| 100% | DEMME | 5 | Ted —, director of films Life, The Ref and Blow who died in 2002 |
| 42% | BENJONSON | 9 | Author of stage plays The Alchemist and Volpone who died in 1637 |
| 42% | KEN | 3 | Character in a hit 2023 film who sings "Is it my destiny to live and die a life of blonde fragility?" |
| 40% | ANDERSON | 8 | Lindsay —, director of the films Britannia Hospital and This Sporting Life |
| 40% | SIRK | 4 | Douglas —, Germany-born director of the films Magnificent Obsession and Imitation of Life |
| 39% | SAMRAIMI | 8 | Director of 31-/48-Across who also directed the 2002-2007 "Spider-Man" films: 2 wds. |
| 39% | VICTORFLEMING | 13 | Director of the eight starred films in this puzzle, who was born on 2/23/1889 |
| 39% | SIRK | 4 | Douglas —, Germany-born director of the films All That Heaven Allows and Imitation of Life |
| 39% | JONSON | 6 | Ben —, author of stage plays The Alchemist and Volpone who died in 1637 |
| 38% | DEREK | 5 | John —, actor and director who played Joshua in 1956 film The Ten Commandments |
| 38% | MUM | 3 | The Queen ___ (member of the British royal family who died in 2002) |
| 38% | RUPERTSANDERS | 13 | Director of the "Ghost in the Shell" movie, who has also directed "Snow White and the Huntsman" previously : 2 wds. |
| 38% | ALLEN | 5 | Irwin —, director of adventure films Five Weeks in a Balloon and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea |
| 38% | DOOLEY | 6 | Taylor ___, actress who plays Lavagirl in the film "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl" |
| 38% | BOYD | 4 | Cayden ___, actor who plays Max in the film "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl" |
| 38% | LAUTNER | 7 | Taylor ___, actor who plays Sharkboy in the film "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl" |
| 37% | PETER | 5 | Director of films Outland, The Relic and Capricorn One |
| 37% | DYER | 4 | Anson —, Brighton-born animator of the films Oh'phelia and Othello who died in 1962 |
| 37% | GERVAIS | 7 | Ricky —, director, writer and star of 2016 film comedy David Brent: Life on the Road |
| 37% | LOPEZ | 5 | George ___, actor who plays Mr. Electricidad in the film "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl" |
| 37% | FEY | 3 | Tina who was in both the 2004 and 2024 films of "Mean Girls" |
| 37% | KWAN | 4 | Nancy —, actress who played the title role in films Tamahine and The World of Suzie Wong |
| 37% | ARQUETTE | 8 | David ___, actor who plays Max's father in the film "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl" |
| 36% | DANTE | 5 | Joe —, director of films Gremlins and The Howling |
| 36% | BOBBYMOYNIHAN | 13 | Former "SNL" comedian who voices the pug Mel in "The Secret Life of Pets" films: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ROBERTALTMAN | 12 | Five-time Best Director nominee who said "All of the best things in my films are mistakes" |
| 36% | AIDA | 4 | Slave who dies in the Temple of Vulcan |
| 36% | AIDA | 4 | Princess who dies in the temple of Vulcan |