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A Question of Timing

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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  • Cannibal Holocaust
  • Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
  • A Monster in Paris
  • Ring
  • Lethal Weapon
  • The Land Before Time

The six parts

  • Animation
  • With Mel Gibson
  • Released in the 1980s
  • With Jim Carrey
  • Released in the 2010s
  • Released in the 1990s

Inside this movie puzzle

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

Part of The Dinner Guest List, 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 Cannibal Holocaust, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, A Monster in Paris, Ring, Lethal Weapon, The Land Before Time. Its movie data spans Horror, Crime, Comedy, Adventure. 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.

  • Cannibal Holocaust
  • Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
  • A Monster in Paris
  • Ring
  • Lethal Weapon
  • The Land Before Time

The categories

  • Animation
  • With Mel Gibson
  • Released in the 1980s
  • With Jim Carrey
  • Released in the 2010s
  • Released in the 1990s

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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. Animation — The Land Before Time (1988) is listed under Animation. Also fits: A Monster in Paris. Source
  2. With Mel Gibson — Mel Gibson is in the cast of Lethal Weapon (1987). Source
  3. Released in the 1980s — Cannibal Holocaust was released in 1980, in the 1980s. Also fits: Lethal Weapon and The Land Before Time. Source
  4. With Jim Carrey — Jim Carrey is in the cast of Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995). Source
  5. Released in the 2010s — A Monster in Paris was released in 2011, in the 2010s. Source
  6. Released in the 1990s — Ring was released in 1998, in the 1990s. Also fits: Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls. 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 Question of Timing

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

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