| 100% | SHREK | 5 | 2001 film in which 91-/100-Across is a character |
| 62% | ALI | 3 | 2001 film in which Will Smith played a legendary boxer |
| 56% | THERIGHTSTUFF | 13 | 1983 film in which astronaut John Glenn (1921-2016) was a character: 3 wds. |
| 56% | PINOCCHIO | 9 | 1940 animated film in which the title character is swallowed by a whale named Monstro |
| 48% | LULU | 4 | Opera in which Jack the Ripper is a character |
| 48% | OURTOWN | 7 | Play in which the Stage Manager is a character |
| 48% | PSYCHO | 6 | First American film in which a toilet is heard being flushed (1960) |
| 48% | ELF | 3 | 2003 film in which the title character exclaims "Son of a nutcracker!" |
| 48% | NORMADESMOND | 12 | Character portrayed by actress Patti LuPone in the musical "Sunset Boulevard" which was based on a 1950 film of the same title: 2 wds. |
| 47% | HER | 3 | 2013 film in which Scarlett Johansson is the voice of a virtual assistant |
| 47% | HER | 3 | 2013 film in which Scarlett Johansson was the voice of a virtual assistant |
| 46% | THEMATRIX | 9 | A 1999 Sci-Fi film in which Keanu Reeves - whose birthday it is today - portrays the main character, named "Neo": 2 wds. |
| 45% | BURNT | 5 | The 2015 film in which Bradley Cooper is on a mission to earn his former culinary glory |
| 45% | OSLO | 4 | Character from "Money Heist" which is also a city in Norway |
| 45% | SAFEHOUSE | 9 | 2012 film in which Denzel Washington plays a former CIA agent thought to be a traitor: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ROOM | 4 | 2015 drama film in which Brie Larson played a woman who has been held captive for seven years |
| 45% | ANNIE | 5 | Musical in which FDR is a character |
| 45% | TERMINATOR | 10 | "The ___," a 1984 film in which Arnold Schwarzenegger - whose birthday it is today - plays the titular character who is a cyborg assassin |
| 44% | CLEMENCY | 8 | 2019 film in which 26-Across plays a prison warden |
| 44% | MASK | 4 | "The ___," Jim Carrey's superhero comedy film in which his character transforms into a trickster who can alter himself |
| 44% | CAT | 3 | "The ___ in the Hat," 2003 film with a feline pet as the main character which can be found in the movies at 33a, 43a, 46a, 4d, and 8d |
| 44% | EVITA | 5 | Hit 1979 musical in which a character's mistress is one of the main roles |
| 44% | ROSE | 4 | Flower that is also a popular character in the film "Titanic" |
| 44% | KNIVESOUT | 9 | 2019 film of which 1 & 27 Across is a sequel |
| 44% | JERRYMAGUIRE | 12 | 1996 film in which Renée Zellweger plays a single mom who falls for Tom Cruise's title character: 2 wds. |
| 43% | PRECIOUS | 8 | 2009 drama film in which 42-Across costarred as a social worker |
| 43% | BATMANFOREVER | 13 | Val Kilmer film in which 33-Across had a cameo: 2 wds. |
| 43% | FIRSTDAUGHTER | 13 | 2004 film in which 47-Across portrays a fictional president: 2 wds. |
| 43% | BORDERTOWN | 10 | A 2006 film starring Jennifer Lopez, in which Martin Sheen - whose birthday it is today - plays her character's boss |
| 43% | SILENTMOVIE | 11 | Film in which 51 Across speaks |