| 100% | MATINEE | 7 | __ idol, good-looking film stars with fan bases |
| 43% | CULT | 4 | ___ film (movie with a small but devoted fan base) |
| 42% | HOWSTELLAGOT | 12 | With 32-Across, 1998 Angela Bassett film based on a best-selling book: 3 wds. |
| 41% | EDNA | 4 | Film star Best |
| 40% | ASTA | 4 | 1930s film star with notable facial hair |
| 40% | IDOLS | 5 | Stars with many adoring fans |
| 40% | IDOL | 4 | Star with tons of fans |
| 40% | IDOL | 4 | Star with lots of fans |
| 39% | IDOL | 4 | Star with loads of devoted fans |
| 38% | GREYHOUND | 9 | 2020 war film starring Tom Hanks, 15-Across, 21-Across, and 38-Across based on the novel "The Good Shepherd" by C.S. Forester |
| 37% | GAYDIVORCEE | 11 | 1934 film starring 58-Across, with "The" |
| 37% | ALICEFAYE | 9 | 1930-'40s film star with the signature song "You'll Never Know" |
| 37% | BUSTERKEATON | 12 | Silent film star with the nickname "the Great Stone Face": 2 wds. |
| 37% | TOSIRWITHLOVE | 13 | Film starring 47-Across with a chart-topping title song |
| 37% | GRABLE | 6 | Betty __, film star pinup with famous insured legs |
| 37% | NINES | 5 | Good "Dancing With the Stars" scores |
| 37% | OATER | 5 | Film with lots of shooting stars? |
| 36% | NICHOLSO | 8 | Star with eight Best Actor and four Best Supporting Actor nominations |
| 36% | MARTIAN | 7 | 2015 sci-fi film starring Matt Damon, with "The" |
| 36% | SHREK | 5 | Film character with obsessive fans called "brogres" |
| 36% | BICEP | 5 | It looks better with curls |
| 35% | RAY | 3 | Film whose star was 2004's Best Actor |
| 35% | EYER | 4 | One with good looks? |
| 35% | CLUE | 4 | Film starring Tim Curry and Madeline Kahn loosely based on a board game |
| 35% | AVATAR | 6 | James Cameron's 2009 film starring Zoe Saldana, with blue aliens |
| 34% | NEMESIS | 7 | Star Trek: __, film with Tom Hardy as the villain |
| 34% | SCORE | 5 | Best Original ___ (award for the film with [circled letters]) |
| 34% | LADY | 4 | With 5-Down, 2017 film nominated for Best Picture |
| 34% | GOODBYEMRCHIPS | 14 | 1939 film with a Best Actor performance |