| 100% | SHANGHAI | 8 | "The Lady from ___," 1947 movie directed by Orson Welles that was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry |
| 90% | EVIL | 4 | "Touch of ___," 1958 movie directed by Orson Welles that was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry |
| 39% | STRANGER | 8 | "Love with the Proper ___," 1963 film directed by Robert Mulligan that was nominated for five Oscars |
| 38% | KANE | 4 | "Citizen ___," 1941 drama directed by Orson Welles considered to be one of the greatest films ever made |
| 36% | NIGHT | 5 | "Day for ___," 1973 Oscar-winning film directed by Francois Truffaut that chronicles the production of a movie |
| 35% | CHIMES | 6 | "___ at Midnight," 1966 movie directed by Orson Welles that's considered one of his greatest works |
| 35% | RUSHMORE | 8 | 1998 comedy starring Bill Murray (birthday today), that has been preserved by the U.S. National Film Registry |
| 34% | DEUS | 4 | "Cidade de ___," 2002 Brazilian crime film directed by Fernando Meirelles that was nominated for four Academy Awards |
| 33% | CREEK | 5 | "Willow ___," 2013 horror film directed by Bobcat Goldthwait that is set in the woods |
| 33% | HAVE | 4 | "I ___ Nothing," hit single by Whitney Houston that was recorded for the 1992 film "The Bodyguard" |
| 32% | HOUSE | 5 | "The Last ___ on the Left," 1972 horror film directed by Wes Craven that is set in the woods |
| 32% | CURSE | 5 | "Hagazussa: A Heathen's ___," 2017 horror film directed by Lukas Feigelfeld that is set in the woods |
| 32% | MERMAID | 7 | "The Little ___," upcoming film directed by Rob Marshall that is the live-action adaptation of Disney's 1989 animated film |
| 32% | JETT | 4 | Disney's made-for-tv movie "___ Jackson: The Movie" that was directed by Shawn Levy starring Lee Thompson Young |
| 32% | GOAL | 4 | "Next ___ Wins," sports comedy film directed by Taika Waititi that is based on a 2014 documentary of the same name |
| 31% | SCARLET | 7 | "The ___ Letter," historical fiction novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne that was an inspiration for the film "Easy A" |
| 31% | CAMPROCK | 8 | Disney's made-for-tv movie that was directed by Matthew Diamond starring Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers: 2 wds. |
| 31% | OPPENHEIMER | 11 | 2023 epic biographical drama film directed by Christopher Nolan that won the 2024 Oscar for Best Picture |
| 31% | LABOHEME | 8 | Opera by Puccini that is the basis for the film "Rent" (2 wds) |
| 31% | HONG | 4 | "A Countess from ___ Kong," 1967 comedy film starring Marlon Brando that was written and directed by Charlie Chaplin |
| 31% | ONCE | 4 | "___ Upon a December," 1997 Liz Callaway song from the movie "Anastasia" that was nominated for a Golden Globe |
| 30% | VENICE | 6 | "The Merchant of ___," 1969 short film directed by Orson Welles based on Shakespeare's eponymous play |
| 30% | RIO | 3 | With 21-Down, John Wayne western that was the last film directed by Howard Hawks |
| 30% | DAY | 3 | "Die Another ___," 2002 song by Madonna that is the title track for a James Bond movie |
| 30% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Writer of the children's books that the movies directed by 14-, 20-, and 36-Across were based on: 2 wds. |
| 30% | PLANET | 6 | "Escape from ___ Earth," 2013 animated comedy-adventure sci-fi film directed by Cal Brunker that features the voice of Jessica Alba |
| 30% | PYGMALION | 9 | Play written in 1912 by George Bernard Shaw that was adapted into the film "My Fair Lady" |
| 30% | ROMA | 4 | 2018 film directed by the Academy Award-winning director Alfonso Cuaron that is set in Mexico city |
| 29% | THREAT | 6 | "___ Level Midnight," movie that is written and directed by Michael Scott in "The Office" |
| 29% | MAN | 3 | "When I Was Your ___," 2013 song by Bruno Mars from the studio album "Unorthodox Jukebox" that was nominated for Grammy Awards |