What is Spotle Movies?
Spotle Movies is a daily film-guessing game. There is one mystery movie each day and you have ten tries to name it. Every guess you make is compared with the answer across eight clues: director, studio, release year, box-office takings, review score, age rating, cast and genre. Matching clues light up, and the others nudge you in the right direction. So even a wrong guess narrows things down. After a few rounds you might know the film is a 1990s action movie from a big studio with a particular actor, and the answer starts to come into focus. If you are stuck, two extra hints unlock part-way through. It is made by Flatwhite Studios and a new film arrives at midnight New York time. It suits movie fans who like a game of deduction more than a quick quiz, and players of Actorle or Framed who want a different angle on the same love of film.
How to play
- Guess any film to start. Your guess is compared with the answer.
- Eight clue tiles show what matches: director, year, cast, genre and more.
- Use the clues to narrow it down and name the film within ten tries.
Quick facts
- Typical time
- 2–5 min
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Price
- Free.
- Account
- Not needed.
- Past puzzles
- Yes. “Rewatch” in the menu holds the films from the past 50 days.
- On a phone
- Works in your phone's browser. Nothing to install.
- Guesses
- Ten, with two extra hints that unlock part-way through.
Tips to get better
- Open with a middle-of-the-road film. A first guess from the late 1990s, with average takings and reviews, lets the clues point in both directions.
- Pin down the year first. Year and genre shrink the field more than anything else. Use your second guess to close in on the year.
- Test something new each time. If you already know it's a drama, don't guess another drama from the same studio. Change the director, the studio and the cast to learn more.
- Follow the cast. A matching cast member is the strongest clue there is. Run through that actor's films in the right years.
- Don't rush to win. Ten tries is generous. Spend the first three or four on gathering information.
Who it's for
Film fans who enjoy narrowing things down more than instant recall should try Spotle Movies. You can start with no idea at all and still reason your way to the answer, which makes it more forgiving than a straight quiz. You do need to know a fair number of films to have guesses to make. The answers are mostly big, widely released films.
