| 100% | RUBINCARTER | 11 | Boxer portrayed by Denzel Washington in "The Hurricane": 2 wds. |
| 82% | RUBINCARTER | 11 | Boxer played by Denzel Washington in "The Hurricane" (2 wds.) |
| 57% | JAMESBRADDOCK | 13 | Boxer portrayed by Russell Crowe in "Cinderella Man": 2 wds. |
| 56% | MALCOLMX | 8 | Civil rights leader played by Denzel Washington in a 1992 biopic: 2 wds. |
| 56% | JAKELAMOTTA | 11 | Boxer portrayed by Robert De Niro in "Raging Bull": 2 wds. |
| 51% | RICHARDCROSBY | 13 | Character portrayed by actor Gary Oldman in the hit sitcom "Friends": 2 wds. |
| 51% | SIRIUSBLACK | 11 | Character portrayed by actor Gary Oldman in the Harry Potter film series: 2 wds. |
| 49% | ETHANHUNT | 9 | A spy and point man for "IMF" in the "Mission: Impossible" series, portrayed by Tom Cruise: 2 wds. |
| 49% | STRINGERBELL | 12 | The gangster portrayed by 17-Across in the critically acclaimed TV Drama, "The Wire": 2 wds. |
| 49% | DANIELLARUSSO | 13 | Boy martial artist portrayed by Ralph Macchio in the "Karate Kid" movies: 2 wds. |
| 48% | HANSGRUBER | 10 | Antagonist portrayed by Alan Rickman in the movie mentioned in 50a where Bruce Willis plays John McClane: 2 wds. |
| 48% | GREGHEFFLEY | 11 | Boy cartoonist portrayed by Zachary Gordon and Jason Drucker in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" movies: 2 wds. |
| 48% | KOREYWISE | 9 | Exonerated suspect portrayed by 33-Across in the miniseries "When They See Us" on 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 47% | MRBEAN | 6 | Eccentric character portrayed by Rowan Atkinson in a show by the same name: 2 wds |
| 46% | THEHURRICANE | 12 | 1999 film in which Denzel Washington played an imprisoned boxer: 2 wds. |
| 46% | NORMADESMOND | 12 | Character portrayed by actress Patti LuPone in the musical "Sunset Boulevard" which was based on a 1950 film of the same title: 2 wds. |
| 45% | JOHNNIECOCHRAN | 14 | Defense attorney portrayed by 16-Across in "The People v. O.J. Simpson": 2 wds. |
| 44% | INSIDEMAN | 9 | 2006 film in which Denzel Washington plays a detective negotiating for the release of hostages: 2 wds. |
| 44% | DIANFOSSEY | 10 | Real-life primatologist portrayed by Sigourney Weaver in "Gorillas in the Mist": 2 wds. |
| 43% | LONDONBRIDGES | 13 | Tenth novel in the Alex Cross series by James Patterson: 2 wds. |
| 43% | TOMHANKS | 8 | American actor who portrayed 33a in the movie adaptations of the thriller series by 18a: 2 wds. |
| 43% | DAVIDHARBOUR | 12 | "Stranger Things" actor and co-star of Denzel Washington in "The Equalizer" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | DAVIDHARBOUR | 12 | "Stranger Things" actor who co-starred with Denzel Washington in "The Equalizer" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | INSIDEMAN | 9 | 2006 crime thriller starring Denzel Washington and directed by Spike Lee: 2 wds. |
| 43% | TYCOBB | 6 | Baseball great portrayed by Tommy Lee Jones in a 1994 film: 2 wds. |
| 42% | MALCOLMX | 8 | Black Nationalist leader played by Denzel Washington (2 wds.) |
| 42% | ROBERTSHAPIRO | 13 | American civil litigator portrayed by John Travolta in "The People v. O. J. Simpson": 2 wds. |
| 42% | SNOWWHITE | 9 | Fairy tale character portrayed by 24-/37-Across in a 2012 film: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ACEVENTURA | 10 | Detective portrayed by Jim Carrey, who specializes in retrieval of missing animals: 2 wds. |
| 42% | EDWARDSNOWDEN | 13 | NSA contractor portrayed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt in a 2016 Oliver Stone film: 2 wds. |