| 100% | THEBEEKEEPER | 12 | 2024 action film starring 19-Across, 32-Across, and Emmy Raver-Lampman about a retired special operative's campaign for revenge (2 wds.) |
| 39% | RENEGADENELL | 12 | 2024 Disney+ historical-fantasy drama starring 18-Across, 32-Across, and Adrian Lester about a woman framed for murder (2 wds.) |
| 38% | EASTERSUNDAY | 12 | Jay Chandrasekhar film about a Filipino-American family starring Jo Koy, 19-Across, and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 34% | HARDMILES | 9 | 2024 film starring 15-Across and 30-Across about a difficult bicycle ride from Denver to the Grand Canyon (2 wds.) |
| 34% | GROUNDHOGDAY | 12 | 1993 film set on February 2 starring 19-Across, 32-Across, and Bill Murray (2 wds.) |
| 33% | JURASSICPARK | 12 | 1993 Steven Speilberg film starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, 19-Across, 32-Across, and a lot of CGI dinosaurs (2 wds.) |
| 33% | TROPICTHUNDER | 13 | 2008 action-comedy starring Ben Stiller, about a group of actors shooting for a war film in a jungle: 2 wds. |
| 33% | SPEAKNOEVIL | 11 | 2024 horror-thriller starring 19-Across and 34-Across about a family visiting friends at their British estate (3 wds.) |
| 33% | FIREFLYLANE | 11 | Bestselling novel by Kristin Hannah about two lifelong best friends that was adapted as a Netflix series starring 19-Across and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ARTHURTHEKING | 13 | 2024 film starring 14-Across and 29-Across about a stray dog who befriends a team of mountain climbers (3 wds.) |
| 32% | IRONEAGLE | 9 | A 1986 action film starring Jason Gedrick and Louis Gossett, Jr.: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MARYPOPPINS | 11 | 1964 film starring 17-Across and 30-Across based on children's books by P.L. Travers about a magical nanny (2 wds.) |
| 31% | PROUDMARY | 9 | Action film starring 15-Across and 45-Across that shares its name with a Tina Turner song (2 wds.) |
| 30% | WOLFMCQUADE | 11 | "Lone ___" 1983 action film starring Chuck Norris (birthday today) and David Carradine that made Norris a household name: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ANIMALHOUSE | 11 | 1978 film about a fraternity starring 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MOBYDICK | 8 | 1956 film about Captain Ahab and his obsessive hunt for a white whale: 2 wds. |
| 29% | TOUGHGUYS | 9 | A 1986 action comedy film in which Kirk Douglas starred alongside Eli Wallach and Dana Carvey: 2 wds. |
| 29% | LORETTADEVINE | 13 | Star of 15-Across who won an Emmy for a guest performance in "Grey's Anatomy": 2 wds. |
| 29% | FOOLSGOLD | 9 | 2008 adventure romance film about a lost treasure starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey: 2 wds. |
| 29% | INBABYSITTING | 13 | "Adventures ___," 1987 comedy film starring Elisabeth Shue about a teenager getting in trouble while looking after some kids for a night: 2 wds. |
| 29% | THEBLACKLIST | 12 | NBC crime thriller about a career criminal using the FBI for personal gain starring 17-Across and 35-Across (2 wds.) |
| 29% | GOODBYEMRCHIPS | 14 | James Hilton novella adapted into a 1969 musical film starring 19-Across and 45-Across (3 wds.) |
| 29% | TORTILLAFLAT | 12 | Novel by 32-Across made into a 1942 film starring Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr (2 wds.) |
| 29% | KARATEKID | 9 | "The ___," 1984 martial arts film starring Ralph Macchio and Elisabeth Shue (birthday today) about a teenager who learns martial arts: 2 wds. |
| 29% | THENOTEBOOK | 11 | 2004 romantic drama starring 18-Across and 32-Across that was adapted as a Broadway musical in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 29% | THELIBRARIANS | 13 | TNT series about a team of mystery-solving artifact hunters starring 15-Across and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 29% | BAZLUHRMANN | 11 | Australian director of 19- and 33-Across who's known for films with pop music soundtracks: 2 wds. |
| 29% | INTOTHEBLUE | 11 | Action-thriller film starring Paul Walker and Jessica Alba about a sea plane crash off the coast of Bahamas: 3 wds. |
| 28% | RITAMORENO | 10 | Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony winner who stars on 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 28% | BEFORESUNRISE | 13 | 1995 Ethan Hawke starrer romantic drama film about a man and woman who spend an evening in Vienna: 2 wds. |