Best movie continuity mistakes of 2015

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Palm Trees in the Snow picture Palm Trees in the Snow mistake picture

Continuity mistake: Whilst Killian is whipping the black man, Ose runs up to him and holds his arm. In this shot, he is holding onto Killian's arm with both hands, but in the next shot, he is only holding onto Killian's arm with one hand. (00:48:47)

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Continuity mistake: At the very start of the movie as the 2 guys walk down the alley way, the one in the black jacket lifts his arm up as he passes the rubbish bin. In the next shot from the front both his arms are in his pockets and the rubbish bins completely disappear. (01:00:00 - 01:01:00)

gazza2009

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Continuity mistake: When Nicolas Cage is standing on a roof top patio with the oil industry financier, an orange disappears. The oil guy is peeling an orange as he talks to NC and then when Cage leaves the scene the orange is gone without it ever being eaten or discarded. (01:00:00 - 01:05:00)

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Continuity mistake: Ray is on the phone with his girlfriend; as he says "Whatever you say, Ashley", the green scrapbook is closed. It is open again next, just as it was open before. (00:02:00)

Sammo

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Continuity mistake: Chris is standing near the middle of the edges of the high boulder, and there is a knee-high mound near his right leg. In a distant front view, Chris stands with his right foot at the edge. The small mound, which blocks the view of his lower right leg, is no longer there. (00:04:58 - 00:05:40)

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Continuity mistake: Right at the beginning of the movie, the Sergeant pulls his jeep over and headbutts a prisoner who is carrying a Danish flag, seizing it. In the following shot he has his arms open and shoves away another prisoner, no flag in his hands. Next shot, he's standing by the bleeding prisoner, folded flag in hand. (00:02:25)

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Continuity mistake: When Griffin gets out of bed, when he hears the clown song he pushes the bed sheets forward about 3 feet from the pillow but when his dad goes into Griffin's room, the sheets have been pulled up about half that length.

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Continuity mistake: Starting their investigation by the pool, Maggie remarks about the difficulties of finding a body in the woods at night. Brooke Burns' hair is clear off her shoulders all of a sudden, while it's in front of them in most of the rest of the scene. (00:24:25)

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Joy (2015)

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Continuity mistake: Near the beginning of the movie when Joy is in her airline's company uniform and getting ready to go to work, the knot on her scarf changes from loose to tight several times in the different shots.

Mark J. Pogan

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Continuity mistake: The first time we see Roland on his own at the bar, he's talking with the bartender, Michel. When he asks Roland in French where his wife is, Niels Arestrup's arm changes position instantaneously in an edit mid-sentence, and does the same a couple more times after. (00:11:30)

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Continuity mistake: Charlie's mock trial: the latina maid walks up the stairs, with Sebastian saying "OhmahGod, thank you." In the foreground, London is holding her goblet with her right hand, but in the next shot she has it in her left. (00:05:15)

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Continuity mistake: When Specs and Tucker first arrive, pay attention to the cupcake Tucker is eating. When Tucker says "Thanks little man, some of my best editing on that one!", the cupcake still has frosting on top and he begins to peel the wrapper from it. The film cuts and suddenly there's no more frosting, nor is his hand still removing the wrapper. Then, over the next series of edits, the amount of frosting on the cupcake and the amount of cupcake left in his hand changes repeatedly.

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Continuity mistake: After Jupiter receives her Tax ID number, when they're at Seals and Signets the man takes the ID and holds it up with his right hand, but next shot it's up in his left hand, then it's back up in his right hand. Additionally, after he puts the ID in the machine he takes it out with his left hand, but next shot it's up in his right hand. (01:05:00)

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Continuity mistake: The resident bully approaches Mara once her rather embarrassing mum left. Mara turns around and tries to power her way out of the predicament; in the background, the girl with the bright red dress has her arm across her waist, but at the cut she has both arms behind her back. (00:02:40)

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Continuity mistake: In the opening scene, the two friends discuss about the pool and various fluids including the pleasant effects of the waterjets on their ladyparts. During these amenities, the sleeve of the bathing robe on the bench switches position back and forth between two positions (showing the stripe or not). (00:03:00)

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Continuity mistake: The scene where Lilly meets the new art dealer. Lilly holds the brandy in 'his' left hand then right hand then left hand then right hand in different shots. (01:04:00)

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Continuity mistake: During the fight scene with the contract killer in the apartment building, the killer's coat catches fire. As the scene and fight continues, the coat is no longer on fire. (01:16:30)

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Continuity mistake: During the saloon heist, Luke Wilson comes in to distracts Harvey Keitel. Danny pulls out a roll of banknotes to buy "some real scotch from Scotchland"; one of the girls poured a drink to Smiley and put the bottle down, but the bottle in a following shot is in a different position. (00:50:50)

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