| 100% | MARTIAN | 7 | "The ___," 2015 sci-fi film starring Matt Damon that was made with NASA collaboration |
| 59% | MARTIAN | 7 | 2015 sci-fi film starring Matt Damon, with "The" |
| 52% | DEEP | 4 | "___ Impact," 1998 sci-fi film starring Robert Duvall that was made in collaboration with astronomers such as Gene Shoemaker |
| 43% | GOOD | 4 | "___ Will Hunting," drama starring Matt Damon that's one of the highest-grossing independent films |
| 43% | MARTIAN | 7 | "The ___," 2015 science fiction film starring Matt Damon which follows an astronaut who is left behind |
| 40% | JURASSICWORLD | 13 | 2015 sci-fi adventure film about a theme park of cloned dinosaurs, that is the fifth highest-grossing film of all time: 2 wds. |
| 39% | MARTIAN | 7 | "The ___," 2015 science fiction film starring Matt Damon |
| 38% | GOOD | 4 | "The ___ Shepherd," film starring Matt Damon whose story is partly set in Yale University |
| 37% | THERAINMAKER | 12 | 1997 legal drama film starring Matt Damon which is based on John Grisham's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 37% | TITANIC | 7 | 1997 disaster film starring Kate Winslet that was one of the most expensive period films ever made |
| 37% | NEW | 3 | "Gangs of ___ York," 2002 film starring Daniel Day-Lewis that was one of the most expensive period films ever made |
| 35% | ALIENS | 6 | 80's sci-fi thriller film starring Sigourney Weaver that is a sequel to a horror film of the same name |
| 34% | BOUGHTAZOO | 10 | "We ___," a 2011 film starring Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson - whose birthday it is today: 3 wds. |
| 34% | AREA | 4 | "___ 51," 2015 sci-fi horror film with the number of a famous, highly classified Air Force facility in its title |
| 34% | MARS | 4 | Where Matt Damon was stranded in a 2015 film |
| 34% | BOURNE | 6 | "The ___ Identity" (2002 spy film starring Matt Damon) |
| 34% | PHASER | 6 | Sci-fi weapon that makes the sounds heard at the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 34% | RAYGUN | 6 | Sci-fi weapon that makes the sounds heard at the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 34% | THISISLANDEARTH | 15 | 1955 sci-fi film that was one of the first to use Technicolor |
| 34% | LOVE | 4 | "Shakespeare in ___," 1998 film starring Gwyneth Paltrow that was one of the most expensive period films ever made |
| 34% | RIPLEY | 6 | "The Talented Mr. ___," film starring Matt Damon |
| 34% | JURASSICWORLD | 13 | 2015 sci-fi film with a dinosaur theme |
| 33% | THELEGENDOF | 11 | With 36-Across, 2000 golf film starring Will Smith and Matt Damon: 3 wds. |
| 33% | IROBOT | 6 | Sci-fi classic made into a 2004 film starring Will Smith |
| 33% | MARS | 4 | Planet in a 2015 Matt Damon sci-fi film |
| 33% | SPACE | 5 | "2001: A ___ Odyssey," 1968 sci-fi film about a voyage to Jupiter that was made by collaborating with engineers |
| 33% | RAINMAKER | 9 | The —, 1997 crime drama film starring Matt Damon and Danny DeVito |
| 33% | INFORMANT | 9 | The —, 2009 comedy film starring Matt Damon and Scott Bakula |
| 33% | LUNE | 4 | "Le Voyage dans la ___," 1902 film that is regarded as the first sci-fi film ever made |
| 32% | JUPITER | 7 | & 2D 2015 sci-fi film starring Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis |