Hints

Plot-hole #188 · September 23, 2026

Difficulty: Medium · 74% of 310 players solved it.

Hint 1 — One-word hint

"Choice"

Hint 2 — The Setup

A small town in America during the Cold War.

Hint 3 — The Character

A giant metal figure falls from the sky and hides in the woods.

Hint 4 — The Conflict

A boy befriends it and tries to keep it secret from the government.

Hint 5 — The Twist

The military wants to destroy it, but the boy insists it is not a weapon.

Final hint (names names)

An animated film about a boy and his enormous robot friend who chooses not to be a gun.

The answer

The Iron Giant (1999)