Posted on Apr 27, 2022

40 Movie Details That Are Brilliant Beyond Brilliant, And 40 Movie Mistakes That Are Honestly Sloppy As Hell

Star Wars movies have actually made a lot of mistakes, folks.

by Kayla Yandoli

BuzzFeed Staff

1. A sloppy movie: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

In Spider-Man: homecoming (2017) they used the wrong lego figure. (Not mine) from MovieMistakes

Marvel

2. A smart movie: Knives Out (2019)

Knives Out (2019) had many closeups of characters with eyeglasses, so the production cleverly sculpted mattes to reshape lighting equipment into scenery you'd realistically expect to see reflected in the glasses. from MovieDetails

Lionsgate

3. A sloppy movie: Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)

In Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) during the prison break scene you can see Harrison Ford's makeup rubbing off on the stormtrooper armor from MovieMistakes

Lucasfilm Ltd.

4. A smart movie: Encanto (2021)

In Encanto (2021), Dolores is seen clapping with her index fingers. This is because she has super hearing. Full credit to encantogifs on twitter. from MovieDetails

Disney

5. A sloppy movie: Forrest Gump (1994)

In Forrest Gump (1994) the water is calm before Lt. Dan jumps into it. Next shot the ocean has small waves. I guess Lt. Dan’s jump disrupted the whole ocean. from MovieMistakes

Paramount Pictures

6. A smart movie: The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

The Silence of the Lambs (1991): Clarice fails an FBI drill by forgetting to look over her left shoulder when entering a room. Later, she misses a hint to her suspect's identity by making the same mistake. from MovieDetails

Orion Pictures

7. A sloppy movie: Batman Forever (1995)

In Batman Forever, while in Two-Face's hideout, you can see The Riddler waiting on the right side for his cue to come in. I've brightened it, so its easier to see. from MovieMistakes

Warner Bros. Pictures

Nicole Kidman and Jim Carrey in "Batman Forever"

8. A smart movie: The Batman (2022)

In The Batman (2022), you can see a bust of William Shakespeare at Wayne Manor. This is a reference to the 1960s Batman show; Bruce would lift up Shakespeare's head and press a button to open the entrance to the Bat Cave. from MovieDetails

Warner Bros. Pictures

9. A sloppy movie: Fast & Furious 6 (2013)

In fast and furious 6(2013) Dwayne Johnson’s goatee appears, disappears, then reappears from MovieMistakes

Universal Pictures

10. A smart movie: The Dark Knight (2008)

During the bank robbery scene in 'The Dark Knight' (2008), each of the Joker's goons is referred to by a codename, most of them taken from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." The Joker's codename is never said on screen, but if you have the captions on you'll learn it's Bozo. from MovieDetails

Warner Bros. Pictures

11. A sloppy movie: Mamma Mia! (2008)

Mamma Mia (2008) - Meryl Streep fixes window with powerdrill, but without any screwdriver bits in it. How can she fix anything with just the drill ? from MovieMistakes

Meryl Streep in "Mamma Mia!" trying to fix a door with a screw gun without any screws

12. A smart movie: Us (2019)

In "Us" (2019), Adelaide can be seen pausing in the hallway suddenly before saying goodnight to her kids, to Gabe's concern. If one listens closely, she does this after the baseball game Gabe is watching announces the score is 11-11. In addition, one team is Minnesota, also known as "The Twins". from MovieDetails

Universal Pictures

13. A sloppy movie: Pulp Fiction (1994)

In the 1994 film "Pulp Fiction", the bullet holes from the 'divine intervention' shooting were already on the wall behind Vincent and Jules before the kid from the bathroom fires a shot. from MovieMistakes

John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson in "Pulp Fiction"

14. A smart movie: Death on the Nile (2022)

In Death on the Nile (2022) Rosalia Otterbourne insults Hercule Poirot, saying she believes him to be a "detestable, bombastic, tiresome, ego-centric little creep". This is a direct quote from Agatha Christie, the writer of the novels, who after 40 years of writing had grown to dislike the character from MovieDetails

20th Century Studios, Alamy

15. A sloppy movie: Spencer (2021)

“Spencer”(2022) We see Princess Diana driving her Porsche 911 in the opening scenes. Non of the gauges are moving, tachometer and speedometer are both at “0”. from MovieMistakes

16. A smart movie: Mortal Kombat (2021)

In the (2021) mortal kombat movie, Scorpions wife uses a kunai for digging, these knives are the most recognized ninja weapon, but they were all purpose tool mainly used to dig and scale wall, ninjas preferred this tool because it was light and easy to travel with. from MovieDetails

Warner Bros. Pictures

17. A sloppy movie: Hereditary (2018)

About 50 minutes in to Hereditary, all I could see was Toni Collette’s wig’s lace from MovieMistakes

A24

18. A smart movie: Men in Black 3 (2012)

In Men in Black 2 (2002), J tells T to “Get married. Have a bunch of kids" and then hooks him up with a waitress (played by Alexandra O Hara). In Men in Black 3 (2012), the waitress reappears as a housewife with several kids (she is played by the same actress). from MovieDetails

Sony Pictures Releasing

19. A sloppy movie: Quantum of Solace (2008)

An extra sweeping away air in the Bond film Quantum of Solace (2008) from MovieMistakes

Sony Pictures Releasing

20. A smart movie: Avatar (2009)

I’m Avatar (2009) Jake is holding his braid and Grace says “Don’t play with that you’ll go blind.” He later connects his to Neytiri’s braid for the avatars version of sex. from MovieDetails

20th Century Fox

21. A sloppy movie: Pitch Perfect (2012)

In Pitch Perfect, Anna Kendrick’s character mixes music on her laptop with DJ software. The laptop says QuickTime. from MovieMistakes

Universal Pictures

22. A smart movie: Palm Springs (2020)

In Palm Springs (2020), Nyles is drinking "Akupara" beer. In Sanskrit, Akupara means "unlimited, unbounded" and in Hinduism, it's the name of a tortoise described as "one who is without death." Confirmed by the director, source in comments. from MovieDetails

Hulu

23. A sloppy movie: Candyman (2021)

In Candyman (2021), the description of the art installment incorrectly says "self-emulation" instead of "self-immolation". from MovieMistakes

Universal Pictures

24. A smart movie: X-Men: First Class (2011)

In X-Men: First Class (2011) when Banshee, who has super sonic sound, tells everyone to cover their ears, Darwin does not, this is because Darwin’s powers immediately allow him to adapt to the loud noise, not requiring him to cover his ears. from MovieDetails

Marvel

25. A sloppy movie: Die Hard (1988)

In Die Hard (1988), Bruce Willis is wearing shoes designed to look like his own bare feet and can be seen in certain shots of the film from MovieMistakes

Bruce Willis's shoes that are meant to look like feet in "Die Hard"

26. A smart movie: Get Out (2017)

Get out (2017) constantly uses visual information to progress the story and create tension. One such instance is how in the party scene, Chris' feeling of isolation is heightened with him dressed in blue and everyone else having at least one red component in their clothes. from MovieDetails

Universal Pictures

27. A sloppy movie: It (2017)

In IT (2017), a Lego figure of a turtle is shown with 1x1 printed eye studs despite taking place in 1988. This piece was not invented until 2011. from MovieMistakes

Warner Bros. Pictures

28. A smart movie: Moonlight (2016)

In Moonlight (2016), adult Chiron sits in the diner facing the front door, calling back to when Mahershala Ali’s character, Juan, tells him as a young boy “You can’t sit with your back to the door...How you gon’ know if someone creeping’ up on you?” Both led similar adult lives in the movie. from MovieDetails

A24

29. A sloppy movie: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

There is a continuity error in The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). The strap on Agatha's dress moves position between shots. from MovieMistakes

Fox Searchlight Pictures

30. A smart movie: Die Another Day (2002)

In Die Another Day (2002), Bond visits the "Rubyeon Royale" Hotel. This a meta reference for the franchise; "Ruby" for the 40th anniversary of the series, EON is the name of the company that produces the movies, and Royale for Casino Royale, the first Bond book. from MovieDetails

MGM

31. A sloppy movie: Winter's Bone (2010)

In Winter’s Bone (2010), Jennifer’s gloves disappears when she takes a drink. from MovieMistakes

Jennifer Lawrence taking a mug without gloves vs. drinking from it with gloves

32. A smart movie: The Ring (2002)

In The Ring (2002) the tree with fiery red leaves is a Japanese maple. The fruit that this tree produces is called a samara. The name of the movie’s antagonist is Samara Morgan. from MovieDetails

DreamWorks Pictures

33. A sloppy movie: Misery (1990)

They replicated the same paragraph all over the newspaper. Movie : Misery (1990) from MovieMistakes

Columbia Pictures

Same paragraph written in the newspaper in "Misery"

34. A smart movie: Home Alone (1990)

I'm Home Alone (1990), Old Man Marley has a Wound on his hand, when he meets with Kevin in the Church revealing to be a sweet gentle man his wound only has a band aid, when he reunites with his son and his wife and kid his wound is healed, Symbolising old wounds can heal. from MovieDetails

20th Century Fox

35. A sloppy movie: Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

In Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), during the Hong Kong battle, Kong's left arm clips through a building, likely an animation error. from MovieMistakes

Warner Bros. Pictures

36. A smart movie: I, Robot (2004)

In "I, Robot" (2004), Sonny is not in lock-step with the other robots as he's being escorted, which subtly sets him apart as unique even during the most mundane actions. from MovieDetails

20th Century Fox

37. A sloppy movie: Captain America: Civil War (2016)

First shot, Hawkeye has his bow in his right hand, left arm sleeveless; next shot it's reversed. Gotta show off them pipes right? from MovieMistakes

Marvel

38. A smart movie: Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)

In Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) an elderly Etta Candy from the first film makes an appearance in one of the photographs at Diana's apartment. The actress Lucy Davis actually reprised the role in elderly makeup just to create the photo. from MovieDetails

Warner Bros. Pictures

39. A sloppy movie: Sixteen Candles (1984)

In this scene in Sixteen Candles(1984) the woman with the pearl necklace doesn’t get in the car. She just crouches behind it. from MovieMistakes

Universal Pictures

40. A smart movie: Matilda (1996)

In Matilda (1996) during the adoption scene at the end of the movie Matilda's mother says that they're "moving to Guam" in an attempt to evade the US government despite Guam being a US territory further showing her parents stupidity. from MovieDetails

Sony Pictures Releasing

41. A sloppy movie: Never Been Kissed (1999)

Never Been Kissed- the math group has the wrong number for Pi (pi is 3.14159265...) from MovieMistakes

20th Century Fox

42. A smart movie: Friday (1995)

In Friday, Craig’s girlfriend calls him to accuse him of cheating on her with a girl at a concert, she has a man laying in her bed while she’s doing this. from MovieDetails

New Line Cinema

43. A sloppy movie: Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

In Mary Poppins Returns, Mary should have had a day off. from MovieMistakes

44. A smart movie: Inside Out (2015)

In Inside Out (2015) two of the memory orbs on the shelves contain scenes from Up (2009). One features Carl & Ellie's wedding, while the other shows their house. from MovieDetails

Disney / Pixar

45. A sloppy movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

LoTR: Fellowship of The Ring, when fellowship is swimming trough The Gates Of Argonath both statues have left hand raised. In the next scene one of the statue's right hand is raised. from MovieMistakes

New Line Cinema

46. A smart movie: Scary Movie (2000)

Rewatching Scary Movie (2000) 🤣 never noticed this before 🤣 from MovieDetails

Dimension Films

47. A sloppy movie: Midsommar (2019)

Midsommar (2019) The film is supposed to take place in Sweden. However, the bollard says otherwise. Looks more like Hungary. from MovieMistakes

A24

48. A smart movie: American Psycho (2000)

In American Psycho(2000) When Patrick Bateman(Bale) Is Rushing Out Of The Dry Cleaners His Mask Of Sanity Drops For A Few Seconds Showing His Cold Emotionless Face from MovieDetails

Lionsgate

49. A sloppy movie: The Harder They Fall (2021)

This scene in “The Harder They Fall” was supposed to take place at high noon from MovieMistakes

Netflix

50. A smart movie: In the Heights (2021)

In In the Heights (2021), this elderly couple are the parents of Lin Manuel Miranda, who created the original stage musical. from MovieDetails

Warner Bros. Pictures

51. A sloppy movie: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, when Ron is about to be taken out by the queen in Wizard's Chess, you can see a few frames where the stunt double's face is fully visible. from MovieMistakes

Warner Bros. Pictures

52. A smart movie: The Breakfast Club (1985)

In The Breakfast Club (1985), the car "the brain" gets out of has the license plate "EMC 2," while the car "the jock" gets out of has the license plate "OHIOST" from MovieDetails

Universal Pictures

53. A sloppy movie: Goodfellas (1990)

In Goodfellas (1990), during the famous one-take sequence, Henry and Karen are walking past the same fire hose twice. First when entering the kitchen and past it again after leaving it from MovieMistakes

Warner Bros. Pictures

54. A smart movie: Casino Royale (2006)

In Casino Royale (2006), one of the poker players is played by actress Tsai Chin. She had played a minor Bond girl in You Only Live Twice (1967). from MovieDetails

Sony Pictures Releasing

55. A sloppy movie: Space Jam (1996)

The “dunk” at the end of Space Jam should have counted for 3-points instead of two. Jordan took off well behind the 3-point line and dropped the ball through the hoop. He never touched the rim. 3-pointer! from MovieMistakes

Warner Bros. Pictures

56. A smart movie: Lilo & Stitch (2002)

In Lilo and Stitch (2002), Disney+ has an alternative edited version where Lilo is hiding behind a pizza box instead of a dryer to satisfy safety concerns about children hiding in dryers from MovieDetails

Disney

57. A sloppy movie: Bad Santa (2003)

Bad Santa movie mistake. He drank vodka and mysteriously grew a beard!!! Within about 30 seconds from MovieMistakes

Miramax Films

58. A smart movie: Elf (2003)

If you pause the Blu-ray of Elf (2003) the status bar is a candy cane. Isn’t that nice? from MovieDetails

New Line Cinema

59. A sloppy movie: Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999)

Keira Knightley’s name spelled wrong in The Phantom Menace credits from MovieMistakes

Lucasfilm Ltd.

60. A smart movie: Mystery Men (1999)

Mystery Men [1999] - The Not So Goodie Mob, is played by "The Goodie Mob". One of the members is Ceelo Green. from MovieDetails

Universal Pictures

61. A sloppy movie: Body of Evidence (1993)

Julianne Moore slaps Madonna and Madonna's head flies in the opposite direction • Body of Evidence • 1993 from MovieMistakes

MGM/UA

62. A smart movie: The Matrix (1999)

In The Matrix (1999), Neo's file says he was born March 11, 1962, in Capital City, FU, USA and the file was last updated July 22, 1998. These are the only hard details about the name of the city it takes place in and when. from MovieDetails

Warner Bros. Pictures

63. A sloppy movie: Fled (1996)

Fled (1996) starring Laurence Fishburne and Stephen Baldwin. After 25 years it's still the funniest mistake I've ever seen in a movie. I present to you, the magical jacket. from MovieMistakes

MGM

Stephen Baldwin wearing a jacket in one shot, not wearing it in the second shot, and then wearing it again in the third shot

64. A smart movie: Interstellar (2014)

For Interstellar, Christopher Nolan planted 500 acres of corn just for the film because he did not want to CGI the farm in. After filming, he turned it around and sold the corn and made back profit for the budget. from MovieDetails

Paramount Pictures

65. A sloppy movie: Django Unchained (2012)

In Django Unchained(2012) the bounty hunter pays for Broomhilda von Shaft with 12 $1,000 U.S. bills. This is impossible because the transaction occured in 1859, but the first U.S. $1,000 bill was not released into circulation until 1861. from MovieMistakes

The Weinstein Company

66. A smart movie: Ocean's 8 (2018)

In Ocean's 8 (2018), when Debbie Ocean was framing Claude Becker for the missing Toussaint necklace, she says the colloquial German term for excuse me, "Entschuldigung," implying familiarity. She then leaves him by saying, "Viel Glück" or "good luck" -- foreboding his later arrest. from MovieDetails

Warner Bros. Pictures

67. A sloppy movie: Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

In Captain America: The First Avenger [2011] - the bullet holes on the Hydra agent's taxi's roof and windshield disappear after he crashes into the truck from MovieMistakes

Marvel

68. A smart movie: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)

In John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019), John Wick and an enemy fall into a pool and Wick immediately moves roughly three feet away just before being fired upon. At this distance the bullets are rendered ineffective which is consistent with how a typical pistol round behaves underwater. from MovieDetails

Lionsgate

69. A sloppy movie: Titanic (1997)

A massive mistake can be seen throughout ‘The Titanic’. In the movie the ships 4 tunnels emit steam from its engines. In reality the fourth funnel was mainly for show to improve its look and make it look bigger. from MovieMistakes

Paramount Pictures

70. A smart movie: Holes (2003)

In Holes (2003) the boat "Mary Lou" paint changes slightly in a flashback, the first appearance in which the boat is older has no paint, the second appearance in a flashback in which the boat is slightly younger has flaked and faded blue paint. from MovieDetails

Disney

71. A sloppy movie: Alice in Wonderland (1951)

In Alice in Wonderland (1951) you can hear the word "great" from someone not in the scene (probably an animator or director). More info in the comments. from MovieMistakes

Disney

72. A smart movie: Spirited Away (2002)

Miyazaki adds to all his films, including “Spirited Away” (2002), quiet little scenes of inaction, called ‘Ma’, where the character just glances into the horizon and reflects, as a way to have a breathing room amid constant action (citation inside) from MovieDetails

Studio Ghibli / Disney

73. A sloppy movie: School of Rock (2003)

School Of Rock (2003) In the beginning of the movie, during the performance of Deweys band we see one of the audience members text their friends saying the band sucks. However we can clearly see that the audience member is actually texting no one and is just typing into a text document. from MovieMistakes

Paramount Pictures

74. A smart movie: The Princess Diaries (2001)

In The Princess Diaries (2001) during the dinner scene you can see Mia is the only one with a stuffed tomato instead of meat, that’s because according to the books she’s a vegetarian. from MovieDetails

Disney

75. A sloppy movie: Independence Day (1996)

I can't believe I never noticed this, but in "Independence Day" (1996) when David has a drunken fit about using nukes, he turns over a garbage can belonging to the Art Department. from MovieMistakes

20th Century Fox

76. A smart movie: The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

In The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), Will Smith walked past the real Chris Gardner, the man he played and the movie was based on. from MovieDetails

Sony Pictures Releasing

77. A sloppy movie: Beauty and the Beast (1991)

In Beauty And The Beast (1991) when Lumière is singing ‘Be Our Guest’, during the line “...after all miss this is France.” the dishes form the shape of the Eiffel Tower...but according to sources, Beauty And The Beast takes place somewhere from 1790-1880...Eiffel tower was built in 1887. from MovieMistakes

Disney

78. A smart movie: Luca (2021)

In Luca (2021), You can see a record for "4 ⭐ Villaggio". This is a reference to the next Pixar movie Turning Red (2022), which features a band called "4 ⭐ Town". from MovieDetails

Disney / Pixar

79. A sloppy movie: Little Women (2019)

In Little Women (2019) a plastic bottle can be seen in Laurie's house although the movie is set in 1863 from MovieMistakes

Sony Pictures Releasing

80. And a smart movie: Deadpool 2 (2018)

In Deadpool 2 (2018), Wade wears a shirt that says: "Olivia & Meredith. Best Friends Purrrr-ever". The two cats actually belong to Taylor Swift. The production crew had to get permission from her to use their image. from MovieDetails

Marvel