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Callback answers for Saturday, October 17, 2026

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Six Degrees

Connect Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) to Taxi Driver (1976).

Show a winning route
  1. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
  2. Zach Galifianakis
  3. The Hangover
  4. Bradley Cooper
  5. Limitless
  6. Robert De Niro
  7. Taxi Driver

6 links. Any route that alternates films and actors in six links or fewer also wins.

Movie Grid

Actors: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Brad Pitt. Columns: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s.

Show the filled grid
Actor1990s2000s2010s
Johnny DeppEdward Scissorhands (1990)Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Helena Bonham CarterFight Club (1999)Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Brad PittTwelve Monkeys (1995)Snatch (2000)Fury (2014)

One way to fill it. Some squares accept more than one film.

Odd One Out

  1. Round 1: Alita: Battle Angel, Green Book, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    Show the odd one out

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. The other three share Mahershala Ali.

  2. Round 2: James Hong, Seth Rogen, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman

    Show the odd one out

    Maggie Gyllenhaal. The other three share Kung Fu Panda 2.

  3. Round 3: Idris Elba, Bonnie Hunt, Charlie Day, John Goodman

    Show the odd one out

    Idris Elba. The other three share Monsters University.

  4. Round 4: Zombieland, Now You See Me 2, The Social Network, The Amazing Spider-Man

    Show the odd one out

    The Amazing Spider-Man. The other three share Jesse Eisenberg.

  5. Round 5: Avengers: Age of Ultron, Logan, The Prestige, Free Guy

    Show the odd one out

    Avengers: Age of Ultron. The other three share Hugh Jackman.

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