "8" replaces "ate".
- S2pid Luv (2002) (2002) - digit "2" replaces "tu".
- Apat dapat, dapat apat: Friends 4 lyf and death (2007) (2007) - digit "4" replaces the word "for".
- Poketto monsutâ: Serebî - Toki wo koeta deai (2001) (2002) a.k.a. Pokémon 4Ever - digit "4" replaces the word "for".
- Jungle 2 Jungle (1997) (1997) - digit "2" replaces the word "to".
- Nothin' 2 Lose (2000) (2000 Video)
- Got 2 Believe (2002) (2002)
- Leprechaun 6: Back 2 Tha Hood (2003) (2003 Video)
- Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) (2003) a.k.a. Born 2 Die (Austria, Germany)
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) (2008)
- Dobol Trobol: Lets Get Redi 2 Rambol! (2008) (2008)
- Press Start 2 Continue (2011) (2011 Video)
- The Jungle Book: Return 2 the Jungle (2013) (2013 Video)
- 1 Chance 2 Dance (2014) (2014)
- Step Up 2: The Streets (2008) (2008) - digit "2" doubles for the word "to".
- Final Destination 5 (2011) (2011) a.k.a. 5nal Destination - the digit "5" replaces the letter sequence "fi" (based on sounding similarly to "five").
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a.k.a. "STARGΛ̊TE SG-1". In the original series artwork, a Greek letter Λ ("lambda") with a ring above replaces a letter A. Actually it's not a lambda with a ring above, but a symbol that depicts a pyramid with a moon right on top; this is one of the symbols on the Stargate device.
Likewise:
- Stargåte Infinity (2002) (2002 TV series), stylized as STARGΛ̊TE: INFINITY
- Stargate: Atlantis (2004) (2004 TV series), stylized as STARGATE: ATLΛ̊NTIS
- Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008) (2008 Video), stylized as STARGΛ̊TE the ARK of TRUTH
- Stargate: Continuum (2008) (2008 Video), stylized as STARGΛ̊TE CONTINUUM.
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In some promo art for the movie, a dollar sign "$" replaces the letter S.
a.k.a. AN 1NVISIBLE SI6N. In the movie poster artwork, the digit "1" replaces a letter I, and a digit "6" replaces a letter G.
a.k.a. BAIKONUЯ. In the movie poster artwork, the Cyrillic letter Я ("Ya") replaces the letter R.
A dollar sign "$" replaces all instances of the letter S.
The digit "3" replaces a letter E. (The title refers to the Hindi word for "three", which is pronounced as "teen"/"theen".)
a.k.a. S#x Acts. The number sign "#" replaces the letter I. (The original Hebrew title means "six times".)
a.k.a. You've Got M@il. In some promotional artwork, the title is stylized with an @-sign replacing the letter A.
a.k.a. ΣSCAPΣ TO ATHΣNA . On American movie posters, the Greek letter Σ ("sigma") replaces the letter E.
a.k.a. EXPEC+ING. In movie posters with the alternative title, a plus sign ("+") replaces the letter T.
a.k.a. LENΛ LOVE. In the on-screen opening title, the Greek letter Λ ("lambda") replaces the letter A.
Alternatively stylized as:
⏩E ⏏️RE Y⏺️UR FR⏸️ΞNDS
In some promotional artwork for the movie, symbols of media controls (⏩︎/"Fast Forward", ⏏/"Eject", ⏺/"Record", ⏸/"Pause") replace letters (W, A, O, part of IE, respectively).
a.k.a. THE DΛ VINCI CODE. The Greek letter Λ ("lambda") replaces the letter A.
(Actually, it's not really the Greek letter lambda. The letters A and V in the title are supposed to resemble a "blade" symbol and a "chalice" symbol, respectively. According to the plot of the movie, the "blade" symbol ∧ represents male force/masculinity, and the "chalice" symbol ∨ represents female divinity/femininity.)
a.k.a. D⊕GMA. A sun cross "⨁" (which is also the modern astronomical symbol that represents Earth) replaces the letter O.
a.k.a. THE HEI$T. A dollar sign "$" replaces the letter S.
a.k.a. EA$Y MONEY. A dollar sign "$" replaces the letter S.
a.k.a. "THE ЯUSSIAИS ARE COMING THE ЯUSSIAИS ARE COMING". The Cyrillic letter Я ("Ya") replaces letters R, and the Cyrillic letter И ("Í") replaces letters N.
a.k.a. ANИА . In the original movie poster artwork as well as in the on-screen opening title, the Cyrillic letter И ("Í") replaces the second instance of the letter N (and, arguably, the Cyrillic letter А ("A") replaces the second instance of the letter A).
The title is the lead character's name, and the symbol И can be seen as a Cyrillic letter as well as a mirror image of the letter N. In more ways than one its effect ties in with the premise that the lead character is a Russian double agent, because by combining Western letters with Cyrillic letters the name itself becomes symmetric, and hence looks the same from two opposite directions (from the left and from the right).
a.k.a. I'M Y⏻UR MAN. In the English title, the letter O is stylized as the power symbol ⏻ .
a.k.a. REVOLUTI⏻N . In some promotional artwork, the second letter O is stylized as the power symbol ⏻ .
a.k.a. SEΛ FEVER. In the original movie poster artwork as well as in the on-screen opening title, the Greek letter Λ ("lambda") replaces the letter A.
(Actually, it's probably not meant to be the Greek letter Λ , but rather just the Latin letter A stylized as an arrowhead pointing upwards, while the letter V in "FEVER" resembles an arrowhead pointing downwards.)
stylized on movie poster artwork as TH三 PAP三R TIG三RS . The Chinese/Japanese character 三 (which means "3"/"three") replaces the three instances of the letter E .
The digit "4" doubles for a letter A.