| 100% | JIMHENSON | 9 | Puppeteer who directed the 1981 film "The Great Muppet Caper": 2 wds. |
| 48% | GEORGEMILLER | 12 | Director whose birthday it is today, who directed the 1979 film "Mad Max": 2 wds. |
| 44% | JONFAVREAU | 10 | Actor who plays Happy Hogan in Marvel films, and has directed the pilot for "The Orville": 2 wds. |
| 44% | BONGJOONHO | 10 | "Parasite" Oscar winner who directed the Robert Pattinson sci-fi film "Mickey 17": 2 wds., hyph. |
| 44% | MARIASCHRADER | 13 | "Unorthodox" Emmy-winning director who directed the 2022 film "She Said" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | SAMRAIMI | 8 | Director of 31-/48-Across who also directed the 2002-2007 "Spider-Man" films: 2 wds. |
| 42% | EDWARDNORTON | 12 | "Fight Club" actor who plays Lionel Essrog in "Motherless Brooklyn" and also directed the film: 2 wds. |
| 42% | KENNETHBRANAGH | 14 | "Death on the Nile" actor/director who directed the first of Marvel's "Thor" films (2 wds.) |
| 41% | MADISONCOUNTY | 13 | 1995 American romantic drama film "The Bridges of ___" directed by Clint Eastwood who also starred in the film: 2 wds. |
| 40% | CHLOEZHAO | 9 | "Songs My Brothers Taught Me" writer/director who directed the 2020 film adaptation of 45-Across by 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 40% | EMMASTONE | 9 | Actress who plays tennis great Billie Jean King in the 2017 film "Battle of the Sexes" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | BODEREK | 7 | Actress who played the "ten" in the 1979 film "10": 2 wds. |
| 39% | EMMATHOMPSON | 12 | "Cruella" actress who played Nanny McPhee in the 2005 film: 2 wds. |
| 39% | CAPER | 5 | "The Great Muppet ___" (1981 film directed by Jim Henson) |
| 39% | WOO | 3 | John ___, Chinese film director who directed the 2000 action film "Mission: Impossible 2" |
| 38% | LILYJAMES | 9 | Actress who plays an English archaeologist in the 2021 film "The Dig": 2 wds. |
| 38% | RAIMI | 5 | Sam who directed the March 2013 film "Oz: The Great and Powerful" |
| 38% | ORSONWELLES | 11 | Actor who directed 17-Across and played the title character: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BUSTERKEATON | 12 | Silent film star with the nickname "the Great Stone Face": 2 wds. |
| 38% | INOLD | 5 | "___ Chicago," a famed 1938 film about the Great Chicago Fire: 2 wds. |
| 38% | MORGANFREEMAN | 13 | Actor who portrayed 15-Across in the 2009 film "Invictus": 2 wds. |
| 38% | GEORGECLOONEY | 13 | "Good Night, and Good Luck" director who directed the 2023 film adaptation of Daniel James Brown's nonfiction novel "The Boys in the Boat" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | VALKILMER | 9 | Actor who played rock star Jim Morrison in the 1991 film "The Doors": 2 wds. |
| 38% | NAOMIWATTS | 10 | "The Ring" actress who played Princess Diana in the 2013 film "Diana": 2 wds. |
| 38% | KRISTENSTEWART | 14 | "Twilight" actress who played Princess Diana in the 2021 film "Spencer": 2 wds. |
| 38% | GENESISKEL | 10 | Chicago Tribune film critic who cohosted "At the Movies": 2 wds. |
| 38% | JAMESHANDY | 10 | Actor who played the exterminator in the 1995 fantasy adventure film "Jumanji": 2 wds. |
| 38% | ROGERWARD | 9 | Actor who played Fred "Fifi" Macaffee in the 1979 film "Mad Max": 2 wds. |
| 38% | ROBINWILLIAMS | 13 | "Mrs. Doubtfire" actor who played Peter Pan in the 1991 film "Hook": 2 wds. |
| 38% | GLORIASTEINEM | 13 | Ms. magazine cofounder who's the subject of a new biographical film: 2 wds. |