| 100% | ECSTASY | 7 | "The Agony and the ___" (biographical novel about Michelangelo that inspired a Charlton Heston film) |
| 40% | AGONY | 5 | "The ___ and the Ecstasy" (biographical novel about Michelangelo) |
| 40% | AGONY | 5 | “The ___ and the Ecstasy” (biographical novel about Michelangelo) |
| 40% | OLDMAN | 6 | *"The ___ and the Sea," 1952 novel by Ernest Hemingway that was adapted into a 1958 film: 2 wds. |
| 40% | AGONY | 5 | "The __ and the Ecstasy": novel about Michelangelo |
| 39% | EAST | 4 | "___ of Eden" (Steinbeck novel that inspired a James Dean film) |
| 39% | EAST | 4 | "___ of Eden" (John Steinbeck novel that inspired a James Dean film) |
| 39% | MOHICANS | 8 | The Last of the __, a novel and a film |
| 38% | FINDINGWINNIE | 13 | Children's book about the bear that inspired A.A. Milne by Lindsay Mattick and Sophie Blackall that won the 2016 Caldecott Medal (2 wds.) |
| 38% | AGONY | 5 | "The ___ and the Ecstasy" (Charlton Heston film based on an Irving Stone novel) |
| 38% | WEB | 3 | "Charlotte's ___," 2006 film about a farm pig and spider, based on the eponymous children's novel |
| 38% | VENDETTA | 8 | "V for ___," graphic novel by Alan Moore about a dystopian future in the UK that was adapted into a Natalie Portman film |
| 37% | ODDTHOMAS | 9 | Film and Koontz novel about a clairvoyant cook |
| 37% | BEE | 3 | "Akeelah and the ___" (2006 film about a spelling enthusiast) |
| 37% | BEE | 3 | "Akeelah and the ___" (2006 film about a spelling whiz) |
| 37% | EMMA | 4 | Austen novel that inspired the film "Clueless" |
| 36% | BEAUTIFUL | 9 | "The Bad and the ___," 1952 melodrama starring Kirk Douglas about a film producer |
| 36% | PTA | 3 | "Harper Valley ___" (country song that inspired a film and a TV series) |
| 36% | EMMA | 4 | Jane Austen novel that inspired the film "Clueless" |
| 36% | PTA | 3 | "Harper Valley ___" (1968 country hit that inspired a film and a TV series) |
| 36% | OMEGAMAN | 8 | The —, 1971 sci-fi film starring Charlton Heston and Anthony Zerbe |
| 36% | AGONY | 5 | "The ___ and the Ecstasy" (1961 Irving Stone novel about Michelangelo) |
| 35% | TRAMP | 5 | "Lady and the ___," a romantic animated film about two dogs |
| 35% | BLUSTERY | 8 | "Winnie the Pooh and the ___ Day" (short film that takes place on a "Winds-day") |
| 35% | OIL | 3 | Upton Sinclair novel that inspired the film "There Will Be Blood" |
| 35% | HAILSATAN | 9 | 2019 documentary about a nontheistic religious organization that's "putting up a hell of a fight" for justice and equality, per the film's tagline |
| 35% | OIL | 3 | Upton Sinclair novel that inspired the 2007 film "There Will Be Blood" |
| 35% | GIANT | 5 | "James and the ___ Peach" (1996 film based on a Roald Dahl novel) |
| 34% | OMENS | 5 | "Good ___" (Terry Pratchett/Neil Gaiman novel about an angel and a demon collaborating to stop the Apocalypse) |
| 34% | CITY | 4 | "Sex and the ___," 2008 romantic comedy film that was a continuation of the famous eponymous TV series |