In Science Fiction
- The Tycho Magnetic Anomaly (TMA) on the Moon in the novel and in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey by Sir Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick
- The Fortean anomaly, as in the work of Charles Fort
- Spatial anomaly, broad term in the Star Trek dramas and other works of science fiction for any sort of extraordinary disruption in the space-time continuum
- Anomaly, a rift in the space-time continuum in the television series Futurama
- Anomaly, any shortcut to hyperspace travel in Robert Heinlein's novels of the 1950s, today called wormholes
- Anomaly (comics), a villain in some DC Comics
- "Anomaly" (Star Trek: Enterprise), a 2003 episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
- Anomaly (Primeval), a time portal in the TV series Primeval
- Anomalies, small areas in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series of games that have various effects on the game environment
- Anomaly, a bridge to another world in His Dark Materials, series of novels by Philip Pullman
- Phobos Anomaly, a level in Doom (video game), Episode 1 Level 8
- Deimos Anomaly, a level in Doom (video game), Episode 2 Level 1
- Anomaly, an unbalanced system in the motion picture The Matrix
- Anomalies, dangerous balls of energy in the game Metro 2033
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