| 100% | ROSEBUD | 7 | The highest-rated one-word quote on AFI's "100 Years ... 100 Movie Quotes" list |
| 66% | YOADRIAN | 8 | #80 on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes |
| 65% | PLAYITSAM | 9 | Start of #28 on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes |
| 60% | WHATWEVEGOT | 11 | With 37- and 52-Across, #11 on the American Film Institute's "100 Years ... 100 Movie Quotes" list |
| 54% | RHETTBUTLER | 11 | Speaker of the #1 quote on A.F.I.'s list of the 100 greatest movie quotes |
| 45% | SHANE | 5 | Western on A.F.I.'s "100 Years ... 100 Movies" list |
| 43% | PSYCHO | 6 | #1 film on AFI's "100 Years...100 Thrills" list |
| 40% | AFI | 3 | Group that created the list "100 Years ... 100 Movies": Abbr. |
| 39% | NOOSE | 5 | One of several shown on the movie poster for Eastwood's "Hang 'Em High" |
| 39% | HAL | 3 | Villain #13 on AFI's "100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains" |
| 37% | NINETOFIVE | 10 | One of AFI's 100 Funniest Movies (1980) |
| 37% | EXIT | 4 | The highest-numbered one on a U.S. interstate is 880 |
| 35% | HEATHENS | 8 | Twenty One Pilots hit on Billboard's 2016 year-end Hot 100 ... or religious nonbelievers |
| 35% | PSYCHO | 6 | No. 1 film on A.F.I.’s “100 Years . . . 100 Thrills” list |
| 35% | SERIES | 6 | Word before the year on U.S. paper currency |
| 35% | IDO | 3 | Words uttered with one's hand on the Bible |
| 34% | AFI | 3 | Assn. with a "100 Years ... 100 Movies" list |
| 34% | AFI | 3 | Org. with a "100 Years ... 100 Movies" list |
| 34% | EXEC | 4 | One who's high on the org chart |
| 34% | AFI | 3 | Org. with a "100 Years ... 100 Movies" list (Abbr.) |
| 34% | FILM | 4 | American ___ Institute (group that compiled a list of 100 great movie quotes) |
| 33% | CLEARPRIORITY | 13 | Task that stands high on one's list |
| 33% | SINGININTHERAIN | 15 | #1 on the American Film Institute's "Greatest Movie Musicals" list |
| 33% | UNCHAINEDMELODY | 15 | Iconic song on AFI's 100 list (recorded 1500+ times) named for a '55 film you've likely never heard of |
| 32% | AFI | 3 | Movie group with a "100 Years ... 100 Cheers" list: Abbr. |
| 32% | ANIMALHOUSE | 11 | #1 on Bravo's all-time "100 Funniest Movies" list |
| 32% | COLBERT | 7 | Comedian who was the only man on Maxim's 2012 Hot 100 list of most beautiful women |
| 32% | PARASITE | 8 | 2019 Oscar-winning South Korean thriller that's one of the highest-grossing independent movies |
| 32% | LEWISHAMILTON | 13 | Formula one pro who races for Mercedes AMG Petronas, and is #10 on Forbes list of the highest-paid athletes in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MAYS | 4 | #2 on ESPN's list of the 100 greatest players in MLB history |