| 100% | ALAMO | 5 | Movie produced by John Wayne, with "The" |
| 62% | ALAMO | 5 | 1960 historical film written and directed by John Wayne, with "The" |
| 59% | QUIETMAN | 8 | John Wayne movie set in Ireland, with "The" |
| 54% | ALAMO | 5 | Movie with John Wayne as Davy Crockett, with "The" |
| 54% | TRUEGRIT | 8 | John Wayne movie remade with Hailee Steinfeld |
| 52% | NEATH | 5 | Early John Wayne movie "___ the Arizona Skies" |
| 52% | RIO | 3 | With 21-Down, John Wayne western that was the last film directed by Howard Hawks |
| 50% | DUKE | 4 | Nickname for John Wayne, with "the" |
| 49% | LIONKING | 8 | The __, 90s Disney film with music by Elton John |
| 49% | ALAMO | 5 | John Wayne film, with "The" |
| 49% | ALAMO | 5 | John Wayne western, with "The" |
| 47% | CRYSTALS | 8 | Group produced by Phil Spector, with "the" |
| 47% | ALAMO | 5 | Historical 1960 John Wayne film, with "The" |
| 46% | ALAMO | 5 | 1960 John Wayne saga, with "The" |
| 46% | QUIETMAN | 8 | 1952 John Wayne classic, with "The" |
| 46% | ENVY | 4 | Sin represented by John Doe in the movie "Se7en" |
| 46% | RIO | 3 | With 22-Down, John Wayne movie |
| 46% | INC | 3 | Movie produced by Pixar, "Monsters, ___." |
| 46% | GREASE | 6 | Movie with the Pink Ladies starring John Travolta ... and a homophone of Athens' country |
| 46% | GREASE | 6 | Movie with the Pink Ladies starring John Travolta... and a homophone of Athens' country |
| 45% | DOANDROIDSDREAM | 15 | With 20-Across, story by 42-Across on which the movie "Blade Runner" is based |
| 45% | WECANREMEMBERIT | 15 | With 59-Across, story by 42-Across on which the movie "Total Recall" is based |
| 43% | NEMO | 4 | Hit movie produced by Pixar, "Finding ___" |
| 43% | NEMO | 4 | "Finding ____", animated movie produced by Pixar |
| 43% | IOWAN | 5 | John Wayne, by birth |
| 43% | ANIME | 5 | Genre of movies produced by Studio Ghibli |
| 43% | JULIET | 6 | "Gnomeo & ___," 2011 animated movie that features the song "Hello Hello" by Elton John and Lady Gaga |
| 43% | LETSDOITAGAIN | 13 | 1975 movie starring 51-Across with a #1 title song by the Staple Singers: 4 wds. |
| 42% | JULES | 5 | With 49-Across, author of the novel suggested by this puzzle's theme; the movie debuted 10/17/1956 |
| 42% | LIL | 3 | ___ Wayne with the platinum album "Tha Block Is Hot" |