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There’s always a degree of suspension of disbelief when it comes to movies, but usually their editorial liberties don’t ruin the immersion and entertainment. Like anything however, there are limits, particularly when it makes the plot of the movie fall apart.
These movies, while all great on their own merits, have moments that make most of the experience fall flat when you think about it for more than two seconds. Of course, expect heavy spoilers for most films listed, since you can’t know if a plot hole affects a film without having watched it.
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
At the end of the movie, Batman ‘sacrifices’ himself to stop a nuclear blast from destroying Gotham. He obviously survives, but it isn’t clear how he did so, unless he had a teleporter on his batbelt.
Jurassic Park: The Lost World (1997)
The movie starts with a ship without crew, seemingly slained by something. But the only creature that could’ve done it is the locked away T-Rex, so what took out the crew?
Finding Nemo (2003)
With Nemo and company being trapped in a tank without a lid, why didn’t Nigel the pelican just scoop them out of there?
Saw (2004)
While Gordon is told to kill Adam, Adam himself has no clear goal in the game. He loses before even knowing what the rules were.
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
The bad guys need all three pieces of the artifact, and Lara has one of them. If she had destroyed it, everything would have been solved.
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
We are shown that Doctor Strange’s portals can cut someone’s hand, but he never thinks of doing that to Thanos while he is subdued by Mantis.
The Matrix (1999)
The whole plot hinges on the idea that the machines are using humans as batteries, even though that makes no sense no matter how you look at it.
Gravity (2013)
Orbital mechanics are heavily simplified, leading to impossible timing and positioning of debris.
Prometheus (2012)
The characters are meant to be highly intelligent scientists, and they spend the whole movie removing their helmets on alien planets and approaching unknown lifeforms.
Inception (2010)
Cobb’s main goal is to get back to his kids in the United States, a country he can’t enter due to murder charges. He never tries to have them fly over to him under supervision.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
The First Order could have shot down the Resistance or at least sent smaller ships ahead of them. The slow/speed chase had no need to be.
The Hangover (2009)
If the last thing they remember is the rooftop, it makes sense to start there. They would have immediately found their lost friend.
Looper (2012)
Time travel logic contradicts itself, especially with how changes affect the present instantly.
World War Z (2013)
Zombies ignore terminally ill people, but the spread of infection globally contradicts that logic.
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
The rules for time resets shift throughout the film, particularly regarding how and when the protagonist loses the ability.
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