Connect the two actors in as few valid steps as you can, then compare your score with everyone else playing that day.
The goal
Build a valid path between the two actors using alternating actors and movies.
Actor
→
Movie
→
Actor
→
Movie
→
Actor
Your final path always starts on the first actor and ends on the second actor.
Rules
• Each step must alternate actor, movie, actor, movie, actor.
• Every movie in your path must include the actor before it and the actor after it.
• Only your submitted path counts, so invalid guesses still cost time and score.
Worked example
A valid path can be very short if the two actors are connected closely.
Keira Knightley
→
Love Actually
→
Alan Rickman
This counts as 2 steps because there is 1 movie between the two actors.
A real puzzle, solved
The Reely puzzle for April 25, 2026 asked players to connect Eiza González and Tom Hanks. It was an easy matchup with a best solution of 2 links. The shortest connection runs Eiza González → A Night at the Academy Museum → Tom Hanks. Both actors share the screen through A Night at the Academy Museum, which is the single film that bridges the path.
Actor
Eiza González
→
Movie
A Night at the Academy Museum
→
Actor
Tom Hanks
This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.
Using the path builder
Add one step at a time and build from left to right until the two actors connect.
• Choose a movie when you need a title that connects to the current actor.
• Choose an actor when you need a cast member from the current movie.
• Search helps you find names quickly. It is not a hint and does not add score.
Scoring
score = step count + extra guesses + hint cost
• Lower score is better.
• Each step in your final path adds 1 point.
• Every submitted guess after the first adds 1 point.
• Hints add score penalties.
Example
4 steps + 2 extra guesses + 1 hint point = 7 points
Hints
Hints reveal information, but they never solve the puzzle for you.
Reveal step count
Shows the minimum number of steps in the correct solution.
Reveal actor
Shows the correct actor for the current position in the path.
Reveal movie
Shows the correct movie for the current position in the path.
Hints always increase your score, so they help you finish but rarely improve your standing.
After you solve
Everyone gets the same daily puzzle, so every solve lands on the same board.
• Compare your score with the daily leaderboard once you finish.
• Use archives to replay past matchups and see how earlier boards turned out.
• Come back tomorrow for a new pair of actors and a fresh board.