| 100% | GYNT | 4 | “Peer ___” (Ibsen play based on a Norwegian folktale) |
| 56% | RAIN | 4 | Play based on a Maugham tale |
| 55% | THEMATINGOFTHESHREW | 19 | Play based on a "Wild Kingdom" episode? |
| 54% | FATHER | 6 | Play based on a Clarence Day novel: Life With __ |
| 54% | RAIN | 4 | Classic play based on a Maugham tale |
| 51% | ASOLDIERSSTORY | 14 | 1984 film based on a Fuller play |
| 51% | OTELLO | 6 | Verdi opera based on a Shakespeare play |
| 51% | OTELLO | 6 | Verdi opera based on a Shakespearean play |
| 50% | PVALLEY | 7 | Starz series based on a Katori Hall play |
| 50% | SIDE | 4 | "West ___ Story" (Sondheim musical based on a Shakespeare play) |
| 50% | RIGOLETTO | 9 | Verdi's opera based on a Victor Hugo play |
| 50% | ODD | 3 | "The ___ Couple" (sitcom based on a Neil Simon play) |
| 50% | ERNANI | 6 | 1844 Verdi opera based on a Victor Hugo play |
| 50% | TITUS | 5 | 1999 Anthony Hopkins film based on a Shakespeare play |
| 49% | ALADDIN | 7 | 1992 film based on a folktale of the same name |
| 49% | BOPHA | 5 | 1993 Danny Glover film based on a Percy Mtwa play |
| 49% | BARBEROFSEVILLE | 15 | Opera based on a play by Pierre Beaumarchais, with "The" |
| 49% | ADO | 3 | "Much ___ About Nothing" (2013 movie based on a Shakespeare play) |
| 49% | ODD | 3 | "The ___ Couple" (classic sitcom based on a Neil Simon play) |
| 48% | HENRYV | 6 | 1989 Emma Thompson movie based on a Shakespeare play: 2 wds. |
| 48% | OSAGE | 5 | "August: ___ County" (Meryl Streep film based on a Pulitzer-winning play) |
| 48% | OSAGE | 5 | "August: ___ County" (Meryl Streep film based on a Tracy Letts play) |
| 48% | OSAGE | 5 | August: ___ County (Meryl Streep film based on a Tracy Letts play) |
| 48% | CHICKENLITTLE | 13 | 2005 film based on a folktale of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 48% | BAND | 4 | "The Boys in the ___" (2020 film based on a Tony-winning play) |
| 47% | ROPE | 4 | 1948 Alfred Hitchcock film thriller based on a stage play by Patrick Hamilton |
| 47% | SIDE | 4 | "West ___ Story" (Spielberg film based on a Sondheim musical based on a Shakespeare play) |
| 46% | OUGHT | 5 | "I ___ to Be in Pictures" (Ann-Margret film based on a Neil Simon play) |
| 46% | HAMELIN | 7 | "The Pied Piper of ___," poem written by Robert Browning that is based on a folktale |