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Hostage Hours & Artful Lives

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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  • Rio 2
  • Waiting...
  • The Last Temptation of Christ
  • Stockholm
  • Don't Blame the Kid
  • Me and You and Everyone We Know

The six parts

  • With Ryan Reynolds
  • Released in the 2000s
  • Animation
  • Released in the 2010s
  • With Willem Dafoe
  • Originally in Spanish

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Play Hostage Hours & Artful Lives, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring Rio 2, Waiting... and more. Three tries and helpful hints.

Part of Underwater Acoustics, 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 Rio 2, Waiting..., The Last Temptation of Christ, Stockholm, Don't Blame the Kid, Me and You and Everyone We Know. Its movie data spans Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family. 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.

  • Rio 2
  • Waiting...
  • The Last Temptation of Christ
  • Stockholm
  • Don't Blame the Kid
  • Me and You and Everyone We Know

The categories

  • With Ryan Reynolds
  • Released in the 2000s
  • Animation
  • Released in the 2010s
  • With Willem Dafoe
  • Originally in Spanish

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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 Ryan Reynolds — Ryan Reynolds is in the cast of Waiting... (2005). Source
  2. Released in the 2000s — Me and You and Everyone We Know was released in 2005, in the 2000s. Also fits: Waiting.... Source
  3. Animation — Rio 2 (2014) is listed under Animation. Source
  4. Released in the 2010s — Stockholm was released in 2019, in the 2010s. Also fits: Rio 2 and Don't Blame the Kid. Source
  5. With Willem Dafoe — Willem Dafoe is in the cast of The Last Temptation of Christ (1988). Source
  6. Originally in Spanish — Don't Blame the Kid was originally made in Spanish. Source

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Animated

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Hostage Hours & Artful Lives

Puzzle No. 524

Play Hostage Hours & Artful Lives, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring Rio 2, Waiting... and more. Three tries and helpful hints.

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