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Scenes in Parallel

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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  • Run Lola Run
  • #Alive
  • The Whale
  • The Orphanage
  • Girl, Interrupted
  • Amores Perros

The six parts

  • Released in the 2020s
  • A reclusive teacher tries to reconnect with his daughter
  • With Winona Ryder
  • Released in the 1990s
  • Released in the 2000s
  • Horror

Inside this movie puzzle

Play Scenes in Parallel: 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 Run Lola Run, #Alive, The Whale, The Orphanage, Girl, Interrupted, Amores Perros. Its movie data spans Action, Drama, Thriller, 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.

  • Run Lola Run
  • #Alive
  • The Whale
  • The Orphanage
  • Girl, Interrupted
  • Amores Perros

The categories

  • Released in the 2020s
  • A reclusive teacher tries to reconnect with his daughter
  • With Winona Ryder
  • Released in the 1990s
  • Released in the 2000s
  • 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. 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. Released in the 2020s — #Alive was released in 2020, in the 2020s. Also fits: The Whale. Source
  2. A reclusive teacher tries to reconnect with his daughter — A reclusive English teacher living with severe obesity seeks reconciliation with his estranged teenage daughter. Source
  3. With Winona Ryder — Winona Ryder is in the cast of Girl, Interrupted (1999). Source
  4. Released in the 1990s — Run Lola Run was released in 1998, in the 1990s. Also fits: Girl, Interrupted. Source
  5. Released in the 2000s — Amores Perros was released in 2000, in the 2000s. Also fits: The Orphanage. Source
  6. Horror — The Orphanage (2007) is listed under Horror. Also fits: #Alive. 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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Keyboard controls

1–6
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A–F
Select a category
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Scenes in Parallel

Puzzle No. 742

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

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