| 100% | FAREWELL | 8 | A __ to Arms, film based on Hemingway book |
| 61% | ACHRISTMASSTORY | 15 | 1983 film based on a Jean Shepherd book |
| 58% | CLIENT | 6 | Schumacher film based on a Grisham book, The __ |
| 58% | AFAREWELL | 9 | "___ to Arms," a 1932 romance starring Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes, based on Ernest Hemingway's novel by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 58% | WHERETHEWILDTHINGS | 18 | 2009 fantasy film based on a best-selling book |
| 58% | IROBOT | 6 | 2004 sci-fi film based on a 1950 book |
| 58% | ELENI | 5 | Kate Nelligan film based on a Nicholas Gage book |
| 57% | DREDD | 5 | "Judge ___" (Sylvester Stallone film based on a comic book series) |
| 57% | JOKER | 5 | 2019 Joaquin Phoenix film based on a comic book villain |
| 56% | PERFECT | 7 | "The ___ Storm" (George Clooney film based on a Sebastian Junger book) |
| 56% | HUGO | 4 | Best Picture-nominated 2011 film based on a children's book |
| 56% | TOUCHINGTHE | 11 | 2003 documentary film based on a 1988 book by Joe Simpson |
| 56% | UNBROKEN | 8 | 2014 film based on a book about an Olympic athlete during WWII |
| 55% | BAMBI | 5 | Classic 1942 film based on a book subtitled "A Life in the Woods" |
| 55% | THERIGHTSTUFF | 13 | Oscar-winning space-age film based on a Tom Wolfe book (3 wds.) |
| 55% | FAREWELL | 8 | A __ to Arms, Hemingway on the WWI Italian Front |
| 55% | EAT | 3 | "Please Don't ___ the Daisies" (Doris Day film based on a Jean Kerr book) |
| 54% | HOWSTELLAGOT | 12 | With 32-Across, 1998 Angela Bassett film based on a best-selling book: 3 wds. |
| 53% | POLAR | 5 | "___ Express," Christmas themed animated film based on a children's book written by Chris Van Allsburg |
| 53% | DAY | 3 | "The Snowy ___," 2016 Christmas-themed animated short film based on a book by Ezra Jack Keats |
| 52% | OTTO | 4 | "A Man Called ___" (Tom Hanks film based on a book by Fredrik Backman) |
| 51% | THELOSTCITYOFZ | 14 | Charlie Hunnam film based on a 52-Across book subtitled "A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon" (5 wds.) |
| 51% | ABRIDGETOOFAR | 13 | Sean Connery's 1977 war film based on a book by Cornelius Ryan which also stars Michael Caine: 4 wds. |
| 50% | ALICEIN | 7 | With 20-Across, 1951 Disney animated film based on a Lewis Carroll book, or its 2010 live-action adaptation: 2 wds. |
| 50% | DIVERGENT | 9 | 2014 film based on Veronica Roth's book |
| 50% | CORALINE | 8 | Animated horror film based on Neil Gaiman book |
| 49% | BABE | 4 | Film based on the book "The Sheep-Pig" |
| 49% | ANASTASIA | 9 | Film based on a Russian Grand Duchess' story |
| 48% | ASOLDIERSSTORY | 14 | 1984 film based on a Fuller play |
| 48% | ROSALIE | 7 | 1937 film based on a Gershwin musical |