Classic movie trivia

These lineups give earlier films another showing. The cutoff is a recorded release year before 1980, rather than a claim about which movies deserve to be called classics. You can use familiar performers and filmmakers as anchors, then fit the remaining posters around them. A mixed-era cast can still qualify for this collection.

This collection currently includes 34 puzzles across 14 packs. Films in its lineups include Amarcord, El Mariachi, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Lives of Others, Blazing Saddles, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The recorded release years range from 1940 to 2024. A puzzle qualifies when at least three of its six films match this genre or era; the other films can come from elsewhere.

Choose a title below to see all six films and all six clues before you play. Each round gives you three checks, with free movement and Undo between checks. Optional hints place one correct match and reduce the score. Start with one board, compare the possible matches, and return to this list whenever you want a different cast. Your progress saves in the browser, so you can stop between puzzles.

Featured packs

All 34 puzzles

• A Double Bill of Doubt — Amarcord / El Mariachi
• Before the Credits Roll — The Amityville Horror / The Body
• A Second Opinion — Fantasia / The Traitor
• Beyond the First Match — Thunderball / Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
• A Carefully Chosen Cast — The Magnificent Seven / The Big Sleep
• The Next Interpretation — Escape from Alcatraz / Where Eagles Dare
• Six Familiar Suspects — Harold and Maude / The Karate Kid Part III
• A Recast of Characters — 8 Women / Patton
• Reconsider the Obvious — Kiki's Delivery Service / Wonka
• The Case for Six — Moonfall / The Omen
• Look Past the Lead — They Call Me Trinity / Big
• The Unexpected Link — Bedknobs and Broomsticks / Ponyo
• The Next Best Guess — The French Connection / The Enforcer
• A Cast of Possibilities — Bullitt / Young Frankenstein
• The Plot Thickens Twice — Summer Wars / Life of Brian
• A Different Reading — Notorious / The Philadelphia Story
• Something Else in Common — Finch / Charade
• The Almost Perfect Cast — Resident Evil: Vendetta / Anatomy of a Murder
• The Familiar Disguise — Midnight Express / Three Days of the Condor
• The Overlapping Cast — Diamonds Are Forever / Barbarian
• The Connection Changes — Sing 2 / No Hard Feelings
• The Last Piece Fits — Moonraker / The Stronghold
• A Question of Connection — Straw Dogs / American Graffiti
• The Frame Shifts — The Way of the Dragon / Battle for the Planet of the Apes
• A Familiar Red Herring — Sapphire Blue / Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
• A Connection Worth Keeping — Bicycle Thieves / Licence to Kill
• A Slight Misreading — The Father / Rashomon
• The Last Connection — The Wandering Earth / All About Eve
• The Cast Reconsidered — Casper / Rebecca
• The Final Double Take — Le Samouraï / Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
• Berlin Stories & Crime Scenes — The Good German / Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
• All Hands on Deck & Roman Holidays — The English Patient / Tora! Tora! Tora!
• Pirate Gold & Small Town Secrets — 1941 / Treasure Planet
• Song and Spectacle — The Rocky Horror Picture Show / The Grand Budapest Hotel

Questions before the first check

Does every movie match this topic?

At least three of six films match. The full cast can mix genres and eras.

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Movie facts and posters: TMDB. About the game and its sources.