| THEELEPHANTMAN | 1980 David Lynch movie starring John Hurt as John Merrick: 3 wds. |
| BLUEVELVET | 1986 David Lynch movie starring Isabella Rossellini as a lounge singer: 2 wds. |
| ERASERHEAD | 1977 black-and-white David Lynch movie starring Jack Nance |
| JOHN | With 39-Across, Snowpiercer actor who starred as John Merrick in 16-Across |
| ELEPHANT | 1980 film starring John Hurt as Joseph Merrick, The _ Man (8) |
| ELEPHANTMAN | Film released in 1980 starring John Hurt as the deformed titular character, 'The -' (8,3) |
| SCANDAL | 1989 film starring John Hurt as Stephen Ward (7) |
| THEGHOUL | 1974 horror film featuring John Hurt as Tom Rawlings (3,5) |
| DUNE | 1984 David Lynch movie, or a 2021 Denis Villeneuve movie made from the same novel |
| VELVET | "Blue ___" (1986 David Lynch movie) |
| MULHOLLANDDRIVE | Street in a David Lynch movie |
| AERY | Ethereal (like some David Lynch-movie music). |
| THEGREENBERETS | 1968 Vietnam War movie starring John Wayne: 3 wds. |
| GETSHORTY | 1995 movie starring John Travolta as a mobster (3,6) |
| THEHIT | 1984 crime film starring John Hurt and Terence Stamp (3,3) |
| MRFORBUSHAND | , 11D & 16D 1971 adventure film starring John Hurt and Hayley Mills (2,7,3,3,8) |
| RIOGRANDE | Movie starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara (3,6) |
| TENET | 2020 science fiction movie starring John David Washington |
| TIN | Movie starring John Cusack and Cate Blanchett, Pushing - (3) |
| BLUESBROTHERS | 1980 musical comedy movie starring John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd (5,8) |
