Beyond the First Match movie trivia puzzle
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Beyond the First Match
You know the face. You remember the scene. Now find where every movie fits.
Hard · 6 movies · 6 parts · 3 checks
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Thunderball
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
The Name of the Rose
The Dirty Dozen
Midnight Cowboy
La Vie en Rose
The six parts
- Released in the 1960s
- Science Fiction
- Released in the 2000s
- With Dustin Hoffman
- With Sean Connery
- Released in the 1980s
Choose a movie or a category first.
One movie can fit more than one part.
Inside this movie puzzle
Play Beyond the First Match: six movies, overlapping clues and three optional hints. Find the full lineup in this free Double Take movie puzzle.
Part of Tokyo Is Having a Day, 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 Thunderball, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, The Name of the Rose, The Dirty Dozen, Midnight Cowboy, La Vie en Rose. Its movie data spans Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction. 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.
- Thunderball
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- The Name of the Rose
- The Dirty Dozen
- Midnight Cowboy
- La Vie en Rose
The categories
- Released in the 1960s
- Science Fiction
- Released in the 2000s
- With Dustin Hoffman
- With Sean Connery
- Released in the 1980s
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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.
- Released in the 1960s — The Dirty Dozen was released in 1967, in the 1960s. Also fits: Thunderball and Midnight Cowboy. Source
- Science Fiction — Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) is listed under Science Fiction. Source
- Released in the 2000s — La Vie en Rose was released in 2007, in the 2000s. Source
- With Dustin Hoffman — Dustin Hoffman is in the cast of Midnight Cowboy (1969). Source
- With Sean Connery — Sean Connery is in the cast of Thunderball (1965). Also fits: The Name of the Rose. Source
- Released in the 1980s — The Name of the Rose was released in 1986, in the 1980s. Also fits: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Source