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36 Movies With a Fuzzy Recollection of Actual History

By:: Brian C. Miller; Cracked Writers

May 07, 2022

36 Movies With a Fuzzy Recollection of Actual History

Movies have a weird relationship with reality. Sure, you want to do your best to depict a world with consistent rules and gravity so that the audience can immediately understand the tone and stakes of the story being told… But also, you're maybe going to smudge some details for the sake of moving things along. There are similarly times where you may have done all the research in the world… But there are still hilarious little details that don't quite match what would have actually been available in that point in history.

The biggest offender on this list is Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean franchise… Does it REALLY matter that in ‘The Curse of the Black Pearl’ that a Granny Smith apple makes an appearance long before they actually existed? No, of course not, the movie still rules. Is it still fun to point out for the sake of a list like this? Also yes!

33 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

32 Gladiator

31 Hot Tub Time Machine

In Hot Tub Time Machine, Lou decides to stay in 1986, forming GRACKED.COM Mötley Lüe and writing Home N MAIN Sweet Home. MOTLEY CRUE Quite the feat, since Mötley Crüe had been around since 1981, and released Home Sweet Home in 1985. TRENTRE OF PRINT — **Source:** **27 Movies And Shows That Need Help With History**

30 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, the Joneses book a flight from Berlin to Athens on a commercial zeppelin in 1938. In actuality, no ticket would have been a problem for all of the passengers, since airship travel was no longer a thing due to the Hindenburg crash the year before. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **27 Movies And Shows That Need Help With History**

29 The Hurt Locker

CRACKED.COM THE HURT LOCKER is set in 2004, but features a scene with a characer playing X-Box 360, which was released in 2005. The game is Gears of War, which didn't come out until 2006. — **Source:** **27 Movies And Shows That Need Help With History**

28 Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl

According to the writers, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is set loosely between 1720 and 1750. Granny Smith apples originated in 1868. In Australia. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **27 Movies And Shows That Need Help With History**

27 Pearl Harbor

CRACKED.COM PEARL HARBOR A newsreel from 1940 shows a tank battle near Cologne Cathedral that will not happen until 1945. — **Source:** **27 Movies And Shows That Need Help With History**

26 Mulan

Mulan's third act takes place in the famous Forbidden City. However, when the landmark was built, the Huns had not only been defeated but some had been integrated into Chinese society, making the movie's main premise obsolete. CRACKED COM — **Source:** **27 Movies And Shows That Need Help With History**

25 Stranger Things

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24 Titanic

In Titanic, to discourage Rose from jumping, Jack tells her a story about him and his father ice-fishing in Lake Wissota, Wisconsin. The thing is, Lake Wissota didn't exist when Titanic sank. The lake was created in 1917 while Titanic sank in 1912. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **27 Movies And Shows That Need Help With History**

23 Darkest Hour

CRACKED COM UZON RADIO, PAGE 2 UNITED MAY 25 1940 LATE NEWS FLANDERS: POSITION OF Regnance Is T NCREASING GRAVITY Broadcual Todos Petit مع - - - - - Ge an Have Bombs on a Almost All KIA - - - - - - Convoy Near - - - - - Nazi Air von he Lys WH - - - Boulogne Cro - - - - - .. - . Squadrons - and - - - Points - - PASSING SCHOO In Fight Spokumen - nasas RAKILITY a - Distribution - بود les V FOR عينا - de A - — **Source:** **27 Movies And Shows That Need Help With History**

22 Bohemian Rhapsody

Que CRACKED COM In Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen performs Fat Bottomed Girls during their first U.S. tour in 1974. That's impossible, because that song wasn't recorded and released until 1978. BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY — **Source:** **27 Movies And Shows That Need Help With History**

21 Django Unchained

In Django Unchained, Django's secondary weapon is a double-barreled Derringer pistol. The movie is set in 1858, 8 years before such a pistol was first manufactured. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **27 Movies And Shows That Need Help With History**

20 Straight Outta Compton

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19 Ben-Hur

Cinematic classic Ben-Hur is set during the 1st century. Before the big race, Ben-Hur is given the Star of David so he can proudly display his Jewish faith and piss off those pesky Romans. However, that symbol wouldn't piss anyone off back then, because the Star of David was first widely used as a Jewish symbol in the 17th century. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **15 Silly Historical Mistakes From Famous Movies**

18 Braveheart

Braveheart depicts William Wallace and his soldiers proudly wearing kilts into battle. Although kilts are iconic pieces of Scottish culture, they didn't exist during the 13th century. Kilts were first recorded much later, in the 16th century. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **15 Silly Historical Mistakes From Famous Movies**

17 Breaking Bad

An episode of Breaking Bad references the 2011 assassination of Osama bin Laden. 41 When Walt lays out his plan to simultaneously kill all of Mike's men In prison, Jack says, Whacking bin Laden wasn't this complicated. The episode takes place in 2008, a fact Vince GIlligan admits he forgot, which means bin Laden was still alive. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **15 Silly Historical Mistakes From Famous Movies**

16 The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker is set in 2004 and features a YouTube reference. When Owen Eldridge spots an Iraqi man filming him with a camera, he jokingly says, He's getting ready to put me on YouTube. One big problem with that - YouTube didn't launch until 2005. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **15 Silly Historical Mistakes From Famous Movies**

15 The Theory of Everything

In The Theory of Everything, the term black hole is repeatedly used --in scenes set in 1963 -- four years too early. - - 43cm HOTEL ever had The concept itself had already emerged, but was usually called a singularity until the term black hole was popularized by visionary physicist John А. Wheeler, at a 1967 conference in New York. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **27 Movies And Shows That Need Help With History**

14 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is set in the 1720s, SO the Union Jack shouldn't have the Cross of St. Patrick incorporated. The red diagonal cross was added to the flag after Ireland became a part of the UK in 1801. The correct flag would look like this: CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **27 Movies And Shows That Need Help With History**

13 Raiders of the Lost Ark

INDUANA JONES and the RAIDERSof the LOST ARK SET IN 1936, THE MAPS SHOWN DURING THE FLIGHT NDIA SEQUENCES BEAR SOME GEOGRAPICAL AND NDC ERRORS. THAILAND WAS CALLED SIAM UNTIL 1939 IRAN DID NOT EXIST ALL R AN UNTIL 1979. AFGHAN SAUDI CRACKED COM — **Source:** **27 Movies And Shows That Need Help With History**

12 Forrest Gump

In Forrest Gump, Gump receives a letter from Apple congratulating him on his investment - in 1975. Apr Computer Which is impressive, because Apple wasn't founded until 1976, and by 1977 the company was still operating out of Steve Jobs's garage. GRACKED.COM — **Source:** **27 Movies And Shows That Need Help With History**

11 Dallas Buyers Club

DALLAS BUYERS CLUB BEHIND RON WOODROOF'S DESK AT THE OFFICE MOTEL, THERE IS A - 044 CALENDAR SHOWING A 2011 MODEL OF LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR. THE MOVIE TAKES PLACE IN 1985. GRACKED COM — **Source:** **27 Movies And Shows That Need Help With History**

10 The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai takes us to 19th century Japan during the Meiji Restoration. During one part of the film, Katsumoto's village gets attacked by ninjas - a a group that stopped being active in Japan back in the late 17th century. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **15 Silly Historical Mistakes From Famous Movies**

9 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End starts with our heroes visiting Singapore. That is more unbelievable than Jack Sparrow getting rescued from the afterlife. Modern Singapore wasn't established until 1819, while the Pirates movies take place in the early 18th century. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **15 Silly Historical Mistakes From Famous Movies**

8 Selma

President Lyndon B. Johnson is using the wrong desk in Selma. JOHNSON'S ACTUAL DESK In the movie, we see Johnson use the iconic Resolute Desk, however, that desk was retired after John F. Kennedy's death. It was only brought back years later during Jimmy Carter's presidency. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **15 Silly Historical Mistakes From Famous Movies**

7 Troy

In Troy, two llamas can be spotted walking around a marketplace. The film is set around 1250 ВС, so those llamas either swam across the Atlantic or somebody massively screwed up. Llamas were exclusive to South America for about 2800 more years. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **15 Silly Historical Mistakes From Famous Movies**

6 Back to the Future Part II

In Back to the Future Part II, Marty travels to his parents' prom in 1955. It seems 1955 wasn't his only stop, because while he's there, he jams out with the ES-345 model Gibson guitar - a a model that wasn't available until 1959. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **15 Silly Historical Mistakes From Famous Movies**

5 Django Unchained

Django sports badass shades in Django Unchained. Unfortunately, those didn't exist in 1858 - modern sunglasses were introduced in the early 20th century. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **15 Silly Historical Mistakes From Famous Movies**

4 Valkyrie

The Tom Cruise WWII drama Valkyrie is set in 1944. Führer befiehl 2 Mir folgen Dir Activate Windows In 1941, the Nazis said the font in the sign above (called Fraktur) had Jewish origins, and banned it. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **27 Movies And Shows That Need Help With History**

3 X-Men: First Class

There are plenty of miniskirts in X-Men: First Class, set in 1962. They were invented two years later. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **27 Movies And Shows That Need Help With History**

2 Mad Men

Don Draper comes up with the It's toasted slogan in 1960. LUCKYSTRIVE T'S TOASTED MAD MEN By that time, Lucky Strike had been using it for over 40 years. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **27 Movies And Shows That Need Help With History**

1 My Girl

My Girl The main character's mood ring is a key aspect of the film. CRACKED.COM It shouldn't be: The film is set in 1972 and mood rings weren't around until 1975. — **Source:** **27 Movies And Shows That Need Help With History**

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