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Battle Lines & Crooked Paths

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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  • The Forgotten
  • The Seventh Company Has Been Found
  • Samaritan
  • In Darkness
  • The Other Side of Hope
  • Frida

The six parts

  • Released in the 1970s
  • Released in the 2020s
  • With Julianne Moore
  • Originally in English
  • With Salma Hayek Pinault
  • Released in the 2010s

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Play Battle Lines & Crooked Paths, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring The Forgotten, The Seventh Company Has Been Found and more. Three tries and helpful hints.

Part of Dude, It's Dark Out, 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 The Forgotten, The Seventh Company Has Been Found, Samaritan, In Darkness, The Other Side of Hope, Frida. Its movie data spans Thriller, Mystery, Science Fiction, Comedy. 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.

  • The Forgotten
  • The Seventh Company Has Been Found
  • Samaritan
  • In Darkness
  • The Other Side of Hope
  • Frida

The categories

  • Released in the 1970s
  • Released in the 2020s
  • With Julianne Moore
  • Originally in English
  • With Salma Hayek Pinault
  • Released in the 2010s

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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 — The Seventh Company Has Been Found was released in 1975, in the 1970s. Source
  2. Released in the 2020s — Samaritan was released in 2022, in the 2020s. Source
  3. With Julianne Moore — Julianne Moore is in the cast of The Forgotten (2004). Source
  4. Originally in English — In Darkness was originally made in English. Also fits: The Forgotten, Samaritan and Frida. Source
  5. With Salma Hayek Pinault — Salma Hayek Pinault is in the cast of Frida (2002). Source
  6. Released in the 2010s — The Other Side of Hope was released in 2017, in the 2010s. Also fits: In Darkness. Source

How to play.

Step 1 of 4

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Click or tap Toy Story, then Animated. You can also choose the category first.

Animated

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Battle Lines & Crooked Paths

Puzzle No. 118

Play Battle Lines & Crooked Paths, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring The Forgotten, The Seventh Company Has Been Found and more.

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