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Hired Shadows & Convent Stories

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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  • We Are the Nobles
  • Sholay
  • Killers
  • Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape
  • The Darkest Minds
  • The Ring Two

The six parts

  • Animation
  • Originally in Spanish
  • Released in the 2010s
  • With Naomi Watts
  • Released in the 1970s
  • With Ashton Kutcher

Inside this movie puzzle

Play Hired Shadows & Convent Stories, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring We Are the Nobles, Sholay and more. Three tries and helpful hints.

Part of A Postcard From Belfast, 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 We Are the Nobles, Sholay, Killers, Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape, The Darkest Minds, The Ring Two. Its movie data spans Comedy, Action, Thriller, Romance. 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.

  • We Are the Nobles
  • Sholay
  • Killers
  • Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape
  • The Darkest Minds
  • The Ring Two

The categories

  • Animation
  • Originally in Spanish
  • Released in the 2010s
  • With Naomi Watts
  • Released in the 1970s
  • With Ashton Kutcher

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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. Animation — Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape (2015) is listed under Animation. Source
  2. Originally in Spanish — We Are the Nobles was originally made in Spanish. Source
  3. Released in the 2010s — The Darkest Minds was released in 2018, in the 2010s. Also fits: We Are the Nobles, Killers and Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape. Source
  4. With Naomi Watts — Naomi Watts is in the cast of The Ring Two (2005). Source
  5. Released in the 1970s — Sholay was released in 1975, in the 1970s. Source
  6. With Ashton Kutcher — Ashton Kutcher is in the cast of Killers (2010). 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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Hired Shadows & Convent Stories

Puzzle No. 546

Play Hired Shadows & Convent Stories, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring We Are the Nobles, Sholay and more. Three tries and helpful hints.

Three hints if you need them. Your progress saves in this browser; your daily streak stays separate.

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