Rankle — five films, one timeline

Rankle deals five recognizable films and asks a deceptively simple question: which came first? Arrange all five in order of release year, oldest at the top, then submit once and see how many landed in the right slot.

How to play

  1. Use the arrows to move films up and down the list.
  2. When the order looks right, submit — you only get one shot.
  3. Each film in the correct position scores a point, for a score out of five. The full timeline with years is revealed after your submit.

Hints

If one film has you completely stumped, the hint button reveals its release year so you can place it with certainty. Hints are tallied in your shareable result, so a 5/5 with no hints is the flex.

Tips

Anchor the endpoints first: the obviously oldest and newest films are usually easy, and the puzzle is really about the middle three. Use production clues — film stock and fashion date a movie within a few years, and franchise entries can be triangulated against their siblings. The classic trap is the film that feels older than it is because it's set in the past; release year, not setting, is what counts. Free Play and Eras modes offer unlimited timelines, with Eras squeezing all five films into one decade for a brutally fine-grained sort.