Mistakes from current US & UK cinema and DVD releases

Below are all the major movies on current release in cinemas and on DVD, together with a couple of mistakes for each - click the movie title or the picture to read all the mistakes and to check out quotes, trivia, trailers, and more!

50/50 - 1 mistake

50/50 mistakes

In the scene where Adam and his parents are in the Doctor's office, after his mother states that she doesn't like the lady behind the desk, she gets up to look at a picture on the wall. Her hair is tucked in her jacket. In the next shot, her hair is back out.

Abduction - 2 mistakes

Abduction mistakes

In the scene in the diner, the red cups of soda have the "Coca Cola" label partially visible when Steve/Nathan is in the shot, but in the reverse shot (when Burton is in the shot), the label is completely missing.when the angle should have made the labels even more visible.

When Nathan contacts the web site's operator from Karen's house his current location was tracked but the two agents are deployed to Nathan's house instead .

Bad Teacher - 12 mistakes

Bad Teacher mistakes

During the car wash, Elizabeth swaps from being dry to soaked and back to dry between shots.

The name of the school that Cameron Diaz works at is called John Adams Middle School but after Cameron Diaz meets the zany teacher next door, the next scene shows the outside of the school with a sign that says "Lincoln Middle School" instead.

Contagion - 5 mistakes

Contagion mistakes

When a global map is shown, the location of Toronto is incorrect. What is labelled as Toronto is actually the location of Montreal.

When a global map is shown, Barcelona appears as the capital city of Spain, instead of Madrid.

Cowboys & Aliens - 6 mistakes

Cowboys & Aliens mistakes

In the scene where Daniel Craig and company are chasing after an alien and arrive at a canyon while being intercepted by some bandits, Olivia Wilde can be seen getting off her horse and in an instant, on the next shot, she's got her feet on the ground with her arms in the air. This is on the Extended Blu-Ray version of the film.

When Jake and Woodrow escape from the cave, tons of dust from an explosion hit Jake's left side leaving him looking like he just came out of ground zero, next scene clean as a dirty cowboy can be.

The Hangover Part 2 - 12 mistakes

The Hangover Part 2 mistakes

Bradley Cooper calls Stu "Ed" when they are fleeing from Russians with the monkey.

When Phil, Alan and Stu are sat in the diner near the start of the movie, the amount of orange juice in Phil's glass changes between shots, even though Phil doesn't drink from it once.

Horrible Bosses - 4 mistakes

Horrible Bosses mistakes

Near the end of the movie, the three main characters are handcuffed behind their heads. In the next shot, there are no handcuffs and they are moving their arms freely.

Near the end of the movie when Jennifer Aniston closes the blinds, she isn't wearing examination gloves but when the scene goes to Dale then back to her she is wear gloves.

The Inbetweeners Movie - 22 mistakes

The Inbetweeners Movie mistakes

When Jay and Si are fighting an extra in a red shirt walks past the quad bikes. Camera cuts and he walks past again.

When Jay is pushed in the pool, there are three people in the pool who suddenly disappear as soon as he swims to get out.

Johnny English Reborn - 6 mistakes

Johnny English Reborn mistakes

Karlenko was shot and put into the back seat of the helicopter, lying down. However, when the helicopter takes off you can see the back seat and he has mysteriously disappeared.

When Johnny is distracted in Mozambique and is shown that the electrical power has been switched off, the lever is pushed down in the "off" position. But between shots the lever is suddenly pulled up into the "on" position without Johnny ever touching it.

Killer Elite - 1 mistake

Killer Elite mistakes

In the get-away car you see the driver. The two passengers get in the back seat and their heads are visible. As the car drives away, the passengers appear and disappear several times, yet from the view inside the car they are always at the same height as the rear window.

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol mistakes

The cars in the car park scene are left hand drive (specially the ones involving the main action scenes), but the sequence is set in India, where the cars are right hand drive.

As Ethan and Benji go through the Kremlin Benji isn't wearing glasses, but a cut later he's wearing them.

Moneyball - 11 mistakes

Moneyball mistakes

In the scene where Billy is having ice cream with his daughter, watch the can of whipped cream change even though it wasn't picked up.

Jeremy Giambi and Carlos Peña were not traded on the same day. Giambi was traded on May 22nd and Peña was traded on July 5th.

Paranormal Activity 3 - 2 mistakes

Paranormal Activity 3 mistakes

The film is presented in a high definition raw footage format, which was not available for handheld cameras in 1988.

When Dennis hears the strange noise for the first time and takes his camera with him, to the living room, there's a doll placed leaning against a pillar. As his camera turns back there for the second time, the doll's missing.

Real Steel - 6 mistakes

Real Steel mistakes

During the first round of the Zeus versus Atom fight, as Atom gets knocked down for the third time he initially falls onto the very edge of the WRB logo in the centre of the ring. Yet as soon as the camera changes angles Atom is lying much further in on the logo.

After Max digs out Atom he is covered in mud. In the shot from the cab he is clean. The next shot at the gym, Max is again covered in mud.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes mistakes

When Dotti sees Mr Franklin dead, his hand is laying on the center of a white stripe on the blanket. In the immediate close-up it has moved several centimeters to the left.

After Will tosses the money at a man, his right arm is either on the table or down, depending on the angle.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows mistakes

Position of hat changes when Watson wakes up at his wedding.

When Sherlock is fighting the Russian, he falls on a cart filled with seeds, which cover his right eye. When the angle changes, a frame later, the eye is clean.

Super 8 - 22 mistakes

Super 8 mistakes

In the scene where there is a Military convoy rolling through town on screen from right to left there is an M35A3 truck in the convoy and those vehicles were not built until 1993.

After the train wreck, one scene shows the car they came in has a steel or wooden beam/bar stuck into the rear wheel area and debris is piled close to the car - yet when they get in it to escape, the car is clear and they easily pull out of the lot.

War Horse - 5 mistakes

War Horse mistakes

The battle in which Archie is gassed is not an accurate portrayal of how the British army was fighting by 1918. By 1918 the British had developed what for the time were very advanced infantry fighting techniques. They would have attacked in sections with each man having been properly trained as to his role and objectives. And by 1918 the British would not have launched a human wave style attack in daylight, or one that was unsupported by artillery and possibly tanks. The unruly mob that is depicted is somewhat more typical of the attacks of 1915 and 1916.

Major Stewart addresses the Indian NCO as "Sergeant Major" and he is so described in the credits. There was no such rank in the British Indian Army. Indian cavalry sergeants were known as Daffadars. More senior Indian cavalry officers held VCO ranks (Jemadar, Risaldar and Risaldar Major) which had no British equivalent. Given the importance of rank and protocol, it is highly unlikely that a British commissioned officer would be unaware of this.