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Ships in the Night & Written in the Stars

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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  • The Finest Hours
  • A Knight's Tale
  • Sgt. Bilko
  • Taste of Cherry
  • Club Dread
  • A Dog's Way Home

The six parts

  • With Heath Ledger
  • Released in the 1990s
  • Released in the 2000s
  • With Casey Affleck
  • Originally in Persian
  • Released in the 2010s

Inside this movie puzzle

Play Ships in the Night & Written in the Stars, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring The Finest Hours, A Knight's Tale and more. Three tries and helpful hints.

Part of Dispatches From the Cheap Seats, 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 The Finest Hours, A Knight's Tale, Sgt. Bilko, Taste of Cherry, Club Dread, A Dog's Way Home. Its movie data spans Action, Drama, History, 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.

  • The Finest Hours
  • A Knight's Tale
  • Sgt. Bilko
  • Taste of Cherry
  • Club Dread
  • A Dog's Way Home

The categories

  • With Heath Ledger
  • Released in the 1990s
  • Released in the 2000s
  • With Casey Affleck
  • Originally in Persian
  • Released in the 2010s

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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. 3 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 Heath Ledger — Heath Ledger is in the cast of A Knight's Tale (2001). Source
  2. Released in the 1990s — Sgt. Bilko was released in 1996, in the 1990s. Also fits: Taste of Cherry. Source
  3. Released in the 2000s — Club Dread was released in 2004, in the 2000s. Also fits: A Knight's Tale. Source
  4. With Casey Affleck — Casey Affleck is in the cast of The Finest Hours (2016). Source
  5. Originally in Persian — Taste of Cherry was originally made in Persian. Source
  6. Released in the 2010s — A Dog's Way Home was released in 2019, in the 2010s. Also fits: The Finest Hours. Source

How to play.

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Animated

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Ships in the Night & Written in the Stars

Puzzle No. 240

Play Ships in the Night & Written in the Stars, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring The Finest Hours, A Knight's Tale and more.

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