| 100% | THEWHALE | 8 | 2022 movie for which Brendan Fraser received a six-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival |
| 40% | WOMEN | 5 | "Little ___," 1933 movie for which Katharine Hepburn won the best actress award at the 2nd Venice International Film Festival |
| 40% | VIVAVILLA | 9 | 1934 movie for which Wallace Beery won the best actor award at the 2nd Venice Film Festival: 2 wds. |
| 31% | YENTL | 5 | Movie for which Barbra Streisand became the first ever woman to receive a Golden Globe as Best Director |
| 30% | POLEVAULT | 9 | Olympic event for which the world record stands at a little over 20 feet |
| 27% | INDIE | 5 | Any movie at the Sundance Film Festival |
| 27% | INDIE | 5 | Like movies at the Sundance Film Festival |
| 26% | BRIDESMAIDS | 11 | 2011 movie for which 18-Across received a Best Original Screenplay Oscar nomination |
| 26% | CODA | 4 | 2021 movie for which a deaf man won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar |
| 25% | ETA | 3 | Stat in which the A stands for "arrival" |
| 25% | PHILOMENA | 9 | 2013 film for which Judi Dench received a Best Actress nomination |
| 25% | 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 |
| 25% | YENTL | 5 | 1983 movie for which Barbra Streisand became the only woman to win a Golden Globe for Best Director |
| 25% | FUNNY | 5 | "___ Little Bunnies," 1934 movie which won the Best Animation award at the 2nd Venice Film Festival |
| 25% | EMMASTONE | 9 | Star of “Poor Things,” which won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival (September, 2023) |
| 25% | DISCO | 5 | Panic! at the ___, American band who covered Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" for a movie |
| 24% | PHILOMENA | 9 | 2013 film for which 15-Across received a Best Actress nomination |
| 24% | DIR | 3 | One who calls the shots at a movie set, for short |
| 24% | RESTS | 5 | Sits for a few minutes between sets at the gym, maybe |
| 24% | LIDO | 4 | Island that hosts the Venice Film Festival |
| 24% | ARGO | 4 | Film about a fake CIA mission that received the Best Picture Oscar for 2012 |
| 24% | MONSTERS | 8 | Brendan Fraser and Ian McKellen star in this movie which is based on a Christopher Bram book, "Gods and ___" |
| 24% | LIDO | 4 | Barrier island that hosts the Venice Film Festival |
| 24% | CODA | 4 | 2021 Emilia Jones film which won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2022 |
| 24% | LIDO | 4 | Barrier island where the Venice Film Festival takes place |
| 24% | PALMEDOR | 8 | Top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, which was won unanimously by 47-Across in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 24% | YENTL | 5 | Film for which Barbra Streisand became the first woman to win a Golden Globe for directing |
| 23% | ANORA | 5 | 2024 film for which the author of Modern Whore was a consultant |
| 23% | CRAM | 4 | Prepare for a test at the last minute |
| 23% | NEMO | 4 | Animated fish from the eponymous Pixar movie which inspired the name for a spider species |