This tag indicates the question is about something in film that might be possible in real life or just a movie device.
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Is the Unix operating system featured in Jurassic Park real?
When the film Jurassic Park came out, and I saw that scene where Ariana Richards is sitting in front of the computer and says;
This is a Unix system. I know this. It's the files for the whole ...
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How credible is the ending of Collateral?
Here's what happens at the end of Collateral (2004):
The taxi driver manages to defeat a highly skilled hitman. Is it mere luck?
Should we accept this as a screw-up on the part of the movie ...
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How could Eisenheim achieve those reflections on the scene in that era?
In The Illusionist (2006), how could Eisenheim achieve those reflections (visions) on the scene? Even in one of the scenes, there was a (ghost) boy walking through the audience. Given that the film ...
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Calvin Candie's “dimples in the skull” theory
In Django Unchained, Calvin Candie tells Django and Dr. Shultz a theory about the dimples in the skull of human beings. He says that due to the location of these very dimples which is different in ...
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Did Keanu Reeves actually know martial arts when he acted for the movie “The Matrix”?
Did Keanu Reeves actually know martial arts when he acted for the movie "The Matrix"?
If no, how did he act in the movie?
Do he actually know any kind of Martial Arts?
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Is the sword scene realistic in The Illusionist?
Eisenheim performs a sword illusion in The Illusionist (2006). Is this illusion realistic? Could it be practiced in real life?
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Is this incident realistic in Vacancy?
In Vacancy (2007), David Fox is stabbed at night (supposedly after midnight), and at the end of the film (in daytime), it turns out he's still alive. Is it possible in real life that a person is ...
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What happened to Frou-Frou in the 1967 Soviet film Anna Karenina?
In the 1967 Soviet film Анна Каренина directed by Aleksandr Zarkhi, there is a race sequence during which Count Vronsky's horse, Frou-Frou, is seriously injured.
What happened to the horse which ...
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Is this mask really possible?
Sometimes we see a mask is used by an actor of a film by which he drastically changes his face. I was under the impression that only after plastic surgery one can change his face. I stumbled upon this ...
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1answer
169 views
Is healing technique of Karate Kid practically possible?
In The Karate Kid (2010), Jackie Chan uses some fire technique for healing of Smith's wounds. I want to know is that technique is real or complete fiction?
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1answer
148 views
In Spartacus, can gladiators break a roman formation?
In the series Spartacus, season 3 episode 6, it appears that a small group of 3-4 gladiators (with just swords) manages to break a tight wall formation of 6-8 romans attacking them with roman shields, ...
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Was the last play in The Longest Yard(2005) completely fair?
After the trick-play (Fumblerooski) to level scores against the guards, the Mean Machine go for the two-point conversion. Here, they start talking among themselves and Crewe with Scarborough to ...
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1answer
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What did Hannah use to escape?
In the season 7 finale of Dexter, Hannah has Arlene slip her some sort of drug that seems to have a delayed effect of causing serious seizures and lasts long enough only to allow her to the hospital ...
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Of the movies 'Volcano' and 'Dante's Peak', which is more scientifically accurate?
In 1997, two volcano movies were released with big-name actors, Volcano and Dante's Peak.
Both movies were fun to watch, but I'm curious, of the two gems of moviemaking, which were more ...
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1answer
391 views
How realistic is V The Serial?
The Serial is an Indian soap opera based on the real life of Indian TV Actors. But I want to know how much of the show is real? I mean are there any non celebrity character that is also played by the ...
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Is Captain Jackson’s accent authentic?
In BBC detective drama Ripper Street there is an American character, captain Homer Jackson (played by American actor Adam Rothenberg): former U.S. Army surgeon, ex-Pinkerton agent etc. For the story ...
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How realistic is the Black Adder Series? [closed]
I know that the Black Adder series is a sitcom and also a lot of things shown in it must be false and never happened in the real world. For example as evident by the answers given in Who is this man ...
