| 100% | ETE | 3 | Time period that the third film of Eric Rohmer's "Contes des quatre saisons" takes place (1996) |
| 30% | ERA | 3 | Time period that's often the savior of many crossword constructors (as in this instance) |
| 28% | THEAVENGERS | 11 | 2012 production that became the third highest-grossing film of all time: 2 wds. |
| 28% | SATURDAYNIGHT | 13 | Time period that can precede the first parts of 20-, 37- and 44-Across |
| 27% | LONGTERM | 8 | Not taking place over a short period of time |
| 27% | OLIGOCENE | 9 | Third epoch of the Palaeogene period of geological time |
| 26% | EMDASH | 6 | Long line that takes the place of commas |
| 26% | BANA | 4 | Actor Eric of the 2009 film "The Time Traveler's Wife" |
| 26% | ANA | 3 | De Armas of the upcoming Bond film “No Time to Die” |
| 26% | EXPOSURE | 8 | In photos, the period of time of light on film |
| 25% | TOFU | 4 | Bean curd, that often takes the place of meat in vegetarian dishes |
| 25% | ROMANERA | 8 | Remake of the 1979 film "Norma Rae" that's set during the period of Augustus's reign? |
| 25% | MULAN | 5 | Disney film that takes place during the Han dynasty |
| 25% | DEVONIAN | 8 | Time period that followed the Silurian period |
| 24% | THREEAMIGOS | 11 | *1986 comedy that takes place in the village of Santo Poco |
| 24% | ICEAGE | 6 | Animated film franchise that takes place during the Paleolithic |
| 24% | ERA | 3 | Period of time that's shorter than an eon |
| 24% | JAWS | 4 | Film that was the highest-grossing of all time before "Star Wars" was released |
| 24% | CUT | 3 | Film director's yell at the end of a take |
| 24% | ONES | 4 | Kind of place that's beside the point? |
| 24% | TITANIC | 7 | 1997 disaster film starring Kate Winslet that was one of the most expensive period films ever made |
| 24% | DIRTYDANCING | 12 | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" musical film that debuted August 21, 1987 (2 wds.) |
| 24% | RAGINGBULL | 10 | Robert De Niro movie that AFI lists as the #1 sports movie of all time: 2 wds. |
| 23% | TENTHS | 6 | Place that’s directly to the right of a decimal point |
| 23% | LOVE | 4 | "Shakespeare in ___," 1998 film starring Gwyneth Paltrow that was one of the most expensive period films ever made |
| 23% | SYLVIA | 6 | Film starring Gwyneth Paltrow that's set in the University of Cambridge |
| 23% | ANACONDA | 8 | 1997 adventure/horror film that takes place in the Amazon |
| 23% | SEC | 3 | Short period of time that’s been made even shorter? |
| 23% | NORMANDY | 8 | Site of the battle that took place on D-Day |
| 23% | EROICA | 6 | Symphony that marked the beginning of Beethoven's "middle period" |