| TWELVEMONKEYS | Bruce Willis sci-fi film, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| RUN | Classic 1976 sci-fi film and 1977 TV series, Logan's - (3) |
| JOE | Channing Tatum and Bruce Willis sci-fi film, GI...:Retaliation (3) |
| FIFTHELEMENT | 1997 Bruce Willis sci-fi film, with "The" |
| FIFTH | The_ Element, Bruce Willis sci-fi film (5) |
| ELEMENT | The Fifth ___ (Bruce Willis sci-fi film) |
| LOOPER | 2012 Bruce Willis sci- fi film (6) |
| THEFILTHELEMENT | Dirty 1997 Bruce Willis sci-fi movie? |
| THEFIFTHELEMENT | Bruce Willis sci-fi movie of 1997 |
| DEERHUNTER | Indie band that took its name from a Robert De Niro film ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| WHEREARTTHOU | Question that follows "O Brother" in film ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| LACONFIDENTIAL | 1997 Kevin Spacey film, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| NOWAYOUT | 1987 Costner film, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| THEBIRDCAGE | 1996 Robin Williams film, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| THEDEPARTED | 2006 Scorsese film, and a hint to answering this puzzle's starred clues |
| NAMEOFTHEFATHER | In the ___, Daniel Day-Lewis film, and a hint to the openings of answers to asterisked clues (15) |
| STRIPTEASE | 1996 Demi Moore film ... and a hint to how four puzzle answers were created |
| BODYDOUBLE | 1984 De Palma film, and a hint to five puzzle answers |
| ANIMALHOUSE | Raucous frat film, and a hint to the starts of the other four long Across answers |
| DIRECTORSCUT | Edited version of a film, and a theme hint |
