| 100% | CLAIRERANDALL | 13 | Time-traveling nurse played by Caitriona Balfe in the STARZ adaptation of 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 58% | IANMCSHANE | 10 | "Deadwood" actor who plays Mr. Wednesday in the Starz adaptation of 29-Across by 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 52% | STARRCARTER | 11 | Character played by Amandla Stenberg in the movie adaptation of 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | PINBALLWIZARD | 13 | Song performed by Elton John in the film adaptation of 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | EDITHBUNKER | 11 | Housewife played by 29-Across in "All in the Family": 2 wds. |
| 41% | MAURATIERNEY | 12 | "The Affair" actress who plays Grace Poe in the Showtime adaptation of 46-Across (2 wds.) |
| 40% | JACKSPARROW | 11 | Pirate played by Johnny Depp in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies: 2 wds. |
| 40% | BERNIEMADOFF | 12 | Disgraced former financier played by 17-Across in "The Wizard of Lies": 2 wds. |
| 39% | SWEENEYTODD | 11 | Barber played by Johnny Depp in the movie subtitled "The Demon Barber of Fleet Street": 2 wds. |
| 38% | JAMESBOND | 9 | British spy played by 33-Across for the first time in 48-Across (2 wds.) |
| 38% | RUSSELLCROWE | 12 | "Gladiator" actor who plays Javert in the 2012 film adaptation of 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 38% | DOLORESHUERTA | 13 | Civil rights leader, played by Rosario Dawson in the 18-Across biopic, who received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 38% | JACKSPARROW | 11 | Pirate captain played by Johnny Depp in "Pirates of the Caribbean": 2 wds. |
| 37% | DOCTORWATSON | 12 | Character played by 27-Across in the BBC's "Sherlock" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | BRADBELLICK | 11 | Character played by Wade Williams who is introduced as the captain of Fox River's correctional officers in "Prison Break": 2 wds. |
| 37% | VITOCORLEONE | 12 | Mafia don played by both 14-Across and 28-Across in the "Godfather" franchise: 2 wds. |
| 37% | LORETTALYNN | 11 | Country singer played by 44-Across in the 1980 biopic "Coal Miner's Daughter": 2 wds. |
| 37% | SHARONTATE | 10 | Actress played by 42-Across in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | MARKRUFFALO | 11 | "Spotlight" actor who plays an unscrupulous lawyer in the 2023 film adaptation of 27-Across's "Poor Things" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | TOMHANKS | 8 | American actor who portrayed 33a in the movie adaptations of the thriller series by 18a: 2 wds. |
| 36% | EWANMCGREGOR | 12 | "Christopher Robin" actor who plays Dan Torrance in the 2019 film adaptation of 37-Across (2 wds.) |
| 36% | TIMOTHYHUTTON | 13 | "Ordinary People" actor who plays two roles in the 1993 film adaptation of 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 36% | ANNEHATHAWAY | 12 | "Ocean's 8" actress who plays Fantine in the 2012 film adaptation of 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 35% | TRISPRIOR | 9 | Heroine of the Veronica Roth trilogy, played by Shailene Woodley in the movies: 2 wds. |
| 35% | JUNEOSBORNE | 11 | Original name of the character played by 30a in the series in 18a: 2 wds. |
| 35% | BILBOBAGGINS | 12 | Character played by 27-Across in "The Hobbit" films (2 wds.) |
| 34% | SAMROCKWELL | 11 | Actor who plays the father in the 2015 remake of 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 34% | GEORGEBAILEY | 12 | Character played by 29-Across in "It's a Wonderful Life" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | KEIRAKNIGHTLEY | 14 | "Anna Karenina" star who plays Elizabeth Bennet in the film adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride & Prejudice" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | BENPLATT | 8 | "The Politician" star who plays the title role in the movie adaptation of "Dear Evan Hansen": 2 wds. |