| 100% | ARGO | 4 | Oscar-winning film based partly on the book "The Master of Disguise" |
| 55% | ARGO | 4 | 2012 movie based on the Tony Mendez book "The Master of Disguise" |
| 48% | BABE | 4 | Oscar-nominated film based on the children's book "The Sheep-Pig" |
| 44% | CITIZENFOUR | 11 | Documentary film based on Edward Snowden that won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature in 2014 |
| 44% | NOW | 3 | "The Spectacular ___," romantic comedy film which was based on a book of the same name by Tim Tharp |
| 44% | MARY | 4 | "___ Poppins," 1964 musical fantasy film based on P. L. Travers's book series of the same name |
| 43% | THEFOGOFWAR | 11 | Documentary film based on Robert S. McNamara that won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature in 2003: 4 wds. |
| 43% | CLIENT | 6 | Schumacher film based on a Grisham book, The __ |
| 43% | GAMES | 5 | "Hunger ___," dystopian action film trilogy based on books of the same name starring Jennifer Lawrence |
| 43% | THERIGHTSTUFF | 13 | Oscar-winning space-age film based on a Tom Wolfe book (3 wds.) |
| 42% | CASSIDYANDTHE | 13 | "Butch ___ Sundance Kid," 1969 Western film based on the outlaws Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longabaugh that won four Oscars: 3 wds. |
| 41% | INTOTHEWILD | 11 | 2007 film starring Emile Hirsch based on a book of the same name by Jon Krakauer set in the Alaskan wilderness: 3 wds. |
| 41% | ALADDIN | 7 | 1992 film based on a folktale of the same name |
| 41% | HORROR | 6 | The Amityville __, film series based on Anson book |
| 41% | MADEINAMERICA | 13 | "O.J.:___," documentary series, based on the life of O. J. Simpson, that won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature in 2016: 3 wds. |
| 41% | BLADERUNNER | 11 | Movie based on the book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" |
| 41% | GOAL | 4 | "Next ___ Wins," sports comedy film directed by Taika Waititi that is based on a 2014 documentary of the same name |
| 41% | MARYPOPPINS | 11 | Musical based on children's books by P.L. Travers and 1964 Disney film of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 41% | MORMON | 6 | The Book of __, musical based on a US religion |
| 41% | RIVERKWAI | 9 | Bridge on the __, Oscar winning WWII film |
| 41% | MEANGIRLS | 9 | 2004 Lindsay Lohan movie based partly on the nonfiction book "Queen Bees and Wannabes": 2 wds. |
| 40% | CHICKENLITTLE | 13 | 2005 film based on a folktale of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 40% | BORN | 4 | "___ on the Fourth of July" (Oscar-winning Tom Cruise film) |
| 40% | BRIDE | 5 | "___ of Chucky," 1988 film based on the iconic horror doll |
| 39% | GIJOE | 5 | Sci-fi film based on a toy franchise, "___: The Rise of Cobra": 3 wds. |
| 39% | SOCIAL | 6 | "The ___ Network," 2010 biographical film based on the founders of Facebook |
| 39% | BENCHLEY | 8 | Peter, author of the book on which Jaws was based |
| 39% | STROKEPLAY | 10 | * Golf format not based on the number of holes won |
| 39% | NORMARAE | 8 | 1979 film based on the life of Crystal Lee Sutton |
| 39% | END | 3 | "The ___ of the Affair" (1999 film based on a Graham Greene novel) |