| 100% | METERS | 6 | "100 ___," 2016 Spanish film about a man with multiple sclerosis who competes in a triathlon |
| 36% | RAPTURE | 7 | 1981 song by Blondie with lyrics about a man from Mars, who also features in the music video |
| 36% | JAMESMCAVOY | 11 | "X-Men: Apocalypse" actor who plays a man with multiple personalities in 1-Across and 62-Across (2 wds.) |
| 36% | HER | 3 | 2013 movie about a man who falls in love with the voice on his smartphone |
| 36% | BEFORESUNRISE | 13 | 1995 Ethan Hawke starrer romantic drama film about a man and woman who spend an evening in Vienna: 2 wds. |
| 35% | CAFESOCIETY | 11 | 2016 romantic-comedy starring Jesse Eisenberg (birthday today) and Steve Carell, about a man who falls in love, in Hollywood: 2 wds. |
| 34% | FRACTURE | 8 | 2007 film starring Anthony Hopkins about a man who tries to kill his wife, and then defends himself in court |
| 33% | SPLIT | 5 | 2016 M. Night Shyamalan film featuring a villain with multiple personalities |
| 33% | COOL | 4 | "___ World," fantasy film with a "cold" title about a cartoonist who finds himself in a cartoon-like universe |
| 33% | JUMANJI | 7 | Fantasy film about a man trapped in a board game |
| 33% | HER | 3 | Oscar-nominated film starring Joaquin Phoenix as a man who falls in love with his phone's operating sytstem |
| 33% | HOUSE | 5 | "The Winter ___," film with a "cold" title about a grieving novelist who rents a lakeside cabin in a remote place |
| 32% | LOONSTRUCK | 10 | Film about a diving bird who collides with a snorkeler? |
| 32% | THEBIRTH | 8 | With 25-Across, 2016 film about a slave rebellion: 2 wds. |
| 32% | KNIGHT | 6 | A man who competed in jousting matches |
| 31% | BUGONIA | 7 | 2025 Yorgos Lanthimos film about two men who kidnap a CEO |
| 31% | MRSMITH | 7 | Man who goes to Washington in a 1939 film |
| 31% | MATT | 4 | ___ Cook, "Man with a Plan" actor who plays Sonny in the 2023 film "Champions" |
| 30% | JAILHOUSEROCK | 13 | *Musical film about a convict who learns to play the guitar in prison |
| 30% | MAGNUS | 6 | 2016 documentary film about chess prodigy Carlsen who became a Grandmaster at the age of 13 |
| 30% | HOULT | 5 | Nicholas —, actor who played Marcus Brewer in 2002 comedy-drama film About a Boy |
| 30% | BIGFISH | 7 | 2003 Jessica Lange film about a son who reconciles with his dying father: 2 wds. |
| 30% | HOME | 4 | With 9-Across, John Hughes film about a boy who is left to defend his house from robbers |
| 29% | TED | 3 | 2012 film about a talking bear ... or actor Danson who had an uncredited cameo in it |
| 29% | IGLESIAS | 8 | Enrique ___, Spanish singer of "Hero" and "Bailamos" who appeared in a guest role in "Two and a Half Men" |
| 29% | BRUCEWILLIS | 11 | "Die Hard" actor who plays a man with superhuman strength in "Unbreakable" and 62-Across (2 wds.) |
| 29% | HER | 3 | 2013 film in which a man falls in love with a virtual assistant |
| 29% | ROBERTDOWNEYJR | 14 | "Iron Man" actor who plays 53-Across in a 2020 film (3 wds.) |
| 29% | ROBERTDOWNEYJR | 14 | "Iron Man" actor who played Doctor Dolittle in a 2020 film: 3 wds. |
| 29% | SAMUELLJACKSON | 14 | "The Avengers" actor who plays a man with extremely fragile bones in "Unbreakable" and 62-Across (3 wds.) |