| 100% | BECAUSE | 7 | "___ of Winn-Dixie" (film featuring AnnaSophia Robb and a stray dog) |
| 98% | BECAUSE | 7 | "___ of Winn-Dixie" (family film featuring AnnaSophia Robb and a stray dog) |
| 42% | MOULINROUGE | 11 | 2001 film featuring Nicole Kidman and a necklace made of 1,308 diamonds (2 wds.) |
| 41% | OLDYELLER | 9 | 1957 Disney film about a boy and a stray dog |
| 41% | UGLYDOLLS | 9 | Animated film featuring a brand of plush toys and the voices of 15-Across and 33-Across |
| 40% | OTIS | 4 | "The Adventures of Milo and ___" (1986 family film featuring a cat and a dog) |
| 40% | MOULINROUGE | 11 | Film that features Nicole Kidman and a necklace made of 1,308 diamonds (2 wds.) |
| 39% | OLD | 3 | "___ Yeller," film about a boy and a stray dog |
| 39% | THEEXPENDABLES | 14 | Film franchise about a group of elite mercenaries featuring 31-Across, Sylvester Stallone, and Dolph Lundgren (2 wds.) |
| 39% | OPAL | 4 | AnnaSophia Robb's role in "Because of Winn-Dixie" |
| 38% | MOTHRA | 6 | Giant moth-like creature featured in the "Godzilla" films as a good monster and protector of the Earth |
| 38% | CAMEOAPPEARANCE | 15 | Small film role, and a feature of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 38% | TOYSTORY | 8 | Film featuring Slinky Dog and Hamm the Pig |
| 37% | SHOWDOGS | 8 | May 18, 2018 film featuring Ludacris as the voice of a Rottweiler named Max and Jordin Sparks as a border collie named Daisy (2 wds.) |
| 37% | LASSIE | 6 | Dog of film and TV |
| 37% | ARTHURTHEKING | 13 | 2024 film starring 14-Across and 29-Across about a stray dog who befriends a team of mountain climbers (3 wds.) |
| 36% | SIDESALADS | 10 | Entree accompaniers, and a feature of this puzzle |
| 36% | THEWILDROBOT | 12 | 2024 animated film featuring the voices of Pedro Pascal, 14-Across, and 31-Across about an automaton who befriends animals on a remote island (3 wds.) |
| 36% | AGE | 3 | "Ice ___" (animated film featuring a mammoth and his friends) |
| 36% | MANOFSTEEL | 10 | 2013 film featuring a whole lot of destroyed buildings |
| 36% | CENTRALTIME | 11 | Illinois hours, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 36% | ALLRISE | 7 | Bailiff's request, and a feature of this puzzle |
| 36% | THELION | 7 | "___ King," American drama film featuring Donald Glover which is a remake of a 1994 animated movie and is slated to release on 19 July, 2019: 2 wds. |
| 36% | TAIL | 4 | Dog, or a feature of a dog |
| 36% | DORGI | 5 | Dog mix of a dachshund and corgi |
| 36% | TAICHI | 6 | Feature of many a Jet Li film |
| 36% | WETNOSE | 7 | Cold feature of a dog |
| 36% | OLDYELLER | 9 | Title stray dog in a 1957 Disney film: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ICEAGE | 6 | Animated film featuring a mammoth and a sloth: 2 wds. |
| 35% | EEES | 4 | Some shoes ... and a feature of this puzzle's theme |