| 100% | PLAYMISTYFORME | 14 | 1971 thriller starring 18-Across and 41-Across, directed by 18-Across in his directorial debut (4 wds.) |
| 50% | PLAYMISTYFORME | 14 | 1971 thriller directed by and starring Clint Eastwood: 4 wds. |
| 43% | SETHMACFARLANE | 14 | Actor who starred in and made his directorial debut with 2012's "Ted": 2 wds. |
| 43% | WESTSIDESTORY | 13 | 2021 musical film starring 18-Across and 38-Across directed by Steven Spielberg (3 wds.) |
| 43% | BRADLEYCOOPER | 13 | Actor who starred in and made his directorial debut with 2018's "A Star Is Born": 2 wds. |
| 42% | ALLINTHEFAMILY | 14 | Norman Lear sitcom starring 16-Across and 35-Across that debuted in January 1971 (4 wds.) |
| 42% | GEORGECLOONEY | 13 | Actor who starred in and made his directorial debut with 2002's "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind": 2 wds. |
| 41% | MARCUSWELBYMD | 13 | Medical drama starring 18-Across and 40-Across that debuted in September 1969 (3 wds.) |
| 41% | WRATHOFMAN | 10 | 2021 action thriller directed by 17-Across and starring 26-Across (3 wds.) |
| 41% | RABBITTEST | 10 | 1978 film written and directed by 18-Across, starring Billy Crystal as the first pregnant man: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DEATHONTHENILE | 14 | Novel by 19-Across set in Egypt adapted into a 2022 film starring and directed by 33-Across (4 wds.) |
| 39% | THEALIENIST | 11 | 1994 crime novel by 4-Down/48-Across made into a 2018 miniseries starring 18-Across and 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 38% | AWARMDECEMBER | 13 | 1973 romance directed by and starring 43-Across as an American widow in London (3 wds.) |
| 38% | THEDAVINCICODE | 14 | Tom Hanks and Ian McKellen star in this movie which is based on a Dan Brown novel and is directed by Ron Howard: 4 wds. |
| 38% | INSIDEMAN | 9 | 2006 crime thriller starring Denzel Washington and directed by Spike Lee: 2 wds. |
| 38% | THEGOODMOTHER | 13 | 2023 crime thriller starring 18-Across and 43-Across (3 wds.) |
| 37% | THENIGHTAGENT | 13 | Netflix action thriller series starring 18-Across and Luciane Buchanan based on the novel of the same name by 40-Across (3 wds.) |
| 37% | PLAY | 4 | & 7D 1971 film thriller directed by and starring Clint Eastwood |
| 37% | OFTHELOSTARK | 12 | "Raiders ___," 1981 Indiana Jones film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford: 4 wds. |
| 37% | BASICINSTINCT | 13 | 1992 erotic thriller starring 18-Across and Michael Douglas: 2 wds. |
| 36% | FOURBROTHERS | 12 | 2005 film starring Mark Wahlberg and Tyrese Gibson directed by 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 36% | THENAMESAKE | 11 | Debut novel by 25-Across/27-Across that was adapted as a film starring Kal Penn and directed by Mira Nair (2 wds.) |
| 36% | DUSTINHOFFMAN | 13 | Star of 43-Across, which was directed by 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | THEHURTLOCKER | 13 | 2008 American war thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and starring Jeremy Renner: 3 wds. |
| 36% | LIFEITSELF | 10 | 2018 film written and directed by "This Is Us" creator Dan Fogelman starring Olivia Wilde, 18-Across, and 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 36% | THEHEIST | 8 | Debut album by 18-Across and Ryan Lewis: 2 wds. |
| 36% | NINETRACKMIND | 13 | Debut album by 18-Across, released in January: 3 wds. |
| 35% | THEWAYWEWERE | 12 | 1973 romantic drama nominated for six Oscars starring 15-Across and directed by 49-Across (4 wds.) |
| 35% | BOYZNTHEHOOD | 12 | 1991 Oscar-nominated film starring Ice Cube and Cuba Gooding Jr. directed by 30-Across (4 wds.) |
| 35% | KING | 4 | " ___ in New York," 1957 film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin in his last leading role |