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Closing Time & Ghost Stories

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

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Hard · 6 movies · 6 parts · 3 checks

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  • The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • Die Hard
  • Amélie
  • Love Actually
  • Home Alone
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas

The six parts

  • Romance
  • Set at Christmas
  • Released in the 1990s
  • With Bruce Willis
  • Theft drives the story
  • Stop-motion animation

Inside this movie puzzle

Play Closing Time & Ghost Stories, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring The Grand Budapest Hotel, Die Hard and more. Three tries and helpful hints.

Part of A Wind From the West, a 10-puzzle pack. Hard 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 Grand Budapest Hotel, Die Hard, Amélie, Love Actually, Home Alone, The Nightmare Before Christmas. Its movie data spans Comedy, Drama, Action, Thriller. Read all six clues before committing to the first match. You can move movies and undo placements without spending a check.

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

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • Die Hard
  • Amélie
  • Love Actually
  • Home Alone
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas

The categories

  • Romance
  • Set at Christmas
  • Released in the 1990s
  • With Bruce Willis
  • Theft drives the story
  • Stop-motion animation

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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. 4 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. Romance — Amélie (2001) is listed under Romance. Also fits: Love Actually. Source
  2. Set at Christmas — The interwoven romances unfold during the month before Christmas. Also fits: Die Hard, Home Alone and The Nightmare Before Christmas. Source
  3. Released in the 1990s — Home Alone was released in 1990, in the 1990s. Also fits: The Nightmare Before Christmas. Source
  4. With Bruce Willis — Bruce Willis is in the cast of Die Hard (1988). Source
  5. Theft drives the story — The theft and recovery of a Renaissance painting drive the concierge’s adventure. Also fits: Die Hard and Home Alone. Source
  6. Stop-motion animation — Jack’s world is brought to life through stop-motion animation. 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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Closing Time & Ghost Stories

Puzzle No. 509

Play Closing Time & Ghost Stories, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring The Grand Budapest Hotel, Die Hard 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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