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Looper
“Hunted by your future, haunted by your past.”
Looper (2012) is a action, thriller, science fiction film directed by Rian Johnson. On Plot-hole, players averaged 2.1/5, with 53% solving the puzzle and 47% failing it, making it the #56 hardest puzzle of 219 in the archive. In the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target into the past where a looper, a hired gun, like Joe is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good until the day the mob decides to close the loop, sending back Joe's future self for assassination.
Plot-hole Difficulty: Hard
2.1/5
Avg Score
53%
Solved
47%
Failed
335
Players
#56
Difficulty Rank
The Plot-hole Puzzle
Puzzle #221 · October 26, 2026 · answer revealed below
The Setup (Clue 5)
A near-future America where time travel exists but is illegal.
The Character (Clue 4)
A hitman kills targets sent back in time by a crime syndicate.
The Conflict (Clue 3)
One day, his future self is sent back for him to kill.
The Twist (Clue 2)
His older self escapes and both versions of him are now hunted.
The Spoiler (Clue 1)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis play the same character in this time-travel thriller.
The answer
Looper
Cast
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as JoeBruce Willis as Old JoeEmily Blunt as SaraPaul Dano as SethNoah Segan as Kid BluePiper Perabo as SuzieJeff Daniels as AbePierce Gagnon as Cid
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Looper hard to guess on Plot-hole?
- Looper had an average score of 2.1/5. 53% of players solved it, while 47% failed — a hard puzzle.
- Who directed Looper?
- Looper was directed by Rian Johnson.
- Who stars in Looper?
- Looper stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Noah Segan, Piper Perabo, Jeff Daniels, Pierce Gagnon.
- What genre is Looper?
- Looper is listed under Action, Thriller, Science Fiction.
- Where does Looper rank in Plot-hole difficulty?
- Looper ranks #56 of 219 Plot-hole movies by average score (1 = hardest).