Other mistake: At the start, we see PT Barnum in the shadows. However his waistcoat is lit up in one shot despite the lights all being behind him. (00:00:40)
Ssiscool
12th Feb 2019
The Greatest Showman (2017)
26th Mar 2019
The Greatest Showman (2017)
Continuity mistake: At the start of Come Alive, PT stands in front of his museum and is on a wet patch of ground. Camera cuts and now the floor is dry. (00:25:15)
26th Mar 2019
The Greatest Showman (2017)
Continuity mistake: When PT is handing out flyers you can see there is none on the floor. However a few shots later the floor is littered with flyers. More than was handed out. (00:18:50)
26th Mar 2019
The Greatest Showman (2017)
Continuity mistake: When PT is showing the family his museum, he picks one of the girls up with her facing him. Camera changes and now she's facing away from him. (00:18:00)
15th Feb 2019
The Greatest Showman (2017)
Continuity mistake: When Barnum is writing a letter to Charity near the start he is right handed. When we see him just before he is fired he is left handed. (00:06:45 - 00:11:00)
13th Dec 2018
The Greatest Showman (2017)
Visible crew/equipment: In the dance "from now on" the camera pans out too far, showing end of the lino and reveals the studio floor (bottom left of screen). (01:28:00)
1st Jan 2018
The Greatest Showman (2017)
Continuity mistake: PT arrives home to tell Charity that he's been fired. Depending on the angle, a long strand of hair falls over her left cheek or not. This keeps swapping back and forth. (00:12:50)
12th Mar 2019
The Greatest Showman (2017)
Continuity mistake: Just as young PT starts singing A Million Dreams, Charity's hair keep changing from in front of her shoulder to over her shoulder. (00:05:10)
1st Jan 2018
The Greatest Showman (2017)
Continuity mistake: When young PT makes young Charity laugh, she spills tea over her dress, leaving it soaking wet. When the angle changes it's almost dry. (00:03:50)
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