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Cast Six No. 2: Last Night Needs a Detective

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Cast Six No. 2: Last Night Needs a Detective

You know the face. You remember the scene. Now find where every movie fits.

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Daily No. 002 · 6 movies · 6 parts · 3 checks

A published daily edition. Your progress saves automatically.

  • Skyfall
  • The Hangover
  • Knives Out
  • Nobody
  • Brave
  • 300

The six parts

  • Action
  • Fantasy
  • Released in the 2000s
  • With Javier Bardem
  • Released in the 2020s
  • With Chris Evans

Inside this movie puzzle

Cast Six No. 2: Last Night Needs a Detective

Play Last Night Needs a Detective, the free Cast Six No. 2 puzzle for August 2, 2026. Match six movies to six overlapping categories in three checks.

Three hints if you need them. Your daily progress saves in this browser. Replays stay separate from your original round.

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Six movies. Six categories. Use every movie once.

  • Skyfall
  • The Hangover
  • Knives Out
  • Nobody
  • Brave
  • 300

The categories

  • Action
  • Fantasy
  • Released in the 2000s
  • With Javier Bardem
  • Released in the 2020s
  • With Chris Evans

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How the cast came together

Spoilers: the full lineup. Open after you play.

The August 2, 2026 edition is finished. 2 of the six categories fit more than one film. The lineup below is the only way to give all six movies a part. Facts come from the puzzle’s verified movie data.

  1. Action — 300 (2007) is listed under Action. Also fits: Skyfall and Nobody. Source
  2. Fantasy — Brave (2012) is listed under Fantasy. Source
  3. Released in the 2000s — The Hangover was released in 2009, in the 2000s. Also fits: 300. Source
  4. With Javier Bardem — Javier Bardem is in the cast of Skyfall (2012). Source
  5. Released in the 2020s — Nobody was released in 2021, in the 2020s. Source
  6. With Chris Evans — Chris Evans is in the cast of Knives Out (2019). Source

How to play.

Step 1 of 4

First, try two clicks.

Click or tap Toy Story, then Animated. You can also choose the category first.

Animated

Try it: choose Toy Story or Animated first.

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Poster view · take your time.

Director’s note.

Take your time. There is no speed penalty.

Keyboard controls

1–6
Select a movie
A–F
Select a category
U
Undo a move
Delete
Return selected movie to the posters
P
View selected poster
⌘ / Ctrl + Enter
Check your lineup
Esc
Cancel selection or close

Choose a movie and category in either order. Tab and Enter also work on every button.

Cast Six No. 2: Last Night Needs a Detective

Play Last Night Needs a Detective, the free Cast Six No. 2 puzzle for August 2, 2026. Match six movies to six overlapping categories in three checks.

Three hints if you need them. Your daily progress saves in this browser. Replays stay separate from your original round.

Past dailies puzzles · How to play