Continuity mistake: During the meal, when Al Capone says he loves baseball, the man on the right holds a cigar with his hand. A shot later, from another angle, the cigar is on a plate and he is clapping.
Sacha
29th Sep 2018
The Untouchables (1987)
20th Sep 2018
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Continuity mistake: After Frank Jr. receives some checks for his 16th birthday he hugs his dad. Jr.'s head rests on his dad's right or left shoulder, depending on the angle.
Continuity mistake: After the bald witch walks towards a wall with stars painted on them, there's a shot of Henry threatening Jack with his sword. The grip on the sword and the position of the arm are not continuous between shots.
1st Jan 2018
The Greatest Showman (2017)
Continuity mistake: PT arrives home to tell Charity that he's been fired. Depending on the angle, a long strand of hair falls over her left cheek or not. This keeps swapping back and forth. (00:12:50)
1st Jan 2018
The Greatest Showman (2017)
Continuity mistake: When young PT makes young Charity laugh, she spills tea over her dress, leaving it soaking wet. When the angle changes it's almost dry. (00:03:50)
4th Dec 2017
Paddington 2 (2017)
Continuity mistake: The amount of ketchup and mustard on the prison chef's apron changes between shots.
4th Dec 2017
Paddington 2 (2017)
Continuity mistake: After Paddington shaves the judge's hair he smashes himself against the shop window. The amount of hair shaved is much less than in previous and further shots.
10th Nov 2017
Duck Soup (1933)
Continuity mistake: During the "Pop Goes the Weasel" dance number, Groucho ends playing the flute and stands meters away from an officer. There's an abrupt cut (during the lines "I will not stand for anything") and he is now suddenly next to him.
27th Oct 2017
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When the satellite knocks down the cosmonaut, his helmet differs between the wide shots and the close-ups from smooth and with no details, to a real one, revealing the first one is a dummy.
27th Oct 2017
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Continuity mistake: During the belly dancer fight, Bond is pushed against a corner and the painting next to him remains unharmed. A shot later, from a different angle, it's skewed.
27th Oct 2017
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Continuity mistake: When Scaramanga blows the Bond dummy's fingers, the first shot blows the middle and ring fingers, and the second shot the pinky. When the angle changes, the index finger has also disappeared.
24th Oct 2017
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Continuity mistake: During the Madonna conversation the whole place is filled with smoke from cigars and cigarettes; then it cuts to a guy talking about K-Billy and the smoke is gone.
22nd Oct 2017
The Tuxedo (2002)
Continuity mistake: When Chan's friend is talking with the biker, his hot dog falls. Seconds later it magically reappears in his hand for him to throw it at the biker.
20th Oct 2017
Carlito's Way (1993)
Continuity mistake: Carlito tells Dave that he plans to rent cars. The lawyer sinks his head and laughs. When the angle changes, his head is raised.
20th Oct 2017
Carlito's Way (1993)
Continuity mistake: At court, Carlito introduces his lawyer to the judge. The lawyer takes his hand away from his chin. Then in the close-up his hand is back and he removes it again.
20th Oct 2017
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
Continuity mistake: When Ethan knocks down the hot dog stand, the tray on it swaps from skewed to straight and back to skewed between shots.
20th Oct 2017
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: The inside of the Russian spaceship differs between the outside shots as seen through the window, and the ones inside.
20th Oct 2017
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When the movie begins, the cosmonaut has some sort of big compass attached to his legs that disappears in the wide shots.
11th Oct 2017
Hook (1991)
Continuity mistake: When Peter's daughter shows the drawing on the plane, he asks "where is my parachute? A shot later the girl disappears.
11th Oct 2017
Hook (1991)
Continuity mistake: In the plane, the way the note book is held changes between shots: by the top or by its side.
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