| 100% | IPCRESSFILE | 11 | 1965 Michael Caine spy thriller, with "The" |
| 46% | BLUEICE | 7 | Michael Caine spy movie |
| 40% | THECAR | 6 | 1977 James Brolin thriller with the tagline "What EVIL drives ..." |
| 40% | ENEMY | 5 | "Sleeping with the ___" (Julia Roberts thriller) |
| 40% | MISERY | 6 | 1990 thriller with the line “I’m your No. 1 fan” |
| 40% | SPEED | 5 | Sandra Bullock thriller with the tagline "Get ready for rush hour" |
| 39% | TRINI | 5 | Lopez with the 1965 hit "Lemon Tree" |
| 39% | OLD | 3 | 2021 thriller with the tagline "It's only a matter of time" |
| 39% | SIR | 3 | Title given to Michael Caine by the Queen |
| 39% | LEN | 3 | ___ Barry, with the 1965 hit "1-2-3" |
| 38% | THEBEACHBOYS | 12 | Band with the 1965 #3 Billboard hit "California Girls" |
| 38% | LENBARRY | 8 | Jukebox crooner with the 1965 hit "1-2-3" |
| 38% | EISNER | 6 | Michael with the memoir "Work in Progress" |
| 38% | ALIENCOVENANT | 13 | 2017 sci-fi thriller with the tagline "Discover the Origin of Terror" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | HARRY | 5 | & 22A 2009 action film starring Michael Caine in the title role |
| 36% | MIRROR | 6 | Michael Jackson is "starting with the man in" this |
| 36% | CONAIR | 6 | Nineties action thriller with the tagline “They were deadly on the ground. Now they have wings” |
| 36% | DIEANOTHERDAY | 13 | Spy thriller featuring 46-Across as 29-Across for the last time (3 wds.) |
| 36% | MARKRUFFALO | 11 | Actor with the same initials as Michael Rezendes, his role in "Spotlight" |
| 36% | THEBEACHBOYS | 12 | Band with the 1965 No. 3 Billboard hit "California Girls" (3 wds.) |
| 36% | GAME | 4 | The —, 1997 film thriller starring Michael Douglas and Sean Penn |
| 36% | THENANNY | 8 | 1965 film thriller starring Bette Davis in the title role |
| 36% | BAD | 3 | Michael Jackson's album with the hit song "Smooth Criminal" |
| 36% | GETCARTER | 9 | 1971 Michael Caine film remade with Sly Stallone |
| 36% | TATTOO | 6 | The Girl with the Dragon __, hacker thriller book |
| 35% | FIRM | 4 | Grisham thriller, with "The" |
| 35% | THEGAME | 7 | Rapper with the same name as a 1997 Michael Douglas movie: 2 wds. |
| 35% | NANNY | 5 | The —, 1965 film thriller starring Bette Davis in the title role |
| 35% | PHELPS | 6 | Swimmer Michael with the most Olympic medals |
| 35% | ABYSS | 5 | 1989 underwater thriller, with "The" |