| 100% | ETHANFROME | 10 | 1911 novel by 39-Across adapted as a film starring Liam Neeson as the title farmer in an unhappy marriage (2 wds.) |
| 47% | HOUSEOFMIRTH | 12 | 1905 novel by 39-Across adapted as a film starring Gillian Anderson as socialite Lily Bart, with "The" (3 wds.) |
| 42% | NOBODYSFOOL | 11 | Novel by 28-Across adapted as a 1994 film starring Paul Newman (2 wds.) |
| 41% | WOMENTALKING | 12 | Novel by 36-Across about an isolated Mennonite community in Bolivia that was adapted by 17-Across into a film starring Frances McDormand, Claire Foy, and Rooney Mara (2 wds.) |
| 40% | THERIVERKING | 12 | 2000 novel by 46-Across adapted as a film starring Edward Burns (3 wds.) |
| 38% | ONCHESILBEACH | 13 | Booker Prize-shortlisted novel by 48-Across adapted as a 2017 film starring Saoirse Ronan (3 wds.) |
| 37% | MAGICLESSONS | 12 | 2020 novel by 46-Across that's a prequel to her 1995 novel adapted as a film starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman (2 wds.) |
| 37% | SOPHIESCHOICE | 13 | 1979 novel by 47-Across adapted into a film starring 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | THENAMESAKE | 11 | Debut novel by 25-Across/27-Across that was adapted as a film starring Kal Penn and directed by Mira Nair (2 wds.) |
| 37% | SCHINDLERSLIST | 14 | Epic drama starring Liam Neeson as the title character Oskar (birthday today), which is set during World War II: 2 wds. |
| 37% | EMPIREFALLS | 11 | Novel by 28-Across adapted as a 2005 HBO miniseries starring Paul Newman (2 wds.) |
| 37% | IWALKTHELINE | 12 | 1956 hit single by 39-Across adapted as the title of an Oscar-winning biopic about 39-Across and June Carter (4 wds.) |
| 37% | ALASDAIRGRAY | 12 | "Lanark" writer whose novel "Poor Things" was adapted as a film starring Emma Stone, 17-Across, and 35-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | SOPHIESCHOICE | 13 | American drama film of 1982 starring Meryl Streep which is an adaptation of a novel of the same name by William Styron: 2 wds. |
| 36% | DEATHONTHENILE | 14 | Novel by 19-Across set in Egypt adapted into a 2022 film starring and directed by 33-Across (4 wds.) |
| 36% | STRAIGHTMAN | 11 | Novel by 28-Across adapted as the 2023 AMC series "Lucky Hank" starring 36-Across (2 wds.) |
| 36% | AMORTOWLES | 10 | "The Lincoln Highway" writer whose novel "A Gentleman in Moscow" was adapted as a Paramount+ series starring 14-Across and 45-Across (2 wds.) |
| 36% | DARKMAN | 7 | 1990 horror film starring Liam Neeson in the title role |
| 36% | KEVINCOSTNER | 12 | "Field of Dreams" actor who starred as the title character in the 1990 film "Dances With Wolves": 2 wds. |
| 35% | WHITENOISE | 10 | Novel by 44-Across that was adapted as a 2022 film by Noah Baumbach (2 wds.) |
| 35% | THEHATEUGIVE | 12 | 2017 bestselling novel by 39-Across made into a film starring Amandla Stenberg and Regina Hall (4 wds.) |
| 34% | ATONEMENT | 9 | Booker Prize-shortlisted novel by 48-Across adapted as a 2007 film starring Saoirse Ronan |
| 34% | THEORIENT | 9 | "Murder on ___ Express," Agatha Christie's detective novel published in 1934, which was adapted into a film starring Kenneth Branagh in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 34% | HENRYCAVILL | 11 | "The Watcher" actor who stars as the title spy in "Argylle": 2 wds. |
| 34% | OLDMAN | 6 | *"The ___ and the Sea," 1952 novel by Ernest Hemingway that was adapted into a 1958 film: 2 wds. |
| 34% | PAULAHAWKINS | 12 | Author of "The Girl on the Train," a novel adapted into a film starring Emily Blunt (2 wds.) |
| 34% | STEVEJOBS | 9 | 2015 Danny Boyle film starring Michael Fassbender as the title tech entrepreneur: 2 wds. |
| 33% | CHUCKPALAHNIUK | 14 | Writer whose novel "Fight Club" was adapted as a 1999 film of the same name (2 wds.) |
| 33% | JULIEANDREWS | 12 | Actress who won an Oscar for playing the title role in 39-Across: 2 wds. |
| 33% | EDWOOD | 6 | 1994 black-and-white biographical film starring Johnny Depp as the title director: 2 wds. |