| 100% | THENURSE | 8 | Danish medical thriller series based on true story |
| 57% | ANNA | 4 | "Inventing ___" (Julia Garner Netflix series based on true story) |
| 46% | DOCUDRAMA | 9 | Genre for movies based on true stories |
| 42% | SHE | 3 | “___ Said” (2022 drama based on a true story) |
| 39% | LOOSELY | 7 | How a movie might be based on a true story |
| 39% | GRANTCHESTER | 12 | ITV series based on short stories by James Runcie featuring Canon Sidney Chambers |
| 38% | SULLY | 5 | 2016 Tom Hanks movie based on the true story of a pilot |
| 38% | EVE | 3 | "The Three Faces of ___" (classic noir film based on a true story) |
| 38% | WHITEHEAD | 9 | Colson whose 2019 “The Nickel Boys” is based on a true horror story |
| 37% | ALIVE | 5 | 1993 film drama starring Ethan Hawke and Vincent Spano based on a true story |
| 37% | DREAMER | 7 | 2005 film based on the true story of a racehorse named Mariah's Storm |
| 37% | MEETMEINSTLOUIS | 15 | *1944 movie based on a series of New Yorker short stories by Sally Benson |
| 37% | RUDY | 4 | 1993 film based on a true story starring Sean Astin as football player Daniel Ruettiger |
| 37% | INVINCIBLE | 10 | 2006 film based on a true story starring Mark Wahlberg as football player Vince Papale |
| 36% | THEAERONAUTS | 12 | 2019 adventure film based on a true story about a historic gas balloon flight (2 wds.) |
| 36% | HILLBILLYELEGY | 14 | 2020 drama based on a true story with Amy Adams as a troubled mother: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ERIN | 4 | "___ Brockovich," courtroom drama starring Julia Roberts that was based on the true story of an activist |
| 36% | THEBLINDSIDE | 12 | 2009 film based on a true story starring Quinton Aaron as football player Michael Oher (3 wds.) |
| 36% | JUSTMERCY | 9 | Legal drama based on a true story starring Brie Larson, 17-Across, and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 36% | DOOR | 4 | "The Shrink Next ___," psychological drama based on a true story, where Will Ferrell plays a neurotic patient |
| 35% | GIRLBOSS | 8 | Series based on Nasty Gal founder |
| 35% | BRIANSSONG | 10 | 1971 film based on a true story starring Billy Dee Williams as football player Gale Sayers (2 wds.) |
| 35% | BLACKBIRD | 9 | Apple TV+ miniseries based on a true story starring 15-Across, 24-Across, and 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ATRUE | 5 | Based on ___ story |
| 34% | XFILES | 6 | 1998 film thriller based on a TV series, with "The" |
| 34% | THEBLINDSIDE | 12 | A 2009 sports film starring Sandra Bullock, based on the true story of NFL player Michael Oher: 3 wds. |
| 34% | THEROOKIE | 9 | A 2002 sports film starring Dennis Quaid, based on the true story of MLB pitcher Jim Morris: 2 wds. |
| 34% | MARLEYANDME | 11 | Movie starring Owen Wilson that is based on the true story of writer John Grogan's dog: 3 wds. |
| 34% | ADOGSTALE | 9 | "Hachi: ___," movie starring Richard Gere that is based on a true story of a dog named Hachiko: 3 wds. |
| 34% | TALE | 4 | "Hachi: A Dog's ___," 2009 drama film starring Richard Gere based on the true story of a faithful dog |