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Strange Encounters & Coffee Breaks

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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  • Showtime
  • The Three Kings
  • The Matador
  • Ikiru
  • Falling for Christmas
  • Out of Africa

The six parts

  • Released in the 2020s
  • Released in the 1980s
  • With Greg Kinnear
  • With Robert De Niro
  • Originally in Japanese
  • Released in the 2000s

Inside this movie puzzle

Play Strange Encounters & Coffee Breaks, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring Showtime, The Three Kings and more. Three tries and helpful hints.

Part of Seventeen, With a Record, 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 Showtime, The Three Kings, The Matador, Ikiru, Falling for Christmas, Out of Africa. Its movie data spans Action, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy. 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.

  • Showtime
  • The Three Kings
  • The Matador
  • Ikiru
  • Falling for Christmas
  • Out of Africa

The categories

  • Released in the 2020s
  • Released in the 1980s
  • With Greg Kinnear
  • With Robert De Niro
  • Originally in Japanese
  • Released in the 2000s

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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. Released in the 2020s — Falling for Christmas was released in 2022, in the 2020s. Source
  2. Released in the 1980s — Out of Africa was released in 1985, in the 1980s. Source
  3. With Greg Kinnear — Greg Kinnear is in the cast of The Matador (2005). Source
  4. With Robert De Niro — Robert De Niro is in the cast of Showtime (2002). Source
  5. Originally in Japanese — Ikiru was originally made in Japanese. Source
  6. Released in the 2000s — The Three Kings was released in 2001, in the 2000s. Also fits: Showtime and The Matador. 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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Director’s note.

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Keyboard controls

1–6
Select a movie
A–F
Select a category
U
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Delete
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P
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Strange Encounters & Coffee Breaks

Puzzle No. 683

Play Strange Encounters & Coffee Breaks, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring Showtime, The Three Kings 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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