The Alternative Take movie trivia puzzle
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The Alternative Take
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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Heathers
The Best Offer
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
Godzilla Minus One
Mad Max 2
Nomadland
The six parts
- With Winona Ryder
- Released in the 1980s
- With Mel Gibson
- Released in the 2020s
- Released in the 2010s
- Horror
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One movie can fit more than one part.
Inside this movie puzzle
Play The Alternative Take: six movies, overlapping clues and three optional hints. Find the full lineup in this free Double Take movie puzzle.
Part of Surely You Know This One, a 15-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 Heathers, The Best Offer, A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge, Godzilla Minus One, Mad Max 2, Nomadland. Its movie data spans Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance. 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.
- Heathers
- The Best Offer
- A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
- Godzilla Minus One
- Mad Max 2
- Nomadland
The categories
- With Winona Ryder
- Released in the 1980s
- With Mel Gibson
- Released in the 2020s
- 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.
- With Winona Ryder — Winona Ryder is in the cast of Heathers (1989). Source
- Released in the 1980s — A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge was released in 1985, in the 1980s. Also fits: Heathers and Mad Max 2. Source
- With Mel Gibson — Mel Gibson is in the cast of Mad Max 2 (1981). Source
- Released in the 2020s — Nomadland was released in 2021, in the 2020s. Also fits: Godzilla Minus One. Source
- Released in the 2010s — The Best Offer was released in 2013, in the 2010s. Source
- Horror — Godzilla Minus One (2023) is listed under Horror. Also fits: A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge. Source