| 100% | ARMAGEDDON | 10 | 1998 film starring Ben Affleck as part of a crew trying to destroy an asteroid |
| 41% | JUSTICELEAGUE | 13 | 2017 film starring Ben Affleck as a member of a superhero squad: 2 wds. |
| 36% | THEWAYBACK | 10 | 2020 film starring Ben Affleck as a high school basketball coach: 3 wds. |
| 32% | MEET | 4 | "___ the Parents," 2000 film starring Ben Stiller as a man looking to win the approval of his in-laws |
| 32% | ASS | 3 | Name of a body part sometimes appended to adjectives as an intensifier |
| 32% | AIR | 3 | 2023 film starring Ben Affleck as Phil Knight |
| 30% | TENET | 5 | 2020 film starring John David Washington as a secret agent who learns to manipulate the flow of time |
| 30% | ARGO | 4 | 2012 Oscar winner starring Ben Affleck as a CIA agent |
| 30% | SWEET | 5 | "The ___ Hereafter," 1997 drama film starring Ian Holm that uses reverse chronology as a central part of the narrative |
| 29% | STEVIENICKS | 11 | As part of a band in 1998; as a solo artist in 2019 |
| 29% | ROOT | 4 | Part of a plant that serves as an anchor |
| 29% | KICKSTARTS | 10 | Reinvigorates, as an economy ... or a hint to the beginnings of the answers to starred clues |
| 29% | CITY | 4 | "___ of Angels," 1998 American fantasy film starring Nicolas Cage as an angel who falls in love with a mortal woman |
| 29% | OFFENSE | 7 | Part of a team that's currently trying to score |
| 29% | REED | 4 | Part of a musical instrument that anagrams to an animal |
| 29% | IRIS | 4 | A part of the eye that shares its name with an acclaimed film starring Kate Winslet & Dame Judi Dench |
| 29% | LANES | 5 | "Changing ___," 2002 American legal drama starring Ben Affleck as a Wall Street lawyer |
| 29% | NAILS | 5 | Part of a rock band name that anagrams to an animal |
| 28% | ARGO | 4 | Ben Affleck film, or a brand of cornstarch |
| 28% | THETRUMANSHOW | 13 | 1998 Peter Weir film starring Jim Carrey as the unwitting star of a reality series: 3 wds. |
| 28% | ACTIN | 5 | Be part of, as a film |
| 28% | GOONIES | 7 | "The ___," 1985 adventure comedy film starring Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, and an ensemble cast as a group of kids living in the "Goon Docks" |
| 27% | ZORRO | 5 | "The Mask of ___," a 1998 film starring Antonio Banderas as the sword-wielding protagonist |
| 27% | NASA | 4 | As an alternative to a group of spacemen |
| 27% | NASA | 4 | As an alternative to a group of astronauts |
| 27% | HUMBLEBEGINNINGS | 16 | Part of a rags-to-riches story, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have |
| 27% | TAKE | 4 | "Every Breath You ___," 2021 film starring Casey Affleck ... or part of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle |
| 27% | LONCHANEY | 9 | Silent film star known as the "Man of a Thousand Faces" |
| 26% | ABOARD | 6 | As part of a company |
| 26% | ENSUITE | 7 | As part of a set |