Factual error: A few issues related to the portrayal of Texas state troopers in the film. Most obviously, the patch worn on their uniforms is an anachronism, as that style has not been used since the 1990s and the film is set in the present day. There are also some smaller issues related to their vehicles - for example, the graphics and lights are slightly different from the real things, and the license plate numbers are inconsistent with the style used for actual highway patrol vehicles.
Hell or High Water (2016)
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Directed by: David Mackenzie
Starring: Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Dale Dickey, William Sterchi
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Tanner Howard: Boy, You'd think there were ten of me.
Question: Near the end of the movie, how did the younger brother make it through the checkpoint in a stolen car? The cops would have run the license plate, no?
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Answer: When they bought the car they told the store owner not to report it stolen until Friday.