| 100% | TALK | 4 | "How to ___ to Girls at Parties" (Elle Fanning film based on a Neil Gaiman short story) |
| 43% | STAND | 5 | "___ by Me" (Rob Reiner film based on a Stephen King short story) |
| 42% | OUGHT | 5 | "I ___ to Be in Pictures" (Ann-Margret film based on a Neil Simon play) |
| 39% | IMPOSTOR | 8 | Gary Sinise/Madeleine Stowe sci-fi film based on a Philip K. Dick short story |
| 39% | TOTALRECALL | 11 | 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi film based on a Philip K. Dick short story: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SHOUT | 5 | The —, 1978 horror film starring Alan Bates based on a short story by Robert Graves |
| 38% | JOHNNYMNEMONIC | 14 | 1995 film starring Keanu Reeves, based on a short story by 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ANASTASIA | 9 | Film based on a Russian Grand Duchess' story |
| 37% | BABETTESFEAST | 13 | Oscar-winning film directed by Gabriel Axel based on a short story by 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | DEAD | 4 | "The ___," 1987 film directed by John Huston which is based on a short story by James Joyce |
| 37% | GODS | 4 | "American __": Starz series based on a Neil Gaiman novel |
| 37% | GODS | 4 | "American ___" (Starz series based on a Neil Gaiman novel) |
| 37% | GODS | 4 | "American ___" (TV series based on a Neil Gaiman novel) |
| 37% | GODS | 4 | "American ___" (fantasy series based on a Neil Gaiman novel) |
| 37% | STARDUST | 8 | 2007 summer movie based on a Neil Gaiman book |
| 37% | RAIN | 4 | 1932 film drama starring Joan Crawford as Sadie Thompson based on a short story by W Somerset Maugham |
| 36% | THELITTLEPRINCE | 15 | "Royal" film based on a classic children's story, 1974 |
| 36% | HONDO | 5 | John Wayne film based on a Louis L'Amour story |
| 36% | ODE | 3 | "___ to Billy Joe" (1976 Robby Benson film based on a 1967 song) |
| 36% | AWAYFROMHER | 11 | *2007 movie based on a New Yorker short story by Alice Munro |
| 36% | THESWIMMER | 10 | *1968 movie based on a New Yorker short story by John Cheever |
| 35% | FAREWELL | 8 | A __ to Arms, film based on Hemingway book |
| 34% | CHARLOTTESWEB | 13 | Julia Roberts/Dakota Fanning film based on a novel by E.B. White (2 wds.) |
| 34% | RELUCTANTDRAGON | 15 | 1941 Disney film based on a Kenneth Grahame story, with "The" |
| 34% | MEAT | 4 | "The Midnight ___ Train," 2008 film based on Clive Barker's short story of the same name |
| 34% | EVE | 3 | "The Three Faces of ___" (classic noir film based on a true story) |
| 34% | LOOSELY | 7 | How a movie might be based on a true story |
| 34% | MEAN | 4 | "___ Girls" (Broadway musical based on a Lindsay Lohan film) |
| 34% | CORALINE | 8 | Animated horror film based on Neil Gaiman book |