| 100% | KUNG | 4 | "___ Pow! Enter the Fist" (2002 spoof film) |
| 55% | POW | 3 | "Kung ___: Enter the Fist" (2002 martial arts comedy) |
| 42% | ICEAGE | 6 | 2002 animated film set during the Pleistocene |
| 41% | WOODEN | 6 | The __ Horse, film about a POW escape attempt |
| 41% | BEE | 3 | Competition in the 2002 film "Spellbound" |
| 41% | BEE | 3 | Event in the 2002 film "Spellbound" |
| 40% | STRANGE | 7 | Doctor who enters the Multiverse of Madness in a 2022 film |
| 40% | ICEAGE | 6 | 2002 animated film featuring the characters Sid and Manfred |
| 39% | GURU | 4 | The —, 2002 film comedy starring Jimi Mistry as Ramu Gupta |
| 39% | HOURS | 5 | The —, 2002 film drama starring Nicole Kidman as Virginia Woolf |
| 39% | JOHNQ | 5 | 2002 film drama starring Denzel Washington in the title role |
| 39% | GURU | 4 | The -, 2002 film comedy starring Jimi Mistry as Ramu Gupta |
| 39% | CROPCIRCLES | 11 | Signs in the 2002 sci-fi film "Signs" |
| 39% | RAPBATTLE | 9 | Climactic scene in the 2002 film "8 Mile" |
| 39% | ADAPTATION | 10 | 2002 meta dramedy starring Nicolas Cage as the film's screenwriter |
| 38% | KNOXVILLE | 9 | Johnny —, star of 2002 film comedy Jackass: The Movie |
| 38% | ADAM | 4 | ___ Shankman, director of the 2002 film "A Walk to Remember" |
| 37% | ERECTORSET | 10 | Toy featured in the 2002 film "The Man Who Saved Christmas" |
| 36% | CHICAGO | 7 | 2002 film starring Renee Zellweger which is named after the "Windy City" in Illinois |
| 36% | ADVENTURES | 10 | & 7D The —, 2002 film comedy starring Eddie Murphy in the title role |
| 36% | CUSACK | 6 | John —, actor who played the title role in 2002 film drama Max |
| 36% | HOURS | 5 | 2002 Nicole Kidman film, with "The" |
| 35% | CATCHMEIFYOUCAN | 15 | 2002 Spielberg film ... and a hint to the start of 17-, 26- and 48-Across |
| 35% | ALABAMA | 7 | "Sweet Home ___," 2002 film starring Reese Witherspoon which refers to the Yellowhammer state |
| 35% | LAUREN | 6 | ___ German, actress who plays Belinda in the 2002 film "A Walk to Remember" |
| 35% | DEMME | 5 | Ted —, director of films Life, The Ref and Blow who died in 2002 |
| 35% | HANNAH | 6 | Daryl ___, actress who plays Cynthia Carter in the 2002 film "A Walk to Remember" |
| 35% | SHANE | 5 | ___ West, actor who plays Landon Carter in the 2002 film "A Walk to Remember" |
| 35% | MANDY | 5 | ___ Moore, actress who plays Jamie Sullivan in the 2002 film "A Walk to Remember" |