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The Almost Perfect Cast

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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  • Resident Evil: Vendetta
  • Anatomy of a Murder
  • Marathon Man
  • The Boy and the Beast
  • Three Steps Above Heaven
  • THX 1138

The six parts

  • Animation
  • With James Stewart
  • Released in the 1970s
  • With Dustin Hoffman
  • Released in the 2010s
  • Horror

Inside this movie puzzle

Play The Almost Perfect Cast: 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 Resident Evil: Vendetta, Anatomy of a Murder, Marathon Man, The Boy and the Beast, Three Steps Above Heaven, THX 1138. Its movie data spans Action, Animation, Adventure, 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.

  • Resident Evil: Vendetta
  • Anatomy of a Murder
  • Marathon Man
  • The Boy and the Beast
  • Three Steps Above Heaven
  • THX 1138

The categories

  • Animation
  • With James Stewart
  • Released in the 1970s
  • With Dustin Hoffman
  • Released in the 2010s
  • 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. Animation — The Boy and the Beast (2015) is listed under Animation. Also fits: Resident Evil: Vendetta. Source
  2. With James Stewart — James Stewart is in the cast of Anatomy of a Murder (1959). Source
  3. Released in the 1970s — THX 1138 was released in 1971, in the 1970s. Also fits: Marathon Man. Source
  4. With Dustin Hoffman — Dustin Hoffman is in the cast of Marathon Man (1976). Source
  5. Released in the 2010s — Three Steps Above Heaven was released in 2010, in the 2010s. Also fits: Resident Evil: Vendetta and The Boy and the Beast. Source
  6. Horror — Resident Evil: Vendetta (2017) is listed under Horror. 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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The Almost Perfect Cast

Puzzle No. 996

Play The Almost Perfect Cast: six movies, overlapping clues and three optional hints. Find the full lineup in this free Double Take movie puzzle.

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