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Troubled Waters & Sticky Fingers

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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  • Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher
  • The Night of the Hunter
  • Sophie's Choice
  • Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
  • Coach Carter
  • Entrapment

The six parts

  • Released in the 1950s
  • With Samuel L. Jackson
  • Released in the 1980s
  • Animation
  • With Catherine Zeta-Jones
  • Originally in English

Inside this movie puzzle

Play Troubled Waters & Sticky Fingers, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher, The Night of the Hunter and more. Three tries and helpful hints.

Part of A Minor Stitch Malfunction, 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 Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher, The Night of the Hunter, Sophie's Choice, Death Race: Beyond Anarchy, Coach Carter, Entrapment. Its movie data spans Animation, Science Fiction, Action, Crime. 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.

  • Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher
  • The Night of the Hunter
  • Sophie's Choice
  • Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
  • Coach Carter
  • Entrapment

The categories

  • Released in the 1950s
  • With Samuel L. Jackson
  • Released in the 1980s
  • Animation
  • With Catherine Zeta-Jones
  • Originally in English

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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 1950s — The Night of the Hunter was released in 1955, in the 1950s. Source
  2. With Samuel L. Jackson — Samuel L. Jackson is in the cast of Coach Carter (2005). Source
  3. Released in the 1980s — Sophie's Choice was released in 1982, in the 1980s. Source
  4. Animation — Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher (2014) is listed under Animation. Source
  5. With Catherine Zeta-Jones — Catherine Zeta-Jones is in the cast of Entrapment (1999). Source
  6. Originally in English — Death Race: Beyond Anarchy was originally made in English. Also fits: The Night of the Hunter, Sophie's Choice, Coach Carter and Entrapment. Source

How to play.

Step 1 of 4

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Click or tap Toy Story, then Animated. You can also choose the category first.

Animated

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Troubled Waters & Sticky Fingers

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Play Troubled Waters & Sticky Fingers, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher, The Night of the Hunter and more.

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