| 100% | MOD | 3 | "The ___ Squad" (Claire Danes film based on a classic TV show) |
| 61% | BEWITCHED | 9 | 2005 American romantic comedy film based on a TV show of the same name directed by Nora Ephron |
| 52% | BAMBI | 5 | Classic 1942 film based on a book subtitled "A Life in the Woods" |
| 51% | FARGO | 5 | TV series based on a 1996 film by the Coen brothers |
| 50% | BEAR | 4 | B.J. McKay's chimpanzee companion on a classic TV show |
| 50% | THELITTLEPRINCE | 15 | "Royal" film based on a classic children's story, 1974 |
| 49% | MACGRUBER | 9 | 2010 Will Forte/Kristen Wiig film based on a classic "SNL" sketch |
| 49% | CONEHEADS | 9 | 1993 Dan Aykroyd/Jane Curtin film based on a classic "SNL" sketch |
| 49% | LIONKING | 8 | Musical based on a Disney film, "The ___" is Broadway's third longest-running show and the highest grossing production: 2 wds. |
| 48% | CLIENT | 6 | Schumacher film based on a Grisham book, The __ |
| 48% | WAYNESWORLD | 11 | 1992 Mike Myers/Dana Carvey film based on a classic "SNL" sketch (2 wds.) |
| 47% | ALADDIN | 7 | 1992 film based on a folktale of the same name |
| 46% | CHICKENLITTLE | 13 | 2005 film based on a folktale of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 45% | GIJOE | 5 | Sci-fi film based on a toy franchise, "___: The Rise of Cobra": 3 wds. |
| 45% | XFILES | 6 | 1998 film thriller based on a TV series, with "The" |
| 45% | TRON | 4 | Arcade game based on a film of the same name |
| 44% | THEFIRM | 7 | American legal thriller film based on a John Grisham novel by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 44% | NANCYDREW | 9 | TV show puts a horror spin on classic girl books |
| 44% | FARGO | 5 | TV series based on a Coen brothers film |
| 44% | MAY | 3 | "What Dreams ___ Come," fantasy drama film based on a novel of the same name starring Robin Williams |
| 44% | BLACK | 5 | "The ___ Stallion," 1979 adventure film based on a 1941 children's novel of the same name |
| 44% | BAYWATCH | 8 | 2017 action comedy based on a David Hasselhoff TV show, featuring 33-Across |
| 44% | CASABLANCA | 10 | Classic film based on the play "Everybody Comes to Rick's" |
| 44% | FARGO | 5 | TV series based on a 1996 Coen brothers film |
| 43% | DREAMER | 7 | 2005 film based on the true story of a racehorse named Mariah's Storm |
| 43% | EVE | 3 | "The Three Faces of ___" (classic noir film based on a true story) |
| 43% | BFG | 3 | 2016 film based on a Roald Dahl novel, with "The" |
| 43% | FAME | 4 | TV series based on the 1980 film of the same name about a group of students at a fictional school for the performing arts |
| 43% | RELUCTANTDRAGON | 15 | 1941 Disney film based on a Kenneth Grahame story, with "The" |
| 42% | THELOSTCITYOFZ | 14 | Charlie Hunnam film based on a 52-Across book subtitled "A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon" (5 wds.) |