| 100% | THEBLINDSIDE | 12 | 2009 film based on a true story starring Quinton Aaron as football player Michael Oher (3 wds.) |
| 59% | BRIANSSONG | 10 | 1971 film based on a true story starring Billy Dee Williams as football player Gale Sayers (2 wds.) |
| 59% | THEBLINDSIDE | 12 | A 2009 sports film starring Sandra Bullock, based on the true story of NFL player Michael Oher: 3 wds. |
| 56% | RUDY | 4 | 1993 film based on a true story starring Sean Astin as football player Daniel Ruettiger |
| 56% | INVINCIBLE | 10 | 2006 film based on a true story starring Mark Wahlberg as football player Vince Papale |
| 40% | 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. |
| 38% | THEAERONAUTS | 12 | 2019 adventure film based on a true story about a historic gas balloon flight (2 wds.) |
| 37% | 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. |
| 37% | SNOWMAN | 7 | "The Falcon and the ___," spy drama film based on a true story that features Sean Penn as Andrew Daulton Lee |
| 36% | THEBLINDSIDE | 12 | 2009 biopic starring Sandra Bullock as the adoptive mother of a high school football player: 3 wds. |
| 36% | JUSTMERCY | 9 | Legal drama based on a true story starring Brie Larson, 17-Across, and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 36% | THETITANS | 9 | "Remember ___," a 200 sports film starring Denzel Washington, based on the true story of the T.C Williams High School football team: 2 wds. |
| 35% | THEROOKIE | 9 | A 2002 sports film starring Dennis Quaid, based on the true story of MLB pitcher Jim Morris: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ABRIDGETOOFAR | 13 | Sean Connery's 1977 war film based on a book by Cornelius Ryan which also stars Michael Caine: 4 wds. |
| 35% | BLACKBIRD | 9 | Apple TV+ miniseries based on a true story starring 15-Across, 24-Across, and 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 35% | HILLBILLYELEGY | 14 | 2020 drama based on a true story with Amy Adams as a troubled mother: 2 wds. |
| 34% | EVE | 3 | "The Three Faces of ___" (classic noir film based on a true story) |
| 34% | ADOGSTALE | 9 | "Hachi: ___," movie starring Richard Gere that is based on a true story of a dog named Hachiko: 3 wds. |
| 34% | THEJUNGLEBOOK | 13 | Jon Favreau film based on a story collection by Rudyard Kipling (3 wds.) |
| 32% | THELEGOMOVIE | 12 | 2014 animated film based on a line of toys: 3 wds. |
| 32% | READYPLAYERONE | 14 | Steven Spielberg film based on a 2011 Ernest Cline novel: 3 wds. |
| 32% | THECOLORPURPLE | 14 | Steven Spielberg film based on a 1982 Alice Walker novel: 3 wds. |
| 32% | BOYSROUNDHERE | 13 | Blake Shelton hit single from the 2013 album "Based on a True Story... " (3 wds.) |
| 31% | JOHNNYMNEMONIC | 14 | 1995 film starring Keanu Reeves, based on a short story by 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ALIVE | 5 | 1993 film drama starring Ethan Hawke and Vincent Spano based on a true story |
| 31% | GIJOE | 5 | Sci-fi film based on a toy franchise, "___: The Rise of Cobra": 3 wds. |
| 31% | CURIOUSGEORGE | 13 | Will Ferrell film based on a story series by H.A. Rey and Margret Rey (2 wds.) |
| 31% | JEMANDTHE | 9 | With 34-Across, October 2015 fantasy film based on a line of toys: 3 wds. |
| 31% | HOWSTELLAGOT | 12 | With 32-Across, 1998 Angela Bassett film based on a best-selling book: 3 wds. |
| 31% | RICHIERICH | 10 | A 1994 film based on the comics of the same name, starring Macaulay Culkin (birthday today) as the world's wealthiest kid: 2 wds. |