| 100% | THEBLINDSIDE | 12 | 2009 biographical sports drama based on a book which is about the story of Michael Lewis featuring Michael Oher of NFL: 3 wds. |
| 49% | THEBLINDSIDE | 12 | A 2009 sports film starring Sandra Bullock, based on the true story of NFL player Michael Oher: 3 wds. |
| 40% | FINDMEGUILTY | 12 | Comedy drama crime film starring Peter Dinklage which is based on a true story of the longest Mafia trial in American history: 3 wds. |
| 38% | HOUSEOFCARDS | 12 | Popular American political thriller by Beau Willimon which is a story of a Democrat from South Carolina and is based on the novel of the same by Michael Dobbs: 3 wds. |
| 37% | JURASSICPARK | 12 | 1993 sci-fi adventure film about cloned dinosaurs which was based on a Michael Crichton novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MONEYBALL | 9 | Brad Pitt's 2011 sports drama film based on a Michael Lewis novel of the same name in which 20a plays his ex-wife |
| 33% | AREYOUTHERE | 11 | American sitcom "___, Chelsea?" in which Laura Prepon plays the author whose book the drama was based on: 3 wds. |
| 33% | THEBLINDSIDE | 12 | 2009 film based on a true story starring Quinton Aaron as football player Michael Oher (3 wds.) |
| 33% | THEALIENIST | 11 | American period drama TV series starring Dakota Fanning which is based on a novel of the same name by Caleb Carr: 2 wds. |
| 32% | BADNEWSBEARS | 12 | Sports comedy, directed by Richard Linklater, based on an alcoholic baseball player and is also a reboot of 1976 film of the same name: 3 wds. |
| 32% | INTOTHEWILD | 11 | 2007 film starring Emile Hirsch based on a book of the same name by Jon Krakauer set in the Alaskan wilderness: 3 wds. |
| 32% | LEFT | 4 | "My ___ Foot," biographical drama starring Daniel Day-Lewis which is based on the life of Christy Brown |
| 31% | ARTHURCCLARKE | 13 | Author of "The Sentinel," the short story on which 42-Across is based (3 wds.) |
| 31% | THELASTSTRAW | 12 | 2009 book that was #3 in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series: 3 wds. |
| 31% | IAMBOLT | 7 | Name of the documentary sports drama based on the life of the nine-time Olympic gold winning athlete from 17a: 3 wds. |
| 31% | MIND | 4 | "A Beautiful ___" biographical drama based on a novel by Sylvia Nasar which is about a Nobel laureate John Nash |
| 31% | ICEANDFIRE | 10 | "A Song of ___," the epic fantasy novel by George R. R. Martin on which 30a is based: 3 wds. |
| 31% | SOUTH | 5 | "___ Pacific," musical based on a Pulitzer-winning book which was released during the Golden Age of Broadway |
| 31% | SOCIALNETWORK | 13 | "The ___" 2010 biographical drama based on "The Accidental Billionaires," about the founding of Facebook: 2 wds. |
| 31% | MARYORR | 7 | Writer of the story on which "All About Eve" is based |
| 31% | THEGOODDOCTOR | 13 | ABC's medical drama TV series starring Freddie Highmore, based on a South Korean series of the same name: 3 wds. |
| 30% | FORRESTGUMP | 11 | Tom Hanks' 1994 drama film based on a Winston Groom novel of the same name in which 20a plays his love interest: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ORR | 3 | Author of the short story on which All About Eve was based, Mary ___ |
| 30% | THERAINMAKER | 12 | 1997 legal drama film starring Matt Damon which is based on John Grisham's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 30% | FOUNTAINHEAD | 12 | "The ___," 1949 drama film starring Gary Cooper which was based on a novel of the same name by Ayn Rand |
| 30% | ADOGSTALE | 9 | "Hachi: ___," movie starring Richard Gere that is based on a true story of a dog named Hachiko: 3 wds. |
| 30% | BLIND | 5 | "The ___ Side," 2009 biographical sports film about former NFL player Michael Oher |
| 30% | BLACKANDWHITE | 13 | Film based on the story of Max Stuart in which actor Ben Mendelsohn plays media mogul Rupert Murdoch: 3 wds. |
| 30% | ROGUETRADER | 11 | Ewan McGregor's movie which is based on a derivatives broker who caused the collapse of Barings Bank: 2 wds. |
| 30% | TOMWOLFE | 8 | Author of the 1979 book about space flight that 34-Across is based on: 2 wds. |