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Something Else in Common

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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  • Finch
  • Charade
  • Arsenic and Old Lace
  • Meet Joe Black
  • Django
  • The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The six parts

  • With Cary Grant
  • With James Stewart
  • Death asks a businessman to be his earthly guide
  • Western
  • Released in the 1960s
  • Released in the 2020s

Inside this movie puzzle

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

Part of A Seat at the Cabaret, 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 Finch, Charade, Arsenic and Old Lace, Meet Joe Black, Django, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Its movie data spans Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure, Comedy. 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.

  • Finch
  • Charade
  • Arsenic and Old Lace
  • Meet Joe Black
  • Django
  • The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The categories

  • With Cary Grant
  • With James Stewart
  • Death asks a businessman to be his earthly guide
  • Western
  • Released in the 1960s
  • Released in the 2020s

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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. With Cary Grant — Cary Grant is in the cast of Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). Also fits: Charade. Source
  2. With James Stewart — James Stewart is in the cast of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). Source
  3. Death asks a businessman to be his earthly guide — Death takes human form and asks a wealthy man to introduce him to life, then falls for the man’s daughter. Source
  4. Western — Django (1966) is listed under Western. Also fits: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Source
  5. Released in the 1960s — Charade was released in 1963, in the 1960s. Also fits: Django and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Source
  6. Released in the 2020s — Finch was released in 2021, in the 2020s. Source

How to play.

Step 1 of 4

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Click or tap Toy Story, then Animated. You can also choose the category first.

Animated

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Something Else in Common

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

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