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Following the Trail & Against the Odds

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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  • Street Kings
  • Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
  • The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
  • 100 Things
  • Barbershop
  • Star Trek: First Contact

The six parts

  • Originally in German
  • Released in the 2000s
  • With Ice Cube
  • With Nicolas Cage
  • Released in the 1940s
  • Released in the 1990s

Inside this movie puzzle

Play Following the Trail & Against the Odds, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring Street Kings, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans and more. Three tries and helpful hints.

Part of Starter for Cyrano, 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 Street Kings, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, 100 Things, Barbershop, Star Trek: First Contact. Its movie data spans Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. 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.

  • Street Kings
  • Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
  • The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
  • 100 Things
  • Barbershop
  • Star Trek: First Contact

The categories

  • Originally in German
  • Released in the 2000s
  • With Ice Cube
  • With Nicolas Cage
  • Released in the 1940s
  • Released in the 1990s

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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. 1 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. Originally in German — 100 Things was originally made in German. Source
  2. Released in the 2000s — Street Kings was released in 2008, in the 2000s. Also fits: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans and Barbershop. Source
  3. With Ice Cube — Ice Cube is in the cast of Barbershop (2002). Source
  4. With Nicolas Cage — Nicolas Cage is in the cast of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009). Source
  5. Released in the 1940s — The Ghost and Mrs. Muir was released in 1947, in the 1940s. Source
  6. Released in the 1990s — Star Trek: First Contact was released in 1996, in the 1990s. 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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Director’s note.

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Keyboard controls

1–6
Select a movie
A–F
Select a category
U
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Delete
Return selected movie to the posters
P
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Esc
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Choose a movie and category in either order. Tab and Enter also work on every button.

Following the Trail & Against the Odds

Puzzle No. 508

Play Following the Trail & Against the Odds, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring Street Kings, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans and more.

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