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Guitar Strings & Mother Knows Best

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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  • Our Happy Holiday
  • August Rush
  • La Llorona
  • Bones and All
  • The Exception
  • Crocodile Dundee II

The six parts

  • With Lily James
  • Originally in Spanish
  • Released in the 2010s
  • With Freddie Highmore
  • Released in the 1980s
  • Released in the 2020s

Inside this movie puzzle

Play Guitar Strings & Mother Knows Best, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring Our Happy Holiday, August Rush and more. Three tries and helpful hints.

Part of Holiday With Teeth, 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 Our Happy Holiday, August Rush, La Llorona, Bones and All, The Exception, Crocodile Dundee II. Its movie data spans Comedy, Family, Drama, Music. 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.

  • Our Happy Holiday
  • August Rush
  • La Llorona
  • Bones and All
  • The Exception
  • Crocodile Dundee II

The categories

  • With Lily James
  • Originally in Spanish
  • Released in the 2010s
  • With Freddie Highmore
  • Released in the 1980s
  • Released in the 2020s

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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. With Lily James — Lily James is in the cast of The Exception (2017). Source
  2. Originally in Spanish — La Llorona was originally made in Spanish. Source
  3. Released in the 2010s — Our Happy Holiday was released in 2018, in the 2010s. Also fits: La Llorona and The Exception. Source
  4. With Freddie Highmore — Freddie Highmore is in the cast of August Rush (2007). Source
  5. Released in the 1980s — Crocodile Dundee II was released in 1988, in the 1980s. Source
  6. Released in the 2020s — Bones and All was released in 2022, in the 2020s. Source

How to play.

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Guitar Strings & Mother Knows Best

Puzzle No. 1305

Play Guitar Strings & Mother Knows Best, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring Our Happy Holiday, August Rush and more. Three tries and helpful hints.

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