15 Curious Movie Mistakes That Most People Missed

From time to time, in their pursuit of breathtaking visuals, filmmakers may unintentionally overlook minor errors. These discrepancies can stem from various causes, including oversight, distraction, or even an intentional attempt to capture attention. Regardless of the reason, one thing is certain: nothing escapes the watchful eyes of discerning viewers.

1. The Matrix

The camera is clearly visible in the reflection of the doorknob. The filmmakers did their best to hide it, and they even tried to cover it with a jacket. But this did not help the situation, and attentive viewers noticed the mistake.

2. Bridgerton

In the first episode of Bridgerton Season 3, Penelope runs away from the ball, throwing her hairpin to the ground in despair. After a brief conversation with Colin, she boards a carriage and heads home. However, there’s a noticeable inconsistency: when Penelope later sits down to write for her column, the same hairpin, which should have been left on the ground, is inexplicably back in her hair.

A viewer who spotted this error hoped the show would provide an explanation, such as Colin retrieving and returning the hairpin to Penelope. However, no such clarification was given.

3. Spotlight

During the entire scene of the meeting with the victim of a crime, the journalist takes notes, but in the notebook, there is not a single word.

4. Ocean’s Eleven

Brad Pitt’s appetite is legendary; however, no matter how insatiable it is, the actor could hardly have had time to eat 2 different dishes during a short scene.

5. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Most of the characters in the film wear anti-reflective lenses. However, anti-reflective coating began to be widely used in the 1980s, and its quality left much to be desired. Sharon Tate could not have worn glasses of this type in 1969.

6. Marie Antoinette

If you look closely, you can see hair extensions on the head of the queen’s son.

7. Pearl Harbor

During the dinner scene, Kate Beckinsale’s character takes off and leaves behind her handkerchief. The problem is that when she left, there was no handkerchief on the table — it miraculously appeared after a couple of seconds.

8. Pulp Fiction

In the reminiscence of Christopher Walken’s character, the watch shows a certain time, but as soon as the camera approaches the dial, we see that the hands of the watch are placed in a completely different position.

9. Titanic

Eagle-eyed viewers have counted over a hundred errors and inconsistencies in the movie. For example, in one scene, Rose is shown wearing a diamond necklace while contemplating her bleak future at dinner. However, in the subsequent scene, when she rushes to the deck, the necklace is missing, and her hair is disheveled.

This discrepancy is actually quite simple to explain: the final edit of the film omitted an intermediate scene where Rose, in a fit of rage, removes her jewelry and lets her hair down before running to the deck. Without this missing scene, it appears as though the necklace and her hair have a life of their own.

10. The Other Boleyn Girl

Throughout the film, Natalie Portman, who plays Anne Boleyn, shows many models of French headdresses. They became popular in England in the 16th century and even replaced the traditional English headdress. But in one scene of the film, costume designers made a small mistake: they forgot to comb the heroine’s hair back, which completely contradicts the rules of wearing the French headdress. The slip, of course, escaped the eyes of most viewers, but fashion historians were dissatisfied.

11. Alexander

At the beginning of the film, when the elderly Ptolemy I Soter is speaking about Alexander, we see in the background the lighthouse of Alexandria in operation. The truth is that its construction was only completed after the death of Ptolemy I, during the reign of his son, Ptolemy II Philadelphus.

12. Frida

At the beginning of the film, we see a group of men transporting Frida, who was bedridden. Lying down, she gazes into a huge mirror above her head, and her earrings dangle treacherously downward, revealing a behind-the-scenes secret. In this shot, Salma Hayek is standing, not lying down as we were shown earlier.

13. Notting Hill

When the main character collides with Julia Roberts’ character, she looks up and you can see the entire film crew in the reflection of her sunglasses.

14. Moulin Rouge!

In one scene, the thin straps of Nicole Kidman’s dress are replaced by wide straps for a few seconds.

15. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

In the movie, Jim Carrey’s shirt pattern changes slightly from scene to scene.

As we’ve observed, not all mistakes are caught by the filmmakers. Some bloopers slip through into the final cut, and it’s often the viewers who end up discovering them.