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Heroes, Hope & Hard Knocks

You know the face. You remember the scene. Now find where every movie fits.

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Easy · 6 movies · 6 parts · 3 checks

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  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
  • Gone Girl
  • Saving Private Ryan
  • The Graduate
  • Kick-Ass
  • Rocky

The six parts

  • Directed by David Fincher
  • Released in the 1960s
  • Set during World War II
  • Released in the 2010s
  • With Aaron Taylor-Johnson
  • With Sylvester Stallone

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Play Heroes, Hope & Hard Knocks, a free Cast Six puzzle featuring Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Gone Girl and more. Match six movies to six categories with optional hints.

Part of The Last Bus to Busan, a 5-puzzle pack. Easy 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 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Gone Girl, Saving Private Ryan, The Graduate, Kick-Ass, Rocky. Its movie data spans Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller. Read all six clues before committing to the first match. You can move movies and undo placements without spending a check.

Easy · Estimated difficulty. Six movies. Six categories. Use every movie once.

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
  • Gone Girl
  • Saving Private Ryan
  • The Graduate
  • Kick-Ass
  • Rocky

The categories

  • Directed by David Fincher
  • Released in the 1960s
  • Set during World War II
  • Released in the 2010s
  • With Aaron Taylor-Johnson
  • With Sylvester Stallone

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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. Directed by David Fincher — Gone Girl (2014) was directed by David Fincher. Source
  2. Released in the 1960s — The Graduate was released in 1967, in the 1960s. Source
  3. Set during World War II — The supplied setting explicitly says it is set during World War II. Source
  4. Released in the 2010s — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 was released in 2011, in the 2010s. Also fits: Gone Girl and Kick-Ass. Source
  5. With Aaron Taylor-Johnson — Aaron Taylor-Johnson is in the cast of Kick-Ass (2010). Source
  6. With Sylvester Stallone — Sylvester Stallone is in the cast of Rocky (1976). 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

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Keyboard controls

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Heroes, Hope & Hard Knocks

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Play Heroes, Hope & Hard Knocks, a free Cast Six puzzle featuring Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Gone Girl and more.

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