| 100% | PERFECT | 7 | "The ___ Storm" (George Clooney film based on a Sebastian Junger book) |
| 57% | CLIENT | 6 | Schumacher film based on a Grisham book, The __ |
| 54% | BAMBI | 5 | Classic 1942 film based on a book subtitled "A Life in the Woods" |
| 52% | DREAMER | 7 | 2005 film based on the true story of a racehorse named Mariah's Storm |
| 51% | STORM | 5 | "The Perfect ___" (Sebastian Junger book made into a movie starring George Clooney) |
| 49% | THELOSTCITYOFZ | 14 | Charlie Hunnam film based on a 52-Across book subtitled "A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon" (5 wds.) |
| 49% | IROBOT | 6 | 2004 sci-fi film based on a 1950 book |
| 47% | ICE | 3 | "The ___ Storm" (Ang Lee film based on a Rick Moody novel) |
| 47% | DREDD | 5 | "Judge ___" (Sylvester Stallone film based on a comic book series) |
| 47% | JOKER | 5 | 2019 Joaquin Phoenix film based on a comic book villain |
| 47% | ALADDIN | 7 | 1992 film based on a folktale of the same name |
| 47% | WHERETHEWILDTHINGS | 18 | 2009 fantasy film based on a best-selling book |
| 47% | BABE | 4 | Film based on the book "The Sheep-Pig" |
| 47% | TOUCHINGTHE | 11 | 2003 documentary film based on a 1988 book by Joe Simpson |
| 46% | UNBROKEN | 8 | 2014 film based on a book about an Olympic athlete during WWII |
| 46% | CHICKENLITTLE | 13 | 2005 film based on a folktale of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 46% | ACHRISTMASSTORY | 15 | 1983 film based on a Jean Shepherd book |
| 46% | WALKING | 7 | Hit show based on a comic book, The __ Dead |
| 45% | GIJOE | 5 | Sci-fi film based on a toy franchise, "___: The Rise of Cobra": 3 wds. |
| 45% | TRON | 4 | Arcade game based on a film of the same name |
| 45% | DAY | 3 | "The Snowy ___," 2016 Christmas-themed animated short film based on a book by Ezra Jack Keats |
| 45% | EAT | 3 | "Please Don't ___ the Daisies" (Doris Day film based on a Jean Kerr book) |
| 45% | FARGO | 5 | TV series based on a 1996 film by the Coen brothers |
| 45% | ELENI | 5 | Kate Nelligan film based on a Nicholas Gage book |
| 44% | THEFIRM | 7 | American legal thriller film based on a John Grisham novel by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 44% | BABE | 4 | Oscar-nominated film based on the children's book "The Sheep-Pig" |
| 44% | THIEF | 5 | "The Book ___" (Geoffrey Rush film based on a Markus Zusak novel) |
| 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 |
| 43% | BEWITCHED | 9 | 2005 American romantic comedy film based on a TV show of the same name directed by Nora Ephron |