| 100% | TOUCHINGTHE | 11 | 2003 documentary film based on a 1988 book by Joe Simpson |
| 45% | POLAR | 5 | "___ Express," Christmas themed animated film based on a children's book written by Chris Van Allsburg |
| 45% | DAY | 3 | "The Snowy ___," 2016 Christmas-themed animated short film based on a book by Ezra Jack Keats |
| 44% | OTTO | 4 | "A Man Called ___" (Tom Hanks film based on a book by Fredrik Backman) |
| 43% | ABRIDGETOOFAR | 13 | Sean Connery's 1977 war film based on a book by Cornelius Ryan which also stars Michael Caine: 4 wds. |
| 42% | ATONEMENT | 9 | Film by Joe Wright based on a novel by Ian McEwan |
| 41% | ACHRISTMASSTORY | 15 | 1983 film based on a Jean Shepherd book |
| 40% | WHERETHEWILDTHINGS | 18 | 2009 fantasy film based on a best-selling book |
| 40% | ELENI | 5 | Kate Nelligan film based on a Nicholas Gage book |
| 40% | CLIENT | 6 | Schumacher film based on a Grisham book, The __ |
| 40% | PERFECT | 7 | "The ___ Storm" (George Clooney film based on a Sebastian Junger book) |
| 40% | HUGO | 4 | Best Picture-nominated 2011 film based on a children's book |
| 40% | SHANE | 5 | 1953 Oscar-nominated film based on a novel by Jack Schaefer |
| 39% | SEABISCUIT | 10 | 2003 sports film on a horse with a limp inspired by a 1999 book of the same name |
| 39% | UNBROKEN | 8 | 2014 film based on a book about an Olympic athlete during WWII |
| 39% | THEWIZARDOFOZ | 13 | 1939 film based on a novel by L. Frank Baum (4 wds.) |
| 39% | ANNAKARENINA | 12 | Keira Knightley film based on a novel by Leo Tolstoy (2 wds.) |
| 39% | NEVERLETMEGO | 12 | Keira Knightley film based on a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro (4 wds.) |
| 39% | THEAFTERMATH | 12 | Keira Knightley film based on a novel by Rhidian Brook (2 wds.) |
| 39% | TREASURE | 8 | & 1D 2002 animated film based on a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson |
| 39% | ROOM | 4 | Brie Larson Oscar-winning film based on a novel by 29-Across |
| 39% | BAMBI | 5 | Classic 1942 film based on a book subtitled "A Life in the Woods" |
| 39% | THERIGHTSTUFF | 13 | Oscar-winning space-age film based on a Tom Wolfe book (3 wds.) |
| 38% | EAT | 3 | "Please Don't ___ the Daisies" (Doris Day film based on a Jean Kerr book) |
| 38% | THEGOLDFINCH | 12 | 2019 film based on a 2013 best-selling novel by Donna Tartt: 2 wds. |
| 38% | DOUBTFIRE | 9 | "Mrs. ___," comedy-drama film based on a novel by Anne Fine starring Robin Williams |
| 38% | HOWSTELLAGOT | 12 | With 32-Across, 1998 Angela Bassett film based on a best-selling book: 3 wds. |
| 38% | CHARLOTTESWEB | 13 | Julia Roberts/Dakota Fanning film based on a novel by E.B. White (2 wds.) |
| 38% | HOME | 4 | "Miss Peregrine's ___ for Peculiar Children," fantasy film based on a novel by Ransom Riggs |