| 100% | MYSTICRIVER | 11 | Dennis Lehane novel made into a film starring Sean Penn and Tim Robbins (2 wds.) |
| 68% | SHUTTERISLAND | 13 | Dennis Lehane novel made into a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo (2 wds.) |
| 64% | LIVEBYNIGHT | 11 | Dennis Lehane novel made into a film starring Ben Affleck and Elle Fanning (3 wds.) |
| 51% | SAFEHAVEN | 9 | Nicholas Sparks novel made into a film starring Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough (2 wds.) |
| 51% | THECHOICE | 9 | Nicholas Sparks novel made into a film starring Benjamin Walker and Teresa Palmer (2 wds.) |
| 51% | THENOTEBOOK | 11 | Nicholas Sparks novel made into a film starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams (2 wds.) |
| 47% | THEBESTOFME | 11 | Nicholas Sparks novel made into a film starring James Marsden and Michelle Monaghan (4 wds.) |
| 47% | MYSTICRIVER | 11 | 2003 crime drama film starring Sean Penn and Tim Robbins |
| 47% | MYSTICRIVER | 11 | 2003 movie set in Boston, for which Sean Penn and Tim Robbins each won a 1-Across: 2 wds. |
| 47% | THEBOOKTHIEF | 12 | Award-winning Markus Zusak novel made into a film starring 3-Down and 10-Down (3 wds.) |
| 46% | GONEBABYGONE | 12 | 1998 Dennis Lehane novel made into a 2007 film |
| 43% | DENNISLEHANE | 12 | Author of the 2001 novel "Mystic River" that was made into a 2003 Sean Penn film: 2 wds. |
| 42% | THEHATEUGIVE | 12 | 2017 bestselling novel by Angie Thomas made into a film starring Amandla Stenberg and Regina Hall (4 wds.) |
| 41% | THEHATEUGIVE | 12 | 2017 bestselling novel by 39-Across made into a film starring Amandla Stenberg and Regina Hall (4 wds.) |
| 40% | THEATEAM | 8 | 1980s action show made into a 2010 film starring Liam Neeson: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MIAMIVICE | 9 | 1980s cop show made into a 2006 film starring Colin Farrell: 2 wds. |
| 40% | TORTILLAFLAT | 12 | Novel by 32-Across made into a 1942 film starring Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr (2 wds.) |
| 39% | DOLORES | 7 | "___ Claiborne" (Stephen King novel made into a film starring Kathy Bates) |
| 39% | ATONEMENT | 9 | Booker Prize-shortlisted novel made into a film starring Keira Knightley |
| 39% | SANTINI | 7 | "The Great ___" (Pat Conroy novel made into a film starring Robert Duvall) |
| 39% | HOURS | 5 | Michael Cunningham novel made into a film starring Nicole Kidman, with "The" |
| 39% | THIEF | 5 | "The Book ___" (Markus Zusak novel made into a film starring Geoffrey Rush) |
| 39% | THEDUKES | 8 | With 47-Across, 1980s action-comedy show made into a 2005 film starring Johnny Knoxville: 2 wds. |
| 39% | OFMICEANDMEN | 12 | Novella by 32-Across made into a 1939 film starring Lon Chaney Jr. and Burgess Meredith (4 wds.) |
| 38% | ALL | 3 | "The Girl with ___ the Gifts" (M.R. Carey novel made into a film starring Glenn Close) |
| 37% | STREETFIGHTER | 13 | Video game franchise made into a 1994 film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme (2 wds.) |
| 37% | MORTALKOMBAT | 12 | Video game franchise made into a 1995 film starring Linden Ashby (2 wds.) |
| 37% | RESIDENTEVIL | 12 | Video game franchise made into a series of films starring Milla Jovovich (2 wds.) |
| 37% | FOG | 3 | "House of Sand and ___" (Andre Dubus III novel made into a film starring Ben Kingsley) |
| 37% | WOLFMCQUADE | 11 | "Lone ___" 1983 action film starring Chuck Norris (birthday today) and David Carradine that made Norris a household name: 2 wds. |