| 100% | LADYMACBETH | 11 | Scheming spouse played by Jeanette Nolan, Alex Kingston, and Marion Cotillard in film versions of a Shakespeare play (2 wds.) |
| 50% | MIRANDA | 7 | Daughter played by Molly Ringwald, Isabelle Pasco, and Felicity Jones in film versions of a Shakespeare play |
| 50% | BIANCA | 6 | Younger sister played by Dorothy Jordan, Natasha Pyne, and Larisa Oleynik in film versions of a Shakespeare play |
| 50% | JULIET | 6 | Lovestruck teenager played by Olivia Hussey, Claire Danes, and Hailee Steinfeld in film versions of a Shakespeare play |
| 45% | OPHELIA | 7 | Noblewoman played by Helena Bonham Carter, Kate Winslet, and Daisy Ridley in film versions of a Shakespeare play |
| 36% | STEVEAUSTIN | 11 | Retired WWE wrestler who goes by the nickname "Stone Cold" and has acted in a number of films, most notably "The Expendables": 2 wds. |
| 36% | KEITHRICHARDS | 13 | Rolling Stones guitarist who played a pirate in the third and fourth "Pirates of the Caribbean" films: 2 wds. |
| 35% | CHRISTIANBALE | 13 | "The Fighter" Oscar winner who played Demetrius in the 1999 film version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream": 2 wds. |
| 35% | HELENMIRREN | 11 | "The Queen" Oscar winner who played Hermia in the 1968 film version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream": 2 wds. |
| 35% | SILVERSURFER | 12 | Superhero played by Doug Jones and voiced by Laurence Fishburne in a 2007 "Fantastic Four" film (2 wds.) |
| 35% | PATRICKHARRIS | 13 | Neil ___, actor who made a cameo in "Harold & Kumar go to White Castle" by playing a fictionalized version of himself: 2 wds. |
| 34% | 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. |
| 34% | JAMESCAGNEY | 11 | "Yankee Doodle Dandy" Oscar winner who played Bottom in the 1935 film version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream": 2 wds. |
| 34% | JOHNNYENGLISH | 13 | A comically incompetent spy for "MI7," created as a parody of 50a, and portrayed by Rowan Atkinson in the films by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 34% | CENTURYCYCLE | 12 | Series of 10 plays by 14-Across, including "Fences" and "The Piano Lesson," that chronicle life in Black America over a 100-year span: 2 wds. |
| 34% | LEAR | 4 | Father of Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia, in a Shakespeare play |
| 34% | JERRYSEINFELD | 13 | The lead character from "Seinfeld", who is a semi-fictional version of the actor who plays the role and goes by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 33% | GREGHEFFLEY | 11 | Boy cartoonist portrayed by Zachary Gordon and Jason Drucker in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" movies: 2 wds. |
| 33% | JULIECHRISTIE | 13 | "Shampoo" actress who played Lara in the 1965 film version of 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 33% | JOHNNYDEPP | 10 | "Black Mass" actor who plays a pirate in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films: 2 wds. |
| 33% | WORKINGGIRL | 11 | 1988 film in which Sigourney Weaver plays a scheming executive: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ROBINHOOD | 9 | Fictional archer played by Russell Crowe in a 2010 film: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ROMEO | 5 | Boy in the title of a Shakespeare play |
| 32% | MUCHADOABOUT | 12 | "___ Nothing," a 1993 film based on a Shakespeare play, in which Keanu Reeves starred with the likes of Denzel Washington: 3 wds. |
| 32% | DWIGHTSCHRUTE | 13 | A character from "The Office" played by Rainn Wilson, who is the nemesis and eventual friend of 42a: 2 wds |
| 32% | ROMEO | 5 | Young man in the title of a Shakespeare play |
| 32% | WALKINGTALL | 11 | Retired professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson plays a war veteran in this remake of the 1973 film: 2 wds. |
| 32% | JOHNNYENGLISH | 13 | Fictional spy portrayed by Rowan Atkinson in a series of parody films: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ADO | 3 | Word after "Much" in the title of a Shakespeare play |
| 32% | GRANDBUDAPEST | 13 | A 2014 comedy film "The ___ Hotel" by Wes Anderson in which actress from 18a plays a chef: 2 wds. |