| 100% | MADMAX | 6 | Futuristic action hero played by Mel Gibson and Tom Hardy |
| 97% | MADMAX | 6 | Futuristic action hero played by Mel Gibson and Tom Hardy (2 wds.) |
| 67% | MAX | 3 | Mad ___ (movie character played by Mel Gibson and Tom Hardy) |
| 45% | SUPERMAN | 8 | Hero played by Christopher Reeve and Tom Welling |
| 39% | VENOM | 5 | Titular Marvel villain played by Tom Hardy in 2018 and 2021 |
| 37% | RIGGS | 5 | Martin ___ from "Lethal Weapon," played by Mel Gibson |
| 35% | HOTSEAT | 7 | Mel Gibson and Kevin Dillon's 2022 action thriller |
| 34% | MADMAX | 6 | Tom Hardy replaced Mel Gibson in this franchise |
| 34% | SARAHCONNOR | 11 | Action hero played by 48-Across in a film series that began with 15-Across (2 wds.) |
| 34% | BANE | 4 | Batman adversary played by Tom Hardy |
| 34% | ALFIESOLOMONS | 13 | "Peaky Blinders" character, played by Tom Hardy, who ran a distillery and was seen on the show from season 2 till 4: 2 wds. |
| 33% | VENOM | 5 | 2018 Marvel antihero played by Tom Hardy |
| 33% | MADMAX | 6 | Futuristic movie starred by Mel Gibson |
| 32% | BANE | 4 | Villain played by Tom Hardy in "The Dark Knight Rises" |
| 32% | LOKI | 4 | Character played by Tom Hiddleston in "Thor" and "The Avengers" |
| 32% | MAGNUM | 6 | Title P.I. played by Tom Selleck and Jay Hernandez |
| 31% | BANE | 4 | Batman adversary played by Tom Hardy in "The Dark Knight Rises" |
| 31% | BLACKJACK | 9 | Card game played by Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in "Rainman" |
| 30% | BANE | 4 | "Boon or a ___" (also the name of Batman's nemesis played by Tom Hardy) |
| 30% | VENOM | 5 | Poisonous fluid from a snake that's also a role played by Tom Hardy |
| 30% | PROFESSIONAL | 12 | & 16A 1977 BBC TV play by Tom Stoppard starring Peter Barkworth and John Shrapnel |
| 29% | CID | 3 | Hero played by Heston |
| 29% | HOOD | 4 | Robin ___, "Once Upon a Time" character who was played by both Tom Ellis and Sean Maguire |
| 29% | WOLVERINE | 9 | Hero played by hugh jackman |
| 29% | CHARLIESANGELS | 14 | Action film written and directed by 54-Across, who also plays Rebekah "Bosley" (2 wds.) |
| 28% | SNAKE | 5 | Character played by Kurt Russell in John Carpenter action films Escape from New York and Escape from LA |
| 28% | AIRAMERICA | 10 | 1990 action-comedy film starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr |
| 28% | AIRAMERICA | 10 | 1990 action-comedy film starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey, Jr |