| 100% | THE | 3 | With 31- and 32-Across, 1949 film noir starring 13-Across |
| 48% | SLEEPY | 6 | With 32-Across, 1999 fantasy horror film directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp |
| 43% | LARRY | 5 | With 31-Across, creator and star of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" |
| 42% | SILVER | 6 | With 32-Across, 1976 movie that starred 18-Across and Richard Pryor |
| 42% | GONE | 4 | With 31-Across, 2014 film starring Rosamund Pike as a woman who disappeared |
| 41% | GENTLEMAN | 9 | With 31-Across, a romantic drama film starring Richard Gere which was a huge success |
| 41% | ORANGEIS | 8 | With 32- and 35-Across, Netflix original series starring Taylor Schilling: 2 wds. |
| 41% | LAKEHOUSE | 9 | With "The," 2006 romantic film starring 34-Across and Keanu Reeves: 2 wds. |
| 41% | CHAMPION | 8 | 1949 film drama starring Kirk Douglas and Marilyn Maxwell |
| 40% | BLACKPANTHER | 12 | Top-grossing Marvel superhero film starring Chadwick Boseman, 18-Across, and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 39% | FINDINGNEMO | 11 | 2003 animated film … with a hint to 17-, 32- and 41-Across |
| 38% | ALMOST | 6 | With 33-Across, 2000 Cameron Crowe film starring Kate Hudson and Billy Crudup |
| 38% | THEFAVOURITE | 12 | 2018 film starring 13-Across and 25-Across that was nominated for five Golden Globe Awards (2 wds.) |
| 38% | MYFRIENDIRMA | 12 | 1949 comedy film starring 17-Across and 39-Across together for the first time (3 wds.) |
| 38% | THELEGENDOF | 11 | With 36-Across, 2000 golf film starring Will Smith and Matt Damon: 3 wds. |
| 37% | JOHNCENA | 8 | American wrestler with a record 13 WWE Championships, who has also released his own rap albums and starred in films: 2 wds. |
| 37% | GROUNDHOGDAY | 12 | 1993 film set on February 2 starring 19-Across, 32-Across, and Bill Murray (2 wds.) |
| 36% | TORTILLAFLAT | 12 | Novel by 32-Across made into a 1942 film starring Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr (2 wds.) |
| 36% | INVASIONOFTHE | 13 | With 44-Across, classic 1956 film ... and why the answers to starred clues aren't quite themselves? |
| 36% | WHITEHEAT | 9 | 1949 crime film starring James Cagney and Virginia Mayo |
| 36% | OFMICEANDMEN | 12 | Novella by 32-Across made into a 1939 film starring Lon Chaney Jr. and Burgess Meredith (4 wds.) |
| 36% | ADAMSRIB | 8 | 1949 film starring 57-Across |
| 36% | OHGODBOOKII | 11 | 1980 film starring 13-Across |
| 35% | TOKYOJOE | 8 | 1949 crime drama film starring Humphrey Bogart and Alexander Knox |
| 35% | MADEIN | 6 | With "the" and 32-Across, describing an old Matryoshka doll |
| 35% | PROUDMARY | 9 | Action film starring 15-Across and 45-Across that shares its name with a Tina Turner song (2 wds.) |