50 Times British Movies Decided To Add A Brilliant Little Detail

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Both Mamma Mia! movies have some ABBA cameos.

Because movie details are so fun, here are 50 absolutely brilliant details in British films. That's right, get out of here, America!

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I understand that that GIF technically makes no sense in context, but it's so nearly applicable that it feels right.

1. The James Bond witness.

2. Hot Fuzz and the farmer's mother.

3. The 1917 accidental collision.

4. Monty Python and the Holy Grail and the chain mail.

5. The Mamma Mia ABBA cameos. "In the Mamma Mia movies (2008 & 2018), Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson from ABBA have cameos in both movies."

Benny Andersson playing piano during a musical number and looking at the camera

6. The real Dunkirk boats.

7. Diamonds are Forever and the very clever lurch.

8. Hot Fuzz and the performance of Romeo and Juliet.

9. Last Night in SoHo and the twins.

10. _Yesterday _and the helter skelter.

11. Kingsman: The Golden Circle and the fair fight.

12. The Shaun of the Dead store name.

13. The Dunkirk extra who was smiling in a teaser for the movie and CGI-ed to look worried in actual film.

before and after shot, extra changed to go from smiling to sad

14. The Goldeneye villain.

15. Monty Python and the Holy Grail and the Richard Nixon sign off.

16. Trainspotting and the representation of Mark's mother.

17. The Love Actually opening montage.

18. Hot Fuzz and the swear box.

19. Dr. No and the fishtank.

20. Attack the Block and the arcade inspiration. "Director Joe Cornish stated that one of the inspirations for the alien creatures that decend [sic] from the sky was the silhouetted furry monsters from the original 1978 arcade cabinet artwork for Space Invaders."

The big flurry creature with a mouth in the center of its body

21. 1917 and the Sikh solder's rifle.

22. Notting Hill and the wedding cake.

23. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life and the Zulu reference.

24. Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain reference.

25. The Rocketman "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" attire.

26. Die Another Day and the Ian Fleming book.

27. Monty Python and the Holy Grail and the cop out.

Note: this image is not from the climax.

29. Hot Fuzz and the peas.

30. Atonement and the patron saint of the falsely accused.

31. Dr. No and the stolen painting.

32. Skyfall and the stolen painting.

33. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again and the curtains. "You can see that the [women] used their curtains to make their costumes."

Donna and the Dynamos singing in outfits that all contain the same striped fabric

Donna and the Dynamos in an apartment with striped curtains that have clearly been cut

34. T2 Trainspotting and the lightsaber.

35. Shaun of the Dead and the 15p.

36. Kingsman: The Secret Service and the realization.

37. The Live and Let Die and playing cards.

38. Hot Fuzz and the sign in the pub.

39. About Time and the Nick Cave song. "During Tim’s pre-funeral time travel journey to see his dying father, his father mentions that he wants the Nick Cave track. Prior to and after the funeral scene, 'Into My Arms' by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds plays in its entirety."

40. Bean and the first name.

41. 1917 and the battle preparation.

42. 1917 and the bullet count.

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43. The Goldfinger license plate.

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44. Slumdog Millionaire and the water bottle cap.

45. Pride & Prejudice and the novel.

46. Dunkirk and the forced perspective.

47. Four Weddings and the Funeral and the sign language comprehension.

48. Monty Python and the Holy Grail and the boar.

49. The Die Another Day hotel.

50. And the Hot Fuzz white board.

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