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The Unfinished Picture

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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  • Philadelphia
  • The City of Lost Children
  • Dances with Wolves
  • Basic Instinct
  • Glory
  • On the Waterfront

The six parts

  • With Michael Douglas
  • Western
  • With Denzel Washington
  • Released in the 1950s
  • Released in the 1990s
  • Lawyers challenge workplace AIDS discrimination

Inside this movie puzzle

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

Part of Waterfront Seats, 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 Philadelphia, The City of Lost Children, Dances with Wolves, Basic Instinct, Glory, On the Waterfront. Its movie data spans Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure. 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.

  • Philadelphia
  • The City of Lost Children
  • Dances with Wolves
  • Basic Instinct
  • Glory
  • On the Waterfront

The categories

  • With Michael Douglas
  • Western
  • With Denzel Washington
  • Released in the 1950s
  • Released in the 1990s
  • Lawyers challenge workplace AIDS discrimination

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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 Michael Douglas — Michael Douglas is in the cast of Basic Instinct (1992). Source
  2. Western — Dances with Wolves (1990) is listed under Western. Source
  3. With Denzel Washington — Denzel Washington is in the cast of Glory (1989). Also fits: Philadelphia. Source
  4. Released in the 1950s — On the Waterfront was released in 1954, in the 1950s. Source
  5. Released in the 1990s — The City of Lost Children was released in 1995, in the 1990s. Also fits: Philadelphia, Dances with Wolves and Basic Instinct. Source
  6. Lawyers challenge workplace AIDS discrimination — Two lawyers bring an AIDS discrimination lawsuit against a powerful law firm. 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 Unfinished Picture

Puzzle No. 339

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

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