| 100% | NIGHTMARE | 9 | "A ___ on Elm Street," a 1984 slasher film in which Johnny Depp made his feature film debut |
| 58% | DEPP | 4 | Johnny who made his film debut in "A Nightmare on Elm Street" |
| 47% | ELM | 3 | "A Nightmare on ___ Street," 1984 slasher film starring Johnny Depp |
| 41% | THEBLOB | 7 | 1958 film in which Steve McQueen made his leading-role debut |
| 40% | ELM | 3 | Title street in a 1984 slasher film |
| 40% | HARRYSTYLES | 11 | One Direction singer making his feature film debut in "Dunkirk": 2 wds. |
| 39% | ANIMALHOUSE | 11 | *1978 movie in which Kevin Bacon made his film debut |
| 37% | HALLOWEEN | 9 | A 1978 slasher film which featured the debut of psychopath Michael Myers |
| 36% | ICET | 4 | Actor who made his film debut in "Breakin'," 1984 |
| 36% | WOLF | 4 | "The ___ of Wall Street," Martin Scorsese's epic film which features the real Jordan Belfort as a speaker introducing his on-screen counterpart |
| 35% | ENGLUND | 7 | Robert —, actor who played Freddy Krueger in the A Nightmare on Elm Street series from 1984-2003 |
| 35% | BURNT | 5 | The 2015 film in which Bradley Cooper is on a mission to earn his former culinary glory |
| 34% | MASS | 4 | "Black ___" (2015 film in which Johnny Depp plays Whitey Bulger) |
| 34% | WES | 3 | ___ Craven, a director known for his horror films such as "A Nightmare on Elm Street" |
| 34% | FREDDYKRUEGER | 13 | Slasher in 15-Across's "A Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ELM | 3 | "A Nightmare on ___ Street," 1984 horror film starring Robert Englund that got a nostalgic nod in "Stranger Things" |
| 33% | PAULDOWNS | 9 | "Broad City" comedian who makes his film debut in "Rough Night," which he also cowrote: 2 wds. |
| 33% | MYBROTHERSWAR | 13 | American film directed by James Brolin in which his son Josh Brolin made a cameo: 3 wds. |
| 33% | FREDDYKRUEGER | 13 | Villain who appears in nine "A Nightmare on Elm Street" films (2 wds.) |
| 33% | FORRESTGUMP | 11 | Tom Hanks' 1994 drama film based on a Winston Groom novel of the same name in which 20a plays his love interest: 2 wds. |
| 33% | MONEYBALL | 9 | Brad Pitt's 2011 sports drama film based on a Michael Lewis novel of the same name in which 20a plays his ex-wife |
| 32% | SPLASH | 6 | 1984 film in which Daryl Hannah played a mermaid |
| 32% | HATTER | 6 | Mad __, played by Johnny Depp in a Burton film |
| 31% | ELM | 3 | "A Nightmare on ___ Street," a 1984 American horror film |
| 31% | GHOSTBUSTERS | 12 | 1984 film in which Sigourney Weaver plays a cellist possessed by a spirit |
| 31% | ELM | 3 | "Nightmare" street in a slasher film franchise |
| 30% | ELMSTREET | 9 | Setting of Johnny Depp's feature film debut |
| 30% | INTODARKNESS | 12 | After 30-/32-Across, 2013 film in which 18-Across made his final screen appearance: 2 wds. |
| 30% | WINNIETHEPOOH | 13 | A.A. Milne's kid-lit bear, who made his big-screen debut in 1966: Hyph. |
| 30% | FREDDYKRUEGER | 13 | Horror film antagonist who terrorizes teens in their dreams on Elm Street: 2 wds. |