| 100% | MILE | 4 | "The Green ___" (Stephen King serial novel adapted into a film starring Tom Hanks) |
| 58% | MILE | 4 | "The Green ___" (Tom Hanks film based on a Stephen King serial novel) |
| 55% | CARRIE | 6 | 1974 novel by Stephen King that was adapted into a 1976 film starring Sissy Spacek |
| 48% | OSCAR | 5 | "___ and Lucinda" (Peter Carey novel adapted into a film starring Ralph Fiennes and Cate Blanchett) |
| 46% | TEX | 3 | S.E. Hinton novel adapted into a 1982 film starring Matt Dillon |
| 45% | PAULAHAWKINS | 12 | Author of "The Girl on the Train," a novel adapted into a film starring Emily Blunt (2 wds.) |
| 45% | DOLORES | 7 | "___ Claiborne" (Stephen King novel made into a film starring Kathy Bates) |
| 43% | FORREST | 7 | __ Gump, a film starring Tom Hanks |
| 42% | CARRIE | 6 | 1974 Stephen King novel with a film adaptation starring Sissy Spacek |
| 42% | BRIDGEOFSPIES | 13 | 2015 film starring Tom Hanks which is about a lawyer who negotiates the release of a U.S. pilot: 3 wds. |
| 42% | GILLIANFLYNN | 12 | Author of "Gone Girl," a novel adapted into a film starring Rosamund Pike (2 wds.) |
| 41% | GREYHOUND | 9 | 2020 war film starring Tom Hanks, 15-Across, 21-Across, and 38-Across based on the novel "The Good Shepherd" by C.S. Forester |
| 40% | SOPHIESCHOICE | 13 | 1979 novel by 47-Across adapted into a film starring 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 40% | HOURS | 5 | Michael Cunningham novel made into a film starring Nicole Kidman, with "The" |
| 40% | NEVERLETMEGO | 12 | 2005 dystopian novel adapted into a 2010 film |
| 40% | DUNE | 4 | Sci-fi novel adapted into a hit 2021 film |
| 40% | THECLIENT | 9 | John Grisham novel adapted into a Susan Sarandon film |
| 39% | LION | 4 | "Paper ___" (George Plimpton book about pro football adapted into a film starring Alan Alda) |
| 39% | SULLY | 5 | 2016 film starring Tom Hanks subtitled "Miracle on the Hudson" |
| 39% | TANK | 4 | "___ Girl" (British comic book series adapted into a film starring Lori Petty and Naomi Watts) |
| 39% | FORREST | 7 | 1994 comedy-drama film starring Tom Hanks in the title role |
| 39% | THEGREENMILE | 12 | 1999 film starring Tom Hanks as a prison guard (3 wds.) |
| 38% | FACTOTUM | 8 | Second novel written by Charles Bukowski which was adapted into a film starring Marisa Tomei |
| 38% | FORRESTGUMP | 11 | Tom Hanks' 1994 drama film based on a Winston Groom novel of the same name in which 20a plays his love interest: 2 wds. |
| 38% | MEYOURLOVE | 10 | "Bring ___," short story written by Charles Bukowski which was adapted into a film starring Ian Hart: 3 wds. |
| 38% | TOALLTHEBOYS | 12 | With 32-Across, 2014 romance novel adapted into a 2018 Netflix film: 4 wds. |
| 38% | RYAN | 4 | "Saving Private ___," 1998 film starring Tom Hanks as a Captain during World War II |
| 37% | INTERVIEW | 9 | "___ with the Vampire," 1976 gothic horror novel by Anne Rice that was adapted into a film starring Brad Pitt |
| 37% | CARRIE | 6 | 1974 debut novel by Stephen King with a film adaptation starring Sissy Spacek |