| 100% | ERIN | 4 | "___ Brockovich," 2000 film starring Julia Roberts which is based on the story of the legal clerk who fought against PG&E |
| 47% | ERIN | 4 | "___ Brockovich," courtroom drama starring Julia Roberts that was based on the true story of an activist |
| 40% | THERAINMAKER | 12 | 1997 legal drama film starring Matt Damon which is based on John Grisham's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 39% | RHAPSODY | 8 | "Bohemian ___," 2018 film starring Rami Malek which is based on the life of Freddie Mercury |
| 39% | FINDMEGUILTY | 12 | Comedy drama crime film starring Peter Dinklage which is based on a true story of the longest Mafia trial in American history: 3 wds. |
| 38% | FOUNTAINHEAD | 12 | "The ___," 1949 drama film starring Gary Cooper which was based on a novel of the same name by Ayn Rand |
| 37% | DARK | 4 | "___ Waters," gripping legal thriller starring Mark Ruffalo based on the true story of a lawyer fighting against a corporation |
| 35% | IRONWEED | 8 | American Drama film of 1987 starring Meryl Streep which is based on William Kennedy's novel of the same name |
| 34% | ERIN | 4 | "___ Brockovich," 2000 biographical film starring Julia Roberts about the effects of aquatic pollution |
| 34% | BASISOFSEX | 10 | "On the ___," 2018 film starring Felicity Jones which is based on the life of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 3 wds. |
| 34% | AWAKENINGS | 10 | Robert De Niro's 1990 film which was based on British neurologist Oliver Sacks's memoir of the same name |
| 34% | GOLDFINGER | 10 | 1964 British spy film which is based on Ian Fleming's novel of the same name, starring Sean Connery |
| 33% | MRSDALLOWAY | 11 | 1997 British drama film starring Lena Headey, which is based on Virginia Woolf's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 33% | HIGHLANDER | 10 | 1986 fantasy action-adventure film starring Sean Connery which is based on a story by Gregory Widen |
| 33% | RIPLEYSGAME | 11 | 2002 thriller drama starring Lena Headey, which is based on the novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ROSIE | 5 | "Love, ___," romantic comedy film starring Lily Collins which was based on the book "Where Rainbows End" by Cecelia Ahern |
| 33% | HUNT | 4 | "The ___ for Red October" 1990 American submarine spy-thriller film which is based on Tom Clancy's novel of the same name, starring Sean Connery |
| 33% | SWEETBITTER | 11 | American drama TV series starring Ella Purnell which is based on a novel of the same name by Stephanie Danler |
| 32% | TERRESTRIAL | 11 | "E.T. the Extra-___," 1982 sci-fi film directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Peter Coyote which was based on his imaginary friend |
| 32% | NOW | 3 | "The Spectacular ___," romantic comedy film which was based on a book of the same name by Tim Tharp |
| 32% | LEFT | 4 | "My ___ Foot," biographical drama starring Daniel Day-Lewis which is based on the life of Christy Brown |
| 32% | BLACKSWAN | 9 | 2010 psychological thriller film starring Natalie Portman which is based on an original story by Heinz: 2 wds. |
| 32% | THEALIENIST | 11 | American period drama TV series starring Dakota Fanning which is based on a novel of the same name by Caleb Carr: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ROSE | 4 | "The Name of the ___" 1986 historical drama film which is based on Umberto Eco's novel of the same name, starring Sean Connery |
| 31% | ALTEREDCARBON | 13 | American dystopian sci-fi TV series starring Joel Kinnaman which is based on a novel of the same name by Richard K. Morgan: 2 wds. |
| 31% | INVENTINGANNA | 13 | Shonda Rhimes miniseries starring 18-Across and 42-Across based on the true story of a con artist who pretended to be an heiress (2 wds.) |
| 31% | BLACKANDWHITE | 13 | Film based on the story of Max Stuart in which actor Ben Mendelsohn plays media mogul Rupert Murdoch: 3 wds. |
| 31% | ALICEMUNRO | 10 | The Canadian film "Away From Her" is based on one of her short stories |
| 31% | ONLYLIVETWICE | 13 | "You ___" 1967 British spy film which is loosely based on Ian Fleming's novel of the same name, starring Sean Connery: 3 wds. |
| 31% | MARLEYANDME | 11 | Movie starring Owen Wilson that is based on the true story of writer John Grogan's dog: 3 wds. |