| 100% | RATATOUILLE | 11 | Animated comedy film released in 2007 whose title refers to a French dish and the plot follows a rat named Remy who dreams of becoming a chef |
| 33% | DESPICABLEME | 12 | Animated comedy film released in 2010 in which the title refers to the main character, Gru and his adopted daughters: 2 wds. |
| 28% | THELIONKING | 11 | Animated film released in 1994 which was influenced by Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and tells the story of a character named Simba: 3 wds. |
| 26% | OLIVERREED | 10 | Actor whose first name is the title of a Best Picture he co-starred in, and whose last name is that film's director |
| 25% | QUAIDORSAY | 10 | Street in Paris whose name is used figuratively to refer to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 25% | JEANRENO | 8 | French actor whose name becomes that of a French director when IR is added to the end |
| 25% | PURPLE | 6 | "Harold and the ___ Crayon," film adaptation of a children's book, whose release date is in 2023 |
| 24% | FLASHDANCE | 10 | 1983 drama film in which Jennifer Beals plays a nightclub performer who dreams of becoming a ballerina |
| 24% | BARDOT | 6 | Brigitte —, actress and singer who played the title role in 1959 film comedy Babette Goes to War |
| 24% | BRIE | 4 | Grayish white cheese that originated from a French region of the same name and is considered to be in a low lactose range of 0-2% |
| 23% | THEOPHANE | 9 | Figure in Greek mythology whose name roughly means “manifestation of God” and who gave birth to the ram with the golden fleece |
| 23% | JUDE | 4 | "___ the Obscure," novel by Thomas Hardy about, published in 1895 a working-class young man who dreams of becoming a scholar |
| 23% | TOM | 3 | ___ Brady, NFL quarterback who suffered a major knee injury and went on to become the Comeback Player of the Year in 2009 |
| 23% | PERU | 4 | Country whose name becomes that of a currency when its second letter is doubled and its last two letters are moved to the front |
| 22% | MADONNA | 7 | American singer and actress referred to as the "Queen of Pop" whose debut self-titled album came out in 1983 |
| 22% | CARA | 4 | ___ Delevingne, who starred in the 2017 space opera film "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" |
| 22% | RATATOUILLE | 11 | 2007 Pixar film about a rat chef that won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature |
| 22% | VAUGHN | 6 | Vince —, actor who played the title role in 2007 film comedy Fred Claus |
| 22% | EBWHITE | 7 | Author whose last name's first letter, followed by the two initials that precede his last name, form a word in one of his most famous titles |
| 22% | EMOJI | 5 | Text picture in the title of a 2017 animated film |
| 22% | IBELIEVEICANFLY | 15 | R. Kelly hit whose last title word is aptly rhymed with "sky" in the lyrics ... and a hint to the starts of the other four longest puzzle answers |
| 22% | PINOCCHIO | 9 | 1940 animated film in which the title character is swallowed by a whale named Monstro |
| 22% | RAGNAROK | 8 | Superhero film "Thor: ___," which is a sequel to the "Thor" films, and released in 2017 |
| 22% | PHILJACKSON | 11 | 2007 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who coached the Bulls and the Lakers to a total of 11 NBA championships (2 wds.) |
| 22% | AKON | 4 | Singer whose name becomes a place in Hawaii if the first letter moves to the end |
| 22% | KWAN | 4 | Nancy —, actress who played the title role in films Tamahine and The World of Suzie Wong |
| 21% | DOUBLEINDEMNITY | 15 | Classic film noir whose title refers to a life insurance policy clause |
| 21% | REEVES | 6 | Steve who played the title role of Hercules in a 1959 film |
| 21% | SAUSAGEPARTY | 12 | Animated adult comedy film starring Seth Rogen, about a sausage who tries to discover the truth about his existence: 2 wds. |