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Below the Surface & Frontier Days

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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  • Hot Summer Nights
  • The Isle
  • Rings
  • Dumb and Dumber To
  • Quigley Down Under
  • Shaolin Soccer

The six parts

  • Released in the 2010s
  • Released in the 1990s
  • Originally in Korean
  • With Timothée Chalamet
  • Released in the 2000s
  • With Jim Carrey

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Play Below the Surface & Frontier Days, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring Hot Summer Nights, The Isle and more. Three tries and helpful hints.

Part of Breaking News, Bad Timing, 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 Hot Summer Nights, The Isle, Rings, Dumb and Dumber To, Quigley Down Under, Shaolin Soccer. Its movie data spans Drama, Crime, Thriller, Horror. 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.

  • Hot Summer Nights
  • The Isle
  • Rings
  • Dumb and Dumber To
  • Quigley Down Under
  • Shaolin Soccer

The categories

  • Released in the 2010s
  • Released in the 1990s
  • Originally in Korean
  • With Timothée Chalamet
  • Released in the 2000s
  • With Jim Carrey

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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 2010s — Rings was released in 2017, in the 2010s. Also fits: Hot Summer Nights and Dumb and Dumber To. Source
  2. Released in the 1990s — Quigley Down Under was released in 1990, in the 1990s. Source
  3. Originally in Korean — The Isle was originally made in Korean. Source
  4. With Timothée Chalamet — Timothée Chalamet is in the cast of Hot Summer Nights (2018). Source
  5. Released in the 2000s — Shaolin Soccer was released in 2001, in the 2000s. Also fits: The Isle. Source
  6. With Jim Carrey — Jim Carrey is in the cast of Dumb and Dumber To (2014). Source

How to play.

Step 1 of 4

First, try two clicks.

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

Animated

Try it: choose Toy Story or Animated first.

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Below the Surface & Frontier Days

Puzzle No. 900

Play Below the Surface & Frontier Days, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring Hot Summer Nights, The Isle and more. Three tries and helpful hints.

Three hints if you need them. Your progress saves in this browser; your daily streak stays separate.

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