| 100% | JACK | 4 | With 5-Across, Tom Clancy hero played by four different movie actors |
| 37% | BOND | 4 | Role played by six different actors across 24 films |
| 36% | KEN | 3 | Character played by five different actors in the upcoming "Barbie" movie |
| 34% | JERRYOCONNELL | 13 | "Scary Movie 5" actor who played Vern in "Stand by Me": 2 wds. |
| 33% | SUPERMAN | 8 | Hero played by Christopher Reeve and Tom Welling |
| 32% | SARAHCONNOR | 11 | Action hero played by 48-Across in a film series that began with 15-Across (2 wds.) |
| 32% | MADMAX | 6 | Futuristic action hero played by Mel Gibson and Tom Hardy |
| 31% | MADMAX | 6 | Futuristic action hero played by Mel Gibson and Tom Hardy (2 wds.) |
| 31% | LOKI | 4 | Villain played by Tom Hiddleston in five movies |
| 31% | NEO | 3 | Role played by Keanu Reeves in four movies |
| 30% | CHRIS | 5 | With 32-Across, "The Lego Movie" actor who played Andy Dwyer on "Parks and Recreation" |
| 30% | LOKI | 4 | Villain played by Tom Hiddleston in the "Avengers" movies |
| 30% | RAMBO | 5 | Vietnam veteran played by Stallone in four action movies |
| 30% | FAST | 4 | With 5-Across, basketball play |
| 29% | EDWARD | 6 | With 32-Across, "The Illusionist" actor who plays the nameless character The Narrator in the 1999 movie "Fight Club" |
| 29% | FREE | 4 | With 5-Across, philosophical concept opposed by determinism |
| 28% | CHARLIEWILSON | 13 | Real-life congressman played by Tom Hanks in a 2007 movie: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ICHABODCRANE | 12 | Hero of 13-Across, played by Tom Mison: 2 wds. |
| 28% | DENNIS | 6 | With 34-Across, "Speed" actor who played the villain President Koopa in the 1993 video-game movie "Super Mario Bros." |
| 28% | FORRESTGUMP | 11 | Title role played by Tom Hanks in a 1994 Oscar-winning movie: 2 wds. |
| 28% | RYAN | 4 | Tom Clancy hero |
| 28% | CONNIENIELSEN | 13 | Actor playing 36 across in the upcoming movie "Wonder Woman": 2 wds. |
| 28% | LOKI | 4 | Thor's brother, played in the movies by Tom Hiddleston |
| 28% | TYLER | 5 | With 34-Across, actor who played Madea in ten movies |
| 28% | ADRIENBRODY | 11 | Oscar-winning actor who has appeared in four movies directed by 40-Across, including "The French Dispatch" (2 wds.) |
| 28% | WALTDISNEY | 10 | Real-life Oscar-winning animator played by Tom Hanks in a 2013 movie: 2 wds. |
| 28% | FREDROGERS | 10 | Real-life children's entertainer played by Tom Hanks in a 2019 movie: 2 wds. |
| 28% | RYAN | 4 | Tom Clancy hero Jack |
| 28% | CID | 3 | Hero played by Heston |
| 27% | BABE | 4 | Title animal played by 48 different pigs in a 1995 movie |