35 Awesome Movie Cosplay Costumes

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Two-Face

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Han Solo

The Costume: Shame this one was shop bought, but no denying it looks great.

Eye For Detail: Loving the hipster belt, with its various appliances. Cool gun, too.

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Catwoman

The Costume: Now here’s how to make an awesome costume at home – we bet Michelle Pfeiffer couldn’t have whipped up something quite as impressive as this. Costume wearer June has eBay to thank for many of the pieces.

Eye For Detail: The latex mask is a triumph, while the necklace harks back to Catwoman’s earlier comic appearances.

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Gogo Ubari

The Costume: If looks could kill, Gogo would still use that ball and chain to make sure you were really a goner.

Player Hester likes that Gogo is “still very cute” even though she’s an utter psycho.

Eye For Detail: We wouldn’t like to meet that ball in an alleywall, even if it is just made from papier-mâché.

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Goblin King Jareth

The Costume: This one cost £60 – we’re sure most of that went on the hair ‘do. Impressive.

Eye For Detail: Um, he’s got the infamous bulge down... Liking the collar, too.

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Silk Spectre

The Costume: Not quite as tight-fitting as the original threads worn by Malin Åkerman, but still an amazing effort considering it’s entirely self-made. Points for shininess.

Eye For Detail: The heels are killer, and she’s got the pattern down pat.

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Enterprise Crew Member

The Costume: This svelte number is a brilliant tribute to the original ‘60s Star Trek uniform worn by the likes of Nichelle Nichols; thigh-grazing skirt, black boots and that eye-catching Enterprise badge.

Eye For Detail: The belt with all its bits and bobs is awesome. The finishing on the arms is a nice touch. We fancy a phone-holder like that, an’ all.

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Bumblebee

The Costume: There’s a girl in there somewhere, though the outfit’s so convincing we thought we were looking at an actual member of Michael Bay’s cast.

Took a year to finish this intricate number, though it only cost £70 in the end.

Eye For Detail: There are wheels on the sides of the feet!

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Princess Nuala

The Costume: Yep, it’s her from Hellboy II: The Golden Army , the renegade royal who is trying to escape the clutches of her evil brother.

Considering the detail here, it’s surprising it only took two days to create, for a meagre £35. The fabric had to be dyed four times. Nice one.

Eye For Detail: Are those blue toenails? Talk about attention to detail...

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Hellboy

The Costume: Oh look, and here’s Nuala’s helping hero.

The mask and Right Hand Of Doom are both self-sculpted, with the rest of the outfit pieced together from various shop-bought bits. Startlingly realistic – Hellboy’s skinnier younger brother, perhaps?

Eye For Detail: Belt logo and the horse shoe are nice flourishes. Plus, tail!

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Joshua Winning

Josh Winning has worn a lot of hats over the years. Contributing Editor at Total Film, writer for SFX, and senior film writer at the Radio Times. Josh has also penned a novel about mysteries and monsters, is the co-host of a movie podcast, and has a library of pretty phenomenal stories from visiting some of the biggest TV and film sets in the world. He would also like you to know that he "lives for cat videos..." Don't we all, Josh. Don't we all.