Continuity mistake: When young Kostya is standing on the table with the jump rope tied round his neck, its knot repeatedly changes position, from Kostya's front to his back.
Continuity mistake: As Edward Norton rises and walks away, the child that is in Naomi Watts' arms is lying on his side. The angle then changes and instantly the child is lying face up. The moment is continuous as Norton is still there, moving away. (01:47:20)
Continuity mistake: In the scene with the regional spelling bee, Akeelah's turn is before Javier's. Then, when Akeelah's mother pulls her out into the hall, Javier's turn appears to be before hers as he stalls for time so Akeelah will not be disqualified. (00:56:35 - 00:58:55)
Continuity mistake: When Ahmed Alhaznawi (the tallest of the four terrorists) has just gotten through the metal detector, a pattern of light appears on the floor behind him between shots.
Continuity mistake: In the airport when Nicholas goes, Dr. Junju gives him his jacket, but later Dr. Junju is wearing the jacket again.
Continuity mistake: When Sylvia gets to the door after her first fall and picks her stuff up, the flamenco instructor is in a completely different pose at each cut. (00:18:00)
Continuity mistake: When Robert gets into the front passenger seat of the truck, the 90° bend in the road is a couple truck lengths away. The truck pulls out and can be heard driving away. When the truck is shown making the bend, it is a few times the distance away than it was. (00:05:18)
Continuity mistake: When Gabriel is buying the fake "Turkey and Cheese Kaiser Roll Sandwich" from the motel vending machine, the sandwich that drops from the auger is not the same sandwich that he picks up. (00:35:15)
Continuity mistake: When Marcus is being chastised for the clothing he is wearing in the dance room, you can see a reflected shot of him looking down toward his feet. In the next shot, he looks down again.
Continuity mistake: When Sue is talking to Mr. K, the phone rings four times before Mr. K answers it. But when Sue watches this scene on the cinema screen later, Mr. K answers the call after two rings.
Continuity mistake: A fair way into the movie, Ryan McDonell's character Will Spring is in a scene in their house where he's going off his head. I noticed he had a chin tuft "flavor saver". In his next scenes it disappears and reappears.
Continuity mistake: When Victoria Wood is walking down her old street, the shot is flipped. Her coat is fastened left to right and her hat band is facing the wrong way.
Continuity mistake: Although there was only one bomb in the bus, when the bus explodes you can see multiple explosions coming out from the windows at different times.