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The Next Best Guess

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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  • The French Connection
  • The Enforcer
  • It's Only the End of the World
  • A Fish Called Wanda
  • High Plains Drifter
  • Short Circuit

The six parts

  • Western
  • Released in the 1980s
  • With Jamie Lee Curtis
  • Released in the 1970s
  • With Clint Eastwood
  • Released in the 2010s

Inside this movie puzzle

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

Part of Blondes Have the Right of Way, 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 The French Connection, The Enforcer, It's Only the End of the World, A Fish Called Wanda, High Plains Drifter, Short Circuit. Its movie data spans Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama. 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.

  • The French Connection
  • The Enforcer
  • It's Only the End of the World
  • A Fish Called Wanda
  • High Plains Drifter
  • Short Circuit

The categories

  • Western
  • Released in the 1980s
  • With Jamie Lee Curtis
  • Released in the 1970s
  • With Clint Eastwood
  • Released in the 2010s

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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. Western — High Plains Drifter (1973) is listed under Western. Source
  2. Released in the 1980s — Short Circuit was released in 1986, in the 1980s. Also fits: A Fish Called Wanda. Source
  3. With Jamie Lee Curtis — Jamie Lee Curtis is in the cast of A Fish Called Wanda (1988). Source
  4. Released in the 1970s — The French Connection was released in 1971, in the 1970s. Also fits: The Enforcer and High Plains Drifter. Source
  5. With Clint Eastwood — Clint Eastwood is in the cast of The Enforcer (1976). Also fits: High Plains Drifter. Source
  6. Released in the 2010s — It's Only the End of the World was released in 2016, in the 2010s. 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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Keyboard controls

1–6
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A–F
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The Next Best Guess

Puzzle No. 328

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

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