| 100% | WEIR | 4 | Peter who directed "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" |
| 49% | LEY | 3 | Writer Willy who wrote "The Conquest of Space" ('49) and for whom a crater is named on the far side of the moon |
| 43% | ORSON | 5 | Welles who directed a radio version of “The War of the Worlds” |
| 43% | ERICIDLE | 8 | Who wrote and sang "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" |
| 43% | NEWELL | 6 | Mike who directed "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" |
| 43% | ALFONSO | 7 | Cuaron who directed "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" |
| 42% | KAZAN | 5 | Elia who directed "On the Waterfront" and "East of Eden" |
| 41% | EDGAR | 5 | Wright who directed "Shaun of the Dead" and "Baby Driver" |
| 40% | LIN | 3 | Justin who directed four of the "Fast and the Furious" films |
| 40% | GUNN | 4 | James who wrote and directed both "Guardians of the Galaxy" films |
| 40% | ANTIPODAL | 9 | Relating to the other side of the world |
| 40% | BJERKNES | 8 | Crater on the far side of the Moon |
| 39% | OTTO | 4 | Preminger who directed the classic crime movies “Laura” and “Anatomy of a Murder” |
| 38% | JAMES | 5 | ___ Gunn, filmmaker who directed MCU's "Guardians of the Galaxy" and DCEU's "The Suicide Squad" |
| 38% | KWAN | 4 | Nancy —, actress who played the title role in films Tamahine and The World of Suzie Wong |
| 38% | RAIMI | 5 | Sam who directed "The Evil Dead" and "Army of Darkness" |
| 38% | MARTINSCORSESE | 14 | "The Wolf of Wall Street" director who co-wrote and directed "Killers of the Flower Moon" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | EMPEDOCLES | 10 | Greek philosopher and scientist who held that the world is composed of air, fire, earth and water |
| 38% | KENNYLOGGINS | 12 | "We Are the World" singer who was half of a famous duo (oh, and one more thing...) |
| 37% | MOTHERJONES | 11 | Woman who co-founded the Industrial Workers of the World, familiarly |
| 37% | AMERICA | 7 | One side of the world's longest international border |
| 37% | EARTH | 5 | I'm one of the classical elements who is associated with qualities of matter and the terrestrial world |
| 37% | CHRISPRATT | 10 | "Jurassic World" actor who plays Peter Quill/Star-Lord in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | RICHARDWILBUR | 13 | American poet behind "Things of This World" who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1957 and 1989: 2 wds. |
| 37% | HUMANS | 6 | ''War of the Worlds'' side |
| 37% | ALANALDA | 8 | Hawkeye Pierce portrayer who wrote, directed, and starred in the final episode of "M*A*S*H" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ANNPRESTON | 10 | American physician and activist who was the first female dean of a medical school in the world: 2 wds. |
| 37% | OREGON | 6 | Farthest point of the Lewis and Clark expedition |
| 37% | WEBB | 4 | World Golf Hall of Famer Karrie who won the 2000 and 2001 U.S. Women's Open |
| 36% | SURLYMAJORS | 11 | Officers who woke up on the wrong side of the cot? |