How to play
Movie Grid, the movie trivia grid
Movie Grid is a daily movie trivia grid, a little like sudoku for film fans. Each row is an actor and each column is a decade or a genre. Fill every square with a film that fits both, using each film once.
The rules
Read the clues
Each row names an actor. Each column names a decade, like the 1990s, or a genre, like Comedy.
Choose a square
Tap a square. It needs a film with that row’s actor that also fits that column.
Place a film
Pick a film from the bank below the grid. You can also pick the film first and then its square.
Fill the grid
Use each film once. Some films stay in the bank. Fill every square to solve it.
An example
A small corner of a grid, with Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep against the 1990s and Comedy:
- Tom Hanks × 1990s: Forrest Gump
- Tom Hanks × Comedy: Big
- Meryl Streep × 1990s: The River Wild
- Meryl Streep × Comedy: Mamma Mia!
Heat sits in the bank as a decoy: neither actor is in it.
Tips
- Start with the square that has the fewest options, like an actor in a narrow decade.
- A film can fit more than one square. Hold it back until you know where it is needed.
- To move a film, choose its square and tap Undo.
Questions
Is Movie Grid like Immaculate Grid?
It shares the crossing-clues idea, but every Movie Grid answer is in the bank on screen, so you are matching films rather than recalling them from memory.
Can a film be used twice?
No. Each film goes in one square, and each square needs a different film.
How are decades decided?
By the film’s original release year. A film released in 1999 fits the 1990s.
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