| 100% | BENSTILLER | 10 | Director and co-star of 2013's "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" |
| 63% | THURBER | 7 | James —, US humorist whose short stories include The Catbird Seat and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty |
| 54% | PENN | 4 | "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" costar Sean |
| 54% | THURBER | 7 | "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" writer James |
| 53% | BEN | 3 | Actor Stiller of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" |
| 53% | THURBER | 7 | James who wrote "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" |
| 51% | TYLERPERRY | 10 | Writer, director and co-star of the Madea films |
| 51% | MITTY | 5 | "The Secret Life of Walter ___," American adventure film starring Ben Stiller |
| 51% | ALBERTBROOKS | 12 | Writer, director and co-star of "Defending Your Life," 1991 |
| 49% | WALTER | 6 | "The Secret Life of ___ Mitty," an adventure film in which Ben Stiller travels to Greenland, Iceland, and the Himalayas |
| 48% | MITTY | 5 | "The Secret Life of Walter ___ " (2013 Ben Stiller film) |
| 47% | GERVAIS | 7 | Ricky —, director, writer and star of 2016 film comedy David Brent: Life on the Road |
| 47% | SECRET | 6 | "The ___ Life of Walter Mitty" (2013 Ben Stiller film) |
| 46% | ONO | 3 | Co-director and co-star of the 2011 film "Bed Peace" |
| 45% | MITTY | 5 | "The Secret Life of Walter ___" |
| 45% | MITTY | 5 | "The Secret Life of Walter __" |
| 44% | LIFE | 4 | "The Secret ___ of Walter Mitty" (2013 movie) |
| 44% | SECRET | 6 | "The ___ Life of Walter Mitty" |
| 44% | WHANNELL | 8 | Leigh, star and co-creator of the Saw franchise |
| 44% | NIAVARDALOS | 11 | Director, writer, and star of the 2009 romantic comedy "I Hate Valentine's Day" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | BENIGNI | 7 | Director and star of Life is Beautiful: Roberto __ |
| 43% | JJABRAMS | 8 | Co-creator of "Lost" and director of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker": 3 wds. |
| 43% | MELBROOKS | 9 | Director, star and co-writer of 1977 film comedy High Anxiety |
| 43% | FINALCUT | 8 | Director's demand, and the last four or five letters of each starred answer |
| 42% | TATI | 4 | Director and star of the 1958 Best Foreign Language Film |
| 42% | 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 |
| 42% | WELLES | 6 | Producer, director, co-writer, and star of Citizen Kane |
| 42% | JULIOTORRES | 11 | Writer, director, and star of the 2023 film “Problemista” |
| 42% | BILLYCRYSTAL | 12 | Director, co-writer and star of 1992 comedy-drama Mr Saturday Night |