Continuity mistake: Arlo is surrounded by a large herd of gopher-like creatures. When they begin to crawl up his legs, he flings them off and begins to run. In the long shot which follows, the creatures are no longer close together but are scattered.

The Good Dinosaur (2015)
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Directed by: Peter Sohn
Starring: Steve Zahn, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, A.J. Buckley, Maleah Nipay-Padilla, Raymond Ochoa, Ryan Teeple
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Chosen answer: It's a momentary emotional lapse. Arlo has come back changed, and his mother is seeing him differently now, as if he is his father.
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