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Brazil
“It's only a state of mind.”
Brazil (1985) is a comedy, science fiction film directed by Terry Gilliam. On Plot-hole, players averaged 0.5/5, with 21% solving the puzzle and 79% failing it, making it the #3 brutalest puzzle of 137 in the archive. Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.
Plot-hole Difficulty: Brutal
0.5/5
Avg Score
21%
Solved
79%
Failed
457
Players
#3
Difficulty Rank
The Plot-hole Puzzle
Puzzle #93 · June 20, 2026 · answer revealed below
The Setup (Clue 5)
An absurdly bureaucratic society in the distant future.
The Character (Clue 4)
A low-level government worker stumbles into trouble.
The Conflict (Clue 3)
A clerical error sets off a chain of nightmarish events.
The Twist (Clue 2)
The world is a darkly comic dystopia of paperwork and surveillance.
The Spoiler (Clue 1)
Terry Gilliam's 1985 dystopian satire about a man lost in a bureaucratic nightmare.
The answer
Brazil
Cast
Jonathan Pryce as Sam LowryRobert De Niro as Harry TuttleKatherine Helmond as Mrs. Ida LowryIan Holm as Mr. KurtzmannBob Hoskins as SpoorMichael Palin as Jack LintIan Richardson as Mr. WarrennPeter Vaughan as Mr. Helpmann
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Brazil hard to guess on Plot-hole?
- Brazil had an average score of 0.5/5. 21% of players solved it, while 79% failed — a brutal puzzle.
- Who directed Brazil?
- Brazil was directed by Terry Gilliam.
- Who stars in Brazil?
- Brazil stars Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins, Michael Palin, Ian Richardson, Peter Vaughan.
- What genre is Brazil?
- Brazil is listed under Comedy, Science Fiction.
- Where does Brazil rank in Plot-hole difficulty?
- Brazil ranks #3 of 137 Plot-hole movies by average score (1 = hardest).
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