| 100% | ELF | 3 | 2003 film in which the title character exclaims "Son of a nutcracker!" |
| 52% | PINOCCHIO | 9 | 1940 animated film in which the title character is swallowed by a whale named Monstro |
| 51% | 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. |
| 49% | OHGOD | 5 | Film in which the title character says, "I don't permit the suffering. You do" |
| 45% | MARS | 4 | Whence the title character of “Stranger in a Strange Land” |
| 45% | NEMO | 4 | Title character abducted in a hit 2003 film |
| 45% | NEMO | 4 | Title character sought in a 2003 Pixar film |
| 44% | NEMO | 4 | Title character in a 2003 film from 44-Down |
| 44% | SHREK | 5 | Title character in a series of four DreamWorks animated films |
| 43% | HER | 3 | 2013 film in which Scarlett Johansson is the voice of a virtual assistant |
| 43% | HER | 3 | 2013 film in which Scarlett Johansson was the voice of a virtual assistant |
| 43% | DRX | 3 | 1939 film in which Bogart plays a creepy lab assistant, The Return of ___ |
| 43% | OUTOFTIME | 9 | 2003 film in which Denzel Washington plays a police chief suspected of stealing money and killing his lover: 3 wds. |
| 43% | LILACTIME | 9 | 1928 silent film in which Colleen Moore plays the daughter of a flower farmer |
| 42% | TOCATCHATHIEF | 13 | Hitchcock film in which 18-Across played the romantic interest of a retired burglar: 4 wds. |
| 42% | YOUGOTSERVED | 12 | 2004 drama film in which Marques Houston plays the leader of a dance crew: 3 wds. |
| 42% | REEVES | 6 | Steve who played the title role of Hercules in a 1959 film |
| 42% | BABYDRIVER | 10 | 2017 action film in which 15-Across plays the girlfriend of Ansel Elgort's character: 2 wds. |
| 42% | WOMEN | 5 | "Little ___," 1994 period drama film in which Kirsten Dunst played the role of a younger Amy March |
| 42% | INSIDEMAN | 9 | 2006 film in which Denzel Washington plays a detective negotiating for the release of hostages: 2 wds. |
| 42% | PRETTYINPINK | 12 | 1986 John Hughes film in which Annie Potts played the manager of a record store: 3 wds. |
| 41% | NEMO | 4 | Title subject of a search in a 2003 film |
| 41% | JAMESMCAVOY | 11 | "X-Men: Apocalypse" star who played the title character of 28-Across in a 2015 movie: 2 wds. |
| 41% | TURNINGRED | 10 | 2022 Pixar film in which 16-Across voices the mother of a "transformative" 13-year-old: 2 wds. |
| 41% | BEN | 3 | Actor Gazzara who played the title role of 15-Across in a 1975 film |
| 41% | MORRISCHESTNUT | 14 | Actor who plays the title character of 47-Across in a CBS series that premiered in January: 2 wds. |
| 41% | SCENT | 5 | Word in the title of a Pacino film |
| 41% | EVITA | 5 | Hit 1979 musical in which a character's mistress is one of the main roles |
| 41% | JERRYMAGUIRE | 12 | 1996 film in which Renée Zellweger plays a single mom who falls for Tom Cruise's title character: 2 wds. |
| 41% | OFTHEGALAXY | 11 | "Guardians ___," 2014 superhero film in which Vin Diesel (birthday today) provided the voice for the character of Groot: 3 wds. |