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Top Gun: Maverick
“Feel the need... The need for speed.”
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) is a action, drama film directed by Joseph Kosinski. On Plot-hole, players averaged 3.4/5, with 88% solving the puzzle and 12% failing it, making it the #130 mediumest puzzle of 203 in the archive. After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a detachment of TOP GUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen.
Plot-hole Difficulty: Medium
3.4/5
Avg Score
88%
Solved
12%
Failed
241
Players
#130
Difficulty Rank
The Plot-hole Puzzle
Puzzle #205 · October 10, 2026 · answer revealed below
The Setup (Clue 5)
Elite military pilots face a mission that pushes the limits of their aircraft and training.
The Character (Clue 4)
A veteran test pilot returns to the flight school where he trained decades earlier.
The Conflict (Clue 3)
He must train a group of young pilots for a nearly impossible strike.
The Twist (Clue 2)
One of the trainees is the son of his late best friend.
The Spoiler (Clue 1)
Tom Cruise returns to fly jets decades later in this 2022 sequel.
The answer
Top Gun: Maverick
Cast
Tom Cruise as Capt. Pete 'Maverick' MitchellMiles Teller as Lt. Bradley 'Rooster' BradshawJennifer Connelly as Penny BenjaminBashir Salahuddin as Wo-1. Bernie 'Hondo' ColemanJon Hamm as Adm. Beau 'Cyclone' SimpsonCharles Parnell as Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' BatesMonica Barbaro as Lt. Natasha 'Phoenix' TraceLewis Pullman as Lt. Robert 'Bob' Floyd
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Top Gun: Maverick hard to guess on Plot-hole?
- Top Gun: Maverick had an average score of 3.4/5. 88% of players solved it, while 12% failed — a medium puzzle.
- Who directed Top Gun: Maverick?
- Top Gun: Maverick was directed by Joseph Kosinski.
- Who stars in Top Gun: Maverick?
- Top Gun: Maverick stars Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Bashir Salahuddin, Jon Hamm, Charles Parnell, Monica Barbaro, Lewis Pullman.
- What genre is Top Gun: Maverick?
- Top Gun: Maverick is listed under Action, Drama.
- Where does Top Gun: Maverick rank in Plot-hole difficulty?
- Top Gun: Maverick ranks #130 of 203 Plot-hole movies by average score (1 = hardest).