Arlington Road

Visible crew/equipment: In the scene before the weird party, Michael comes home from the camp his kid was at. He runs across the street and passes in front of the white Liberty van and another vehicle. A large film light is reflected in the window of the car.

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Visible crew/equipment: When Michael is asking his FBI friend to look up Oliver, his friend says he could lose his pension. The camera does an odd tilt up for a second, and the boom mic shadow is visible on the friend's chest on the left side. Immediately after that, it's briefly visible again in the same scene. The shadow is clear enough to see the windsock on the microphone.

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Continuity mistake: In the scene where Tim Robbins is helping the kid of Jeff Bridges with his baseball practice, he is talking to Jeff outside of the practice area. He swings a little with a bat and then leave the bat resting on his left shoulder, then the shot is from a different angle and the bat is resting on his right shoulder.

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Michael Faraday: You can't ask government to be infallible, but you can ask it to be accountable.
Oliver Lang: I can ask it to be honest.
Michael Faraday: You know, when Leah died, all I wanted was someone to tell me, "We made a mistake." You know?"We made a mistake. Your wife suffered for it, and we'd take it back a hundred times if we could." But they don't say that. She would've.

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Trivia: Not really a mistake - The microwave at Faraday's home is not plugged in. Since it shows up in a few shots, it's possible the filmmakers decided it would have created continuity errors if the clock was visible.

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