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The Fine Distinction

You know the face. You remember the scene. Now find where every movie fits.

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Medium · 6 movies · 6 parts · 3 checks

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  • You've Got Mail
  • Thelma & Louise
  • The Man from Nowhere
  • The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
  • Stuart Little
  • Mediterraneo

The six parts

  • With Geena Davis
  • Directed by Ridley Scott
  • Released in the 2010s
  • Released in the 1990s
  • Science Fiction
  • Rival booksellers unknowingly fall in love online

Inside this movie puzzle

Play The Fine Distinction: 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. Medium 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 You've Got Mail, Thelma & Louise, The Man from Nowhere, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Stuart Little, Mediterraneo. Its movie data spans Comedy, Romance, Drama, Crime. Read all six clues before committing to the first match. You can move movies and undo placements without spending a check.

Medium · Estimated difficulty. Six movies. Six categories. Use every movie once.

  • You've Got Mail
  • Thelma & Louise
  • The Man from Nowhere
  • The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
  • Stuart Little
  • Mediterraneo

The categories

  • With Geena Davis
  • Directed by Ridley Scott
  • Released in the 2010s
  • Released in the 1990s
  • Science Fiction
  • Rival booksellers unknowingly fall in love online

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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. 2 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 Geena Davis — Geena Davis is in the cast of Stuart Little (1999). Also fits: Thelma & Louise. Source
  2. Directed by Ridley Scott — Thelma & Louise (1991) was directed by Ridley Scott. Source
  3. Released in the 2010s — The Man from Nowhere was released in 2010, in the 2010s. Source
  4. Released in the 1990s — Mediterraneo was released in 1991, in the 1990s. Also fits: You've Got Mail, Thelma & Louise and Stuart Little. Source
  5. Science Fiction — The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) is listed under Science Fiction. Source
  6. Rival booksellers unknowingly fall in love online — An independent bookseller and a bookstore magnate develop an anonymous internet romance while competing in business. Source

How to play.

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The Fine Distinction

Puzzle No. 1079

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

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