Best drama movie continuity mistakes of 2004

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Birth picture

Continuity mistake: Towards the end of the film Nicole Kidman is having her wedding photos taken. The photographer poses her for the shot, but when he actually takes the photo, the background has changed. When he poses her, there are just trees and bushes behind her, but when he takes the photo, the trees and bushes are gone and people are walking around.

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The Life and Death of Peter Sellers picture

Continuity mistake: The paint stripe that Michael puts on Peter's Bentley changes from the time he paints it to when it is towed away. Most noticeable are the ends which have been smoothed out, rather than being jagged.

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Paparazzi picture

Continuity mistake: When the detective is talking to Laramie at the studio, Laramie pours the detective a cup of coffee. The coffee is black, but in the next shot when it shows the cup you can tell that either cream or milk has been added, without any time for the detective or Laramie to do so.

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Twisted picture

Continuity mistake: Ashley Judd is sitting in a bar with Andy Garcia when an ex boyfriend walks in. She says to Andy, "I do not get involved with ex-boyfriends." During that line the camera is to her left and she is holding a drink almost to her mouth. While she says the word "involved," the camera switches to her right side and she is not holding a drink. (00:31:00)

daniel hoppins

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Continuity mistake: When Marco is in the library searching the internet for information about the scientist, he isn't wearing headphones. Then he notices the security camera recording him, and in the next shot, from the camera's POV, he's wearing them. When it cuts back to 'our' regular view they're gone again immediately, and he puts them on to listen to the computer.

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Vera Drake picture

Continuity mistake: When the female Police Constable is about to leave the house, her tie is loose. The camera angle then cuts to her just before she gets into the police car and her tie is nice and tight.

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The Alamo picture

Continuity mistake: While one of his advisors tells Houston that some of the men from Gonzales have deserted to go to the Alamo, the advisor's hands change from clasped in front of him to on his knees. (01:06:55)

Phoenix

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Finding Neverland picture Finding Neverland mistake picture

Continuity mistake: When James and the kids are going down the dirt road in his car, the road is muddy and wet. When the camera pulls away for a birds-eye-view, the road is suddenly dry. (00:35:10)

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Shall We Dance picture

Continuity mistake: When the group goes to the diner after their first class, When Bobby takes off her hair piece clip and puts it back on, at first it's smooth then when the shot changes, it's all messed up.

Boobra

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Two Brothers picture

Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the film, both of the tiger cubs have brown eyes. When the hunter has captured Kumal, there is a close up of the tiger cub sucking on a bottle. Its eyes are blue. After this, Kumal's eyes are brown again.

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It's All Gone Pete Tong picture

Continuity mistake: After the love scene with Penelopa, Frankie sits down on the chair wearing a green shirt. In the next shot he is wearing a blue bathrobe.

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A Love Song for Bobby Long picture

Continuity mistake: At the beginning, when John Travolta leaves the bar he is wearing a flip flop on his right foot and a regular shoe on the left. However when he is walking in front of the cemetery the shoes switch feet; regular shoe on the right, flip flop on the left.

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Alexander picture

Continuity mistake: When Alexander builds an altar for Titans to mark the furthest point he has reached, both him and Hephaestion are reasonably recovered from severe wounds they suffered during the battle of Hydaspes, which was the last battle mentioned. However, we can see scratches and minor injuries on many characters' faces that appear very fresh and would have disappeared without a trace in the time it took for the deeper wounds to heal.

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Dear Frankie picture

Continuity mistake: When Frankie and Lizzie meet the Stranger on the docks Sunday at 1:00pm, it is quite overcast when the Stranger asks Frankie, "Right. You choose, where do you want to go?" The shot immediately moves to a hillside overlooking the docks and the skies are almost completely clear and blue. We know a narrow window of time has passed based on information on what transpires before and after this scene. (01:10:50)

OneHappyHusky

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Vanity Fair picture

Continuity mistake: In the scene where Becky is talking to Steyne on the balcony of his house just after she has performed in the masque for his guests, she still has quite a quantity of black eye make-up visible under and around her eyes. In the next scene, just after they step back inside, it's gone.

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Stage Beauty picture

Continuity mistake: When Ned is doing the drag act and Mariah comes to save him, one moment his hands are up, then in the very next shot he has his hands on his hips.

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Imaginary Heroes picture

Continuity mistake: In the scene where they are in the house after the funeral, Tim is in a room with his mom, where he eventually says "Which one?", then takes off his tie. You then see him outside with a girl and he has no tie. He goes back inside and is talking to two women, and has the tie back on. Then he goes outside again, and the tie has disappeared. (00:08:00 - 00:09:43)

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Winter Solstice picture

Continuity mistake: A box was put on a hand truck. The next shot shows Mr. Winters putting a very large box on the hand truck. The first box had mysteriously disappeared.

Wayne C.

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Cruel Intentions 3 picture

Continuity mistake: When Allison is on her bed writing a letter to David (when the bad guy comes in) to tell her he loves her, she's written four lines on the paper and then they show it and she's written five lines.

Ben's Mom

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First Daughter picture

Continuity mistake: When Sam runs into the RA's room to escape the press, she closes the door. When she and James leave the room shortly after, the door opens on the other side of the door frame and there is an "RA" on the outside of the door that wasn't there before.

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