The Fabelmans

The Fabelmans (2022)

31 mistakes - chronological order

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Continuity mistake: When Sam meets the bullies at the corner of the school grounds, the passers-by are not continuous between shots. (01:27:00)

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Continuity mistake: A girl touches Sam's wounds with her right thumb, but when the shot changes, she is using her index finger. (01:33:20)

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Continuity mistake: When Monica watches the Ditch Day movie, from the angle behind the girl next to her, her arm is down. A shot later, from a front angle, it's raised. (01:59:06)

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Continuity mistake: When Sam plays the war movie, he takes his hand away from the projector and stretches his back. A shot later, he is repeating all previous movements.

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Continuity mistake: During the tomando, Mitzi leans on the wheel with her hands crossed and says, "Everything happens for a reason." From the opposite angle, her hands are not crossed.

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Continuity mistake: Sam points forward to an empty and clean road, to signal her mom where the tornado is. The car keeps driving forward and when the shot changes, cars have appeared next to it and the road is covered with leaves and branches.

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Continuity mistake: Mitzi and the kids get in the car to see the tornado, while the father holds the baby. The blanket covers his face or not, depending on the shot. This changes back and forth.

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Continuity mistake: When Mitzi steps outside to see the tornado, she covers the baby's head with her hand. Shot changes, and her hand is on the baby's back.

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Continuity mistake: Ford asks Sam what he knows about art and holds his cigar with one hand. The shot changes, and it's suddenly in his mouth, and there are big clouds of smoke around him.

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Continuity mistake: Sam looks at the picture that his mother mailed to him and holds it several inches above the table. When the shot changes, his hands are suddenly on the table.

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Continuity mistake: When Sam grabs the stack of letters and later on, when he reads his mom's, the way they lie on the table changes between shots.

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Continuity mistake: When Sam drinks tea to calm his panic attack, his tie lies on the table or not, depending on the shot.

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Continuity mistake: When both bullies fight by the lockers, Sam is either leaning on a wall or against a locker, depending on the shot. This swaps back and forth.

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Character mistake: At prom, when the choir girls sing "don't stop," the girl on the far right can't help staring at the camera twice.

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Continuity mistake: When Monica uses the hairspray in the car, Sam protects himself by raising his right arm. Its position changes between shots.

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Continuity mistake: When the family dinner ends, Sam asks his girlfriend if her dad will rent him the camera, with his hand leaning on the table. The shot changes and it's now resting on his hip.

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John Ford: When the horizon's at the bottom, it's interesting. When the horizon's at the top, it's interesting. When the horizon's in the middle, it's boring as shit. Now, good luck to you. And get the fuck out of my office!

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