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Alien Encounters & Berlin Stories

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

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Medium · 6 movies · 6 parts · 3 checks

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  • Christmas & Co.
  • Boyhood
  • Tetsuo: The Iron Man
  • Hours
  • Planet 51
  • Possession

The six parts

  • Released in the 2000s
  • With Patricia Arquette
  • Released in the 1980s
  • With Sam Neill
  • Released in the 2010s
  • Originally in French

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Play Alien Encounters & Berlin Stories, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring Christmas & Co., Boyhood and more. Three tries and helpful hints.

Part of A Very Small Houseguest, a 10-puzzle pack. Medium 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 Christmas & Co., Boyhood, Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Hours, Planet 51, Possession. Its movie data spans Comedy, Fantasy, Family, Drama. Read all six clues before committing to the first match. You can move movies and undo placements without spending a check.

Medium · Estimated difficulty. Six movies. Six categories. Use every movie once.

  • Christmas & Co.
  • Boyhood
  • Tetsuo: The Iron Man
  • Hours
  • Planet 51
  • Possession

The categories

  • Released in the 2000s
  • With Patricia Arquette
  • Released in the 1980s
  • With Sam Neill
  • Released in the 2010s
  • Originally in French

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How the cast came together

Spoilers: the full lineup. Open after you play.

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.

  1. Released in the 2000s — Planet 51 was released in 2009, in the 2000s. Source
  2. With Patricia Arquette — Patricia Arquette is in the cast of Boyhood (2014). Source
  3. Released in the 1980s — Tetsuo: The Iron Man was released in 1989, in the 1980s. Also fits: Possession. Source
  4. With Sam Neill — Sam Neill is in the cast of Possession (1981). Source
  5. Released in the 2010s — Hours was released in 2013, in the 2010s. Also fits: Christmas & Co. and Boyhood. Source
  6. Originally in French — Christmas & Co. was originally made in French. Source

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Alien Encounters & Berlin Stories

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Play Alien Encounters & Berlin Stories, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring Christmas & Co., Boyhood and more. Three tries and helpful hints.

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