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Wordplay

Rated PG for language and mild thematic elements.

PG In Theaters 06/16/2006 , 94min.
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The New York Times
Whatever the documentary's flaws, the filmmakers should be saluted for giving us a rare glimpse of life in these trenches. Full Review
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post
Creadon and his editor, Douglas Blush, add verve to an otherwise talky exercise by cutting Wordplay as if it were a puzzle itself, with Across and Down camera moves and blocks of black space. A visual pun altogether worthy of those being filled in on screen. Full Review
Claudia Puig
USA Today
If it's challenges you're after, forget cracking "The Da Vinci Code." Wordplay captures the exhilaration that comes from navigating the ins and outs of complex puzzles. Full Review
Duane Byrge
The Hollywood Reporter
While puzzles are not most peoples' lives, they are truly an essential part. Wordplay goes up/down and across on the varied reasons why more than 50 million Americans do a crossword puzzle every week. Full Review
Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal
What's an eight-letter word for a non-fiction feature that is witty, wise and wonderful? "Wordplay." Full Review