31 Genius Movie Continuity Details That I Personally Find Brilliant As Heck, If My Opinion Counts

I bet you'll appreciate Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) even more after reading this post.

1. Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

In Top Gun: Maverick (2022), the opening caption describing the Top Gun program is almost identical to the original film, except now it says “men and women” to show that there are now also female pilots. from MovieDetails

Paramount Pictures

2. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

Multiverse of Madness (2022) mirrors WandaVision (2021) from MovieDetails

Marvel

3. The Incredibles (2004)

In "The Incredibles" (2004) a woman mistakes Syndrome for the superhero Fironic. In "Incredibles 2" (2018) we finally see Fironic and his costume does look somewhat similar to Syndrome's. from MovieDetails

Disney / Pixar, PictureLux / The Hollywood Archive / Alamy

4. The Mummy (1999)

In The Mummy (1999) after the Medjai attack scene, you can see Benny exiting the same cave he hid in at the beginning of the movie when the French had their battle with Mujahideen soldiers from MovieDetails

Universal Pictures

5. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)

In Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) When Laurie wakes up from her nightmare, she has a scar on her arm from when Michael attacked her 20 years in the original Halloween. from MovieDetails

Miramax Films

Miramax Films

6. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

In “Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), before the climax of the film, Nancy tells her father to break into her house in exactly 20 minutes. The film ends in 20 minutes. from MovieDetails

New Line Cinema

7. Spider-Man 2 (2004)

The guy in Spider-Man 2 (2004) who sees Peter Parker save a child from a burning building is the same guy from Spider-Man (2002) on the bridge when Spider-Man is saving MJ and a bunch of kids from the Green Goblin from MovieDetails

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8. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

In Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Thor’s lightning bolt left a gash through the Asgardian palace, allowing light to shine through from the other side, which remained consistent in the proceeding shots. from MovieDetails

Marvel

9. The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022)

In The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022), in response to the line "we paid for our crimes" Mickey says "well, most of us" This is referencing the TV series, in which Mickey gets away with attempted robbery because of the prosecutor doing meth. from MovieDetails

20th Century Studios

10. Lilo & Stitch (2002)

In Disney's Lilo & Stitch (2002), Mr. Bubbles thinks Nani accidentally burned down the house by leaving the burner on again. from MovieDetails

Disney

11. Forrest Gump (1994)

Forrest Gump (1994). Forrest's hand is bruised from the punching jennifer's crush the night before from MovieDetails

Paramount Pictures

12. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

In Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), Rufus never introduces himself. His name is given to the present Bill and Ted by the future Bill and Ted creating a bootstrap paradox as the information has no traceable origin. from MovieDetails

Orion Pictures

13. Jurassic World (2015)

In ‘Jurassic World’ (2015) you can see the scars the T. Rex received after being attacked by the velociraptors in the climax of ‘Jurassic Park’ (1993). from MovieDetails

Universal Pictures

14. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

In Rogue One (2016), the original "Red Five" (Pedrin Gaul) was killed when his X-wing was destroyed by TIE fighters during the Battle of Scarif, leaving the callsign to be used by Luke Skywalker during the Battle of Yavin and ultimately destroying the Death Star. from MovieDetails

Lucasfilm Ltd.

15. Pulp Fiction (1994)

In Pulp Fiction (1994), the opening scene depicts Honey Bunny screaming, “Any of you fucking pigs move, and I’ll execute every motherfucking last one of ya”. Whereas at the end of the film, the same scene plays out again, except this time she says, “I’ll execute every one of you motherfuckers!” from MovieDetails

Miramax Films

16. Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

In Batman v Superman (2016) and Zack Snyder's Justice league (2021), two pivotal(and related) moments involving a key character happens at exactly the same moment in each movie's run time. from MovieDetails

Warner Bros. Pictures / HBO Max

17. Michael Clayton (2007)

Michael Clayton (2007) suddenly stops to approach a trio of Horses because he recognizes the scene from the book he found in Arthur's apartment from MovieDetails

Warner Bros. Pictures

18. Your Name. (2016)

In "Your Name" (2016), Mitsuha and Tesshi are seen turning a tree into their makeshift café, which is why one of the trees in the town is later missing from MovieDetails

Toho

19. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)

In Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002), Spirit fights off a cougar by flipping his body over while the cougar was on his back, crushing it. Later he tries the same move as a last resort against a human trying to break him from MovieDetails

DreamWorks Pictures

20. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Extended Edition) (2003)

In "The Fellowship of the Ring" extended edition (2002), Saruman accused Gandalf of a slow mind thanks to loving the Hobbits' pipeweed. This was ironic since Saruman also loved it, and his stash was discovered in "The Two Towers" extended edition (2003) (explanation in comments). from MovieDetails

New Line Cinema

21. Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

In Ghostbusters: Afterlife [2021] Ray has a tattoo of Revelations 6:12 on his arm. This is the bible verse he mis-attributes as Revelations 7:12 to Winston in the original Ghostbusters. from MovieDetails

Sony Pictures Releasing

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22. Glory (1989)

In Glory (1989), Thomas disarms and bayonets a confederate soldier exactly the way he was so harshly shown by Sgt Mulcahy earlier in the film. from MovieDetails

Tri-Star Pictures

23. Encanto (2021)

In Encanto (2021), the priest that loses his hair is actually revealed to be bald earlier in the movie when the tornado blows his wig off from MovieDetails

Disney

24. The Polar Express (2004)

In The Polar Express (2004), The Conductor mentions that 'The Boss' has introduced a recycling program for discarded toys when passing through the old carriage. At the end of the film, Hero Boy is shown playing with a puppet from the carriage, showing the programs success. from MovieDetails

Warner Bros. Pictures

25. Casion Royale (2006)

In “Casino Royale” (2006), James and Vesper talk about ‘tells’ in poker throughout the film. At one point James says Vesper has no tell, but if you watch carefully she does. Each time she lies she is composed, but immediately before she’ll raise her eyebrows and repeat something as a question. from MovieDetails

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