| 100% | THEGETAWAY | 10 | 1972 heist thriller starring 16-Across and 25-Across (2 wds.) |
| 65% | INSIDEMAN | 9 | Heist thriller starring Denzel Washington and 28-Across (2 wds.) |
| 55% | BASICINSTINCT | 13 | 1992 erotic thriller starring 18-Across and Michael Douglas: 2 wds. |
| 53% | BOJACKHORSEMAN | 14 | Animated Netflix series starring 16-Across and 52-Across (2 wds.) |
| 52% | DEMOLITIONMAN | 13 | Futuristic thriller starring Sylvester Stallone and 49-Across (2 wds.) |
| 52% | PANICROOM | 9 | Psychological thriller starring Kristen Stewart and 28-Across (2 wds.) |
| 51% | ANGELINAJOLIE | 13 | Actress who stars in, wrote, directed, and coproduced 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 50% | OCEANSTHIRTEEN | 14 | 2007 heist film starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney: 2 wds. |
| 50% | ATOMICBLONDE | 12 | 2017 spy thriller starring 49-Across and James McAvoy (2 wds.) |
| 50% | OFMEN | 5 | "Children ___," a thriller starring Clive Owen and Michael Caine: 2 wds. |
| 50% | UNCUTGEMS | 9 | 2019 crime thriller starring Adam Sandler and Idina Menzel: 2 wds. |
| 50% | BRADPITT | 8 | Star and coproducer of 16-Across, who is married to 33-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | ISEE | 4 | "All ___ Is You," a 2016 thriller starring Blake Lively and Jason Clarke: 2 wds. |
| 49% | OFA | 3 | "Shadow ___ Doubt," 1943 Alfred Hitchcock thriller starring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten: 2 wds. |
| 48% | OLYMPIADUKAKIS | 14 | "Moonstruck" Oscar winner who starred in 16-Across and 34-Across (2 wds.) |
| 47% | BODYHEAT | 8 | 1981 thriller starring William Hurt and Kathleen Turner (2 wds.) |
| 47% | THEGODFATHER | 12 | 1972 Francis Ford Coppola-directed gangster drama starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino: 2 wds. |
| 47% | INSIDEMAN | 9 | 2006 crime thriller starring Denzel Washington and directed by Spike Lee: 2 wds. |
| 47% | THEMIDDLE | 9 | ABC sitcom starring 16-Across and 33-Across in its ninth and final season (2 wds.) |
| 47% | TWOFACES | 8 | "The ___ of January," 2014 thriller film starring Kirsten Dunst and Viggo Mortensen: 2 wds. |
| 46% | JASONSTATHAM | 12 | "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" actor who stars in 16-Across and 51-Across (2 wds.) |
| 46% | MARIOLOPEZ | 10 | 16-Across and 34-Across star who turned 50 on October 10, 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 46% | THEGOODMOTHER | 13 | 2023 crime thriller starring 18-Across and 43-Across (3 wds.) |
| 46% | WAITUNTILDARK | 13 | 1967 suspense thriller starring Alan Arkin and 44-Across (3 wds.) |
| 46% | BEEGEES | 7 | Musical group that recorded 16-, 21-, and 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 46% | THEFAVOURITE | 12 | 2018 film starring 13-Across and 25-Across that was nominated for five Golden Globe Awards (2 wds.) |
| 46% | OCEANSELEVEN | 12 | Heist film directed by Steven Soderbergh starring Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Julia Roberts: 2 wds. |
| 45% | WILLTRENT | 9 | Police procedural TV series starring 16-Across, 32-Across, and a Chihuahua (2 wds.) |
| 45% | SEEME | 5 | "Now You ___," series of heist thriller films starring Morgan Freeman: 2 wds. |
| 45% | WAITUNTILDARK | 13 | 1967 thriller starring 15-Across and Alan Arkin: 3 wds. |