| 100% | WAR | 3 | "___ of the Worlds," 2005 sci-fi film directed by Steven Spielberg, where a man tries to protect his family from an alien attack |
| 34% | KIND | 4 | "Close Encounters of the Third ___" 1977 sci-fi film directed by Steven Spielberg |
| 30% | TERRESTRIAL | 11 | "E.T. the Extra-___," 1982 sci-fi film directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Peter Coyote which was based on his imaginary friend |
| 29% | WAR | 3 | "___ of the Worlds" (2005 Steven Spielberg film) |
| 29% | MARSATTACKS | 11 | 1996 sci-fi film directed by Tim Burton, with Jack Nicholson as a president facing an alien invasion: 2 wds. |
| 27% | DAY | 3 | "The ___ the Earth Stood Still," 2008 sci-fi film directed by Scott Derrickson, starring Keanu Reeves in which an alien is sent to Earth to change human behaviour |
| 26% | HALLOWEEN | 9 | 2018 slasher film directed by David Gordon Green starring Judy Greer which is a direct sequel to a 1978 movie of the same name |
| 26% | TENET | 5 | Sci-fi film directed by Christopher Nolan which is one of the highest-grossing films of 2020 |
| 26% | LAMBS | 5 | "Silence of The ___," 1991 psychological thriller directed by Jonathan Demme that follows a detective who seeks help from an infamous prisoner |
| 25% | COVENANT | 8 | Sci-fi horror film directed by Ridley Scott, "Alien: ___," which is a sequel to "Prometheus," and released in 2017 |
| 25% | THELAST | 7 | "Indiana Jones and ___ Crusade," 1989 adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and stars 28a in the title role: 2 wds. |
| 25% | BADNEWSBEARS | 12 | Sports comedy, directed by Richard Linklater, based on an alcoholic baseball player and is also a reboot of 1976 film of the same name: 3 wds. |
| 25% | INVISIBLE | 9 | "The ___ Man," sci-fi horror film directed by Leigh Whannell which is one of the highest-grossing films of 2020 |
| 24% | ALIEN | 5 | Sci-fi film with a creature inspired by Francis Bacon's "Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion" |
| 24% | CASEY | 5 | Man trying to clarify the spelling of his name in 21-, 25-, 38-, 52- and 57-Across |
| 24% | YOURHONOR | 9 | Showtime drama about a judge trying to protect his son from mobsters in New Orleans: 2 wds. |
| 24% | PSYCHO | 6 | 1960 American thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock based on a 1959 novel of the same name |
| 24% | NIGHT | 5 | "Day for ___," 1973 Oscar-winning film directed by Francois Truffaut that chronicles the production of a movie |
| 24% | CINDERELLAMAN | 13 | 2005 film in which Renée Zellweger plays the wife of an injured boxer trying to revive his career: 2 wds. |
| 24% | SMALLWONDER | 11 | 1985 American sci-fi sitcom about the family of an engineer who creates a human girl-robot Vicki: 2 wds. |
| 24% | ETTU | 4 | Response to an attack by a group of senators |
| 23% | JURASSICPARK | 12 | 1993 dinosaur adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg: 2 wds. |
| 23% | PLANET | 6 | "Escape from ___ Earth," 2013 animated comedy-adventure sci-fi film directed by Cal Brunker that features the voice of Jessica Alba |
| 23% | GOAL | 4 | "Next ___ Wins," sports comedy film directed by Taika Waititi that is based on a 2014 documentary of the same name |
| 23% | EGON | 4 | Spengler of the Ghostbusters series who once tried to drill a hole in his own head |
| 23% | KANE | 4 | "Citizen ___," 1941 drama directed by Orson Welles considered to be one of the greatest films ever made |
| 23% | THELOST | 7 | "Raiders of ___ Ark," 1981 adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg: 2 wds. |
| 23% | MAXIM | 5 | Words to live by, also the name of a popular men's magazine |
| 23% | THESEAOFGRASS | 13 | 1947 Western drama film directed by Elia Kazan based on a 1936 novel of the same name, starring Katharine Hepburn: 4 wds. |
| 22% | RAIDERSOFTHE | 12 | With 43-Across, 1981 Indiana Jones adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg: 3 wds. |