| 100% | WERE | 4 | "___ Going on a Bear Hunt" (picture book based on a folk song) |
| 52% | STREGA | 6 | "___ Nona" (children's book based on a folk tale) |
| 50% | NOMADLAND | 9 | Best Picture winner based on a 2017 book |
| 47% | OCHRISTMASTREE | 14 | Holiday song based on a traditional German folk song |
| 47% | ADA | 3 | "__ Twist, Scientist": animated series based on a bestselling picture book |
| 46% | HUGO | 4 | Best Picture-nominated 2011 film based on a children's book |
| 46% | NOMADLAND | 9 | Best Picture winner based on a book with the subtitle Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century |
| 44% | TIMEWARP | 8 | 1970s novelty dance based on a song in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show": 2 wds. |
| 42% | SEEK | 4 | Go on a hunt for |
| 41% | GIGI | 4 | 1958 Best Picture winner based on a Colette novel |
| 40% | FICTION | 7 | A book based on imaginary events and characters |
| 40% | AMAP | 4 | What you need to go on a treasure hunt: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ODE | 3 | "___ to Billy Joe" (Robbie Benson movie based on a hit song) |
| 40% | ODE | 3 | "___ to Billy Joe" (Robby Benson movie based on a hit song) |
| 39% | OLIVER | 6 | Musical based on a Charles Dickens book |
| 39% | ARGO | 4 | Best Picture based on a hostage crisis |
| 39% | AVEMARIA | 8 | Gounod song based on a Bach prelude |
| 39% | ODE | 3 | "___ to Billy Joe" (1976 Robby Benson film based on a 1967 song) |
| 39% | ACHRISTMASSTORY | 15 | 1983 film based on a Jean Shepherd book |
| 39% | REBECCA | 7 | Hitchcock thriller based on a Du Maurier book |
| 39% | HEX | 3 | "Jonah ___" (2010 movie based on a comic book) |
| 39% | MULAN | 5 | 1998 film based on a Chinese folk tale |
| 39% | MULAN | 5 | Disney movie based on a Chinese folk tale |
| 39% | CLIENT | 6 | Schumacher film based on a Grisham book, The __ |
| 39% | WILL | 4 | "___ Trent" (ABC show based on a book series) |
| 39% | FILMADAPTATION | 14 | Movie based on a book or video game |
| 38% | WHERETHEWILDTHINGS | 18 | 2009 fantasy film based on a best-selling book |
| 38% | IROBOT | 6 | 2004 sci-fi film based on a 1950 book |
| 38% | STARDUST | 8 | 2007 summer movie based on a Neil Gaiman book |
| 38% | ELENI | 5 | Kate Nelligan film based on a Nicholas Gage book |