| 100% | JACKSON | 7 | Samuel L. ____, a movie star with films such as "Pulp Fiction" and "Django Unchained" |
| 37% | WATERWORLD | 10 | 1995 science fiction film starring Kevin Costner as a mutant with gills on a postapocalyptic Earth |
| 36% | INTERSTELLAR | 12 | Christopher Nolan science fiction film starring Matthew McConaughey and 44-Across as astronauts who travel through a wormhole |
| 34% | JACKSON | 7 | Samuel L —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Pulp Fiction |
| 33% | GENRE | 5 | A category or type, as with music and film |
| 33% | SNAKESONAPLANE | 14 | 2006 action movie starring Samuel L. Jackson and lots of reptiles: 4 wds. |
| 33% | BEDKNOBS | 8 | "___ and Broomsticks," 1971 film starring Angela Lansbury as a witch |
| 32% | MASK | 4 | 1985 movie starring 15-Across as the mother of a teen with craniodiaphyseal dysplasia |
| 32% | BIG | 3 | "___ Night," 1996 movie starring Stanley Tucci and Tony Shalhoub as brothers running a restaurant |
| 32% | THRILLER | 8 | A film genre such as horror and crime |
| 32% | CAT | 3 | "The ___ in the Hat," 2003 film with a feline pet as the main character which can be found in the movies at 33a, 43a, 46a, 4d, and 8d |
| 32% | GONE | 4 | With 31-Across, 2014 film starring Rosamund Pike as a woman who disappeared |
| 32% | THAN | 4 | "Stranger ___ Fiction," a 2006 film starring Will Ferrell and Emma Thompson |
| 32% | ARTY | 4 | Like a movie filmed in black and white where everyone speaks with a fake British accent |
| 31% | BRUCELEE | 8 | Movie star with a kick? |
| 31% | GREASE | 6 | Movie with the Pink Ladies starring John Travolta ... and a homophone of Athens' country |
| 31% | GREASE | 6 | Movie with the Pink Ladies starring John Travolta... and a homophone of Athens' country |
| 31% | TIN | 3 | With 50-Across, 1996 film starring Kevin Costner as a washed-up golf pro |
| 31% | TIN | 3 | With 9-Across, 1996 film starring Kevin Costner as a washed-up golf pro |
| 31% | SEPARATE | 8 | With 68-Across, 1958 David Niven film, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 31% | MUSIC | 5 | "___ and Lyrics," romantic comedy film starring Hugh Grant as a former pop star |
| 31% | ARRIVAL | 7 | 2016 film starring Amy Adams as a linguist who communicates with aliens |
| 31% | SING | 4 | 2016 animated film starring Matthew McConaughey as a koala and theater owner |
| 31% | TAR | 3 | 2022 Oscar-nominated film starring Cate Blanchett as a composer and conductor |
| 31% | RESTHARROW | 10 | Plant of the pea family such as the common — with pink flowers and a tough woody stem |
| 31% | RESTHARROW | 10 | Plant of the pea family such as the common - with pink flowers and a tough woody stem |
| 31% | SINGER | 6 | "The Wedding ___," 1998 movie starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, with Billy Idol in a guest role |
| 31% | MISSPIGGY | 9 | Movie star with a big nose |
| 31% | AMERICAN | 8 | With 34-Across, 2007 Ridley Scott film starring Russell Crowe as a New Jersey detective |
| 31% | KONG | 4 | "___: Skull Island," a 2017 American Monster film starring Tom Hiddleston and Samuel L. Jackson |