| 100% | LOST | 4 | "All is ___," 2013 film on a sailor surviving a collision at sea starring Robert Redford |
| 38% | DAWN | 4 | "Rescue ___," 2006 film on a fighter pilot surviving being shot down starring Christian Bale |
| 35% | CRUSOE | 6 | Robinson ___, Daniel Defoe's shipwrecked sailor who gets lost at sea and has to survive alone on a deserted island |
| 34% | SHALLOWS | 8 | "The ___," 2016 film on a surfer surviving a shark attack starring Blake Lively |
| 33% | BOOK | 4 | "The ___ of Eli," 2010 film on a nomad surviving a post-apocalyptic U.S. starring Denzel Washington |
| 31% | LIFE | 4 | "___ of Pi," 2012 film on a boy and a tiger surviving a shipwreck starring Suraj Sharma |
| 31% | HOMEWARDBOUND | 13 | "___: The Incredible Journey," 1993 adventure comedy film starring Robert Hays which is about three pets that embark on a journey to reunite with their owners: 2 wds. |
| 30% | PRESIDENTSMEN | 13 | "All the ___," 1976 political thriller film starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford which is about the Watergate scandal: 2 wds. |
| 30% | GEORGERAFT | 10 | Aptly surnamed star on a lifeboat in "Souls at Sea" |
| 30% | UNDERTHESKIN | 12 | 2013 sci-fi film starring Scarlett Johansson based on a novel by Michel Faber |
| 29% | SHOUT | 5 | The —, 1978 horror film starring Alan Bates based on a short story by Robert Graves |
| 29% | LOLITA | 6 | 1997 film starring Jeremy Irons and Melanie Griffith that is based on a Nabokov novel |
| 28% | ARIVERRUNSTHROUGHIT | 19 | Robert Redford film ... and a hint to what occurs at 23-, 28-, 54-, 77-, 111- and 116-Across |
| 28% | THOR | 4 | "___: The Dark World," 2013 superhero film based on a Marvel Comics character that stars Natalie Portman |
| 28% | END | 3 | "This is the ___," a 2013 disaster comedy film starring Seth Rogen and James Franco |
| 28% | OFAFRICA | 8 | "Out ___," a 1985 film starring Meryl Streep and co-starring Robert Redford, that won seven Academy Awards: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ELM | 3 | "A Nightmare on ___ Street," 1984 horror film starring Robert Englund that got a nostalgic nod in "Stranger Things" |
| 28% | TWILIGHT | 8 | 2005 novel by Stephenie Meyer featuring vampires that was adapted into a film series starring Robert Pattinson |
| 28% | HIGHLANDER | 10 | 1986 fantasy action-adventure film starring Sean Connery which is based on a story by Gregory Widen |
| 28% | DENNIS | 6 | "___ the Menace," 1993 live-action film starring Mason Gamble that is based on a popular comic strip |
| 28% | DAYS | 4 | "The Last ___," 2013 Spanish film starring Quim Gutierrez which is about a pandemic |
| 28% | RAGINGBULL | 10 | A 1980 film starring Robert De Niro - whose birthday it is today - as Jake LaMotta, a famed boxer: 2 wds. |
| 28% | HELP | 4 | "The ___," 2011 Emma Stone film starring a female ensemble cast that is based on a Kathryn Stockett novel |
| 28% | THENATURAL | 10 | Baseball film starring Robert Redford |
| 28% | WAR | 3 | "World ___ Z," 2013 apocalyptic film starring Brad Pitt which is about a zombie pandemic |
| 27% | BOYSCLUB | 8 | "Billionaire ___," crime drama film starring Ansel Elgort and Emma Roberts based on a real life Ponzi scheme: 2 wds. |
| 27% | RICH | 4 | Jon M. Chu's 2018 film "Crazy ___ Asians" which is based on a 2013 novel of the same name |
| 27% | FARFROM | 7 | "Spider-Man: ___ Home," 2019 superhero film starring Tom Holland which is based on a Marvel Comics character: 2 wds. |
| 27% | PERKS | 5 | "The ___ of Being a Wallflower," 2012 film starring Logan Lerman that follows a teen's freshman year at high school |