| 100% | MINARI | 6 | 2021 Best Picture nominee starring Steven Yeun and Youn Yuh-jung |
| 41% | LION | 4 | 2016 Best Picture nominee starring Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman |
| 37% | CHOCOLAT | 8 | Best Picture nominee starring Juliette Binoche |
| 35% | ERINBROCKOVICH | 14 | Best Picture Oscar nominee starring 19-Across as lawyer Ed Masry and 42-Across as the title activist (2 wds.) |
| 35% | THEHELP | 7 | 2011 Best Picture nominee starring Emma Stone: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MINARI | 6 | Film for which Youn Yuh-jung won Best Supporting Actress, in 2021 |
| 34% | MINARI | 6 | 2021 Best Picture nominee with a title that loosely translates to "water celery" |
| 34% | TAR | 3 | 2023 Best Picture nominee starring Cate Blanchett as a famous conductor |
| 34% | BEEF | 4 | Emmy-winning Netflix comedy-drama starring Steven Yeun and Ali Wong |
| 34% | MINARI | 6 | Film for which Youn Yuh-jung won the 2021 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress |
| 32% | ROMA | 4 | 2019 Best Picture nominee in which both Mixtec and Spanish are spoken |
| 31% | RAINMAN | 7 | Best Picture winner starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ZHAO | 4 | Chloe who won Best Picture and Best Director in 2021 |
| 31% | DOG | 3 | 'The Power of the ___' (2021 Best Picture nominee) |
| 31% | FIELDOFDREAMS | 13 | 1989 Best Picture nominee ... with a hint to 20-, 24-/27- and 32-/37-Across |
| 30% | RAINMAN | 7 | 1989 Best Picture Oscar winner starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise |
| 30% | HIDDENFIGURES | 13 | 2016 Best Picture nominee ... or a hint to the circled letters in 20-, 25- and 43-Across |
| 30% | THEGREATEST | 11 | & 9D Best Picture Oscar-winning 1952 drama starring Charlton Heston and Betty Hutton |
| 30% | RAIN | 4 | With 27-Down, Best Picture Oscar winner starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise |
| 29% | DARK | 4 | & 16D 1939 film drama starring Bette Davis and George Brent; 1940 Best Picture Oscar nominee |
| 29% | ARRIVAL | 7 | 2017 Best Picture Oscar nominee based on a Ted Chiang novella about aliens and linguistics |
| 28% | TESS | 4 | Best Picture nominee in 1981 |
| 28% | THECRYINGGAME | 13 | Best Picture nominee of 1992 |
| 28% | FARGO | 5 | Best Picture nominee of 1996 |
| 28% | DOGDAYAFTERNOON | 15 | Best Picture nominee of 1975 |
| 28% | SELMA | 5 | Best Picture nominee for Ava DuVernay |
| 28% | JAWS | 4 | Best Picture nominee with three sequels |
| 28% | BABE | 4 | Best Picture nominee about a pig |
| 28% | STENCHOFAWOMAN | 14 | 1992 Best Picture nominee |