| 100% | KAL | 3 | With 57-Across, co-star in the "Harold & Kumar" film series |
| 56% | PENN | 4 | Cho’s co-star in the “Harold & Kumar” films |
| 56% | KAL | 3 | With, 42-Down, co-star of the "Harold and Kumar" films |
| 48% | MONKEES | 7 | Group that starred in the 1968 film "Head," with "the" |
| 47% | MEL | 3 | ___ Gibson, actor who starred in the "Lethal Weapon" film series |
| 47% | CHO | 3 | John who starred in the "Harold & Kumar" movies |
| 45% | HALLOWEENKILLS | 14 | Twelfth installment in the horror franchise featuring 26-Across that began with a 1978 film starring 12-Across (2 wds.) |
| 45% | MURDER | 6 | With 57-Across, story in the offing? |
| 44% | YODA | 4 | Jedi trainer voiced by Frank Oz in the Star Wars series of films |
| 44% | CHO | 3 | John who played Harold in the "Harold & Kumar" films |
| 44% | FISHER | 6 | Carrie —, late actress who played Princess Leia Organa in the Star Wars film series |
| 43% | WILLIS | 6 | Bruce —, actor who starred in the Die Hard film series |
| 42% | CHO | 3 | John who plays Harold Lee in the "Harold & Kumar" films |
| 42% | CHO | 3 | Actor John who plays Harold in the "Harold & Kumar" films |
| 42% | LEIGH | 5 | Co-star of the film whose title is hidden sequentially in 20-, 34-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 42% | RICHARDGERE | 11 | "Chicago" actor who starred in the 1980 film titled 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | TIMBERLAKE | 10 | Justin ___, a singer famous for his hit single "Cry Me a River", who starred in the film "Friends with Benefits": 2 wds. |
| 42% | SHIA | 4 | Megan's co-star in the "Transformers" series |
| 41% | THEPINK | 7 | With 50-Across, comedy film series in which Peter Sellers originated the role of a bumbling detective: 2 wds. |
| 41% | KAL | 3 | Penn of the Harold & Kumar films |
| 41% | LAMBS | 5 | "The Silence of the ___," 1991 film starring Anthony Hopkins with bleating woolly babies in its title |
| 41% | EWOK | 4 | One of a number of small creatures in the Star Wars film series who live on the moon of Endor |
| 41% | KAL | 3 | Actor Penn of the "Harold & Kumar" film series |
| 40% | THANKS | 6 | With 53 Across, hesitant answer to the question "Who starred with M. Ryan in 'Sleepless in Seattle'?" |
| 40% | GINARODRIGUEZ | 13 | CW star in the 2018 film ''Annihilation'' |
| 40% | CHEMICAL | 8 | Lili Reinhart stars in the film __ Hearts |
| 40% | RYAN | 4 | Actor O'Neal who co-stars with 42-Across in the 1976 comedy film "Nickelodeon" |
| 40% | NOAH | 4 | Lana's co-star in the To All the Boys series |
| 40% | RONAN | 5 | Saoirse who co-starred in the 2023 film "Foe" |
| 40% | KAT | 3 | Dennings who stars in the Hulu series Dollface |