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Departures & Highland Tales

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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  • Anything for Her
  • Barbie: The Pearl Princess
  • Sleeping with the Enemy
  • Ava
  • The 39 Steps
  • The Forge

The six parts

  • Released in the 2000s
  • Released in the 1930s
  • With Julia Roberts
  • Released in the 2010s
  • With John Malkovich
  • Originally in English

Inside this movie puzzle

Play Departures & Highland Tales, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring Anything for Her, Barbie: The Pearl Princess and more. Three tries and helpful hints.

Part of Chair Talk, 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 Anything for Her, Barbie: The Pearl Princess, Sleeping with the Enemy, Ava, The 39 Steps, The Forge. Its movie data spans Drama, Thriller, Family, Animation. 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.

  • Anything for Her
  • Barbie: The Pearl Princess
  • Sleeping with the Enemy
  • Ava
  • The 39 Steps
  • The Forge

The categories

  • Released in the 2000s
  • Released in the 1930s
  • With Julia Roberts
  • Released in the 2010s
  • With John Malkovich
  • Originally in English

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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. 1 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 — Anything for Her was released in 2008, in the 2000s. Source
  2. Released in the 1930s — The 39 Steps was released in 1935, in the 1930s. Source
  3. With Julia Roberts — Julia Roberts is in the cast of Sleeping with the Enemy (1991). Source
  4. Released in the 2010s — Barbie: The Pearl Princess was released in 2014, in the 2010s. Source
  5. With John Malkovich — John Malkovich is in the cast of Ava (2020). Source
  6. Originally in English — The Forge was originally made in English. Also fits: Barbie: The Pearl Princess, Sleeping with the Enemy, Ava and The 39 Steps. 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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Director’s note.

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Keyboard controls

1–6
Select a movie
A–F
Select a category
U
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Delete
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Departures & Highland Tales

Puzzle No. 409

Play Departures & Highland Tales, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring Anything for Her, Barbie: The Pearl Princess 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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