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Vanishing Acts & Boston 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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  • Missing in Action
  • Death Note: L Change the WorLd
  • The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
  • The Fifth Estate
  • Gone Baby Gone
  • Severance

The six parts

  • With Michelle Monaghan
  • With Benedict Cumberbatch
  • Released in the 2000s
  • Released in the 2020s
  • Released in the 1980s
  • Originally in Japanese

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Play Vanishing Acts & Boston Stories, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring Missing in Action, Death Note: L Change the WorLd and more. Three tries and helpful hints.

Part of This Wasn't in the Job Description, 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 Missing in Action, Death Note: L Change the WorLd, The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild, The Fifth Estate, Gone Baby Gone, Severance. Its movie data spans Action, Adventure, Thriller, War. 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.

  • Missing in Action
  • Death Note: L Change the WorLd
  • The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
  • The Fifth Estate
  • Gone Baby Gone
  • Severance

The categories

  • With Michelle Monaghan
  • With Benedict Cumberbatch
  • Released in the 2000s
  • Released in the 2020s
  • Released in the 1980s
  • Originally in Japanese

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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. With Michelle Monaghan — Michelle Monaghan is in the cast of Gone Baby Gone (2007). Source
  2. With Benedict Cumberbatch — Benedict Cumberbatch is in the cast of The Fifth Estate (2013). Source
  3. Released in the 2000s — Severance was released in 2006, in the 2000s. Also fits: Death Note: L Change the WorLd and Gone Baby Gone. Source
  4. Released in the 2020s — The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild was released in 2022, in the 2020s. Source
  5. Released in the 1980s — Missing in Action was released in 1984, in the 1980s. Source
  6. Originally in Japanese — Death Note: L Change the WorLd was originally made in Japanese. 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
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U
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Delete
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P
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Vanishing Acts & Boston Stories

Puzzle No. 444

Play Vanishing Acts & Boston Stories, a free six-movie trivia puzzle featuring Missing in Action, Death Note: L Change the WorLd and more.

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