| 100% | ANAMERICANINPARIS | 17 | 1951 Oscar-winning film whose title suggests a visitor to the 118-Across |
| 38% | INSIDEOUT | 9 | Pixar film whose title suggests how to read five answers in this puzzle |
| 37% | BROMANTICCOMEDY | 15 | Modern-day genre for the 1952 film whose title is suggested by a word ladder starting at 1-Across |
| 37% | BABE | 4 | 1996 Oscar nominee whose title becomes a 2007 Oscar nominee if you add an L to the end |
| 36% | THESIXTHSENSE | 13 | 1999 film whose title is a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 35% | ABEAUTIFULMIND | 14 | 2001 biopic starring Russell Crowe that's one of six PG-13 films to win a Best Picture Oscar in the 21st century (3 wds.) |
| 35% | GREENBOOK | 9 | 2018 drama starring Mahershala Ali that's one of six PG-13 films to win a Best Picture Oscar in the 21st century (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ADASTRA | 7 | 2019 film whose title means "to the stars" |
| 34% | HEART | 5 | "Places in the ___," 1984 Oscar-winning film about a group trying to save a cotton farm |
| 34% | DEPARTED | 8 | The —, 2006 Martin Scorsese film that won a Best Picture Oscar |
| 34% | XXXXXXX | 7 | Only Hitchcock film to win the Best Picture Oscar |
| 34% | THEARTIST | 9 | 2011 mostly silent drama starring Jean Dujardin that's one of six PG-13 films to win a Best Picture Oscar in the 21st century (2 wds.) |
| 34% | ORIANA | 6 | Title woman of a film that won the 1985 Camera d'Or |
| 34% | ADASTRA | 7 | 2019 sci-fi film whose title means "to the stars" |
| 34% | FINDINGNEMO | 11 | First Disney film to win a Best Animated Feature Oscar |
| 33% | ROCKY | 5 | 1976 film about a boxer that won the Best Picture Oscar |
| 33% | THESALESMAN | 11 | 2016 drama about a married couple performing in an Arthur Miller play that was the second Iranian film to win an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film (2 wds.) |
| 33% | PULSE | 5 | 1995 album by Pink Floyd whose title refers to a vital sign measured at the wrist |
| 33% | QUIETMAN | 8 | The —, 1952 comedy-drama film for which John Ford won a Best Director Oscar |
| 33% | ASTRA | 5 | "Ad ___" (Brad Pitt film whose title means "To the Stars" in Latin) |
| 33% | GHOSTBUSTERS | 12 | 1984 film whose soundtrack had a #1 hit with the same title |
| 33% | DUNE | 4 | Only film to win more awards than “CODA” at the 2022 Oscars |
| 33% | ANG | 3 | Lee who was the first Asian to win a best-director Oscar |
| 33% | ARGO | 4 | Cornstarch brand that's also the title of a 2012 film that won the Best Picture Oscar |
| 33% | LIONKING | 8 | The —, 1994 animated film for which Hans Zimmer won a Best Music, Original Score Oscar |
| 33% | ASTRA | 5 | "Ad ___" (2019 Brad Pitt film whose title means "To the Stars" in Latin) |
| 33% | RATEDR | 6 | Like eight of the past ten films to win the Best Picture Oscar |
| 33% | POITIER | 7 | Sidney who was the first African-American to win a Best Actor Oscar |
| 33% | POITIER | 7 | Sidney who was the first African American to win a Best Actor Oscar |
| 32% | CHAMP | 5 | The —, 1931 film for which Wallace Beery won a Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar |