Goofs

When Bernstein is questioning Judy Hoback in her home, she tells him that "In one two-day period, $6 million came in." In the following scene, in which Bernstein is explaining his notes to Woodward, he repeats the information as "In one six-day period."

The overhead shots of Woodward's car driving out of the parking ramp on two occasions, weeks apart show the same people coming and going on the sidewalk and all the same cars parked the same way in the garage.

A brief sequence shows a 1972 Chevrolet Caprice (with four rectangular taillights) transporting a bundle of Washington Post newspapers through nighttime Washington to the White House, at least until the very last closeup shot of it passing through the gates of the White House, where it changes to a 1973 Chevy Bel Air (with two square taillights).

When Woodward and Bernstein are in Woodward's apartment and Bernstein throws Woodward a cookie, Woodward puts it down and the position of the cookie on the desk changes repeatedly between shots.

When Bernstein is talking on the phone to the White House librarian, he is typing. When the librarian comes back on the line after a pause and contradicts her earlier statements, Bernstein reaches for some paper and starts writing notes, but when he goes over to see Woodward after the phone call, he takes the paper out of the typewriter and gives it to Woodward, saying they are his notes.

When he phones the Library of Congress, there is a closeup of Woodward dialing "1414". The phone number of the Library of Congress in 1972 was 426-5000. Presumably this shot was meant to show him phoning the White House at 456-1414.

The name of the lawyer encountered by Woodward at the arraignment of the Watergate burglars gives his name as "Markham". In reality, the lawyer identified himself to Woodward as Douglas Caddy.

In the first note to Woodward from Deep Throat, he says to meet at 2 a.m. in the garage. Woodward takes a cab and gets out in front of the Kennedy Center to switch taxis. At that time, there is a crowd of people leaving the Kennedy Center, as if leaving a performance. No performance at the Kennedy Center would have gone that late.

Woodward is typing up a story late in the film, and the closeup of the typewriter paper shows the word "criticise". When the wire teletype is printing his story minutes later, it reads "criticize". However, Woodward didn't type the story into the teletype. In 1972, that would have been done manually by someone else, who could have corrected the spelling as they went.

When Woodward comes to Bernstein's apartment after being told it may be bugged, he turns on the stereo. This was unnecessary as they didn't talk to each other; they then communicated by typing.

However, a character doing something they don't need to isn't a plot hole. He put the stereo on in case they spoke but instead they chose to use the typewriter. No part of the plot was broken because of this.

As Woodward is ending a call from a phone booth, a car in the street behind it slows down and two people look out presumably to watch the scene being filmed.

When Woodward is handed a photo, the woman who hands him the folder looks toward the camera as she walks off, as if to make sure she's no longer in the shot.

After Bernstein and Woodward talk to Dean about why he revoked his statement, people can be seen walking into the hallway, being startled when they see the camera, and then walking past the wall as if they could keep out of the shot.

When Woodward is first shown typing a story during a scene that takes place in June 1972, a copy of the Almanac of American Politic is seen on his desk. However, it's the 1974 edition of the Almanac, which would not be published for another year and a half after the scene took place.

In an early scene, a large-print poster for the album "Southern Nights" by Allen Toussaint is visible within the Washington Post building. This item couldn't have been there as the album was released in 1975.

Though the movie is set in 1972, a post-1975 Ford Granada drives past as Woodward is making his first phone call to Deep Throat.

In 1972, when Woodward is calling Deep Throat at the phone booth, a 1974 Cadillac Coupe Deville drives past. It can be identified by the wide rectangular window behind the door. On prior year models the window is narrow.

When Bob Woodward first appears in court to cover the appearance of the men caught at Watergate, the voice of actor George Wyner was dubbed over the voice of the first lawyer Woodward is actually talking to in the scene.

Woodward and Bernstein in a distant shot in the newsroom: Bernstein continues talking without pause while twice taking sips from his coffee.

While reviewing the contents of Dardas's file in the District Attorney's office.

Bob Woodward goes outside the offices of the Washington Post to make a more private phone call from a phone booth. Just as he's entering the booth, the face of one of the crew members can be seen reflected in the metal strip of the booth frame.

At one point, Woodward is shown driving east in front of the White House, but then ending up immediately afterwards at the Kennedy Center, which is west of the White House.

At bottom left, when Bradlee calls out "Woodstein!"