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A Close Call

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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  • House of Gucci
  • Evil Dead Rise
  • They Live
  • A View to a Kill
  • A Few Good Men
  • Videodrome

The six parts

  • Sunglasses reveal aliens hiding among humans
  • With Tom Cruise
  • Released in the 2020s
  • Directed by Ridley Scott
  • Released in the 1980s
  • Horror

Inside this movie puzzle

Play A Close Call: six movies, overlapping clues and three optional hints. Find the full lineup in this free Double Take movie puzzle.

Part of Scrooge Would Hate This, 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 House of Gucci, Evil Dead Rise, They Live, A View to a Kill, A Few Good Men, Videodrome. Its movie data spans Drama, Crime, History, Horror. 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.

  • House of Gucci
  • Evil Dead Rise
  • They Live
  • A View to a Kill
  • A Few Good Men
  • Videodrome

The categories

  • Sunglasses reveal aliens hiding among humans
  • With Tom Cruise
  • Released in the 2020s
  • Directed by Ridley Scott
  • Released in the 1980s
  • Horror

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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. 3 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. Sunglasses reveal aliens hiding among humans — A drifter discovers sunglasses that expose aliens disguised as people and the messages keeping humanity compliant. Source
  2. With Tom Cruise — Tom Cruise is in the cast of A Few Good Men (1992). Source
  3. Released in the 2020s — Evil Dead Rise was released in 2023, in the 2020s. Also fits: House of Gucci. Source
  4. Directed by Ridley Scott — House of Gucci (2021) was directed by Ridley Scott. Source
  5. Released in the 1980s — A View to a Kill was released in 1985, in the 1980s. Also fits: They Live and Videodrome. Source
  6. Horror — Videodrome (1983) is listed under Horror. Also fits: Evil Dead Rise. 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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A–F
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A Close Call

Puzzle No. 1119

Play A Close Call: six movies, overlapping clues and three optional hints. Find the full lineup in this free Double Take movie puzzle.

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