| 100% | THEREVENANT | 11 | Leonardo DiCaprio drama based on a novel by Michael Punke and a 1915 poem (2 wds.) |
| 47% | SHUTTERISLAND | 13 | Leonardo DiCaprio psychological thriller based on a novel by Dennis Lehane (2 wds.) |
| 45% | THESECRETLIFE | 13 | "___ of Bees," a 2008 drama film with Queen Latifah and was based on a novel by Sue Monk Kidd: 3 wds. |
| 45% | THEALIENIST | 11 | American period drama TV series starring Dakota Fanning which is based on a novel of the same name by Caleb Carr: 2 wds. |
| 45% | THESENTINEL | 11 | A 2006 crime thriller based on Gerald Petievich's novel, starring 18a and Michael Douglas: 2 wds. |
| 45% | THENOTEBOOK | 11 | 2004 romantic drama starring 13-Across and based on a Nicholas Sparks novel: 2 wds. |
| 43% | GOODOMENS | 9 | Amazon series starring 15-Across/17-Across and 45-Across/47-Across based on a novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman (2 wds.) |
| 42% | THEHOURS | 8 | Generational drama starring 45-Across based on a Michael Cunningham novel (2 wds.) |
| 42% | 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. |
| 42% | THEDEPARTED | 11 | Leonardo DiCaprio crime drama based on a Hong Kong film (2 wds.) |
| 42% | THEWIND | 7 | 1928 drama starring Lillian Gish and Lars Hanson based on a novel by Dorothy Scarborough |
| 42% | POORCOW | 7 | 1967 drama starring Carol White and Terence Stamp based on a novel by Nell Dunn |
| 42% | JURASSICPARK | 12 | Steven Spielberg's hit sci-fi film which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and was based on a Michael Crichton novel: 2 wds. |
| 41% | POORCOW | 7 | 1967 film drama starring Carol White and Terence Stamp based on a novel by Nell Dunn |
| 41% | THEWIND | 7 | 1928 film drama starring Lillian Gish and Lars Hanson based on a novel by Dorothy Scarborough |
| 41% | LOSINGISAIAH | 12 | 1995 film drama starring Jessica Lange and Halle Berry based on a novel by Seth Margolis |
| 41% | TEENWOLF | 8 | Current MTV drama based on a Michael J. Fox movie: 2 wds. |
| 41% | POOR | 4 | & 18A 1967 film drama starring Carol White and Terence Stamp based on a novel by Nell Dunn |
| 41% | THEFIRM | 7 | American legal thriller film based on a John Grisham novel by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 40% | PIECESOFHER | 11 | Netflix series starring 17-Across, 29-Across, and Bella Heathcote based on a novel by Karin Slaughter (3 wds.) |
| 40% | BIGLITTLELIES | 13 | HBO murder-mystery miniseries starring 15-Across and Reese Witherspoon based on a novel by 32-Across (3 wds.) |
| 40% | STEVEJOBS | 9 | 2015 biographical drama film starring Michael Fassbender and written by Aaron Sorkin (birthday today), based on the co-founder of Apple Inc.: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ANNAKARENINA | 12 | Keira Knightley film based on a novel by Leo Tolstoy (2 wds.) |
| 40% | THEAFTERMATH | 12 | Keira Knightley film based on a novel by Rhidian Brook (2 wds.) |
| 40% | FAIRLADY | 8 | Musical based on a novel by George Bernard Shaw, "My ___" was the longest-running Broadway show between 1956 - 1962: 2 wds. |
| 39% | THEGOLDFINCH | 12 | 2019 film based on a 2013 best-selling novel by Donna Tartt: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LITTLEMERMAID | 13 | Musical based on a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen with music by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman: 2 wds. |
| 39% | OUTOFAFRICA | 11 | 1985 romantic drama starring 12-Across and based on a book written by 41-Across: 3 wds. |
| 39% | CHARLOTTESWEB | 13 | Julia Roberts/Dakota Fanning film based on a novel by E.B. White (2 wds.) |
| 39% | TENTHOUSAND | 11 | "___ Saints," 2015 Ethan Hawke starrer drama film based on the novel of the same name by Eleanor Henderson: 2 wds. |