14 Ridiculous Movie Mistakes You Can’t Unsee Once You Spot Them

Even the best directors aren’t immune to on-screen slip-ups. These little mistakes might not affect the plot, but they can distract viewers like a speck in the eye. In one film, for instance, a heroine doesn’t seem to notice her son has been swapped, while in another, the technology shown is oddly ahead of its time.

1. In The Lost City, Loretta hides the parchment under her right lapel, but later pulls it out from the opposite side after noticing a drawing on the rock.

2. In Titanic, Rose is not holding onto her dress in one shot, but in the next one, she is.

3. In New Girl, season 4, Jess’s nail polish disappears mid-scene.

4. In Malcolm in the Middle, season 7, Dewey plays without a cartridge in his Gameboy.

5. In Little Women, a plastic bottle can be seen in Laurie’s house, even though the movie is set in 1863.

6. In Twilight, the décor on the shelf behind Edward suddenly changes between shots in one scene.

7. In Hellboy, when Hellboy is talking to his dad, the phone screen shows an “incoming call” screen instead of an “in call” screen.

8. In Big Little Lies, Nicole Kidman puts her finger on the camera lens by accident.

9. No Country for Old Men is supposed to take place in 1980, but the tag on the phone booth is dated ’06.

10. In Babylon Berlin, season 2, the main character is using his Leica Standard camera incorrectly — the lens is closed, so the camera can’t capture anything.

11. In Ambulance, FBI Agent Anson Clark receives a text message at 1:14 p.m. despite his phone time reading 12:37 p.m.

12. In Resident Alien, season 2, you can see the camera in the driver’s window.

13. In Resident Alien, season 2, the way Asta addresses Jay’s birthday card changes between 2 shots.

14. In one scene of Aquaman, young Arthur is suddenly replaced by a child with longer, less curly hair.

Don’t miss our other article, where we’ve gathered even more movie mistakes you won’t be able to unsee once you spot them.