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Cast Six No. 4: Balloons Beat the Apocalypse

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

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Daily No. 004 · 6 movies · 6 parts · 3 checks

A published daily edition. Your progress saves automatically.

  • Terminator Salvation
  • The Terminator
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
  • The Matrix Resurrections
  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
  • Up

The six parts

  • Thriller
  • Comedy
  • With Keanu Reeves
  • With Michael Keaton
  • Released in the 1980s
  • Released in the 2010s

Inside this movie puzzle

Cast Six No. 4: Balloons Beat the Apocalypse

Play Balloons Beat the Apocalypse, the free Cast Six No. 4 puzzle for August 4, 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.

  • Terminator Salvation
  • The Terminator
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
  • The Matrix Resurrections
  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
  • Up

The categories

  • Thriller
  • Comedy
  • With Keanu Reeves
  • With Michael Keaton
  • Released in the 1980s
  • Released in the 2010s

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How the cast came together

Spoilers: the full lineup. Open after you play.

The August 4, 2026 edition is finished. 3 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. Thriller — Terminator Salvation (2009) is listed under Thriller. Also fits: The Terminator. Source
  2. Comedy — Up (2009) is listed under Comedy. Also fits: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). Source
  3. With Keanu Reeves — Keanu Reeves is in the cast of The Matrix Resurrections (2021). Source
  4. With Michael Keaton — Michael Keaton is in the cast of Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014). Source
  5. Released in the 1980s — The Terminator was released in 1984, in the 1980s. Source
  6. Released in the 2010s — Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales was released in 2017, in the 2010s. Also fits: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). 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.

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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. 4: Balloons Beat the Apocalypse

Play Balloons Beat the Apocalypse, the free Cast Six No. 4 puzzle for August 4, 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