| EMPTY | 1989 River Phoenix film, Running on ----- (5) |
| RUNNING | - - - On Empty, 1989 River Phoenix film (7) |
| STAND | River Phoenix film, - By Me (5) |
| IDAHO | 1992 River Phoenix film, My Own Private ----- (5) |
| OWN | My ___ Private Idaho, River Phoenix film (3) |
| OTHER | Alternative to backing Joaquin Phoenix film (5) |
| JOKER | ___: Folie a Deux, 2024 Joaquin Phoenix film (5) |
| WEOWN | "? the Night" (2007 Joaquin Phoenix film) |
| MYOWN | 1991 film drama starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves (2,3,7,5) |
| COAST | The Mosquito ___ 1986 drama film starring River Phoenix as Charlie Fox for which he won the Young Artist Award |
| DEATH | I Love You to ___ 1990 black comedy film starring River Phoenix as Devo Nod the young co-worker |
| THING | The ___ Called Love 1993 comedy-drama film starring River Phoenix as James Wright who is a struggling musician |
| MOVEON | I left film running to do something new |
| PSYCHOACTIVE | Mentally affecting Hitchcock film running |
| WOOD | Evan Rachel ?, actress who played Natalie Finch in 2006 comedy-drama film Running with Scissors (4) |
| REALLY | "You Were Never ___ Here"; 2017 Joaquin Phoenix film |
| HERE | "You Were Never Really ___"; Joaquin Phoenix film |
| HER | Joaquin Phoenix film about a man-computer relationship (3) |
| THELINE | Walk ___, 2005 Joaquin Phoenix film about Johnny Cash (3,4) |
| STANDBYME | Coming-of-age film starring River Phoenix and based on a story by Stephen King (5,2,2) |