Continuity mistake: At the hut on the rock, after the camera pans sleeping Vernon and Petunia, there's an overhead shot of Harry and Dudley downstairs. In this shot the hanging light, its switch and cable are visible over the stairs. Note, the cable switch hangs down low, parallel to the droplight. However, when Vernon and Petunia are at the stairs, and she turns on the light, the cable and switch are now perpendicular to the droplight, raised higher up parallel to the wood above. Seen in following shots as well. (00:12:25)
Ssiscool
16th Aug 2004
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
25th Jun 2021
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Continuity mistake: On his first night in the castle, Harry is sat on a window ledge with Hedwig. In this shot, his feet go from resting on their sides and crossed at the ankles to flat and uncrossed. (00:48:50)
9th Feb 2004
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Continuity mistake: At Kings Cross, just as Percy Weasley is about to run through the wall onto platform 9 3/4, we see a man and a woman walking past him, but when the shot changes direction, they have both disappeared. (00:31:15)
27th Sep 2004
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Continuity mistake: The way in which Mr. Ollivander holds out the second wand for Harry to try differs, in the shot facing Mr. Ollivander and the next shot facing Harry. (00:26:25)
23rd Aug 2004
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Continuity mistake: When Hagrid and Harry step out the back door of the Leaky Cauldron, in the overhead shot there are many glass bottles on the floor, between the barrels. However, after Hagrid says, "Welcome Harry, to Diagon Alley," as they walk out the barrels are visible behind Hagrid and there are no glass bottles between the barrels. The stone ground differs in both shots too. (00:20:05)
26th Apr 2004
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Continuity mistake: In the sea hut scene, when Dudley steals the cake, there's a shot of him eating it and his pyjama shirt is pulled up, then it cuts to Hagrid, and he says 'He'll be under the finest headmaster...' and it cuts back to Dudley, but his pyjama shirt is back down over his pyjama pants. (00:17:10)
21st Jun 2021
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Continuity mistake: When we first see Harry drawing a cake in the dirt, his hand is in the shadow created by the sofa when lightning strikes. When we see a closeup of the drawing, his hand is in the light. (00:12:50)
30th Aug 2004
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Continuity mistake: When Dudley falls into the water in the Python's exhibit, his clothes are completely soaked. Yet when Dudley yells and bangs on the glass, in the shot facing Petunia as she screams, it is quite apparent that Dudley's sweater/jumper is not entirely wet. The wet hair at the back of his head lies flat in the second shot as well. (00:07:15)
25th Jun 2021
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Continuity mistake: When Petunia covers Dudley's face, her hands alternate from right over left to left over right. (00:05:30)
25th Aug 2004
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Continuity mistake: The angle/shape of Harry's scar changes dramatically in quite a few shots throughout the film. Two examples being, the morning of Dudley's birthday, when Harry opens his eyes in the close-up, while lying in the cupboard; and later, when his hair is blown back in the close-up, as Voldemort's 'spirit' starts to rush through him, while he holds the Stone. (00:04:05 - 02:13:25)
2nd Jun 2021
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Okay Awesome - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: Ted asks if he had a stroke at the start of the episode and puts his hand to his chest. Camera cuts and his hand has swapped from his right to his left on his chest. (00:00:35)
18th Nov 2008
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Okay Awesome - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: In the opening scene at the bar, Ted's beer bottle moves from in his hand on his lap to on the table between shots. (00:00:30)
11th Aug 2021
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Continuity mistake: When breaking up with Natalie, her hands are constantly changing position between instant cuts. (00:18:30)
3rd Aug 2009
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Marshall runs after Ted to tell him to get French Onion Dip, his robe keeps changing from crossed over his chest to straight down. (00:10:10)
28th May 2021
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Barney is scoping the apartment, his hands are next to his temples. As the shot changes to a wider shot, they are now much further away from his temple. (00:08:05)
28th May 2021
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Barney is explaining about there always being 1 girl who doesn't know who's party it is, his hand is sudden;y outstretched or by his side depending on the shot. (00:08:00)
2nd Jun 2021
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Continuity mistake: Barney tells Lily that she's rubbing his leg. When he does, a wine glass suddenly appears in Lily's hand. (00:03:20)
10th Aug 2021
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Ted mentions having a party, Marshall's hand goes from on his beer to on his chin instantly. (00:03:10)
29th Jul 2021
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Continuity mistake: In the pilot episode we see the Son and Daughter listening to the start of the story on how Ted met their mother. In the final episode of the show it's revealed that the whole story has taken place in one sitting. However, the clothes the kids are wearing and the items around them are different in the pilot episode to every other episode. The sofa is a different design, the cushions appear etc. (00:00:45)
5th Feb 2014
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Continuity mistake: Before Marshall proposes the gold foil is still on the bottle of champagne. He sets it down with the foil still on and they have sex on the kitchen floor. When they sit up, he grabs the bottle of champagne again and the foil is already off. (00:04:50)
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