15 Movie Easter Eggs That You Probably Missed When Watching The Movie The First Time
Easter eggs are always fun to scope out, but honestly, most of us miss them the first time.
If you love spotting hidden details in movies, Easter eggs are half the fun. They can be tiny background nods, clever references, or little visual jokes that slip by the first time you watch.
This list rounds up 15 movie and TV Easter eggs that are easy to miss unless you are paying close attention. From Pixar callbacks to sneaky pop culture references, these moments show how much filmmakers like to hide in plain sight.
Some of these are obvious once you know where to look, and others are almost impossible to catch on a first viewing. Read on to see how many you missed.
1. Toy Story
This one starts us off with a bang because who knew a kids' movie would be linked to The Shining?
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This is really awesome and a total full-circle moment.
cracked3. Supernatural
I've watched this whole series, and I had no idea about this at all. This is pretty awesome.
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4. The Simpsons
The Simpsons is one of those shows that typically has the best hidden messages and Easter eggs for people to find.
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5. Spider-Man: No Way Home
This is yet another Easter egg that I'm sure no one probably even caught on to. It's always fascinating that writers keep little tidbits of information like this to create a full-circle moment.
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6. Watchmen
The eggs in Watchmen are quite literal, but nobody really understood them.
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7. Zodiac / True Detective
Crime isn't always what it seems.
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8. Tropic Thunder
He meant it literally.
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9. Sound Of Metal
Pay attention to the clothes people wear.
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10. Arrested Development
Oh, this is quite interesting actually.
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11. Psych
This is one you can look for throughout the series.
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12. Oldsmobile
This sounds about right.
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13. Spider-Man
This is another you can see throughout the movies.
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14. Dune
I never knew this and definitely will pay attention now.
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15. Batman Begins
This one is funny, though.
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These Easter eggs are so fun, and I'm definitely going to keep a lookout for them next time I watch these movies. We also recommend paying close attention to new movies coming out to see if you can spot the Easter eggs left in those as well.
Which one of these Easter eggs was your favorite?
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