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The Cast Reconsidered

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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  • Casper
  • Rebecca
  • Starship Troopers
  • Strangers on a Train
  • Shadow of a Doubt
  • Emilia Pérez

The six parts

  • With Zoe Saldaña
  • With Laurence Olivier
  • Released in the 1940s
  • Science Fiction
  • Released in the 1990s
  • Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Inside this movie puzzle

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

Part of Unmasking the Machines, 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 Casper, Rebecca, Starship Troopers, Strangers on a Train, Shadow of a Doubt, Emilia Pérez. Its movie data spans Fantasy, Comedy, Family, Mystery. 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.

  • Casper
  • Rebecca
  • Starship Troopers
  • Strangers on a Train
  • Shadow of a Doubt
  • Emilia Pérez

The categories

  • With Zoe Saldaña
  • With Laurence Olivier
  • Released in the 1940s
  • Science Fiction
  • Released in the 1990s
  • Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

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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 Zoe Saldaña — Zoe Saldaña is in the cast of Emilia Pérez (2024). Source
  2. With Laurence Olivier — Laurence Olivier is in the cast of Rebecca (1940). Source
  3. Released in the 1940s — Shadow of a Doubt was released in 1943, in the 1940s. Also fits: Rebecca. Source
  4. Science Fiction — Starship Troopers (1997) is listed under Science Fiction. Source
  5. Released in the 1990s — Casper was released in 1995, in the 1990s. Also fits: Starship Troopers. Source
  6. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock — Strangers on a Train (1951) was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Also fits: Rebecca and Shadow of a Doubt. Source

How to play.

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Animated

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The Cast Reconsidered

Puzzle No. 135

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

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