Best animated movie mistakes of all time

Please vote as you browse around to help the best rise to the top.

The Jungle Book picture The Jungle Book mistake picture

Continuity mistake: The scene where Col. Hathi inspects his troops, he leans on his stick and it breaks. However, in the next scenes, the stick you see is sometimes broken and sometimes it is still complete.

More The Jungle Book mistakes
Madagascar picture

Factual error: In the sequence where the animals get on the first subway, it says they are on the 59th St subway. But, there is no 59th St subway in NY. The only subway station close to 59 is the 57th St subway.

Upvote valid corrections to help move entries into the corrections section.

Suggested correction: While the other correction lists a 59th street, that's in Brooklyn. There is one in Manhattan though, 59th - Columbus Circle, which is also the south-west corner of Central Park.

Bishop73

Suggested correction: There is definitely a 59th street subway station: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/59th_Street_ (BMT_Fourth_Avenue_Line).

More Madagascar mistakes
Osmosis Jones picture

Continuity mistake: Look carefully at the brochure Frank has about the Buffalo Chicken Wing festival, the building pictured is the same building as his daughter's school (seen earlier in the movie).

Upvote valid corrections to help move entries into the corrections section.

Suggested correction: While the buildings might look similar, they are different buildings. The school has 3 levels with rectangular windows with a pyramid top while the building in the brochure only has 2 levels of non-rectangular windows and more of a dome shape on top.

Bishop73

More Osmosis Jones mistakes
Lady and the Tramp picture

Continuity mistake: Lady is put in her bed and the master leaves the kitchen but he goes back in and puts a newspaper on the floor and leaves again but Lady gets out of her bed so the master comes back once more and puts her back in her bed but the newspaper on the floor has vanished.

More Lady and the Tramp mistakes
Treasure Planet picture

Continuity mistake: When Dr. Doppler and Jim first observe their ship, Dr. Doppler is right next to Jim when he points it out. When the shot changes to a long shot, they're much farther apart. (00:16:55)

More Treasure Planet mistakes
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle picture

Revealing mistake: In the scene where Rocky and Bullwinkle are walking through the university with Kenan and Kel (right before they come across the anti-moose protest), Kel's right arm passes through Rocky's left several times.

More The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle mistakes
More Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas mistakes
Rango picture

Continuity mistake: When Rango was at the mayor's office, the mayor grabs out a jug of water, and he opens the lid. But in the next shot, the lid is sealed again.

More Rango mistakes
An American Tail picture

Continuity mistake: When Tiger and Fievel are doing their musical piece, Tiger wipes off the mirror and they appear the same size. When he lays out in front of the mirror, singing the line "We'll be there to pick each other off the floor", he places his head next to the cage bottom, still laying on the floor between them. In the mirror, however, that cage bottom is not reflected at all. (00:57:30)

Garlonuss

More An American Tail mistakes
Charlotte's Web picture

Continuity mistake: When Wilbur is meeting Charlotte's three daughters in the barn entrance, the medal that the farmer hung there keeps appearing and disappearing between shots, though the duration of the scene.

More Charlotte's Web mistakes
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit picture

Continuity mistake: When the Were-Rabbit jumps through the stained glass, the right ear is pointing to both dragon wings. But when the Reverend is telling his tale, the glass break is is pushed way over and the hand print is now where the ear print should be. (00:24:55 - 00:28:15)

bytemyshineymetalass

More Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit mistakes
The Jungle Book 2 picture

Factual error: During the song where Mowgli and Balo are dancing together with other animals, there are several hippopotamus also dancing. This is impossible, as hippopotamus are native to Africa, and the movie is set in India.

More The Jungle Book 2 mistakes
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children picture

Revealing mistake: When Kadaj kneels in front of Rufus Shinra, watch his sword. As he kneels, it goes through the floor.

More Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children mistakes
Pokemon: The Movie 2000 picture

Factual error: In the opening short "Pikachu's Rescue Adventure," in the Bellossom song and dance shot, a Poliwhirl calls itself a Poliwrath. This is obviously a mistake because of the body differences between the Pokémon.

More Pokemon: The Movie 2000 mistakes
Pokemon: Mewtwo's Return picture

Plot hole: There's no visible evidence that Team Rocket has taken away Ash, Misty, and Brock's Poké Balls when the gang was in the cage, so why don't the Trainers call out their Pokémon (Brock's Onix would've helped out very much) and escape the cage?

More Pokemon: Mewtwo's Return mistakes
Shark Tale picture

Continuity mistake: When Oscar is at Sykes' desk he throws a load of documents at Oscar and when he piles the up in the first shot there are very few, but in the second shot there are three times as many. (00:13:10)

More Shark Tale mistakes

9 (2009)

9 picture

Continuity mistake: When 9 meets 3 and 4, they open his zipper. During this scene, several close-ups show 9 with the zipper closed and open again without anyone closing or opening it.

More 9 mistakes
How to Train Your Dragon 2 picture

Continuity mistake: During Stoick's funeral Hiccup first shoots an arrow towards the ship and then the other characters draw their bows. Gobber is not shown as he is further away. In the next shot where they shoot their arrows, Valka and Eret are suddenly further apart from each other and Gobber has moved closer in between them. Eight arrows are shot simultaneously, but only seven arrows rain down.

Taggrin

More How to Train Your Dragon 2 mistakes
All Dogs Go to Heaven picture

Plot hole: They go and buy Anne Marie a whole new wardrobe. So, how come in the remainder of the movie she continues to wear her old rags?

More All Dogs Go to Heaven mistakes
Brother Bear picture

Continuity mistake: At the beginning and end of the film, there is a narration who the subtitles label as Sitka, but at the very beginning, we see that the narrator is actually Denahi.

Susan Kirk

More Brother Bear mistakes

Join the mailing list

Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback.