| 100% | THEHUSTLER | 10 | 1961 movie about a pool battle between Minnesota Fats and "Fast" Eddie Felson: 2 wds. |
| 32% | THEHUSTLER | 10 | 1961 drama film in which Fast Eddie Felson beats Minnesota Fats |
| 32% | THEHANGOVER | 11 | Movie about three friends getting drunk and wasted in Las Vegas, featuring a cameo by the boxer Mike Tyson: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ONEMORE | 7 | "___ Time," 2023 movie about a person stuck in the same day ... which is also a hint for 18a, 30a, 35a, 4d, and 39d: 2 wds. |
| 30% | PRIMARYCOLORS | 13 | 1998 Emma Thompson movie about a presidential campaign: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MEGASNAKE | 9 | Syfy original movie about a 70-foot reptile: 2 wds. |
| 30% | NORMARAE | 8 | 1979 Sally Field movie about a labor union: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BORNFREE | 8 | 1966 movie about a lion cub named Elsa: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SEXES | 5 | Battle of the ___ (2017 movie about a tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs) |
| 30% | SERIALMOM | 9 | 1994 John Waters movie about a demented suburban mother: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MATCHPOINT | 10 | Scarlett Johansson starrer psychological thriller movie about a clandestine love affair, written and directed by Woody Allen: 2 wds. |
| 30% | THEEXORCIST | 11 | 1973 horror movie about a young girl's demonic possession: 2 wds. |
| 30% | REDDAWN | 7 | 1984 Charlie Sheen/Patrick Swayze movie about a Russian invasion of the US: 2 wds. |
| 29% | SATURDAYNIGHT | 13 | "Mr. ___" (1992 Billy Crystal movie about a stand-up TV star): 2 wds. |
| 29% | STEPUP | 6 | Series of movies about dance and romance: 2 wds. |
| 29% | GALAXYQUEST | 11 | 1999 movie about a group of actors who fight real-life aliens: 2 wds. |
| 29% | THREEAMIGOS | 11 | 1986 movie about a group of actors who fight real-life banditos: 2 wds. |
| 29% | TENDERMERCIES | 13 | 1983 movie about a washed-up country singer who finds new love: 2 wds. |
| 29% | WONDERWHEEL | 11 | Movie about a Coney Island waitress who falls for a young lifeguard played by Justin Timberlake: 2 wds. |
| 28% | TROPICTHUNDER | 13 | 2008 movie about a group of actors who fight in a real-life war: 2 wds. |
| 28% | CHICKENRUN | 10 | 2000 stop-motion movie about a rooster trying to help hens escape from a farm: 2 wds. |
| 28% | SWEETCHARITY | 12 | Neil Simon musical about a dancer, adapted into a 1969 Shirley MacLaine movie: 2 wds. |
| 28% | FROSTNIXON | 10 | 2008 Ron Howard-directed movie about interviews with a former President: 2 wds. |
| 28% | MRMOM | 5 | 1983 movie about a stay-at-home dad: 2 wds. |
| 28% | JOYRIDE | 7 | 2001 Paul Walker and Steve Zahn movie about a road trip gone wrong which was directed by John Dahl: 2 wds. |
| 27% | THETERMINATOR | 13 | 1984 movie about a cyborg from the future that launched a franchise including a 2024 Netflix anime series: 2 wds. |
| 27% | GILMOREGIRLS | 12 | Quirky 2000-2007 drama about a mother and daughter living in Stars Hollow, Connecticut: 2 wds. |
| 27% | PETERRABBIT | 11 | New movie about a bunny, based on stories written in early 1900s England: 2 wds. |
| 27% | LIFEOFPI | 8 | Book and movie about a boy on a boat with a tiger: 3 wds. |
| 27% | BOOKLOVERS | 10 | 2022 bestseller by 18-Across about a romance between a literary agent and an editor: 2 wds. |