Burn After Reading (2008) - 11 mistakes

Factual error: The fitness center is supposed to be located around the D.C. area. Inside the fitness center, in one quick shot, at the top left part of the screen, out the big window, across the busy highway, you can see the sign of a camping supply store called Campmor. The one and only Campmor retail store is located on rt 17N in NJ, about 240 miles away from D.C.

Continuity: In the first meeting room at the Russian Embassy, the picture behind Linda and Chad changes from a blue framed portrait of what looks like Jeltsin to a portrait of Putin.

Continuity: In the opening scene when Oz is brought in to be fired, he first approaches the desk and before he sits down, is standing in between the desk and the chair. In the reverse shots from behind him, he is standing behind the chair, not in front of it.

Other: The date on the surveillance footage from the camera in the Russian Embassy says 01.05.08, implying that it is either January or May (depending on which date notation is being used, American mm.dd.yy or Russian dd.mm.yy). However, it is fall/autumn outside, as there are dead leaves everywhere.

Continuity: In the scene where Linda is talking to a health insurance agent on the phone in her office, Ted can be seen in the background sorting through files. In the very next shot, the camera zooms in on Ted, except now he's facing the opposite direction and has no files in his hands.

Other: In the scene where George Clooney is standing in front of their house watching his wife leave for the book-signing tour, the front door of his house is open. You can see the trees inside the front door as if the trees are inside their house.

Continuity: In the first scene in the office, John Malkovic stands in front of the chair. Next shot he is behind it, and next shot he is back in front of it.

Continuity: In the scene where Osbourne is getting demoted because of his drinking problem, a gold pen keeps appearing and disappearing on the desk.

Factual error: The layout of the Cox's house doesn't make sense. The house is an end-terrace - stairs on the right side (from the front). The stairs rise to the back, and perform a 180 degree turn. The first door on the left is the Cox's bedroom. The wall opposite to the bedroom door would be a solid wall - the partition wall to the neighbouring terrace. Instead it has a well lit window.

Other: When Linda looks in the rear view mirror at the car following her, the license plate is seen as normal, not a mirror image like it should be.

Continuity: When George Clooney is running, there's a shot of him in the neighborhood with the back of his shirt drenched. When they show him inside the house shortly after, the sweat stain on his back is significantly smaller.