Movie Grid
Fill a grid with films matching each clue.
Movie Grid is a daily trivia puzzle built around a 3x3 grid. Each axis carries three clues, such as an actor or director on one side and a category on the other, so every cell asks for a movie that satisfies both at once. You get nine guesses to fill all nine cells.
What is Movie Grid?
The core loop is simple to describe and harder to master. The grid pairs three clues along one axis with three clues along the other, producing nine intersections. For each cell you type a film that fits both the clue for its row and the clue for its column. Enter a movie that matches an actor on one axis and a genre or title rule on the other, for example, and that cell fills in. You have nine total guesses to complete the grid.
What sets Movie Grid apart from most daily -dle games is that it is not a letter-guessing exercise. It is an intersection-grid trivia game, a film take on Immaculate Grid, the baseball puzzle that popularized the format. Instead of one answer per day, you are solving nine small problems at once, each constrained by two clues. Valid answers are checked against The Movie Database, which supplies the underlying film, cast, and category data shown in the footer credit.
The clues rotate day to day. Along the axes you might see names like Hugh Jackman, Salma Hayek, or Kristen Stewart paired with categories such as a genre, a release year, a character name in the title, or a title starting with a certain letter range. Because each cell sits at the crossing of two clues, a title that fits one axis still has to satisfy the other.
Movie Grid was created by Sam Shulman and Alex Nunan, longtime friends and roommates based in East Boston, and it is operated under Movie Grid LLC. The game launched in 2023 and drew press coverage that year, including a write-up in The Boston Globe. Since then the site has grown into a small family of related puzzles. Alongside the core grid the navigation lists Movie Pyramid, Movie Reveal, Sports Reveal, Movie Snake, Movie Globe, and TV Grid, along with tiers like Classic, Deep Cut, and Off Script. These are separate games rather than modes inside the main grid.
The daily rhythm keeps things simple. A fresh puzzle appears each day, and the site exposes both Today and Yesterday along with an archive, so a missed day is easy to catch up on. The game is free to play with no account required, and a Give Up option lets you end a puzzle you cannot finish. The feel is unhurried and knowledge-driven: it rewards a broad memory of cast lists, directors, genres, and film titles more than speed.
How to play Movie Grid
- Open Movie Grid at moviegrid.io to load today's 3x3 puzzle.
- Read the clues on each axis: one side often holds names like actors or directors, the other holds categories such as genre, release year, or a title rule.
- Pick a cell and enter a film that satisfies both the clue for its row and the clue for its column.
- Confirm your answer; a valid movie fills the cell.
- Continue placing movies cell by cell, working from the crossings you are most sure about.
- Fill all nine cells within your nine total guesses to complete the grid, or use Give Up to reveal the puzzle.
Tips and strategy
- Start with the cells you are most certain about, since each of your nine guesses counts whether it lands or not.
- Think about which movies overlap two clues at once, because a title that fits one axis still has to match the crossing clue.
- Scan an actor or director's full filmography in your head rather than just their most famous role, since the crossing clue may point to a lesser-known entry.
- Watch for category clues based on release year, genre, or the title itself, such as a starting letter range or a character's name in the title.
- When a cell has few options, work it early while your guesses are still available, since you only get nine.
Good to know
- Category
- Movies and TV trivia
- Resets
- Daily (Today and Yesterday shown)
- Cost
- Free, no account required
- Guesses
- 9 total to fill the 3x3 grid
- Archive
- Yes, past puzzles accessible
- Data
- Powered by The Movie Database (TMDB)
- Creators
- Sam Shulman and Alex Nunan (Movie Grid LLC)
- Launched
- 2023
Movie Grid FAQ
Is Movie Grid free?
Yes. Movie Grid is free to play and does not require an account or login.
How do you play Movie Grid?
A 3x3 grid pairs three clues on one axis with three clues on the other, often names like actors or directors against categories. For each of the nine cells you enter a film that satisfies both crossing clues, and you have nine total guesses to fill the grid.
When does Movie Grid reset, and is there an archive?
A new puzzle appears each day. The site shows Today and Yesterday and also offers archive access, so you can play past puzzles.
Is Movie Grid like Wordle?
Not really. Instead of guessing letters in a word, Movie Grid is an intersection-grid trivia game, a film take on Immaculate Grid. You fill nine cells, each at the crossing of two clues, with movie titles rather than solving one word.
Who made Movie Grid?
It was created by Sam Shulman and Alex Nunan, longtime friends and roommates based in East Boston, and is operated under Movie Grid LLC. It launched in 2023.