| 100% | TRAININGDAY | 11 | 2001 crime thriller directed by 43-Across starring Denzel Washington (2 wds.) |
| 89% | THEEQUALIZER | 12 | 2014 crime thriller directed by 43-Across starring Denzel Washington (2 wds.) |
| 66% | INSIDEMAN | 9 | 2006 crime thriller starring Denzel Washington and directed by Spike Lee: 2 wds. |
| 54% | TRAININGDAY | 11 | 2001 Ethan Hawke starrer crime thriller film for which Denzel Washington won an Oscar award for Best Actor: 2 wds. |
| 47% | HEGOTGAME | 9 | 1998 basketball drama starring Denzel Washington and directed by Spike Lee: 3 wds. |
| 47% | MOBETTERBLUES | 13 | 1990 musical drama starring Denzel Washington and directed by Spike Lee: 3 wds. |
| 46% | SPIKELEE | 8 | Director of a 1992 film about 15-Across starring Denzel Washington: 2 wds. |
| 45% | INSIDEMAN | 9 | Heist thriller starring Denzel Washington and 28-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | DUSTINHOFFMAN | 13 | Star of 43-Across, which was directed by 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | WRATHOFMAN | 10 | 2021 action thriller directed by 17-Across and starring 26-Across (3 wds.) |
| 42% | THEGOODMOTHER | 13 | 2023 crime thriller starring 18-Across and 43-Across (3 wds.) |
| 41% | TRAININGDAY | 11 | 2001 thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua that won an Oscar for Best Actor (2 wds.) |
| 41% | GREATDEBATERS | 13 | "The ___," a 2007 biography directed by and starring Denzel Washington, based on an article about the Wiley College debate team: 2 wds. |
| 40% | PLAYMISTYFORME | 14 | 1971 thriller directed by and starring Clint Eastwood: 4 wds. |
| 40% | AWARMDECEMBER | 13 | 1973 romance directed by and starring 43-Across as an American widow in London (3 wds.) |
| 39% | ADASTRA | 7 | Space thriller directed by James Gray starring 1-Down/50-Down, 6-Down, and Liv Tyler (2 wds.) |
| 39% | TENET | 5 | 2020 thriller directed by Christopher Nolan starring John David Washington |
| 38% | UNCUTGEMS | 9 | 2019 crime thriller starring Adam Sandler and Idina Menzel: 2 wds. |
| 38% | TRAININGDAY | 11 | 2001 crime film starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke |
| 38% | RABBITTEST | 10 | 1978 film written and directed by 18-Across, starring Billy Crystal as the first pregnant man: 2 wds. |
| 38% | THEPRESTIGE | 11 | 2006 psychological thriller directed by Christopher Nolan that follows the story of rival magicians: 2 wds. |
| 38% | REDSTATE | 8 | 2011 horror film directed by Kevin Smith, starring John Goodman: 2 wds. |
| 37% | INSIDEMAN | 9 | 2006 crime thriller starring Jodie Foster: 2 wds. |
| 37% | THEHURRICANE | 12 | 1999 film starring Denzel Washington as a boxer (2 wds.) |
| 36% | SWEENEYTODD | 11 | 2007 musical horror film directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, for short: 2 wds. |
| 35% | LIBERALARTS | 11 | 2012 comedy-drama film directed by Josh Radnor and starring Zac Efron and Elizabeth Olsen: 2 wds. |
| 35% | HIGHSCHOOL | 10 | "___ Musical," film trilogy directed by Kenny Ortega (birthday today) starring Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens: 2 wds. |
| 35% | THESENTINEL | 11 | A 2006 crime thriller based on Gerald Petievich's novel, starring 18a and Michael Douglas: 2 wds. |
| 35% | COLDMOUNTAIN | 12 | 2003 epic war film directed by Anthony Minghella which stars Nicole Kidman and Jude Law: 2 wds. |
| 35% | JERSEYGIRL | 10 | 2004 dramedy directed by Kevin Smith, starring Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler: 2 wds. |