| 100% | ATOMICBLONDE | 12 | 2017 Charlize Theron spy thriller based on the graphic novel "The Coldest City": 2 wds. |
| 41% | RIPLEYSGAME | 11 | 2002 thriller drama starring Lena Headey, which is based on the novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith: 2 wds. |
| 39% | THEFIRM | 7 | American legal thriller film based on a John Grisham novel by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 38% | RUNAWAYJURY | 11 | 2003 legal thriller film starring Dustin Hoffman (birthday today) and John Cusack, based on the John Grisham novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 36% | NIGHTVALE | 9 | "Welcome to ___," 2015 novel based on the eponymous podcast: 2 wds. |
| 35% | AMERICANWOMAN | 13 | Novel by 52-Across based on the 1974 kidnapping of Patty Hearst (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% | MARIOPUZO | 9 | Author who wrote the novel 15-Across was based on: 2 wds. |
| 35% | THESENTINEL | 11 | A 2006 crime thriller based on Gerald Petievich's novel, starring 18a and Michael Douglas: 2 wds. |
| 35% | GREENZONE | 9 | 2010 Matt Damon movie based on the nonfiction book "Imperial Life in the Emerald City": 2 wds. |
| 35% | EASYA | 5 | Teen comedy film starring Emma Stone that was based on the novel "The Scarlet Letter": 2 wds. |
| 35% | ALTEREDCARBON | 13 | Netflix series, based on a cyberpunk novel, set more than 300 years in the future: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ORIENTEXPRESS | 13 | "Murder on the ___," 2017 mystery thriller film starring Judi Dench as Princess Dragomiroff: 2 wds. |
| 34% | FIREFLYLANE | 11 | Netflix series about two women who are longtime best friends, based on the Kristin Hannah novel: 2 wds. |
| 34% | THENIGHTAGENT | 13 | Netflix action thriller series starring 18-Across and Luciane Buchanan based on the novel of the same name by 40-Across (3 wds.) |
| 34% | BRUCEMILLER | 11 | Creator of the Hulu TV series "The Handmaid's Tale," based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood: 2 wds. |
| 34% | DEEPWATER | 9 | 2022 psychological thriller film starring Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas, based on Patricia Highsmith's eponymous novel: 2 wds. |
| 33% | SIN | 3 | "___ City" (2005 film based on a graphic novel) |
| 33% | AMERICANGODS | 12 | Starz fantasy drama based on 16-Across's 2001 novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 33% | LINDSAYLOHAN | 12 | Actress who starred as both the twins in 29a, a 1998 hit based on the novel "Lottie and Lisa": 2 wds. |
| 33% | RAFESADLER | 10 | Character played by actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster in the British television serial "Wolf Hall" based on Hilary Mantel novels: 2 wds. |
| 33% | SIN | 3 | "___ City" (Jessica Alba film based on a graphic novel) |
| 33% | JACKLONDON | 10 | Author of the 1903 novel, "The Call of the Wild," on which the 2020 movie is based: 2 wds. |
| 33% | JUSTICELEAGUE | 13 | DC Comics superhero team on which the 2017 film of the same name was based: 2 wds. |
| 33% | RODERICKTHORP | 13 | Author who wrote "Nothing Lasts Forever," the novel on which movie in 17a was based: 2 wds. |
| 33% | SHUTTERISLAND | 13 | Leonardo DiCaprio psychological thriller based on a novel by Dennis Lehane (2 wds.) |
| 33% | BADMONKEY | 9 | 2024 Apple TV+ series starring Michelle Monaghan, 15-Across, and 26-Across based on the 2013 novel by 33-Across (2 wds.) |
| 33% | SENSEAND | 8 | "___ Sensibility," 1995 period drama film based on the Jane Austen novel of the same name starring Kate Winslet and Emma Thompson: 2 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% | MOVINOUT | 8 | Jukebox musical based on the hits of Billy Joel: 2 wds. |