| 100% | SHOGUN | 6 | 1980 miniseries based on a James Clavell novel, starring Richard Chamberlain and Toshiro Mifune |
| 57% | THETHORNBIRDS | 13 | 1983 miniseries based on a Colleen McCullough novel, starring Richard Chamberlain and Rachel Ward: 3 wds. |
| 49% | NORTHANDSOUTH | 13 | 1985 miniseries based on a John Jakes novel, starring Patrick Swayze and James Read: 3 wds. |
| 37% | BLACKBIRD | 9 | Apple TV+ miniseries based on a true story starring 15-Across, 24-Across, and 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 36% | ROOTS | 5 | Miniseries based on a Haley novel |
| 35% | MASADA | 6 | 1981 miniseries based on an Ernest Gann novel, starring Peter O'Toole and Peter Strauss |
| 34% | JUDE | 4 | 1996 period drama film based on a Thomas Hardy novel starring Kate Winslet and Christopher Eccleston |
| 33% | HIGHFIDELITY | 12 | Film based on a Nick Hornby novel set in a record shop starring John Cusack and Joan Cusack (2 wds.) |
| 32% | CLOCKERS | 8 | 1995 Spike Lee thriller based on a Richard Price novel |
| 32% | SHARPOBJECTS | 12 | HBO miniseries starring 15-Across based on a Gillian Flynn novel (2 wds.) |
| 31% | BIGLITTLELIES | 13 | HBO murder-mystery miniseries starring 15-Across and Reese Witherspoon based on a novel by 32-Across (3 wds.) |
| 31% | THESENTINEL | 11 | A 2006 crime thriller based on Gerald Petievich's novel, starring 18a and Michael Douglas: 2 wds. |
| 31% | BIGLITTLELIES | 13 | 2017 HBO miniseries based on a Liane Moriarty novel: 3 wds. |
| 30% | DOUBTFIRE | 9 | "Mrs. ___," comedy-drama film based on a novel by Anne Fine starring Robin Williams |
| 30% | SHARPOBJECTS | 12 | 2018 HBO miniseries starring 15-Across based on a 2006 Gillian Flynn novel (2 wds.) |
| 30% | ALTEREDSTATES | 13 | 1980 horror film based on a Paddy Chayefsky novel |
| 30% | BLOOM | 5 | 2003 Irish film directed by Sean Walsh which is based on a novel by James Joyce |
| 30% | ULYSSES | 7 | 1967 film directed by Joseph Strick which is loosely based on a novel by James Joyce |
| 30% | THEREVENANT | 11 | Leonardo DiCaprio drama based on a novel by Michael Punke and a 1915 poem (2 wds.) |
| 29% | MAY | 3 | "What Dreams ___ Come," fantasy drama film based on a novel of the same name starring Robin Williams |
| 29% | JUSTMERCY | 9 | Legal drama based on a true story starring Brie Larson, 17-Across, and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 29% | THEWIND | 7 | 1928 drama starring Lillian Gish and Lars Hanson based on a novel by Dorothy Scarborough |
| 29% | POORCOW | 7 | 1967 drama starring Carol White and Terence Stamp based on a novel by Nell Dunn |
| 29% | THENOTEBOOK | 11 | 2004 romantic drama starring 13-Across and based on a Nicholas Sparks novel: 2 wds. |
| 29% | THEWIND | 7 | 1928 film starring Lillian Gish and Lars Hanson based on a novel by Dorothy Scarborough |
| 29% | ALIASGRACE | 10 | Netflix miniseries based on a Margaret Atwood novel about a domestic servant on parole for murder (2 wds.) |
| 29% | SLUMDOG | 7 | & 9D 2008 drama starring Dev Patel and Freida Pinto based on novel Q and A by Vikas Swarup |