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The Unexpected Link

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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  • Bedknobs and Broomsticks
  • Ponyo
  • Tomorrow Never Dies
  • All the President's Men
  • Downfall
  • Animal House

The six parts

  • Animation
  • With Robert Redford
  • Released in the 1970s
  • Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
  • Released in the 2000s
  • With Pierce Brosnan

Inside this movie puzzle

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

Part of Surely You Know This One, a 15-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 Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Ponyo, Tomorrow Never Dies, All the President's Men, Downfall, Animal House. Its movie data spans Family, Animation, Fantasy, Adventure. 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.

  • Bedknobs and Broomsticks
  • Ponyo
  • Tomorrow Never Dies
  • All the President's Men
  • Downfall
  • Animal House

The categories

  • Animation
  • With Robert Redford
  • Released in the 1970s
  • Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
  • Released in the 2000s
  • With Pierce Brosnan

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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. Animation — Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) is listed under Animation. Also fits: Ponyo. Source
  2. With Robert Redford — Robert Redford is in the cast of All the President's Men (1976). Source
  3. Released in the 1970s — Animal House was released in 1978, in the 1970s. Also fits: Bedknobs and Broomsticks and All the President's Men. Source
  4. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki — Ponyo (2008) was directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Source
  5. Released in the 2000s — Downfall was released in 2004, in the 2000s. Also fits: Ponyo. Source
  6. With Pierce Brosnan — Pierce Brosnan is in the cast of Tomorrow Never Dies (1997). 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 Unexpected Link

Puzzle No. 1253

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

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