| 100% | SINGLE | 6 | Type of man Colin Firth plays in a Tom Ford movie |
| 39% | SMALL | 5 | Type of soldiers in the title of a 1998 toy movie |
| 38% | THEFUGITIVE | 11 | Harrison Ford's 1993 movie (25th anniversary) in which he plays a man who is wrongfully convicted: 2 wds. |
| 37% | GIN | 3 | Type of liquor in a Tom Collins |
| 37% | SPOTLESSMIND | 12 | "Eternal Sunshine of the ___," cult movie in which Jim Carrey (birthday today) plays a man who undergoes a memory-erasing procedure: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ELM | 3 | Type of tree that appears in the title of a horror movie franchise |
| 35% | ROMEO | 5 | Young man in the title of a Shakespeare play |
| 35% | MISERY | 6 | Movie in which Kathy Bates played a deranged fan of an author |
| 34% | GRACE | 5 | "___ of My Heart," movie in which Ileana Douglas plays a singer-songwriter |
| 33% | TOPGUN | 6 | 1986 movie in which Tom Cruise played a maverick |
| 33% | THING | 5 | "That ___ You Do!" movie in which Tom Hanks plays the manager of a one-hit-wonder band |
| 33% | CASTAWAY | 8 | 2000 movie where Tom Hanks played a man stranded on an island: 2 wds. |
| 33% | THEROMANTICS | 12 | 2010 Katie Holmes movie in which she played a maid of honor: 2 wds. |
| 33% | TED | 3 | Danson who played one of the three men in "Three Men and a Baby" |
| 32% | PERFECT | 7 | "The ___ Man," movie starring Hilary Duff in which she plays the role of Holly Hamilton |
| 32% | ROLE | 4 | Part to play in a movie |
| 32% | YOUVEGOTMAIL | 12 | 1998 movie where Tom Hanks played the owner of a bookstore chain called Fox Books: 3 wds. |
| 32% | CARIBBEAN | 9 | "Pirates of the ___: Dead Men Tell No Tales," a film in which Bardem played Captain Armando Salazar |
| 32% | GOGO | 4 | Type of dancer in a disco |
| 32% | DISC | 4 | Type of jockey in a club |
| 32% | RYE | 3 | Type of whiskey in a Manhattan |
| 32% | VERMOUTH | 8 | Type of wine in a martini |
| 32% | AAA | 3 | Type of battery in a penlight |
| 32% | SIM | 3 | Type of card in a smartphone |
| 31% | OLIVIACOOKE | 11 | "Ready Player One" actress who plays the pregnant girlfriend of a murdered man in 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 31% | KIRSTENDUNST | 12 | "The Power of the Dog" actress who plays a journalist in the new movie "Civil War": 2 wds. |
| 31% | SUSANSARANDON | 13 | Actress whose real-life daughter played a younger version of her character in "Dead Man Walking": 2 wds. |
| 31% | BUS | 3 | Type of vehicle in the movie "Speed" |
| 31% | RYE | 3 | Type of whiskey used in a Manhattan |
| 31% | SNOW | 4 | Type of precipitation found in a blizzard |