| 100% | AMISTAD | 7 | 1997 Spielberg drama based on an 1839 mutiny |
| 44% | SUMMIT | 6 | "The ___," 2012 documentary drama based on an expedition to K2 |
| 42% | THEDEERHUNTER | 13 | Robert De Niro's 1978 epic war drama based on an unproduced screenplay: 3 wds. |
| 38% | CLUELESS | 8 | 1990s ABC/UPN comedy/drama based on an Alicia Silverstone movie |
| 36% | THEIMPOSSIBLE | 13 | A 2012 disaster drama based on a 2004 Tsunami survivor, for which Naomi Watts was nominated for an Oscar: 2 wds. |
| 35% | AIDA | 4 | Musical based on an opera |
| 35% | READY | 5 | "___ Player One" (Steven Spielberg film based on an Ernest Cline novel) |
| 34% | SEDERS | 6 | Meals based on an Exodus chapter |
| 34% | RETREAD | 7 | Hackneyed work based on an old idea |
| 34% | AIDA | 4 | Elton John musical based on an opera |
| 34% | HAMILTON | 8 | Musical based on an American Founding Father |
| 34% | WAYNESWORLD | 11 | 1992 movie based on an "SNL" sketch |
| 34% | BAMBI | 5 | Disney film based on an Austrian novel |
| 34% | EURO | 4 | Its symbol is based on an epsilon |
| 34% | AIDA | 4 | "Another Pyramid" musical based on an opera |
| 33% | COYOTE | 6 | Musical drama "___ Ugly" based on an actual drinking establishment in NYC |
| 33% | SANDITON | 8 | PBS drama based on a Jane Austen manuscript |
| 33% | SHE | 3 | “___ Said” (2022 drama based on a true story) |
| 33% | YENTL | 5 | Movie based on an Isaac Bashevis Singer story |
| 33% | ROOTS | 5 | TV miniseries based on an Alex Haley novel |
| 33% | ROOM | 4 | 2015 film based on an Emma Donoghue bestseller |
| 33% | GETSHORTY | 9 | 1995 film based on an Elmore Leonard novel |
| 33% | GMAIL | 5 | App whose logo is based on an envelope |
| 33% | AEON | 4 | "___ Flux" (2005 movie based on an MTV series) |
| 33% | EYRE | 4 | "Jane ___" (2011 movie based on an 1847 novel) |
| 32% | GODFATHER | 9 | The __, crime drama based on Mario Puzo's novel |
| 32% | ALIAS | 5 | "___ Grace" (Netflix drama based on a Margaret Atwood novel) |
| 32% | ITSPAT | 6 | 1994 film based on an "S.N.L." skit |
| 32% | GETSHORTY | 9 | 1995 crime caper based on an Elmore Leonard novel |
| 32% | ATLAS | 5 | "___ Shrugged" (2011 movie based on an Ayn Rand book) |