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Cast Six
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Match six movies to six categories.
Find the lineup in three checks.

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Daily Movie Puzzle — August 16, 2026

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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THE QUICK CUT Step 1 of 3

How to play.

Give every movie a part.

Drag a movie to a category, or tap a movie and a category in either order. Use each movie once.

Animated

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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
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.

Daily Movie Puzzle — August 16, 2026

Play the Cast Six daily movie puzzle for August 16, 2026. Six movies, six overlapping categories and three checks. Free in your browser.

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

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