| 100% | TRIET | 5 | “Anatomy of a Fall” director and co-writer Justine |
| 67% | TRIET | 5 | "Anatomy of a Fall" director Justine |
| 55% | MELBROOKS | 9 | Director and co-writer of Young Frankenstein |
| 55% | KRASINKI | 8 | John —, director and co-star of 2018 horror film A Quiet Place |
| 55% | TYLERPERRY | 10 | Writer, director and co-star of the Madea films |
| 54% | ALBERTBROOKS | 12 | Writer, director and co-star of "Defending Your Life," 1991 |
| 52% | CHRIS | 5 | Director and co-writer of 2005 Channel 4 comedy series Nathan Barley |
| 46% | ISAO | 4 | ___ Takahata, Japanese director and co-founder of Studio Ghibli |
| 46% | LAKEBELL | 8 | Director and star of "In a World..." |
| 46% | CANNES | 6 | Film festival that awarded its top prize to Anatomy of a Fall in 2023 |
| 46% | BILLYCRYSTAL | 12 | Director, co-writer and star of 1992 comedy-drama Mr Saturday Night |
| 46% | MELBROOKS | 9 | Director, star and co-writer of 1977 film comedy High Anxiety |
| 45% | SHONDARHIMES | 12 | Grey's Anatomy writer and producer ... and a punny description of the starts to 20-, 28-, and 43-Across |
| 45% | BENSTILLER | 10 | Director and co-star of 2013's "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" |
| 45% | BRADBIRD | 8 | Director and writer of 2004 animated film The Incredibles |
| 45% | BRADBIRD | 8 | Director and writer of 2018 animated film Incredibles 2 |
| 45% | TARANTINO | 9 | Quentin ___, director and writer of "Pulp Fiction" |
| 44% | SHY | 3 | ___ Carter, co-writer of "Speak To A Girl" by Faith Hill and Tim McGraw |
| 44% | WELLES | 6 | Producer, director, co-writer, and star of Citizen Kane |
| 44% | LULUWANG | 8 | Writer and director of The Farewell |
| 43% | EPHRON | 6 | Writer and director of "Julie & Julia," 2009 |
| 43% | LUCAS | 5 | George —, director and writer of 1977 action film Star Wars |
| 43% | MELBROOKS | 9 | Writer and director of The Producers in 1967 |
| 42% | OTTOPREMINGER | 13 | "Anatomy of a Murder" director |
| 42% | FARRELLY | 8 | Peter —, film director and author of 1998 novel The Comedy Writer |
| 42% | JULIOTORRES | 11 | Writer, director, and star of the 2023 film “Problemista” |
| 42% | STEADMAN | 8 | Writer of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief, A.F. __ |
| 42% | OTTO | 4 | "Anatomy of a Murder" director Preminger |
| 42% | NATE | 4 | ___ Parker, director and star of 2016's "The Birth of a Nation" |