| 100% | HELLBOY | 7 | Ron Perlman's character in film of the same name |
| 53% | ROBOCOP | 7 | Cyborg law enforcer in the film of the same name |
| 51% | TRON | 4 | Arcade game based on a film of the same name |
| 48% | FOOTLOOSE | 9 | Kenny Loggins No. 1 hit, from a 1984 film of the same name |
| 47% | MACAVITY | 8 | Idris Elba's character in the 2019 film adaptation of "Cats" |
| 47% | HEGOTGAME | 9 | 1998 Public Enemy single written for a Spike Lee film of the same name |
| 47% | THELIONKING | 11 | Animated film released in 1994 which was influenced by Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and tells the story of a character named Simba: 3 wds. |
| 46% | ERIE | 4 | City on a lake of the same name in the US |
| 46% | CHUCKPALAHNIUK | 14 | Writer whose novel "Fight Club" was adapted as a 1999 film of the same name (2 wds.) |
| 45% | BOROMIR | 7 | Character in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy played by Sean Bean |
| 45% | EDIE | 4 | Name of the "Big" and "Little" characters in HBO's "Grey Gardens" |
| 44% | NIGHT | 5 | "___ Court," rebooted 2023 sitcom of the same name which was filmed with a live audience |
| 44% | CEDILLA | 7 | Character such as that placed under the c in French name Francois that softens the sound from that of k to s |
| 44% | ATAFUNERAL | 10 | "Death ___," dark comedy starring Peter Dinklage based on a British film of the same name by Dean Craig: 3 wds. |
| 44% | ROGERMURTAUGH | 13 | The name of the character Danny Glover - whose birthday it is today - portrays in the "Lethal Weapon" film series: 2 wds. |
| 44% | NOMADLAND | 9 | Nonfiction work by 29-Across adapted as a 2020 film of the same name starring Frances McDormand directed by 15-Across |
| 44% | SWANN | 5 | Elizabeth ___, Keira Knightley's character in Pirates of the Caribbean films |
| 44% | SHEEN | 5 | Mr. ___, animated mascot for a cleaning brand of the same name who debuted in the late '50s |
| 43% | ALI | 3 | ___ Mills, name of the character played by Elisabeth Shue in the film mentioned in 17a |
| 43% | SCABBERS | 8 | The name of Ron's pet rat in Harry Potter |
| 43% | YETIS | 5 | Many of the characters in the 2018 film "Smallfoot" |
| 43% | ALAN | 4 | Name of the guy in Hangover films |
| 43% | ELON | 4 | University in a town of the same name |
| 42% | OOPS | 4 | "___!... I Did It Again," title track from Britney Spears' album of the same name that celebrates 25 years in 2025 |
| 42% | ELCORAZON | 9 | Name of the emerald in Romancing the Stone film |
| 42% | CLIFFORD | 8 | Name of the Big Red Dog in Paramount film |
| 42% | HEDY | 4 | Film star name in the Inventors Hall of Fame |
| 42% | MAC | 3 | The name of the character played by Rob McElhenney on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" |
| 42% | GHOST | 5 | ___ Rider, superhero film based on the Marvel comics of the same name based on a character who fights Mephistopheles, the devil's son |
| 42% | BLADE | 5 | Superhero film based on the Marvel comics of the same name about a character who is part-vampire and part-mortal |