| 100% | HOOP | 4 | "___ Dreams," 1994 documentary film based on two boys pursuing their basketball dreams |
| 35% | TRUELIES | 8 | 1994 action film based on La Totale! |
| 33% | NELL | 4 | 1994 film based on the play "Idioglossia" |
| 33% | TOUCHINGTHE | 11 | 2003 documentary film based on a 1988 book by Joe Simpson |
| 32% | ITSPAT | 6 | 1994 film based on an "S.N.L." skit |
| 32% | ITSPAT | 6 | 1994 film based on an androgynous "SNL" character (2 wds.) |
| 32% | RASCALS | 7 | "The Little ___," 1994 film based on "Our Gang" |
| 31% | CITIZENFOUR | 11 | Documentary film based on Edward Snowden that won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature in 2014 |
| 31% | ABOUT | 5 | "___ a Boy" (Hugh Grant film based on a Nick Hornby novel) |
| 30% | HOOP | 4 | "___ Dreams" (1994 documentary film) |
| 30% | BAND | 4 | "The Boys in the ___" (2020 film based on a Tony-winning play) |
| 30% | THEFOGOFWAR | 11 | Documentary film based on Robert S. McNamara that won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature in 2003: 4 wds. |
| 30% | LIAR | 4 | "Big Fat ___" (Frankie Muniz film loosely based on "The Boy Who Cried Wolf") |
| 29% | PAPERHOUSE | 10 | 1988 film drama starring Charlotte Burke based on 1958 Catherine Storr novel Marianne Dreams |
| 29% | THEFLINTSTONES | 14 | 1994 live-action film based on an animated series in which Rick Moranis played Barney Rubble: 2 wds. |
| 28% | LIES | 4 | "True ___" (2023 CBS TV series based on a 1994 Arnold Schwarzenegger film) |
| 28% | MAY | 3 | "What Dreams ___ Come," fantasy drama film based on a novel of the same name starring Robin Williams |
| 28% | HOOP | 4 | "___ Dreams" (1994 basketball documentary) |
| 28% | OWN | 3 | "A League of Their ___" (Amazon Prime baseball series based on a Penny Marshall film) |
| 28% | FREDDYKRUEGER | 13 | Horror film antagonist who terrorizes teens in their dreams on Elm Street: 2 wds. |
| 27% | LAND | 4 | "La La ___," 2016 Emma Stone movie about two aspiring artists pursuing their dreams in California |
| 27% | FORRESTGUMP | 11 | Tom Hanks' 1994 drama film based on a Winston Groom novel of the same name in which 20a plays his love interest: 2 wds. |
| 27% | STREET | 6 | "___ Fighter," 1994 action film starring Kylie Minogue that was based on the eponymous video game series |
| 26% | HUD | 3 | Film based on ''Horseman, Pass By'' |
| 26% | DOCUS | 5 | Films based on reportage, for short |
| 26% | HOOPDREAMS | 10 | Sports documentary by Steve James, based on African American students wanting to become professional basketball players: 2 wds. |
| 26% | DOGMA | 5 | 1999 fantasy comedy film on two fallen angels and their plan to return to heaven starring Ben Affleck |
| 26% | SPEED | 5 | 1994 action film set on a bus |
| 25% | FIELDOFDREAMS | 13 | Film based on the novel "Shoeless Joe" (#32) |
| 25% | ANASTASIA | 9 | Film based on a Russian Grand Duchess' story |