| 100% | VIENNESE | 8 | & 18D 1930 film version of a musical, starring Alexander Gray and Vivienne Segal |
| 32% | VIDEO | 5 | Filmed version of a song, say |
| 32% | AGES | 4 | "Rock of ___," a 2012 musical comedy-drama film starring Tom Cruise |
| 31% | REVIVAL | 7 | New version of a musical |
| 31% | RADIOEDIT | 9 | Shortened version of a pop song ... and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 31% | HILLBILLYELEGY | 14 | Film adaptation of a J. D. Vance best-seller, starring Glenn Close and Amy Adams (November, 2020) |
| 31% | EDIT | 4 | Version of a film |
| 30% | ANGRYBIRDS | 10 | Original title of a 2016 animated film starring the voice talent of Jason Sudeikis and Josh Gad |
| 30% | ANNIE | 5 | "Little Orphan" of a Harold Gray comic strip and a Broadway musical that opened April 21, 1977 |
| 30% | CAMEOAPPEARANCE | 15 | Small film role, and a feature of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 30% | MOULIN | 6 | "___ Rouge!" 2001 musical starring Nicole Kidman which is the story of a young writer and a cabaret star |
| 30% | ANGRY | 5 | & 8D UK title of a 2016 animated film starring the voice talent of Jason Sudeikis and Josh Gad |
| 30% | LALA | 4 | "___ Land," 2016 musical starring Emma Stone which is the story of a jazz musician and an aspiring actress |
| 30% | ROUGHCUT | 8 | First version of a film |
| 30% | DIRECTORSCUT | 12 | Alternate version of a film |
| 30% | ROUGHCUT | 8 | Early version of a film |
| 30% | REMAKE | 6 | New version of a film |
| 30% | SEPARATE | 8 | With 68-Across, 1958 David Niven film, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 29% | TRAILER | 7 | Shortened ad version of a film |
| 29% | THEITALIANJOB | 13 | Heist film starring Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, and a fleet of Mini Coopers (3 wds.) |
| 29% | FOG | 3 | "House of Sand and ___" (Andre Dubus III novel made into a film starring Ben Kingsley) |
| 29% | TIME | 4 | "Out of ___," 2003 thriller film about a police chief and his mistress starring Eva Mendes |
| 29% | AHARDDAYS | 9 | "___ Night," a musical comedy film starring the Beatles that won 31-Across an Academy Award for scoring of music: 3 wds. |
| 29% | DUMBO | 5 | 2019 live-action remake of a classic Disney film starring an elephant, Colin Farrell, Danny DeVito, 15-Across, and 32-Across |
| 29% | THEPRODUCERS | 12 | Mel Brooks film of 1967 adapted into a 2001 Broadway musical and 2005 movie musical: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ACT | 3 | "Sister ___," 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg that was adapted into a stage musical of the same name |
| 29% | VEE | 3 | Bobby —, singer and actor who starred in 1967 film musical C'mon, Let's Live a Little |