| 100% | THERIVERKING | 12 | 2000 novel by 46-Across adapted as a film starring Edward Burns (3 wds.) |
| 60% | HOUSEOFMIRTH | 12 | 1905 novel by 39-Across adapted as a film starring Gillian Anderson as socialite Lily Bart, with "The" (3 wds.) |
| 58% | NOBODYSFOOL | 11 | Novel by 28-Across adapted as a 1994 film starring Paul Newman (2 wds.) |
| 56% | ETHANFROME | 10 | 1911 novel by 39-Across adapted as a film starring Liam Neeson as the title farmer in an unhappy marriage (2 wds.) |
| 55% | ONCHESILBEACH | 13 | Booker Prize-shortlisted novel by 48-Across adapted as a 2017 film starring Saoirse Ronan (3 wds.) |
| 55% | 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.) |
| 50% | SOPHIESCHOICE | 13 | 1979 novel by 47-Across adapted into a film starring 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 50% | EMPIREFALLS | 11 | Novel by 28-Across adapted as a 2005 HBO miniseries starring Paul Newman (2 wds.) |
| 49% | UNDERTHEBRIDGE | 14 | Novel by 47-Across that was adapted as a 2024 Hulu miniseries starring Lily Gladstone (3 wds.) |
| 48% | DEATHONTHENILE | 14 | Novel by 19-Across set in Egypt adapted into a 2022 film starring and directed by 33-Across (4 wds.) |
| 47% | 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.) |
| 46% | WHITENOISE | 10 | Novel by 44-Across that was adapted as a 2022 film by Noah Baumbach (2 wds.) |
| 46% | ATONEMENT | 9 | Booker Prize-shortlisted novel by 48-Across adapted as a 2007 film starring Saoirse Ronan |
| 45% | ALASDAIRGRAY | 12 | "Lanark" writer whose novel "Poor Things" was adapted as a film starring Emma Stone, 17-Across, and 35-Across (2 wds.) |
| 45% | APAINTEDHOUSE | 13 | Novel by John Grisham which was made into a television film starring Scott Glenn in 2003: 3 wds. |
| 45% | THERAINMAKER | 12 | 1997 Francis Ford Coppola film starring Matt Damon adapted from a novel by John Grisham (2 wds.) |
| 45% | THEGODFATHER | 12 | 1972 Francis Ford Coppola film starring Marlon Brando adapted from a novel by Mario Puzo (2 wds.) |
| 44% | THEOUTSIDERS | 12 | 1983 Francis Ford Coppola film starring Rob Lowe adapted from a novel by S.E. Hinton (2 wds.) |
| 44% | STRAIGHTMAN | 11 | Novel by 28-Across adapted as the 2023 AMC series "Lucky Hank" starring 36-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | THEBLUELAGOON | 13 | 1980 film starring 15-Across as a young castaway: 3 wds. |
| 43% | FIGHTCLUB | 9 | 1996 novel by Chuck Palahniuk featuring an unnamed protagonist, with a film adaptation starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton: 2 wds. |
| 42% | TORTILLAFLAT | 12 | Novel by 32-Across made into a 1942 film starring Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr (2 wds.) |
| 42% | ANOFFICERAND | 12 | With 41-Across, a film starring Richard Gere as an aspiring pilot, Zack Mayo: 3 wds. |
| 41% | GONEBABYGONE | 12 | Novel by 44-Across made into a film directed by Ben Affleck (3 wds.) |
| 40% | FORTHEBOYS | 10 | 1991 film starring Bette Midler as a USO entertainer: 3 wds. |
| 40% | GIJANE | 6 | 1997 film starring 3-Down as a specialized Navy trainee (2 wds.) |
| 40% | SUZANNECOLLINS | 14 | "The Hunger Games" series novelist whose "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" was adapted as a 2023 film starring 19-Across and 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 39% | SAYONARA | 8 | 1954 novel by James A Michener adapted for a 1957 film drama starring Marlon Brando |
| 39% | CARRIE | 6 | 1974 novel by Stephen King that was adapted into a 1976 film starring Sissy Spacek |
| 38% | BOOGIENIGHTS | 12 | Film starring 46-Across as Dirk Diggler (2 wds.) |