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26 Movie Mistakes They Thought They Got Away With
Everyone makes errors in life. Whether these mistakes are in general life, at work, or on paper, things go wrong sometimes. However, there are some places where mistakes are not expected to be seen, and this is especially true when it comes to films and movies. People expect finished movies and films to be perfect, flawless, and for people to never notice anything wrong. This is not the case all the time, though.
There have been many movie mistakes and film flaws spotted by super observant and sneaky film buffs who have a quick eye for noticing the small details. These movie mistakes could be something as obvious as something missing that should be present, to a small historical inaccuracy that only some would catch. Some of these mistakes most people would never notice in a million years, so it's cool that someone did.
Movie mistakes are interesting to see, and many of them have been exposed online. Enjoy discovering some tiny, interesting movie mistakes very observant people happened to notice.
In Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), the cymbals used in the 1985 Live Aid concert, are from at least the 2000s
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Rewatching the original Final Destination, the plane is too far away for the explosion to realistically shatter the windows. I do these calculations for a living.
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In Aliens (1986), a metal bracket is visible through a break in the alien queen's skin
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You can see the camera in the reflection of the train in the opening sequence of O Brother Where Art Thou (2000)
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Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) convex mirrors are only used on the passenger side of vehicles, not the driver side
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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), the train in the background is a Long Island Rail Road Bombardier M7, which did not enter rail service until 2002, but this scene takes place in the late 1980s
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Home Alone (1990), Kevin is about to eat some mac & cheese for dinner but he's interrupted by the Wet Bandits. However, when one of them enters the dinning room a few minutes later, we see a tv dinner instead of mac & cheese.
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In No Country for Old Men (2007) there’s a 06 Subaru Forester in a driveway. It takes place in the 80s.
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In Stranger Things S5 (which takes place in 1987), a character is wearing Under Armour, which was founded in 1996
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There is a scene in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), there is a scene where they forgot to give him yellow and green eyes
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8-Bit Christmas (2021), a kid shows off a Nintendo Power Glove, released in 1989, but the film was set in 1988
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Quantum Leap, set in 1959, he is wearing a shirt with a Fender Jaguar which wasn't made until 1962
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