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Cast Six No. 16: Cleared for Family Business

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

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Daily No. 016 · 6 movies · 6 parts · 3 checks

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  • Free Guy
  • A Beautiful Mind
  • Top Gun: Maverick
  • The Godfather
  • Onward
  • Split

The six parts

  • Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
  • Science Fiction
  • Released in the 2020s
  • With Tom Cruise
  • Released in the 2010s
  • With Ed Harris

Inside this movie puzzle

Cast Six No. 16: Cleared for Family Business

Play Cleared for Family Business, the free Cast Six No. 16 puzzle for August 16, 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.

  • Free Guy
  • A Beautiful Mind
  • Top Gun: Maverick
  • The Godfather
  • Onward
  • Split

The categories

  • Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
  • Science Fiction
  • Released in the 2020s
  • With Tom Cruise
  • Released in the 2010s
  • With Ed Harris

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How the cast came together

Spoilers: the full lineup. Open after you play.

The August 16, 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. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola — The Godfather (1972) was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Source
  2. Science Fiction — Free Guy (2021) is listed under Science Fiction. Source
  3. Released in the 2020s — Onward was released in 2020, in the 2020s. Also fits: Free Guy and Top Gun: Maverick. Source
  4. With Tom Cruise — Tom Cruise is in the cast of Top Gun: Maverick (2022). Source
  5. Released in the 2010s — Split was released in 2017, in the 2010s. Source
  6. With Ed Harris — Ed Harris is in the cast of A Beautiful Mind (2001). Also fits: Top Gun: Maverick. 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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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. 16: Cleared for Family Business

Play Cleared for Family Business, the free Cast Six No. 16 puzzle for August 16, 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