Factual error: During the 31st year of the Avalon's voyage, the ship passes close to the star Arcturus, which is about 37 light years from Earth. Later in the movie, it was stated that the Avalon was moving at around 50% of the speed of light. The ship would not have reached Arcturus in the time allotted.
Continuity mistake: In Bridget Jones' Diary, Mark says that he was 8 and Bridget was 4 when they would play in the pool together. but in Bridget Jones' Baby Mark sets up the compatibility profile and his age is 50 and Bridget's is 43.
Character mistake: Civil rights lawyer says bring up the 1983 case. Should have been 1893 or 1883.
Continuity mistake: In the scene when Dorothy hands her bible to Desmond on the bus, he is seated on the passenger side. However, after the bus departs, he is suddenly seated on the opposite side. (00:26:45)
Factual error: The tailplane of the crashed German bomber is a HE177. The film is set in 1943, the HE177 didn't operate over Britain until 1944.
Factual error: Himmler incorrectly refers to the Nazi Party as the National Socialist Democratic Workers Party. The proper name is the National Socialist German Workers Party. (01:08:10)
Continuity mistake: When there is a joint in Robin's hair, after the next shot the joint has disappeared. (00:16:15)
Continuity mistake: During the opening credits the protagonist is talking with his parents. Throughout this, the whiskey in the bottle changes level depending on the shot. (00:01:20)
Continuity mistake: When Lady Susan is counseling her daughter Frederica in her bedroom, the shot shows an unlit candle on a dresser behind Lady Susan. The shot changes back and forth between Frederica and Lady Susan. When the shot changes back to Lady Susan, the unlit candle is gone, though there is no one else in the room.
Continuity mistake: When Chaz leaves the house telling Jesse that she has just 2 weeks to pack, in the close-up when she says "Bye..." her hair is all in front of her shoulders as opposed to the rest of the scene. (00:08:40)
Continuity mistake: Maudie lights herself a cigarette. There are 2 matchboxes on the railing of the porch. They disappear for the rest of the scene and Maudie's cardigan and dress do not have pockets. (00:02:35)
Continuity mistake: When Gina and James visit her sister, Gina sits down at the table with the family. Then in a close up with James and Ramon, Gina walks into the same room she should already be sitting in. (00:48:30)
Continuity mistake: Carolyn puts on her pink dress and asks Tallulah to zip her up. Tammy Blanchard puts her hair up in a bunch, but there's a large bang to the left side of her face that stays down. In the reverse shot though, she got all her hair up. (00:18:20)
Factual error: A bullhorn can be heard in the background off-screen during a battle with the zombies, even though the movie takes place during Victorian times. (01:19:30)
Factual error: The presidents of South Africa, South West Africa and the Rhodesias all object to Seretse and Ruth's marriage. But the head of state of all these countries and territories at the time was King George VI. None of them had presidents.
Other mistake: The typewriter ribbon in Gemma Arterton's typewriter looks to be installed upside down, with the red half of the ribbon showing above the black half.
Factual error: When Steve Carell is telling his nephew Jesse Eisenberg that he is leaving his wife, the view from his 1930s era Hollywood Hills home shows the modern skyscraper-filled LA downtown skyline.
Continuity mistake: When Sook-Hee is giving Hideko a bath, Hideko puts a lollipop in her mouth and takes it out after her tooth hurts. The lollipop is shown below her mouth line when she takes it out, but when the shot cuts, the lollipop is now raised above her mouth line. (00:22:40)
Continuity mistake: In the hospital scene, the nurse holds the enema bag at different heights between shots. (00:38:25)