| 100% | WONGKARWAI | 10 | “In the Mood for Love” director who controversially reëdited some of his films prior to their Criterion Collection box-set release |
| 31% | ARSON | 5 | In criminal law, the act of intentionally setting fire to property for some improper reason |
| 30% | MICHAELHANEKE | 13 | Austrian director who made a Hollywood remake of his original film "Funny Games" in the year 2007: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ELON | 4 | Musk who set a record for the largest loss of personal fortune in history, according to Guinness |
| 29% | AMATIVE | 7 | In the mood for love |
| 29% | HORNY | 5 | In the mood for love |
| 28% | TONYLEUNG | 9 | Hong Kong actor ___ Chiu-wai from "In the Mood for Love," who portrayed Ip Man in "The Grandmaster": 2 wds. |
| 28% | MIKENICHOLS | 11 | New Hollywood director of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" who won the Best Director Oscar for his second film, "The Graduate": 2 wds. |
| 27% | MONET | 5 | Well-known artist who repainted some of his paintings in a bluer hue due to the effects of cataract surgery |
| 27% | RATATOUILLE | 11 | Animated comedy film released in 2007 whose title refers to a French dish and the plot follows a rat named Remy who dreams of becoming a chef |
| 27% | SMITHEE | 7 | Alan ___ (pseudonym once used by directors who hated the final cuts of their films) |
| 27% | ARSON | 5 | The crime of intentionally setting fire to property for some improper reason |
| 27% | BACKWARDLOOKING | 15 | Give heed! And listen to my tale of the mad tyrant who decreed that all toilets in his realm be installed the wrong way, for he was the … |
| 26% | STANLEYTUCCI | 12 | Two time Emmy winner for his films "Winchell" and "Monk", who plays the role of Merlin, in 30a : 2 wds. |
| 26% | CRITERIONCLOSET | 15 | Setting for a video series in which celebrities select physical copies of their favorite films |
| 26% | DEMME | 5 | Ted —, director of films Life, The Ref and Blow who died in 2002 |
| 26% | VICTORFLEMING | 13 | Director of the eight starred films in this puzzle, who was born on 2/23/1889 |
| 26% | EBERT | 5 | Film critic Roger who said, in his review of Burn Hollywood Burn, "The only way to save this film would be to trim 86 minutes" |
| 26% | HOOCH | 5 | Marla who plays second base for the Peaches in "A League of Their Own" |
| 25% | ILSA | 4 | Film character who says, “With the whole world crumbling, we pick this time to fall in love” |
| 25% | HRGIGER | 7 | Swiss artist known for his design of the creature in 1979 sci-fi film Alien |
| 25% | SCOOBYDOO | 9 | The name of the Great Dane in the titular animated series, known for being able to speak and his love of eponymous snacks: Hyph. |
| 25% | SAMMENDES | 9 | "The Ferryman" director who won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 25% | EGON | 4 | Spengler of the Ghostbusters series who once tried to drill a hole in his own head |
| 25% | CYNDI | 5 | First name of the well-known singer who was musical director for the film "The Goonies" |
| 25% | LAGERFELD | 9 | Karl ___, former creative director of Chanel who held the position from 1983 until his death in 2019 |
| 25% | GALLAGHER | 9 | English singer and frontman of the band Oasis, Liam, who released his debut solo album in October |
| 25% | ROBERTALTMAN | 12 | Five-time Best Director nominee who said "All of the best things in my films are mistakes" |
| 25% | HANDL | 5 | Irene —, comedy actress who played the title character in 1970s ITV sitcom For the Love of Ada |
| 25% | INSIDEMAN | 9 | 2006 film in which Denzel Washington plays a detective negotiating for the release of hostages: 2 wds. |