Movies About Sudoku: Documentaries, Shorts and Standout Scenes

1 The documentary to start with

Colours by Numbers: The Sudokumentary (2009) follows Australia’s first national team to the World Sudoku Championship, capturing prep, nerves and humor around competitive puzzling.

2 Two shorts named “Sudoku”

Sudoku (2021, Ray Baker): A printing error in a puzzle magazine spirals into a tense, darkly comic one-idea short.

Sudoku (2012): Listed on IMDb; minimalist, idea-driven filmmaking focused on the grid’s logic.

3 Notable appearances

Live Twice, Love Once (2019): Uses sudoku as a quiet motif for memory and routine in an Alzheimer’s drama.

Escape Room (2019): Leans on grid-like deduction mechanics that echo sudoku logic within a thriller framework.

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