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Sci-fi classic that was the highest-grossing film of 1985

Last seen in Universal Crossword March 4, 2026 Answers

The clue "Sci-fi classic that was the highest-grossing film of 1985" recently appeared in the Universal Crossword crossword on March 4, 2026. Our comprehensive crossword database contains 179 potential solutions for this clue. After ranking each by frequency and reliability, BACKTOTHEFUTURE (15 letters) comes out on top with 99% confidence.

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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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ASANDOLDLACE
Cary Grant film that airs periodically on classic movie channels?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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RAMA
"Rendezvous With ___" (classic sci-fi novel)
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TRON
1982 Disney sci-fi film
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MIB
Smith and Jones sci-fi film
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SEWER
Setting of the animated film "Flushed Away"
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IPAGLIACCI
*Silent film based on a Leoncavallo opera
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FULLMETALJACKET
Vietnam War film directed by Stanley Kubrick
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PONYO
Miyazaki film about a goldfish who longs to be human
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HUBRIS
Fatal flaw in classic myths
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ELIO
Pixar film featuring a supercomputer named Ooooo
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THEBIRDS
Hitchcock film with nonhuman villains
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GARBO
Greta of classic Hollywood
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DRUNK
"Punch-__ Love": Paul Thomas Anderson film
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RIO
Animated film about Spix's macaws
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ROLE
Part in a film
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IMDB
Site for film fans
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OER
Above, in classic odes
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NOTIMETODIE
Last film starring Daniel Craig as James Bond
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LUCA
Pixar film about a young sea monster
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ARLO
"Alligator Boy" in a 2021 Netflix animated film
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CASEY
"Mighty" batter who strikes out in a classic poem
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TWINPEAKS
Cult classic of 1990s TV
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MONTAGE
Sequence of film cuts
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AIRBUD
"Ain't no rule say the dog can't play basketball" film
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SHREKFOREVERAFTER
2010 animated film featuring Princess Fiona
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COCO
Pixar film set partially in the afterlife
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PATINA
Green film on copper
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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
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UNCHAINEDMELODY
Righteous Brothers hit in the film "Ghost"
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MOANA
Disney film with the song "Shiny"
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GTS
Some classic muscle cars
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HANS
"Dune" film score composer Zimmer
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MRLUCKY
Cary Grant film about a gambler
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ALIEN
"In space, no one can hear you scream" film
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ERE
Before, in classic ballads
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LYLE
Singing crocodile voiced by Shawn Mendes in a 2022 film
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ISHTAR
Beatty/Hoffman film flop
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TYRONE
Power of classic films
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MARYLOU
"Hello __": classic barbershop song
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LALA
"__ Land": Emma Stone/Ryan Gosling musical film
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SHAH
Hindi film star __ Rukh Khan
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LON
Silent film star Chaney
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PRODUCE
Back, as a film
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OSAGE
"August: ___ County" (Streep film)
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MOVIEVILLAIN
(... 5-8 ...) figure in a film
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CLARA
Silent film star Bow
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SCARFACE
Brian De Palma crime classic starring Al Pacino
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CULT
Kind of film with a passionate following
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EPIC
Many a four-hour film
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RICK
With 73-Across, classic internet prank pulled by this puzzle's longest answers
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ETON
__ mess: classic English dessert
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FLOP
Failed film
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LARS
"___ and the Real Girl" (2007 Ryan Gosling film)
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WALLE
2008 Pixar film set ~800 years in the future
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BEALE
"If __ Street Could Talk": film based on a James Baldwin novel
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SINGININTHERAIN
American film that's four-N?
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LETHAL
"__ Weapon": buddy cop film franchise
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MASON
Perry of classic TV
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NORMA
"__ Rae": Sally Field film
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MAEWEST
1930s film star known for double entendres
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SEOULSEARCHING
Benson Lee coming-of-age film set in South Korea
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ELLA
"Enchanted" heroine of a 2004 film
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ONSET
Ready to film, say
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LAYLA
Derek and the Dominos classic
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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
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PACMAN
Arcade classic with ghosts
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DAHL
Arlene of classic cinema
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TBIRD
Nickname for a classic Ford
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YENTL
Streisand film with the song "The Way He Makes Me Feel"
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ARGO
Oscar-winning Ben Affleck film
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ANGELS
"___ in the Outfield" (film featuring Anaheim's baseball team)
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SELMA
David Oyelowo film set in Alabama
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BROTHERBEAR
Oscar-nominated Disney film set in Alaska
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GERE
"Razzle Dazzle" singer in the 2002 film "Chicago"
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RED
Roses' color, in a classic poem
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CLIP
Excerpt from a film
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ICAME
Start of a classic boast
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NASA
Org. in the 2024 film "Fly Me to the Moon"
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CHARLIECHAPLIN
*Silent film legend in a bowler hat
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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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SAL
"Blueberries for ___" (kid-lit classic)
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OPIE
Redhead of classic TV
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LALALAND
Musical film starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling
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CASE
Word in classic mystery novel titles
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EERIE
Like the experimental horror film "Skinamarink"
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STONEHENGE
Subject of a classic British mystery
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SASSY
"Listen to __": podcast that covers a classic teen magazine
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IKEBANA
Practice depicted in the Japanese film “Flower and Sword”
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AIRBENDER
Manipulator of one of the four elements, in a classic animated series
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BEBOP
"__-a-Lula": classic Gene Vincent hit
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SEQUEL
Follow-up film
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FERRISBUELLER
1986 film teen with a poor attendance record
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VAIN
Like the subject of a Carly Simon classic
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BEEMOVIE
Animated film in which Renée Zellweger voices a florist named Vanessa Bloome
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IBMS
Some classic PCs
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OSOLE
"__ mio": classic Italian love song
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RUN
Shouted advice in a horror film
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MRS
___ White (classic Clue character)
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ICAHN
Investor Carl believed to have inspired the film character Gordon Gekko
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PANAMA
"A man, a plan, a canal: ___" (classic palindrome)
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SKYE
"The __ Boat Song": classic Scottish ballad that opens "Outlander"
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KODAKS
Some classic cameras
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THESOUNDOFMUSIC
1965 Julie Andrews film, and a phonetic hint to the ends of 17-, 25- and 44-Across
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SING
Animated musical film set in a theater
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DINO
Purple pet in classic cartoons
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GRANDEEDDAAMME
*Meryl Streep is often regarded as one in the film industry
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WRECKITRALPH
Animated Disney film set in an arcade
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CLAYMATION
"Wallace & Gromit" film style
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NEMO
"Finding __": Pixar film about a missing fish
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NOIR
Crime film genre
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TESTSCORE
Beta-stage film music?
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ELF
Jon Favreau holiday film
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SOUL
2020 Pixar film
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AMELIE
2001 Audrey Tautou film
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ACTION
__ film
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SCOOB
2020 film about Shaggy's canine sidekick
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INSTANTRAMEN
Quick and classic meal for a college student
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LOVELY
"Isn't She ___?" (Wonder classic)
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SERA
Word repeated after "Que" in a classic song
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BABE
Sheep-herding pig of film fame
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ABLE
Start of a classic palindrome implausibly attributed to Napoleon
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MINARI
Lee Isaac Chung film set in Arkansas
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ANTOINETTE
"Marie ___" (Sofia Coppola film starring Kirsten Dunst)
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SPEEDDATES
Fruits for a 1994 Keanu Reeves action film?
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DRIVENUTS
Salty snacks for a 2011 Ryan Gosling action film?
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ONDVD
How a film may be released
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FIRSTRUN
Like a just-released film
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EBERT
First film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize
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SAHARA
Bogart film set in the desert
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ATOM
"A Boy and His ___" (world's smallest stop-motion film)
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ADAM
Beach on a film set
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SPY
"Harriet the __": kid-lit classic
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SHAFT
1971 cult classic
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2025
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REOS
Some classic cars
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2025
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DROPDEADGORGEOUS
3D film?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 8, 2025
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TTOP
Roof option for a classic Corvette
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WIDOW
"Black __": Marvel film directed by Cate Shortland
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NEON
Like much classic Las Vegas signage
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 5, 2025
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LASER
Element of a security grid in many an action film
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THETOMATOMETER
Rating scale on a film review site
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IRAN
Home country of filmmaker Asghar Farhadi
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CAM
Short filmmaker?
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HITRECORD
Start filming, say
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JOHNCHO
Sulu player in recent "Star Trek" films
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AUTEUR
Stylish filmmaker
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MEL
"The Producers" filmmaker Brooks
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ENOLA
Sherlock's sister, per three Netflix films
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ANGER
Emotion voiced by Lewis Black in the "Inside Out" films
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KAL
Penn of "Harold & Kumar" films
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NEO
Prefix with classical
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CLONEWAR
Backdrop of an animated series in a Lucasfilm franchise
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COEN
Last name of filmmakers Ethan and Joel
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ARTSY
Like many indie films
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RIAN
"Wake Up Dead Man" filmmaker Johnson
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RUSSO
Shared surname in Marvel films
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BELOWDECK
Long-running reality show filmed on a yacht
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CUT
"Stop filming!"
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INDIE
Like Sundance films
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ARTY
Like some limited-release films
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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
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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
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JESSE
Eisenberg of the "Now You See Me" heist films
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RAIMI
"Spider-Man" filmmaker
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SARIS
Draped dresses in Hindi films
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CALL
___ sheet (filming schedule)
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DORN
Infielder played by Bernsen in the "Major League" films
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SNL
Sketch show filmed in NYC
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LEBOWSKI
"Big" name in the Coen brothers' filmography
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PEYTON
Reed who directed three "Ant-Man" films
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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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FANTASIA
1940 Disney movie with classical music
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TYRESE
Gibson of the "Fast & Furious" films
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GOLDENHOUR
Prime period for outdoor filming
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BROLIN
Josh of the "Dune" films
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We found 1 exact solution and 179 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is BACKTOTHEFUTURE (15 letters).
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