| 100% | REVENANT | 8 | "The ___," film starring DiCaprio that was shot in freezing and harsh conditions |
| 61% | JAWS | 4 | Steven Spielberg's film starring Roy Scheider that was partially shot in the harsh conditions of Atlantic ocean |
| 46% | TITANIC | 7 | 1997 epic romance film starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio about the real-life ship that sank in 1912 |
| 45% | BORAT | 5 | 2006 film starring Sacha Baron Cohen that is shot in the style of a mockumentary |
| 45% | ESSEX | 5 | David —, singer and actor who starred as Jim MacLaine in 1973 film drama That’ll Be the Day |
| 43% | MAD | 3 | "___ Max: Fury Road," film starring Tom Hardy that was shot in freezing temperatures of Namibian desert |
| 40% | STARR | 5 | Ringo —, musician and actor who starred in That'll Be the Day |
| 40% | DEVIL | 5 | "The ___ You Know," 2013 mystery thriller film starring Lena Olin and Rosamund Pike that was in production for 8 years |
| 39% | FEVER | 5 | "___ Pitch," 2005 film starring Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon that released in the UK as "The Perfect Catch" |
| 39% | MAGICAL | 7 | & 7D Film starring, written and co-directed by The Beatles that first aired on BBC TV in 1967 |
| 39% | THECONTRACTOR | 13 | 2007 American action film starring Lena Headey, that was released on direct-to DVD in the US: 2 wds. |
| 39% | TEQUILA | 7 | "___ Sunrise," 1998 film starring Mel Gibson and Michelle Pfeiffer...and whose first word is the primary liquor in 14a |
| 38% | TOETOTOE | 8 | Movie that was the film debut ('09) of Sonequa Martin-Green, who starred in the web television series "Star Trek: Discovery" |
| 38% | UNITEDSTATES | 12 | Country that will host the 2028 Olympics . . . and a collective description of the letter pair abbreviations in the starred clues' answers |
| 38% | FIELD | 5 | Sid —, comedian who starred in the 1940s films Cardboard Cavalier, London Town and That's the Ticket |
| 38% | FRIENDSWITH | 11 | "___ Benefits," 2011 romantic comedy film that starred Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis in the lead roles: 2 wds. |
| 37% | THEBIGLEBOWSKI | 14 | Cult classic film starring 19-Across, 46-Across, and Steve Buscemi that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 1998 (3 wds.) |
| 36% | MIGHTYDUCKS | 11 | NHL team whose first game was played October 8, 1993 (and the team featured in the Disney films that had cameos by the answers to the starred clues) (2 wds.) |
| 36% | SHALLOW | 7 | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper song from "A Star Is Born" that won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2019 |
| 36% | TEN | 3 | "The ___ Commandments," 1956 epic film starring Charlton Heston that was filmed in Egypt |
| 36% | DEPP | 4 | Johnny ___, who starred in the film "Edward Scissorhands," that is set around Christmas |
| 36% | DEADWOOD | 8 | National Historic Landmark District in South Dakota that is the setting and title of an HBO series and a 2019 film starring Timothy Olyphant and Ian McShane |
| 36% | YESTERDAY | 9 | 2019 musical-fantasy film starring 17-Across, 27-Across, and Himesh Patel as a singer who is the only person in the world who remembers the Beatles |
| 36% | FLOOD | 5 | "Before the ___," 2016 film starring Fisher Stevens that was produced by Leonardo DiCaprio |
| 36% | TOBUILDAFIRE | 12 | Jack London short story set in harsh winter conditions, and what the ends of 20-, 28-, and 47-Across can be used for |
| 36% | SYLVIA | 6 | Film starring Gwyneth Paltrow that's set in the University of Cambridge |
| 35% | THEROBE | 7 | 1953 Biblical epic that was the first film released in CinemaScope |
| 35% | ROSE | 4 | Flower that is also a popular character in the film "Titanic" |
| 35% | LAW | 3 | "Son in ___," 1993 film starring Pauly Shore and Carla Gugino that is set around Thanksgiving |