Against the Odds movie trivia puzzle
Opening puzzle…
Against the Odds
You know the face. You remember the scene. Now find where every movie fits.
Easy · 6 movies · 6 parts · 3 checks
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Aliens
Captain America: The First Avenger
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Top Gun: Maverick
The six parts
- With Ian McKellen
- Released in the 2010s
- Science Fiction
- Drama
- Released in the 1980s
- With Chris Evans
Choose a movie or a category first.
One movie can fit more than one part.
Inside this movie puzzle
Play Against the Odds, a free action movie puzzle featuring Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Aliens and more. Match six movies to six categories in three takes.
Part of Engines Still Running, a 8-puzzle pack. Easy is an estimated difficulty, based on this lineup and its clues. Every movie must fit a different category; one tempting match can leave another film without a place.
This cast includes Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Aliens, Captain America: The First Avenger, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Top Gun: Maverick. Its movie data spans Adventure, Action, Science Fiction, Thriller. Read all six clues before committing to the first match. You can move movies and undo placements without spending a check.
Easy · Estimated difficulty. Six movies. Six categories. Use every movie once.
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Aliens
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Top Gun: Maverick
The categories
- With Ian McKellen
- Released in the 2010s
- Science Fiction
- Drama
- Released in the 1980s
- With Chris Evans
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How the cast came together
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This library puzzle has an optional answer discussion. 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.
- With Ian McKellen — Ian McKellen is in the cast of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). Source
- Released in the 2010s — Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released in 2015, in the 2010s. Also fits: Captain America: The First Avenger. Source
- Science Fiction — Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) is listed under Science Fiction. Also fits: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Aliens and Captain America: The First Avenger. Source
- Drama — Top Gun: Maverick (2022) is listed under Drama. Source
- Released in the 1980s — Aliens was released in 1986, in the 1980s. Source
- With Chris Evans — Chris Evans is in the cast of Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). Source