| 100% | SOPHIESCHOICE | 13 | 1982 film where Kevin Kline and a Holocaust survivor played by Meryl Streep are a couple: 2 wds. |
| 46% | THEICESTORM | 11 | 1997 film where Kevin Kline and Joan Allen play a dysfunctional Connecticut couple: 3 wds. |
| 45% | THEBIGCHILL | 11 | 1983 film where Kevin Kline and Glenn Close are a couple hosting a gathering of college friends: 3 wds. |
| 41% | SOPHIESCHOICE | 13 | 1982 film starring Meryl Streep, where she plays a Polish immigrant, a role that won her the Oscar for Best Actress: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SOPHIESCHOICE | 13 | American drama film of 1982 starring Meryl Streep which is an adaptation of a novel of the same name by William Styron: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MAMMAMIA | 8 | 2008 musical starring Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan that was named after a chart-topping song by ABBA: 2 wds. |
| 32% | DEVIL | 5 | "The ___ Wears Prada," film where Meryl Streep plays a demanding boss and editor-in-chief of the fashion magazine Runway |
| 32% | OLDMAN | 6 | *"The ___ and the Sea," 1952 novel by Ernest Hemingway that was adapted into a 1958 film: 2 wds. |
| 32% | DWIGHTSCHRUTE | 13 | A character from "The Office" played by Rainn Wilson, who is the nemesis and eventual friend of 42a: 2 wds |
| 31% | LIESBENEATH | 11 | "What ___," a 2000 American horror film starring Harrison Ford, where Miranda Otto played one half of a troubled couple: 2 wds. |
| 31% | THEDEVILWEARS | 13 | "___ Prada," a 2006 film starring Meryl Streep, where she is the boss of co-star Anne Hathaway: 3 wds. |
| 31% | OFAFRICA | 8 | "Out ___," a 1985 film starring Meryl Streep and co-starring Robert Redford, that won seven Academy Awards: 2 wds. |
| 31% | KARENSILKWOOD | 13 | Nuclear plant whistleblower portrayed by Meryl Streep in a 1983 movie: 2 wds. |
| 30% | COSMOKRAMER | 11 | Character played by Michael Richards in "Seinfeld", who is 32-Across's neighbor and is often called a "hipster doofus": 2 wds. |
| 30% | MOVIESET | 8 | Where a film is shot in a studio: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ALFIESOLOMONS | 13 | "Peaky Blinders" character, played by Tom Hardy, who ran a distillery and was seen on the show from season 2 till 4: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BLADESOFGLORY | 13 | 2007 film where Will Ferrell played a figure skater: 3 wds. |
| 30% | SILVERSURFER | 12 | Superhero played by Doug Jones and voiced by Laurence Fishburne in a 2007 "Fantastic Four" film (2 wds.) |
| 30% | JESSEPINKMAN | 12 | Character played by Aaron Paul in "Breaking Bad", who was a crystal meth dealer and worked with the character played by 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ROBINHOOD | 9 | Fictional archer played by Russell Crowe in a 2010 film: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SOPHIESCHOICE | 13 | 1982 Meryl Streep drama with a possessive title: 2 wds. |
| 29% | CURIOUSGEORGE | 13 | Will Ferrell film based on a story series by H.A. Rey and Margret Rey (2 wds.) |
| 29% | JERRYSEINFELD | 13 | The lead character from "Seinfeld", who is a semi-fictional version of the actor who plays the role and goes by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 29% | HELLODOLLY | 10 | 1969 film where Walter Matthau played a bachelor opposite a scheming matchmaker: 2 wds. |
| 29% | SOPHIESCHOICE | 13 | 1982 drama in which Meryl Streep spoke with a Polish accent: 2 wds. |
| 29% | STLOUIS | 7 | City where 18-Across played ... and where 44-Across was born: 2 wds. |
| 29% | LADYMACBETH | 11 | Scheming spouse played by Jeanette Nolan, Alex Kingston, and Marion Cotillard in film versions of a Shakespeare play (2 wds.) |
| 28% | JEDGARHOOVER | 12 | Real-life FBI director and title character played by Leonardo DiCaprio in a 2011 film: 3 wds. |
| 28% | SAFEHOUSE | 9 | 2012 film in which Denzel Washington plays a former CIA agent thought to be a traitor: 2 wds. |
| 28% | FREDANDREWS | 11 | A "Riverdale" character who is the father of 31a, played by actor Luke Perry: 2 wds |