| 100% | SWEET | 5 | "The ___ Hereafter," 1997 drama film starring Ian Holm that uses reverse chronology as a central part of the narrative |
| 65% | LAKE | 4 | "Shimmer ___," 2017 crime thriller starring Benjamin Walker that uses reverse chronology as a central part of the narrative |
| 38% | SUMMER | 6 | "500 Days of ___," 2009 rom-com starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel that uses reverse chronology in a non-linear narrative |
| 35% | ETERNAL | 7 | "___ Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," 2004 film starring Jim Carrey which uses reverse chronology in its narrative |
| 32% | GODFATHER | 9 | "The ___," 1972 crime drama film starring Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone, the head of a mafia family |
| 32% | IRIS | 4 | A part of the eye that shares its name with an acclaimed film starring Kate Winslet & Dame Judi Dench |
| 30% | WALLFLOWER | 10 | "The Perks of Being a ___," 2012 drama film starring Emma Watson (birthday today) as Sam Button |
| 29% | ALIENS | 6 | 80's sci-fi thriller film starring Sigourney Weaver that is a sequel to a horror film of the same name |
| 29% | THERAINMAKER | 12 | 1997 legal drama film starring Matt Damon which is based on John Grisham's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 29% | TITANIC | 7 | 1997 disaster film starring Kate Winslet that was one of the most expensive period films ever made |
| 28% | GREENBOOK | 9 | 2018 drama starring Mahershala Ali that's one of six PG-13 films to win a Best Picture Oscar in the 21st century (2 wds.) |
| 28% | WATER | 5 | "Avatar: The Way of ___," 2022 film starring Zoe Saldana that is a sequel to a 2009 film |
| 28% | EATSINTO | 8 | Uses up part of, as the next slot on a schedule |
| 28% | 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 |
| 28% | THEARTIST | 9 | 2011 mostly silent drama starring Jean Dujardin that's one of six PG-13 films to win a Best Picture Oscar in the 21st century (2 wds.) |
| 28% | DARKO | 5 | "Donnie ___," 2001 sci-fi film starring Jake Gyllenhaal that features a reverse chronology sequence |
| 28% | EMILY | 5 | Upcoming 2023 period drama film starring Emma Mackey as the author of "Wuthering Heights" |
| 28% | MRSDALLOWAY | 11 | 1997 British drama film starring Lena Headey, which is based on Virginia Woolf's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 28% | HAND | 4 | Part of the body that feeds you, which you shouldn't bite as per a popular idiom |
| 27% | GMT | 3 | Time zone that is used as a central reference point for all the others: Abbr. |
| 27% | LONCHANEY | 9 | Silent film star known as the "Man of a Thousand Faces" |
| 27% | ALLYOUNEEDISLOVE | 16 | Beatles hit that's a hint to both parts of the answer to each starred clue |
| 27% | KETO | 4 | Diet that's high in fats and low in carbs, as illustrated by parts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 27% | NOMADLAND | 9 | Nonfiction work by 29-Across adapted as a 2020 film of the same name starring Frances McDormand directed by 15-Across |
| 27% | THETRUMANSHOW | 13 | 1998 Peter Weir film starring Jim Carrey as the unwitting star of a reality series: 3 wds. |
| 27% | ACT | 3 | "Sister ___," 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg that was adapted into a stage musical of the same name |
| 27% | ZORRO | 5 | "The Mask of ___," a 1998 film starring Antonio Banderas as the sword-wielding protagonist |
| 27% | DIVERGENT | 9 | 2014 dystopian film starring Ansel Elgort as a member of the Erudite faction |
| 27% | MOD | 3 | "The ___ Squad," '60s crime drama series starring Michael Cole that reunited the original cast for a TV reunion film |
| 27% | MEET | 4 | "___ the Parents," 2000 film starring Ben Stiller as a man looking to win the approval of his in-laws |