The Underlying Story movie trivia puzzle
Opening puzzle…
The Underlying Story
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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Naruto Shippuden the Movie
A Whisker Away
Gomorrah
Dog Day Afternoon
The Sea Inside
M*A*S*H
The six parts
- Released in the 2020s
- With Javier Bardem
- Released in the 2000s
- A bank robbery becomes a televised standoff
- Animation
- Released in the 1970s
Choose a movie or a category first.
One movie can fit more than one part.
Inside this movie puzzle
Play The Underlying Story: six movies, overlapping clues and three optional hints. Find the full lineup in this free Double Take movie puzzle.
Part of Stop the Presses, 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 Naruto Shippuden the Movie, A Whisker Away, Gomorrah, Dog Day Afternoon, The Sea Inside, M*A*S*H. Its movie data spans Animation, Action, Fantasy, 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.
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie
- A Whisker Away
- Gomorrah
- Dog Day Afternoon
- The Sea Inside
- M*A*S*H
The categories
- Released in the 2020s
- With Javier Bardem
- Released in the 2000s
- A bank robbery becomes a televised standoff
- Animation
- Released in the 1970s
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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.
- Released in the 2020s — A Whisker Away was released in 2020, in the 2020s. Source
- With Javier Bardem — Javier Bardem is in the cast of The Sea Inside (2004). Source
- Released in the 2000s — Gomorrah was released in 2008, in the 2000s. Also fits: Naruto Shippuden the Movie and The Sea Inside. Source
- A bank robbery becomes a televised standoff — An attempted Brooklyn bank robbery turns into a hostage crisis and a media spectacle. Source
- Animation — Naruto Shippuden the Movie (2007) is listed under Animation. Also fits: A Whisker Away. Source
- Released in the 1970s — M*A*S*H was released in 1970, in the 1970s. Also fits: Dog Day Afternoon. Source