| 100% | SUMMIT | 6 | "The ___," 2012 documentary drama based on an expedition to K2 |
| 39% | AMISTAD | 7 | 1997 Spielberg drama based on an 1839 mutiny |
| 39% | THEIMPOSSIBLE | 13 | A 2012 disaster drama based on a 2004 Tsunami survivor, for which Naomi Watts was nominated for an Oscar: 2 wds. |
| 36% | THEDEERHUNTER | 13 | Robert De Niro's 1978 epic war drama based on an unproduced screenplay: 3 wds. |
| 36% | BROKEN | 6 | With 49-Across, it keeps repeating itself ... and, based on the first and last letters, an apt description of each answer to a starred clue |
| 35% | STAND | 5 | & 20D 1986 film drama based on the Stephen King novella The Body |
| 35% | PRECIOUS | 8 | 2009 drama film based on the novel "Push" that stars Paula Patton as an alternative-school teacher |
| 35% | 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.) |
| 35% | FUNHOME | 7 | Show based on an Alison Bechdel memoir that got the Best Musical Tony |
| 34% | BCC | 3 | Include on an email (without the option to "reply all") |
| 34% | TEMPLEGRANDIN | 13 | 2010 biographical drama film based on the life of an American scientist and autism advocate: 2 wds. |
| 34% | STAND | 5 | "___ by Me," a coming-of-age drama based on the Stephen King novella "The Body" |
| 34% | SPAN | 4 | Unit of length based on the width of an expanded hand |
| 34% | CABARET | 7 | Broadway musical based on the Christopher Isherwood novel "Goodbye to Berlin" |
| 34% | CASABLANCA | 10 | Classic film based on the play "Everybody Comes to Rick's" |
| 33% | SOCIALNETWORK | 13 | "The ___" 2010 biographical drama based on "The Accidental Billionaires," about the founding of Facebook: 2 wds. |
| 33% | BATTLESHIP | 10 | 2012 movie based on the two-player board game of the same name where the goal is to sink all of the opponent's ships |
| 33% | AMERICANGODS | 12 | Starz fantasy drama based on 16-Across's 2001 novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 33% | OLIVER | 6 | 1968 musical based on an 18-/41-Across novel, winner of the Oscar for Best Picture |
| 33% | CASABLANCA | 10 | Romantic film based on the stage play "Everybody Comes to Rick's" |
| 33% | OPTIN | 5 | Click on an "I agree to the terms and conditions" box, say |
| 33% | MCQUEEN | 7 | Documentary based on the life of British fashion designer Alexander |
| 33% | GODFATHER | 9 | The __, crime drama based on Mario Puzo's novel |
| 33% | COLUMBUS | 8 | Barcelona monument to an explorer, on the Ramblas |
| 33% | THEAVENGERS | 11 | 1998 Uma Thurman film based on an old spy show, or a 2012 superhero film: 2 wds. |
| 33% | IAMBOLT | 7 | Name of the documentary sports drama based on the life of the nine-time Olympic gold winning athlete from 17a: 3 wds. |
| 33% | GIA | 3 | Angelina Jolie starrer biographical film based on the life of an American supermodel |
| 33% | OCTOBERSKY | 10 | Movie based on the memoir "Rocket Boys" (and an anagram of "Rocket Boys") |
| 33% | CLUELESS | 8 | 1990s ABC/UPN comedy/drama based on an Alicia Silverstone movie |
| 33% | ARGO | 4 | 2012 movie based on the CIA's "Canadian Caper" |