| 100% | ADELE | 5 | ___ Hugo, 1975 Isabelle Adjani role based on a real-life story |
| 43% | BOYSCLUB | 8 | "Billionaire ___," crime drama film starring Ansel Elgort and Emma Roberts based on a real life Ponzi scheme: 2 wds. |
| 42% | RANGE | 5 | "At Close ___," crime drama film featuring Sean Penn as Bradford Whitewood Jr. which is based on a real life crime family |
| 40% | UNSTOPPABLE | 11 | 2010 action film based on a real-life incident about a runaway freight train |
| 39% | CLARKSTORY | 10 | "The Ron ___," 2006 film starring Matthew Perry based on a real life educator who leaves his hometown to teach in a New York City public school: 2 wds. |
| 38% | TRUE | 4 | Based on a ___ story |
| 38% | TRUE | 4 | Based on a ___ story; factual |
| 38% | PATCH | 5 | ___ Adams, character based on a real-life doctor who was played by Robin Williams in the eponymous 1998 film |
| 38% | RORSCHACH | 9 | Watchmen anti-hero based on a real psychiatrist |
| 37% | AMYFISHER | 9 | Role played by Drew Barrymore in a 1993 TV movie based on real life |
| 36% | TRUE | 4 | "This movie is based on a ___ story" |
| 36% | HONDO | 5 | Western based on a Louis L'Amour story |
| 36% | ANASTASIA | 9 | Film based on a Russian Grand Duchess' story |
| 36% | LAZARUS | 7 | The __ effect, based on a return to life |
| 36% | SHE | 3 | “___ Said” (2022 drama based on a true story) |
| 35% | RIGOLETTO | 9 | Verdi's opera based on a Victor Hugo play |
| 35% | ERNANI | 6 | 1844 Verdi opera based on a Victor Hugo play |
| 35% | GIA | 3 | Angelina Jolie movie based on a supermodel's life |
| 35% | FATHER | 6 | Play based on a Clarence Day novel: Life With __ |
| 35% | THELITTLEPRINCE | 15 | "Royal" film based on a classic children's story, 1974 |
| 35% | HONDO | 5 | John Wayne film based on a Louis L'Amour story |
| 34% | BAMBI | 5 | 1942 Walt Disney animation based on a story by Felix Salten |
| 34% | LESMIZ | 6 | 2012 movie musical based on a Victor Hugo novel, familiarly: 2 wds. |
| 34% | BAMBI | 5 | 1942 Walt Disney film animation based on a story by Felix Salten |
| 34% | GAMBLER | 7 | The —,Prokofiev opera first performed in 1929 based on a Dostoevsky story |
| 34% | STAND | 5 | "___ by Me" (Rob Reiner film based on a Stephen King short story) |
| 33% | HIAWATHA | 8 | 1952 drama starring Vincent Edwards in the title role based on a poem by H W Longfellow |
| 33% | BAMBI | 5 | Classic 1942 film based on a book subtitled "A Life in the Woods" |
| 33% | THEJUNGLEBOOK | 13 | Jon Favreau film based on a story collection by Rudyard Kipling (3 wds.) |
| 33% | MIST | 4 | "The ___," 2007 movie starring Thomas Jane based on a story by Stephen King |