| 100% | MINOTAUR | 8 | 2006 horror film starring 47-Across, Rutger Hauer, and a beast in a labyrinth |
| 87% | MINOTAUR | 8 | 2006 horror film starring 27-Down, Rutger Hauer, and a beast in a labyrinth |
| 39% | WILDERNESS | 10 | 2006 horror film starring Sean Pertwee and Alex Reid |
| 38% | LAKE | 4 | "The ___ House," 2006 fantasy film starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock as two people who meet via letters in a time-defying mailbox |
| 36% | HITCHER | 7 | The —, 1986 film thriller starring Rutger Hauer and C Thomas Howell |
| 36% | DEAD | 4 | "The Evil ___," 1981 horror film starring Bruce Campbell that got a nostalgic nod in "Stranger Things" |
| 35% | TOSIRWITHLOVE | 13 | Film starring 47-Across with a chart-topping title song |
| 35% | SISTERS | 7 | 2015 film starring 47-Across and Amy Poehler |
| 35% | ELM | 3 | "A Nightmare on ___ Street," 1984 horror film starring Robert Englund that got a nostalgic nod in "Stranger Things" |
| 35% | YOU | 3 | "___ Should Have Left," American psychological horror film starring Amanda Seyfried that had a digital release in 2020 |
| 35% | THING | 5 | "The ___," 1982 sci-fi horror film starring Kurt Russell that got a nostalgic nod in "Stranger Things" |
| 35% | HALLOWEENKILLS | 14 | Twelfth installment in the horror franchise featuring 26-Across that began with a 1978 film starring 12-Across (2 wds.) |
| 35% | EUREKA | 6 | 1983 film drama starring Gene Hackman and Rutger Hauer |
| 34% | BLADERUNNER | 11 | 1982 sci-fi film starring Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer |
| 34% | THEOMEN | 7 | 1976 horror film with three sequels and a 2006 remake |
| 34% | BEETLEJUICE | 11 | 1988 Tim Burton comedy/horror film starring 18-Across and 30-Across that has a 2024 sequel |
| 34% | THAN | 4 | "Stranger ___ Fiction," a 2006 film starring Will Ferrell and Emma Thompson |
| 34% | DEATHONTHENILE | 14 | Novel by 19-Across set in Egypt adapted into a 2022 film starring and directed by 33-Across (4 wds.) |
| 34% | YESTERDAY | 9 | 2019 musical-fantasy film starring 17-Across, 27-Across, and Himesh Patel as a singer who is the only person in the world who remembers the Beatles |
| 34% | KING | 4 | "The ___ and I," 1956 film starring Deborah Kerr that has a royal designation in its title |
| 34% | BLOOD | 5 | "___ Diamond," 2006 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a diamond smuggler, shot in South Africa |
| 34% | MISSPIGGY | 9 | A puppet diva who starred in films and TV shows |
| 33% | SNAKES | 6 | "___ on a Plane," 2006 film starring Samuel L. Jackson with slithering reptiles in its title |
| 33% | BORAT | 5 | 2006 film starring Sacha Baron Cohen that is shot in the style of a mockumentary |
| 33% | LAKEHOUSE | 9 | With "The," 2006 romantic film starring 34-Across and Keanu Reeves: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ROAD | 4 | & 17A 1947 film in a comedy series starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope |
| 33% | DREAMSCENARIO | 13 | 2023 film starring 18-Across, 41-Across, and Julianne Nicholson about a college professor who becomes famous when he starts appearing to random people in their sleep (2 wds.) |
| 33% | DUCHESS | 7 | "The ___ and the Dirtwater Fox," 1976 film starring Goldie Hawn that has a royal designation in its title |
| 33% | JUMPSCARE | 9 | Scream-evoking horror film technique ... and a hint to what's hiding in five puzzle rows |