| 100% | SCIFI | 5 | Genre of many a film with "star" in its title (Hyph.) |
| 61% | SCIFI | 5 | Genre of many works with "star" in the title (Hyph.) |
| 56% | SCIFI | 5 | Genre of many works with "star" in the title |
| 50% | SPYS | 4 | 1974 film with three stars in its title |
| 49% | WOLF | 4 | "The ___ of Wall Street," 2013 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio with a howling canine in its title |
| 47% | THECROW | 7 | 1994 film with a bird in its title |
| 46% | PRESUMED | 8 | With 46-Across, 1990 film in which Harrison Ford stars as a prosecutor accused of murder |
| 46% | THELOVEBUG | 10 | Disney film starring a Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own (3 wds.) |
| 45% | IROBOT | 6 | 1950 sci-fi fixup novel by Isaac Asimov that shares its title with a 2004 film starring Will Smith: 2 wds. |
| 45% | IRIS | 4 | A part of the eye that shares its name with an acclaimed film starring Kate Winslet & Dame Judi Dench |
| 45% | MAEWEST | 7 | Early film star who once said, "I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it." |
| 45% | NIGHT | 5 | "A Hard Day's ___," musical comedy film starring The Beatles members with a title track of the same name |
| 44% | CITY | 4 | "___ of Angels," 1998 American fantasy film starring Nicolas Cage as an angel who falls in love with a mortal woman |
| 43% | LOCKE | 5 | Sondra, starred in many films with Clint Eastwood |
| 43% | MAY | 3 | "To Whom It ___ Concern," 2016 film starring Wilmer Valderrama ... or the start of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle |
| 42% | OPDOC | 5 | Nonfiction film with a point of view, in brief |
| 42% | WALLE | 5 | Title robot of a 2008 Pixar film: Hyph. |
| 42% | ROCK | 4 | Genre with a Hall of Fame in Ohio |
| 42% | TKO | 3 | It might result in a change of title |
| 42% | BETELGEUSE | 10 | Star in Orion that lent its name to a 1988 film "bio-exorcist" |
| 42% | GALAXY | 6 | "Guardians of the ___," superhero film with an interstellar system in its title |
| 42% | FOUR | 4 | "Fantastic ___," 2005 superhero film with a quartet's number in its title |
| 41% | BATMAN&ROBIN | 12 | 1997 film with George Clooney in one of the title roles |
| 41% | NEMO | 4 | Title subject of a search in a 2003 film |
| 41% | SHAW | 4 | Title partner of Hobbs in a hit 2019 film |
| 41% | ULEE | 4 | Title apiarist of a 1997 film starring Peter Fonda |
| 41% | ELAL | 4 | Airline with a star in its logo |
| 41% | MACYS | 5 | Retailer with a star in its logo |
| 41% | CPR | 3 | Subj. of a class with dummies in it |
| 41% | SNAKES | 6 | "___ on a Plane," 2006 film starring Samuel L. Jackson with slithering reptiles in its title |