Continuity mistake: When Hermione removes her parents' memories at the start of the film, she points her wand at them and says "Obliviate", turning her wand hand so that her palm faces inwards/upwards. In the very next shot, however, her palm is facing outwards/downwards, with no time to change in between. (00:02:20)
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25th Nov 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
24th May 2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Continuity mistake: When the Dursleys are leaving, we see Harry standing in front of the house, quite a distance from the front door. When it cuts Harry has moved much closer to the front door. (00:02:50)
22nd Nov 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Continuity mistake: At the meeting at the start of the film, Lord Voldemort's wand switches hands between shots after he takes it out. (00:06:20)
19th Oct 2008
Batman Begins (2005)
Continuity mistake: During the first board meeting at Wayne Enterprises, there's a woman sitting on Frederick's left. As he says, "I don't think Thomas Wayne would have viewed heavy-arms manufacture as a suitable cornerstone for our business", in the wide shot, their chairs are about half a metre apart, but in the close-up, the chairs are much closer to each other. (00:46:00)
13th Jul 2005
Batman Begins (2005)
Continuity mistake: Almost at the end when Bruce and Rachel are talking where Wayne Manor used to stand, she puts her hand on his cheek/jaw/ear area. The position of her hand changes between shots, from having his ear between her fingers to having her fingers below his ear and so on. (02:07:10)
13th Oct 2008
Batman Begins (2005)
Continuity mistake: When the young Bruce is trapped at the bottom of the well, there are several shots looking up from the bottom. In the first shot, branches are seen over the well. When the bats fly out of the well, there are different branches, and when Thomas Wayne lowers himself down to rescue his son, yet another set of branches is seen.
16th Jun 2008
The Big Bang Theory (2007)
The Luminous Fish Effect - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: When Leonard and Sheldon are walking downstairs, Sheldon stops and pins back up the caution tape that is in front of the elevator. Between shots, the other strip of caution tape untwists itself. (00:01:25)
16th Jun 2008
The Big Bang Theory (2007)
The Luminous Fish Effect - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: When Sheldon's mom is saying the prayer, the bread roll that Raj is holding swaps hands, and then it disappears in the shot where she tells them they don't have to join in with the end of the prayer.
30th Aug 2013
The Avengers (2012)
Continuity mistake: When Tony goes after the nuke, there is a huge cut visible above his right eyebrow (or viewer's left). Later on after his face mask is removed, his right eyebrow is completely visible in the shot, even with the helmet in the way, and the cut is nowhere in sight. (02:00:00 - 02:03:00)
10th Sep 2004
Alias (2001)
Continuity mistake: After Sydney learns that SD-6 is not part of the CIA, she goes to Taipei. Just after she arrives, she takes a man's car. At this point the number plate reads DH 5578, but, in the next shot, as she is driving away, it is JU 1587. (00:51:15)
2nd Dec 2014
Scorpion (2014)
True Colors - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: When the wine falls on Toby his shirt is soaked and turns pink. The camera slam cuts to Happy, then back to Toby, whose sleeves are now white with red splotches instead of pink. (00:29:45)
1st Jun 2006
X-Men 3 (2006)
Continuity mistake: After Beast hits Magneto with the four needles, they change place.
21st Mar 2016
Just Like Heaven (2005)
Continuity mistake: Katrina has just asked David where his bathroom is. Her thong is at first just visible outside her jeans. When she begins to walk away, it is a couple of inches higher. (00:52:30)
21st Mar 2016
Just Like Heaven (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Elizabeth is just waking up from her coma, there is an oxygen tube right next to her head on the pillow. This tube moves in the next shot. (01:19:15)
21st Mar 2016
Just Like Heaven (2005)
Continuity mistake: David has just received a call from the realtor that Elizabeth's family is taking her off life support. The antenna on his cellphone is either up or down throughout the entire conversation. (00:59:50)
19th Mar 2016
Inside Out (2015)
Continuity mistake: Bing Bong hurts his leg and cries candies. One with a grey wrapper vanishes in the next shot. (00:40:00)
19th Mar 2016
Inside Out (2015)
19th Mar 2016
Inside Out (2015)
30th May 2011
Pretty Woman (1990)
Continuity mistake: After Vivian is hired and she jumps on the bed shouting "$3,000!" the position of the pillows changes between shots. (00:37:25)
27th Aug 2001
Pretty Woman (1990)
Continuity mistake: When Vivian is standing at the elevator at the hotel after the polo match trying to leave because she is mad at Edward, the arrangement of clothes and her arms changes between shots. (01:17:45)
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