| 100% | HIDDENSEE | 9 | Christmas story by 25-Across/39-Across based on "The Nutcracker" |
| 80% | MATCHLESS | 9 | Christmas story by 25-Across/39-Across based on a Hans Christian Andersen tale |
| 55% | DOANDROIDSDREAM | 15 | With 20-Across, story by 42-Across on which the movie "Blade Runner" is based |
| 55% | WECANREMEMBERIT | 15 | With 59-Across, story by 42-Across on which the movie "Total Recall" is based |
| 50% | IAMACAMERA | 10 | 1951 John Van Druten stage play based on The Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood |
| 48% | SCHEHERAZADE | 12 | 1888 symphonic poem by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov based on the story collection One Thousand and One Nights |
| 48% | SHOUT | 5 | The —, 1978 horror film starring Alan Bates based on a short story by Robert Graves |
| 48% | OTTERSJUG | 9 | "Emmet ___-Band Christmas," a TV special based on the children's story of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 46% | SECRETLIFEOF | 12 | , 12A & 19A The —, 1947 comedy film starring Danny Kaye based on a story by James Thurber |
| 46% | DOLITTLE | 8 | John ___, fictional doctor played by Eddie Murphy in the 1998 film based on Hugh Lofting's stories |
| 46% | INTHEHEIGHTS | 12 | 2021 movie musical based on the stage musical by 14-Across: 3 wds. |
| 45% | RINTINTIN | 9 | "Finding ___," movie based on the true story of the rescue dog that went on to appear in over 25 Hollywood movies: 3 wds. |
| 45% | AMERICANWOMAN | 13 | Novel by 52-Across based on the 1974 kidnapping of Patty Hearst (2 wds.) |
| 44% | NATIVITY | 8 | Christmas play based on the birth of Jesus Christ |
| 44% | DEAD | 4 | "The ___," 1987 film directed by John Huston which is based on a short story by James Joyce |
| 44% | AANDE | 5 | Original network for the series based on the 18-Across novels by 40-Across (3 wds.) |
| 44% | BIG | 3 | With 60-Across, TV crime series based on the novel "The Highway" by C.J. Box |
| 44% | BEFORE | 6 | "The Nightmare ___ Christmas," 1993 animated movie based on a poem by Tim Burton |
| 44% | MIST | 4 | "The ___," 2007 movie starring Thomas Jane based on a story by Stephen King |
| 43% | DAY | 3 | "The Snowy ___," 2016 Christmas-themed animated short film based on a book by Ezra Jack Keats |
| 43% | ILLUSION | 8 | Third hit single from the album 39-Across/52-Across by 25-Across |
| 43% | IGOR | 4 | 2008 animated movie loosely based on the Frankenstein story |
| 43% | SPAMALOT | 8 | Musical by Eric Idle based on the Arthurian legend |
| 43% | KINGPRIAM | 9 | 1962 opera by Michael Tippett based on the Iliad |
| 43% | HEARTH | 6 | Story by Dickens: The Cricket on the __ |
| 42% | WRATH | 5 | "The Grapes of ___," novel by American author John Steinbeck based on the struggles of migrant farmworkers |
| 42% | JOHNNYMNEMONIC | 14 | 1995 film starring Keanu Reeves, based on a short story by 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | BADMONKEY | 9 | 2024 Apple TV+ series starring Michelle Monaghan, 15-Across, and 26-Across based on the 2013 novel by 33-Across (2 wds.) |
| 41% | SULLY | 5 | 2016 Tom Hanks movie based on the true story of a pilot |