Notice the similarity!

[jack]

They are all types of crystals

biopsy
almost
first
aglow
forty

[RBS]

all words are spelled in alphabetical order

tide
surf
all
gain

[jack]

They are all detergents

appeases
deeded
reappear
murmur
appearer

[RBS]

letter must appear more than once in each word

Billy the Kid
Socrates
Joan of Arc
Abraham Lincoln
Genghis Khan

[jack]

Hehe. All appeared in Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure.

Apollo
Drago
Clubber
Tommy

[Crimsonthread]

Rocky characters?


Stewed
Sliced
Diced
Sauce
Paste
Soup

[RBS]

ways to prepare tomatoes

easter
faberge
rotten
nest

[jack]

They are all eggs

Jaws
Oddjob
Blofeld
Drax
Goldfinger

[RBS]

James Bond antagonists

False Face
King Tut
Bookworm
Egghead

[jack]

Batman TV Villains

Don Knotts
Phyllis Diller
Cass Elliott
Sonny Bono
Jonathan Winters

[RBS]

All appeared on Hollywood Squares. (I consider that a "lazy" guess, probably a better answer)

Liesl
Louisa
Friedrich
Kurt
Brigitta
Marta
Gretl

[jack]

I was going for Scooby Doo guest stars, but I knew when you list a bunch of celebrities there will be other conections.

The Sound of Music

Metis
Pandora
Miranda
Proteus
Phobos

[RBS]

moons (its too cloudy here to see the eclipse tonight )

Nolan Ryan
Hakeem Olajawon
Earl Campbell
Walter Payton
Shaquille O'Neal
Kirby Puckett
Charles Barkley

[EscapeGirl]

I THINK they're all sports players. (Though I am sure there's more of a relation. Btw, too cloudy here for it, too. )

A Beautiful Mind
The English Patient
Titanic
Ghandi
Rain Man

[RBS]

All won Best Motion Picture (you are right, plus they all wore 34 on jersey)

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