Spoilers ahead: for the puzzle and the movies/games
This page reveals all categories and answers for this puzzle. It also discusses plot details, story endings, and other spoilers for some of the movies/games shown.
easy
Underdog sports teams face established competition
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Misfits, amateurs, or emergency replacements take on polished opponents who are expected to flatten them.
medium
Survival on Mars
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Mars leaves explorers and colonists short on oxygen, rescue, or safe neighbors. Staying alive becomes the whole job.
hard
A protagonist wakes decades later without normal aging
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Cryogenic sleep, hibernation, or freezing carries the lead across decades or centuries while the outside world keeps aging.
tricky
Split screens carry much of the story
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The frame divides for long stretches so separate viewpoints, memories, and actions can run beside each other instead of taking turns.