| 100% | DARKCRIMES | 10 | Jim Carrey film based on a 52-Across essay subtitled "A Postmodern Murder Mystery" (2 wds.) |
| 49% | THELOSTCITYOFZ | 14 | Charlie Hunnam film based on a 52-Across book subtitled "A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon" (5 wds.) |
| 42% | THEROOKIE | 9 | A 2002 sports film starring Dennis Quaid, based on the true story of MLB pitcher Jim Morris: 2 wds. |
| 41% | JOHNNYMNEMONIC | 14 | 1995 film starring Keanu Reeves, based on a short story by 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | THEFIRM | 7 | American legal thriller film based on a John Grisham novel by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 39% | CHICKENLITTLE | 13 | 2005 film based on a folktale of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SCHINDLERSLIST | 14 | Steven Spielberg film based on a 1982 Thomas Keneally novel: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ALICEIN | 7 | With 20-Across, 1951 Disney animated film based on a Lewis Carroll book, or its 2010 live-action adaptation: 2 wds. |
| 38% | TOTALRECALL | 11 | 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi film based on a Philip K. Dick short story: 2 wds. |
| 38% | LESMISERABLES | 13 | Hugh Jackman and 49-Across film based on a Victor Hugo novel (2 wds.) |
| 38% | THEGOLDFINCH | 12 | 2019 film based on a 2013 best-selling novel by Donna Tartt: 2 wds. |
| 38% | THEAVENGERS | 11 | 1998 Uma Thurman film based on an old spy show, or a 2012 superhero film: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BLADERUNNER | 11 | 1982 Harrison Ford sci-fi film based on a Philip K. Dick novel: 2 wds. |
| 37% | GONEGIRL | 8 | Feature film starring 36-Across based on a Gillian Flynn novel (2 wds.) |
| 37% | THEAERONAUTS | 12 | 2019 adventure film based on a true story about a historic gas balloon flight (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ASTROBOY | 8 | Animated superhero film based on a manga character known as Mighty Atom in Japan (2 wds.) |
| 37% | AMERICANGIGOLO | 14 | 2022 Showtime drama based on a 1980 film about a sex worker: 2 wds. |
| 37% | GONEGIRL | 8 | 2014 film starring 36-Across based on a 2012 Gillian Flynn novel (2 wds.) |
| 36% | EWANMCGREGOR | 12 | Actor who plays the protagonist in "Christopher Robin" which is a fantasy film based on "Winnie-the-Pooh": 2 wds. |
| 36% | ANNAKARENINA | 12 | Keira Knightley film based on a novel by Leo Tolstoy (2 wds.) |
| 36% | THEAFTERMATH | 12 | Keira Knightley film based on a novel by Rhidian Brook (2 wds.) |
| 36% | SPIRITUNTAMED | 13 | Computer-animated adventure film based on a Netflix TV series (2 wds.) |
| 36% | STEVEMARTIN | 11 | "Only Murders in the Building" actor who plays a character based on Cyrano de Bergerac in the film "Roxanne" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | LOVEYOU | 7 | "P.S. I ___," film based on a novel which shares its title with a 1962 song by The Beatles: 2 wds. |
| 36% | BABETTESFEAST | 13 | Oscar-winning film directed by Gabriel Axel based on a short story by 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 35% | JURASSICPARK | 12 | 1993 sci-fi adventure film about cloned dinosaurs which was based on a Michael Crichton novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 35% | THEGRADUATE | 11 | 1967 romantic comedy film starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft based on a Charles Webb novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 35% | BRUCEALMIGHTY | 13 | Jim Carrey film in which 15-Across played God: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ELLAENCHANTED | 13 | Fantasy comedy film starring Hugh Dancy and 44-Across as characters based on a fairy tale (2 wds.) |
| 35% | THEDANISHGIRL | 13 | Alicia Vikander and 49-Across film based on a David Ebershoff novel (3 wds.) |