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Film that flops but then becomes popular, e.g.

Last seen in Universal Crossword November 29, 2025 Answers

The crossword clue "Film that flops but then becomes popular, e.g." can be found in the Universal Crossword puzzle from November 29, 2025. We've gathered 191 possible solutions from our database of crossword answers spanning multiple publications. The top match is SLEEPERHIT (10 letters) at 99% confidence — our strongest recommendation for this clue.

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SLEEPERHIT
Film that flops but then becomes popular, e.g.
Universal Crossword · Nov 29, 2025
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SEWER
Setting of the animated film "Flushed Away"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 24, 2026
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IPAGLIACCI
*Silent film based on a Leoncavallo opera
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
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FULLMETALJACKET
Vietnam War film directed by Stanley Kubrick
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 21, 2026
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PONYO
Miyazaki film about a goldfish who longs to be human
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 20, 2026
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SLEEPERCARTON
Box that's unexpectedly popular?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 18, 2026
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ELIO
Pixar film featuring a supercomputer named Ooooo
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
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THEBIRDS
Hitchcock film with nonhuman villains
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 31, 2026
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DRUNK
"Punch-__ Love": Paul Thomas Anderson film
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2026
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RIO
Animated film about Spix's macaws
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2026
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ROLE
Part in a film
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 25, 2026
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SOBEIT
"That's that, then"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2026
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IMDB
Site for film fans
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 16, 2026
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NOTIMETODIE
Last film starring Daniel Craig as James Bond
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2026
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LUCA
Pixar film about a young sea monster
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 5, 2026
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ARLO
"Alligator Boy" in a 2021 Netflix animated film
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 1, 2026
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MONTAGE
Sequence of film cuts
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2026
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AIRBUD
"Ain't no rule say the dog can't play basketball" film
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 24, 2026
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BIG
Quite popular
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2026
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SHREKFOREVERAFTER
2010 animated film featuring Princess Fiona
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2026
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FAVORITEJETSON
Most popular member of a 1960s television family?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 5, 2026
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COCO
Pixar film set partially in the afterlife
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 26, 2026
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PATINA
Green film on copper
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
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AEIOU
Quintet that occasionally becomes a sextet
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
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ELMST
Horror film loc.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
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POORTHINGS
Oscar-winning film based on an Alasdair Gray novel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 20, 2026
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HOTLAVA
Soap that's super popular?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 12, 2026
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UNCHAINEDMELODY
Righteous Brothers hit in the film "Ghost"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 8, 2026
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MOANA
Disney film with the song "Shiny"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2026
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HANS
"Dune" film score composer Zimmer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 1, 2026
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MRLUCKY
Cary Grant film about a gambler
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2026
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ALIEN
"In space, no one can hear you scream" film
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2026
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LYLE
Singing crocodile voiced by Shawn Mendes in a 2022 film
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 23, 2026
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ISHTAR
Beatty/Hoffman film flop
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 18, 2026
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ORNOT
"... never mind, then"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 6, 2026
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BURNTOACRISP
Overdo and then some in the oven
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 5, 2026
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ASANDOLDLACE
Cary Grant film that airs periodically on classic movie channels?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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LALA
"__ Land": Emma Stone/Ryan Gosling musical film
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 28, 2026
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SHAH
Hindi film star __ Rukh Khan
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 26, 2026
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LON
Silent film star Chaney
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2026
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BREAD
Dough, or what dough becomes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 18, 2026
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DOUGIE
Dance popular in the early 2010s
Universal Crossword · Apr 16, 2026
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PRODUCE
Back, as a film
Universal Crossword · Apr 10, 2026
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OSAGE
"August: ___ County" (Streep film)
Universal Crossword · Apr 9, 2026
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MOVIEVILLAIN
(... 5-8 ...) figure in a film
Universal Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
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CLARA
Silent film star Bow
Universal Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
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CULT
Kind of film with a passionate following
Universal Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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EPIC
Many a four-hour film
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
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BAGEL
Bread traditionally boiled then baked
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
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FLOP
Failed film
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 31, 2026
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LARS
"___ and the Real Girl" (2007 Ryan Gosling film)
Universal Crossword · Mar 29, 2026
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WALLE
2008 Pixar film set ~800 years in the future
Universal Crossword · Mar 28, 2026
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BEALE
"If __ Street Could Talk": film based on a James Baldwin novel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 25, 2026
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SINGININTHERAIN
American film that's four-N?
Universal Crossword · Mar 18, 2026
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LETHAL
"__ Weapon": buddy cop film franchise
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 16, 2026
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NORMA
"__ Rae": Sally Field film
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
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MAEWEST
1930s film star known for double entendres
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
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SEOULSEARCHING
Benson Lee coming-of-age film set in South Korea
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 11, 2026
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ELLA
"Enchanted" heroine of a 2004 film
Universal Crossword · Mar 10, 2026
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NARUTORUN
Sprint named after a popular manga character
Universal Crossword · Mar 7, 2026
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ONSET
Ready to film, say
Universal Crossword · Mar 7, 2026
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BACKTOTHEFUTURE
Sci-fi classic that was the highest-grossing film of 1985
Universal Crossword · Mar 4, 2026
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EVILS
Horror film subjects, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 1, 2026
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ACTRESS
Word on some film awards
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 1, 2026
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YODA
Jedi who becomes a Force ghost in "Return of the Jedi"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 22, 2026
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YENTL
Streisand film with the song "The Way He Makes Me Feel"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 20, 2026
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ARGO
Oscar-winning Ben Affleck film
Universal Crossword · Feb 19, 2026
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ANGELS
"___ in the Outfield" (film featuring Anaheim's baseball team)
Universal Crossword · Feb 19, 2026
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SELMA
David Oyelowo film set in Alabama
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 14, 2026
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BROTHERBEAR
Oscar-nominated Disney film set in Alaska
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 10, 2026
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GERE
"Razzle Dazzle" singer in the 2002 film "Chicago"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 6, 2026
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TRON
1982 Disney sci-fi film
Universal Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
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CLIP
Excerpt from a film
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
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NASA
Org. in the 2024 film "Fly Me to the Moon"
Universal Crossword · Jan 30, 2026
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MICE
Animals that, contrary to popular belief, do not love cheese
Universal Crossword · Jan 27, 2026
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CHARLIECHAPLIN
*Silent film legend in a bowler hat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 25, 2026
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ABOY
"About __": Hugh Grant film based on a Nick Hornby novel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 23, 2026
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NEO
Red pill consumer of film
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 18, 2026
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MIB
Smith and Jones sci-fi film
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 15, 2026
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TACOBAR
Buffet that's especially popular on Tuesdays
Universal Crossword · Jan 13, 2026
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WHATGOESUP
Start of a popular aphorism that's a hint to 5-, 7- and 32-Down
Universal Crossword · Jan 13, 2026
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LALALAND
Musical film starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 13, 2026
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EERIE
Like the experimental horror film "Skinamarink"
Universal Crossword · Jan 3, 2026
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IKEBANA
Practice depicted in the Japanese film “Flower and Sword”
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 28, 2025
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SEQUEL
Follow-up film
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 23, 2025
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RAGE
All the __: very popular
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 23, 2025
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FERRISBUELLER
1986 film teen with a poor attendance record
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 22, 2025
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BEEMOVIE
Animated film in which Renée Zellweger voices a florist named Vanessa Bloome
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 19, 2025
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DECADENT
Lavish and then some
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 13, 2025
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RUN
Shouted advice in a horror film
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 30, 2025
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DOSA
Pancake that becomes a drink when its first and third letters are switched
Universal Crossword · Nov 20, 2025
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ITSADATE
"Let's meet up then!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 16, 2025
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ICAHN
Investor Carl believed to have inspired the film character Gordon Gekko
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 14, 2025
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ANIL
Name that becomes a world capital when bookended by "M" and "A"
Universal Crossword · Nov 9, 2025
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SWAMI
Hindu title that becomes a sentence when its last letter is made first
Universal Crossword · Nov 6, 2025
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THESOUNDOFMUSIC
1965 Julie Andrews film, and a phonetic hint to the ends of 17-, 25- and 44-Across
Universal Crossword · Nov 5, 2025
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SING
Animated musical film set in a theater
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 1, 2025
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MILES
Morales who becomes Spider-Man in the "Spider-Verse" films
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 27, 2025
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MTV
Channel popular among '80s teens
Universal Crossword · Oct 23, 2025
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GRANDEEDDAAMME
*Meryl Streep is often regarded as one in the film industry
Universal Crossword · Oct 21, 2025
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WRECKITRALPH
Animated Disney film set in an arcade
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 21, 2025
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CLAYMATION
"Wallace & Gromit" film style
Universal Crossword · Oct 19, 2025
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NEMO
"Finding __": Pixar film about a missing fish
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 14, 2025
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NOIR
Crime film genre
Universal Crossword · Oct 13, 2025
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BEEFBOURGUIGNON
French stew for which Julia Child penned a popular recipe
Universal Crossword · Oct 7, 2025
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TESTSCORE
Beta-stage film music?
Universal Crossword · Oct 3, 2025
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BLOOPER
Clip of an actor messing up and then swearing, say
Universal Crossword · Oct 2, 2025
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HARDSCRABBLE
Genius edition of a popular word game?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 28, 2025
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RELATIVERISK
Extended-family edition of a popular conquest game?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 28, 2025
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ELF
Jon Favreau holiday film
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 28, 2025
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SORRYFORONESELF
Solitaire edition of a popular board game?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 28, 2025
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FACTCHECKERS
Trivia edition of a popular strategy game?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 28, 2025
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MUSCLEMEMORY
Bodybuilding edition of a popular card game?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 28, 2025
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GOYOUROWNWAY
Personalized edition of a popular strategy game?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 28, 2025
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TROUBLELIGHT
Easy edition of a popular board game?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 28, 2025
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SOUL
2020 Pixar film
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 27, 2025
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HOTAIRTAXI
Extremely popular puddle jumper?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 26, 2025
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AMELIE
2001 Audrey Tautou film
Universal Crossword · Sep 24, 2025
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ACTION
__ film
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 24, 2025
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SCOOB
2020 film about Shaggy's canine sidekick
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2025
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BABE
Sheep-herding pig of film fame
Universal Crossword · Sep 19, 2025
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MINARI
Lee Isaac Chung film set in Arkansas
Universal Crossword · Sep 15, 2025
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ANTOINETTE
"Marie ___" (Sofia Coppola film starring Kirsten Dunst)
Universal Crossword · Sep 13, 2025
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OMAR
Name that becomes a tomato type when its last letter is moved to the front
Universal Crossword · Sep 12, 2025
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SPEEDDATES
Fruits for a 1994 Keanu Reeves action film?
Universal Crossword · Sep 11, 2025
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DRIVENUTS
Salty snacks for a 2011 Ryan Gosling action film?
Universal Crossword · Sep 11, 2025
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SALEM
Massachusetts city that becomes a tourist hot spot in October
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 8, 2025
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ONDVD
How a film may be released
Universal Crossword · Sep 5, 2025
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FIRSTRUN
Like a just-released film
Universal Crossword · Sep 5, 2025
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EBERT
First film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 4, 2025
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EDSELS
Old Ford flops
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2025
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SAHARA
Bogart film set in the desert
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2025
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ATOM
"A Boy and His ___" (world's smallest stop-motion film)
Universal Crossword · Aug 29, 2025
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EMILY
Most popular American baby girl name, 1996-2007
Universal Crossword · Aug 26, 2025
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ADAM
Beach on a film set
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2025
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IRAN
Home country of filmmaker Asghar Farhadi
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 26, 2026
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CAM
Short filmmaker?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
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HITRECORD
Start filming, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 10, 2026
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ELSE
If-then-__ statement
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2026
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SPARTA
Enemy of ancient Athens
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2026
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JOHNCHO
Sulu player in recent "Star Trek" films
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 28, 2026
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ROSEGOLD
Copper alloy popularized by its use in Fabergé eggs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 18, 2026
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AUTEUR
Stylish filmmaker
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2026
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MEL
"The Producers" filmmaker Brooks
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 13, 2026
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ENOLA
Sherlock's sister, per three Netflix films
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 13, 2026
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ANGER
Emotion voiced by Lewis Black in the "Inside Out" films
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 13, 2026
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KAL
Penn of "Harold & Kumar" films
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2026
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CLONEWAR
Backdrop of an animated series in a Lucasfilm franchise
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 5, 2026
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COEN
Last name of filmmakers Ethan and Joel
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2026
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UGA
Sch. in Athens
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 16, 2026
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TYRONE
Power of classic films
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 14, 2026
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ARTSY
Like many indie films
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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RIAN
"Wake Up Dead Man" filmmaker Johnson
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 18, 2026
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RUSSO
Shared surname in Marvel films
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 18, 2026
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BELOWDECK
Long-running reality show filmed on a yacht
Universal Crossword · Apr 15, 2026
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BEYOURSELF
Advice about authenticity
Universal Crossword · Apr 14, 2026
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CUT
"Stop filming!"
Universal Crossword · Mar 29, 2026
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HAIRBALL
Unpopular pet product?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 27, 2026
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INDIE
Like Sundance films
Universal Crossword · Mar 26, 2026
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IRIS
___ scan (biometric authentication option)
Universal Crossword · Mar 25, 2026
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BRATGREEN
Color popularized by a 2024 Charli xcx album
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
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ARTY
Like some limited-release films
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 10, 2026
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OSCARSEASON
Period during which acclaimed films are released and promoted for award consideration (In this entry, unscramble letters 3-8)
Universal Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
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TCM
Cable channel with old films
Universal Crossword · Mar 4, 2026
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DANGELO
Beverly of the "Vacation" films
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
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IDRIS
Elba who voices Chief Bogo in the "Zootopia" films
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 11, 2026
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JESSE
Eisenberg of the "Now You See Me" heist films
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 2, 2026
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GYRO
Sandwich in Athens
Universal Crossword · Jan 26, 2026
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TOETAP
Movement in a core-strengthening Pilates exercise
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 25, 2026
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RAIMI
"Spider-Man" filmmaker
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 25, 2026
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SLOMO
It lengthens a moment
Universal Crossword · Jan 19, 2026
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SPREAD
Gain popularity
Universal Crossword · Jan 12, 2026
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REAL
Authentic
Universal Crossword · Jan 6, 2026
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SARIS
Draped dresses in Hindi films
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 6, 2026
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GREEKROULETTE
Game at an Athenian casino?
Universal Crossword · Dec 31, 2025
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TOMAYTOTOMAHTO
*Pronunciation dichotomy popularized by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 11, 2025
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CALL
___ sheet (filming schedule)
Universal Crossword · Dec 6, 2025
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PAT
Jazz guitarist Metheny
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 5, 2025
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DORN
Infielder played by Bernsen in the "Major League" films
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 5, 2025
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CANON
Official and authentic content
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 30, 2025
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SNL
Sketch show filmed in NYC
Universal Crossword · Nov 24, 2025
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LEBOWSKI
"Big" name in the Coen brothers' filmography
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 11, 2025
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PEYTON
Reed who directed three "Ant-Man" films
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 11, 2025
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PADS
Lengthens with long and unnecessary filler words
Universal Crossword · Nov 1, 2025
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BEREAL
Plea for authenticity
Universal Crossword · Oct 26, 2025
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HEART
Organ strengthened by cardio
Universal Crossword · Oct 25, 2025
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TYRESE
Gibson of the "Fast & Furious" films
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 2, 2025
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EYE
*Glasses style popularized in the '50s and '60s
Universal Crossword · Sep 19, 2025
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AEGEANSEA
Body of water said to be named for a king of Athens
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2025
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ATTICA
Ancient region that included Athens
Universal Crossword · Sep 4, 2025
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CORE
What planks strengthen
Universal Crossword · Aug 27, 2025

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