| GEORGELUCAS | Director of the film mentioned in 16a: 2 wds. |
| JAKELLOYD | Actor who played Anakin Skywalker in the film mentioned in 16a: 2 wds. |
| MICHAELJFOX | Star of the film mentioned in 28 Down (7,1,3) |
| MCFLY | Marty ___, hero of the film mentioned in 28 Down (5) |
| DRE | Rap doctor who produced the debut studio album of the artist in 16a |
| ALI | Mahershala ___ actor who won the 2019 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film in 16a |
| THEBOWERYKING | Name of the underground crime lord played by Laurence Fishburne in the film mentioned in 17a: 3 wds. |
| MANTZOUKAS | Jason ___ actor who plays Tick Tock Man in the film mentioned in 17a |
| CALIFORNIA | Setting for the film mentioned in 28 Down (10) |
| DELOREAN | Time-travelling car from the film mentioned in 28 Down (8) |
| CORMAN | Roger, director of the film The Fall of the House of Usher (6) |
| WESTONSUPERMARE | Type of film mentioned wonderful horse somewhere on the south-west coast (6-5-4) |
| TUTSI | Dustin Hoffman film mentioned people in Africa (5) |
| DEMME | Jonathan, director of the film The Silence of the Lambs (5) |
| EXCITEDLY | See about rating for old film mentioned enthusiastically |
| APTED | Michael, director of the film Gorillas in the Mist (5) |
| CLAIR | Rene, director of the film The Flame of New Orleans (5) |
| WELLES | Surname of the actor, writer, producer and director of the film Citizen Kane (6) |
| BEATTY | Warren --, Oscar-winning director of the film 'Reds' in 1981 (6) |
| STURGES | Preston ___, director of the film comedies Unfaithfully Yours and The Lady Eve (7) |
