| 100% | EYES | 4 | "The ___ of Tammy Faye" (biopic starring Jessica Chastain as a televangelist's wife) |
| 65% | EYES | 4 | "The ___ of Tammy Faye" (Jessica Chastain biopic of a televangelist) |
| 47% | TAMMY | 5 | "The Eyes of ___ Faye" (2021 biopic starring Jessica Chastain) |
| 44% | NYAD | 4 | 2023 biopic starring Annette Bening as a swimmer attempting to cross the Straits of Florida |
| 41% | THEBLINDSIDE | 12 | 2009 biopic starring Sandra Bullock as the adoptive mother of a high school football player: 3 wds. |
| 39% | JESSICA | 7 | Chastain who stars in the upcoming movie "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" |
| 37% | ALI | 3 | 2001 biopic starring Will Smith in the title role of a famous boxer |
| 37% | CHASTAIN | 8 | "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" Oscar winner Jessica |
| 37% | LEAUD | 5 | Jean-Pierre —, actor who starred as Antoine Doinel in a series of films including 1959's The 400 Blows |
| 36% | LONCHANEY | 9 | Silent film star known as the "Man of a Thousand Faces" |
| 36% | FISHTAIL | 8 | Swerve back and forth, as a car's rear end, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue |
| 36% | SANS | 4 | Without ... or, as a plural, what the starts of the answers to starred clues are without? |
| 36% | ABEAUTIFULMIND | 14 | 2001 biopic starring Russell Crowe that's one of six PG-13 films to win a Best Picture Oscar in the 21st century (3 wds.) |
| 36% | ANNETTEBENING | 13 | Warren Beatty's wife, a star of "The Kids Are All Right": 2 wds. |
| 36% | TAMMY | 5 | 2021 Jessica Chastain film "The Eyes of ___ Faye" |
| 35% | RICHIERICH | 10 | A 1994 film based on the comics of the same name, starring Macaulay Culkin (birthday today) as the world's wealthiest kid: 2 wds. |
| 35% | AGUILERA | 8 | Pop star Christina known as the "Voice of a Generation" |
| 34% | DOFF | 4 | Remove, as clothing ... and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 34% | ONAGAINOFFAGAIN | 15 | Intermittent, as a romance, or what's in the starred answers |
| 34% | UNPIN | 5 | Remove, as a tweet from the top of one's profile |
| 34% | AUTOMATES | 9 | Streamlines, as a factory ... or, when read as two words, what the beginnings of the answers to starred clues are |
| 34% | THINKTANK | 9 | Research institute ... or, when read as a direction, a hint to the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 34% | WADEBOGGS | 9 | Former 27-Across third baseman who appeared as a guest star on the "Bar Wars" episode of "Cheers" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | KICKSTARTS | 10 | Reinvigorates, as an economy ... or a hint to the beginnings of the answers to starred clues |
| 34% | CHASTAIN | 8 | Jessica who won Oscar for The Eyes of Tammy Faye |
| 34% | NOMADLAND | 9 | Nonfiction work by 29-Across adapted as a 2020 film of the same name starring Frances McDormand directed by 15-Across |
| 34% | LUISTIANT | 9 | Former 27-Across pitcher who appeared as a guest star on the "Now Pitching, Sam Malone" episode of "Cheers" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | HAN | 3 | The "Solo" of 2018's "Solo: A Star Wars Story" |
| 34% | MARGULIES | 9 | Julianna, star of TV's The Good Wife |
| 33% | MASK | 4 | 1985 movie starring 15-Across as the mother of a teen with craniodiaphyseal dysplasia |