Continuity mistake: When Michelle tries to reach for the statue, in the close-up there's a dim light shining and a small souvenir license plate next to it. Also, there's a white bag to the left of the shoe. In the wide angle, the light is brighter, the license plate is gone, and the white bag is now to the right of the shoe.
Sacha
13th Dec 2023
Frantic (1988)
26th Feb 2003
Frantic (1988)
Continuity mistake: When Harrison Ford is on the rooftop and the suitcase accidentally opens, the Statue of Liberty goes flying off the rooftop and on to the ground, several stories down. In the next shot, the little statue is perched at the edge of the rooftop. Also, the clothes that fly away magically reappear next to the suitcase a shot later.
3rd Dec 2023
The Equalizer 3 (2023)
Continuity mistake: When the Mafia boss dies, he falls next to a fruit stall. A crate falls next to his head, and fruit falls on the floor. When the shot changes, the crate has moved away, and the fruit has vanished.
27th Nov 2023
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
Continuity mistake: When John is killed, the stool on the right moves away between shots.
23rd Nov 2023
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
Continuity mistake: When Indy is hanged, the bomb falls downwards slowly. Check the writing on it, and you'll notice that a shot later, the bomb has moved upwards and is repeating the previous movement.
21st Nov 2023
Legal Eagles (1986)
Continuity mistake: When Laura is driving on a one-way empty street, chasing the gunman, about to drive contraflow, a wide street packed with cars suddenly appears in the close-ups, which belongs to the following scene. Later on, she drives the wrong way on a 3-lane contraflow street where dozens of cars surround her. However, in the close-up, the road behind her is suddenly empty.
19th Aug 2009
Earthquake (1974)
Revealing mistake: When the elevator crashes, there's a really crappy splat of blood on screen that appears abruptly, which is a very obvious over-impression of a painting.
11th Jul 2023
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
Continuity mistake: When Indy and Helena find the antikythera in Archimedes' tomb, it's covered in dust and no features are visible. When Indy reaches for it, it's just slightly dusty.
22nd Apr 2005
The Sting (1973)
Continuity mistake: When Lt. Snyder breaks the phone booth window with his gun and points it at Hooker, Hooker's hat falls off. Yet in the next shot over Lt. Snyder's shoulder you can see that Hooker's hat is back on his head.
6th Nov 2023
The Sting (1973)
Visible crew/equipment: When Robert Redford is being chased by Lt. Snyder, he jumps from a high place to the ground. One can easily tell it's not Redford but a stunt double.
11th Jul 2023
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
Continuity mistake: When Indy is shot, he falls with the strap of his satchel running down the side of his body. A shot later, he lies with the strap running across his chest. Then, a shot later, the strap is nowhere to be seen.
1st Jul 2023
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
Continuity mistake: When the villains are following Indy through the caves, the old wooden bridge completely breaks and falls apart. However, when they make their escape across the same bridge, it's intact with only a couple of wooden slats broken.
21st Nov 2023
Legal Eagles (1986)
Visible crew/equipment: When Logan is changing his shirt in his office and Blanchard steps in, lighting screens are reflected on his lenses all the time.
21st Nov 2023
Legal Eagles (1986)
Visible crew/equipment: When Logan and Laura exit the auction house, a camera or black piece of filming equipment is reflected on the window. Can't be a street sign because it moves all the time, and there is no sign next to the car on the opposite shots.
21st Nov 2023
Legal Eagles (1986)
22nd Oct 2014
Legal Eagles (1986)
Continuity mistake: In the scene where he is fixing breakfast for his daughter, Robert Redford's shirt sleeves are down. When he goes to rescue the burning toast in the oven, his shirt sleeves are up and then they are down again. (00:15:00)
8th Nov 2023
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: When Marty tells George how to flirt with Lorraine, they both enter the diner and Marty sits on the back of the counter but disappears between shots, only to reappear later on. Also, the extras around him change, although they're all dressed in similarly colored clothes. Check a man in a plaid jacket next to the blonde girl in pink, who disappears when Marty trips Biff. This continuity havoc was due to the combination of Eric Stoltz scenes and new Michael J. Fox reshoots.
26th Aug 2003
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: When Michael J Fox's parent kiss and the family picture (with everyone standing on the grass) gets fixed, Michael places the photo on the guitar, gets very happy and starts playing the guitar enthusiastically. Seconds later, a brief shot of the guitar shows the picture with Marty only, his brothers are missing. (01:26:18)
22nd Oct 2022
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Visible crew/equipment: At the drive in theater, Marty says he'll put the boots on when he gets there. The camera pans to the left to follow Marty and Doc as they continue to talk. On the very far left side of the screen, the shadow of the boom mic briefly dips into frame. This happens just before Doc walks over to the DeLorean from his car. (00:16:35)
1st Feb 2007
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Visible crew/equipment: When Marty is with Jennifer in his new truck, as the camera cranes down to where they're talking, you can see a crewmember with a white shirt and some of the camera and crane. (01:46:10)
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