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The Plot Between Plots

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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  • Smile 2
  • Rust and Bone
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
  • The Fall Guy
  • The Elephant Man
  • Pink Floyd: The Wall

The six parts

  • Released in the 2010s
  • Released in the 1980s
  • A surgeon helps a mistreated sideshow performer
  • Released in the 2020s
  • Horror
  • With Ryan Gosling

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

Part of Scrooge Would Hate This, 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 Smile 2, Rust and Bone, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Fall Guy, The Elephant Man, Pink Floyd: The Wall. Its movie data spans Horror, Mystery, 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.

  • Smile 2
  • Rust and Bone
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
  • The Fall Guy
  • The Elephant Man
  • Pink Floyd: The Wall

The categories

  • Released in the 2010s
  • Released in the 1980s
  • A surgeon helps a mistreated sideshow performer
  • Released in the 2020s
  • Horror
  • With Ryan Gosling

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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. Released in the 2010s — Rust and Bone was released in 2012, in the 2010s. Source
  2. Released in the 1980s — Pink Floyd: The Wall was released in 1982, in the 1980s. Also fits: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and The Elephant Man. Source
  3. A surgeon helps a mistreated sideshow performer — A Victorian surgeon helps a man with severe physical differences escape exploitation as a sideshow attraction. Source
  4. Released in the 2020s — Smile 2 was released in 2024, in the 2020s. Also fits: The Fall Guy. Source
  5. Horror — A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) is listed under Horror. Also fits: Smile 2. Source
  6. With Ryan Gosling — Ryan Gosling is in the cast of The Fall Guy (2024). 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 Plot Between Plots

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

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