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Alien Encounters & Roadside 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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  • Indovina chi viene a Natale?
  • Bad Times at the El Royale
  • Mysterious Skin
  • Black Sunday
  • Five Easy Pieces
  • The International

The six parts

  • Released in the 1970s
  • Released in the 1960s
  • Originally in English
  • With Jeff Bridges
  • Released in the 2010s
  • With Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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Play Alien Encounters & Roadside Stories, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring Indovina chi viene a Natale?, Bad Times at the El Royale and more. Three tries and helpful hints.

Part of Astro Boy, Reporting In, 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 Indovina chi viene a Natale?, Bad Times at the El Royale, Mysterious Skin, Black Sunday, Five Easy Pieces, The International. Its movie data spans Comedy, Thriller, Mystery, Crime. 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.

  • Indovina chi viene a Natale?
  • Bad Times at the El Royale
  • Mysterious Skin
  • Black Sunday
  • Five Easy Pieces
  • The International

The categories

  • Released in the 1970s
  • Released in the 1960s
  • Originally in English
  • With Jeff Bridges
  • Released in the 2010s
  • With Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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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 1970s — Five Easy Pieces was released in 1970, in the 1970s. Source
  2. Released in the 1960s — Black Sunday was released in 1960, in the 1960s. Source
  3. Originally in English — The International was originally made in English. Also fits: Bad Times at the El Royale, Mysterious Skin and Five Easy Pieces. Source
  4. With Jeff Bridges — Jeff Bridges is in the cast of Bad Times at the El Royale (2018). Source
  5. Released in the 2010s — Indovina chi viene a Natale? was released in 2013, in the 2010s. Also fits: Bad Times at the El Royale. Source
  6. With Joseph Gordon-Levitt — Joseph Gordon-Levitt is in the cast of Mysterious Skin (2005). Source

How to play.

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Alien Encounters & Roadside Stories

Puzzle No. 1105

, Bad Times at the El Royale and more. Three tries and helpful hints. Match six films to six clues in three checks. Play free online.

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