| 100% | LESMISERABLES | 13 | 2012 musical film starring 18-Across as 43-Across based on an 1862 Victor Hugo novel (2 wds.) |
| 51% | LESMIZ | 6 | 2012 movie musical based on a Victor Hugo novel, familiarly: 2 wds. |
| 45% | GETSHORTY | 9 | 1995 comedy film starring 17-Across and 30-Across based on an Elmore Leonard novel (2 wds.) |
| 43% | GONEGIRL | 8 | 2014 film starring 36-Across based on a 2012 Gillian Flynn novel (2 wds.) |
| 43% | LESMISERABLES | 13 | Hugh Jackman and 49-Across film based on a Victor Hugo novel (2 wds.) |
| 43% | BLUESBROTHERS | 13 | With "The," 1980 musical comedy film starring 18-Across as "Joliet Jake": 2 wds. |
| 42% | ONCHESILBEACH | 13 | May 18, 2018 film starring Saoirse Ronan based on an Ian McEwan novel (3 wds.) |
| 40% | DEADPOETS | 9 | With 18-Across, 1989 Peter Weir film starring Robin Williams as an English teacher: 2 wds. |
| 38% | THEAVENGERS | 11 | 2012 Marvel film starring 25-/35-Across as Captain America: 2 wds. |
| 38% | CLOUDATLAS | 10 | 2012 film starring 18-Across in multiple roles: 2 wds. |
| 38% | CADDYSHACK | 10 | 1980 golf film starring 18-Across, 31-Across, and Bill Murray as an unusual groundskeeper (2 wds.) |
| 38% | GONEGIRL | 8 | Feature film starring 36-Across based on a Gillian Flynn novel (2 wds.) |
| 38% | ELLAENCHANTED | 13 | Fantasy comedy film starring Hugh Dancy and 44-Across as characters based on a fairy tale (2 wds.) |
| 38% | BLACKSWAN | 9 | 2010 psychological thriller film starring Natalie Portman which is based on an original story by Heinz: 2 wds. |
| 37% | THEAVENGERS | 11 | 1998 Uma Thurman film based on an old spy show, or a 2012 superhero film: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ETHANFROME | 10 | 1911 novel by 39-Across adapted as a film starring Liam Neeson as the title farmer in an unhappy marriage (2 wds.) |
| 37% | THEGRADUATE | 11 | 1967 romantic comedy film starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft based on a Charles Webb novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MRSDALLOWAY | 11 | 1997 British drama film starring Lena Headey, which is based on Virginia Woolf's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ROSEMARYSBABY | 13 | 1968 Mia Farrow horror film, based on an Ira Levin novel, whose title begins with a woman's name: 2 wds. |
| 36% | LINDSAYLOHAN | 12 | Actress who starred as both the twins in 29a, a 1998 hit based on the novel "Lottie and Lisa": 2 wds. |
| 36% | EASYA | 5 | Teen comedy film starring Emma Stone that was based on the novel "The Scarlet Letter": 2 wds. |
| 36% | PRECIOUS | 8 | 2009 drama film based on the novel "Push" that stars Paula Patton as an alternative-school teacher |
| 36% | INVENTINGANNA | 13 | Shonda Rhimes miniseries starring 18-Across and 42-Across based on the true story of a con artist who pretended to be an heiress (2 wds.) |
| 36% | THENOTEBOOK | 11 | 2004 romantic drama starring 13-Across and based on a Nicholas Sparks novel: 2 wds. |
| 36% | OLIVER | 6 | 1968 musical based on an 18-/41-Across novel, winner of the Oscar for Best Picture |
| 36% | LEAGUESUNDER | 12 | "20,000 ___ the Sea," a 1954 adventure film starring Kirk Douglas, based on Jules Verne's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DEEPWATER | 9 | 2022 psychological thriller film starring Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas, based on Patricia Highsmith's eponymous novel: 2 wds. |
| 35% | TENTHOUSAND | 11 | "___ Saints," 2015 Ethan Hawke starrer drama film based on the novel of the same name by Eleanor Henderson: 2 wds. |
| 35% | WANDASYKES | 10 | Comic actress who stars on 18-Across as Regina's sister Lucretia: 2 wds. |
| 35% | LALALAND | 8 | 2016 musical film starring Emma Stone as an aspiring actress (3 wds.) |