| 100% | THERIGHTSTUFF | 13 | Oscar-winning space-age film based on a Tom Wolfe book (3 wds.) |
| 53% | HOWSTELLAGOT | 12 | With 32-Across, 1998 Angela Bassett film based on a best-selling book: 3 wds. |
| 50% | CASSIDYANDTHE | 13 | "Butch ___ Sundance Kid," 1969 Western film based on the outlaws Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longabaugh that won four Oscars: 3 wds. |
| 48% | READYPLAYERONE | 14 | Steven Spielberg film based on a 2011 Ernest Cline novel: 3 wds. |
| 48% | THECOLORPURPLE | 14 | Steven Spielberg film based on a 1982 Alice Walker novel: 3 wds. |
| 48% | THELEGOMOVIE | 12 | 2014 animated film based on a line of toys: 3 wds. |
| 48% | GIJOE | 5 | Sci-fi film based on a toy franchise, "___: The Rise of Cobra": 3 wds. |
| 47% | READYPLAYERONE | 14 | Movie based on a 2011 Ernest Cline book: 3 wds. |
| 46% | OFWALLSTREET | 12 | "The Wolf ___" biographical dark comedy crime film based on a memoir of former stockbroker Jordan Belfort: 3 wds. |
| 46% | GAMEOFTHRONES | 13 | HBO show based on a series of George R.R. Martin books: 3 wds. |
| 45% | THEJUNGLEBOOK | 13 | Jon Favreau film based on a story collection by Rudyard Kipling (3 wds.) |
| 45% | ABRIDGETOOFAR | 13 | Sean Connery's 1977 war film based on a book by Cornelius Ryan which also stars Michael Caine: 4 wds. |
| 45% | OUTOFAFRICA | 11 | Oscar-winning film directed by Sydney Pollack based on a memoir by 42-Across (3 wds.) |
| 44% | OUTOFAFRICA | 11 | 1985 romantic drama starring 12-Across and based on a book written by 41-Across: 3 wds. |
| 44% | AMANINFULL | 10 | 2024 Netflix show created by David E. Kelley, based on a Tom Wolfe novel: 4 wds. |
| 44% | JEMANDTHE | 9 | With 34-Across, October 2015 fantasy film based on a line of toys: 3 wds. |
| 44% | 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. |
| 44% | TSOTSI | 6 | Oscar-winning foreign language film based on a Fugard novel |
| 44% | THELOSTCITYOFZ | 14 | Charlie Hunnam film based on a 52-Across book subtitled "A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon" (5 wds.) |
| 44% | THEFOGOFWAR | 11 | Documentary film based on Robert S. McNamara that won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature in 2003: 4 wds. |
| 43% | INTHEHEIGHTS | 12 | New movie based on a Tony-winning Lin-Manuel Miranda musical: 3 wds. |
| 43% | ATAFUNERAL | 10 | "Death ___," dark comedy starring Peter Dinklage based on a British film of the same name by Dean Craig: 3 wds. |
| 43% | HUNT | 4 | "The ___ for Red October" (1990 film based on a Tom Clancy novel) |
| 43% | CLEAR | 5 | "___ and Present Danger" (Harrison Ford film based on a Tom Clancy novel) |
| 43% | SUM | 3 | "The ___ of All Fears" (spy film based on a Tom Clancy novel) |
| 43% | CLIENT | 6 | Schumacher film based on a Grisham book, The __ |
| 42% | THEBLINDSIDE | 12 | 2009 film based on a true story starring Quinton Aaron as football player Michael Oher (3 wds.) |
| 42% | SUM | 3 | "The ___ of All Fears" (2002 spy film based on a Tom Clancy novel) |
| 42% | FEARS | 5 | "The Sum of All ___" (Ben Affleck film based on a Tom Clancy novel) |
| 42% | IROBOT | 6 | 2004 sci-fi film based on a 1950 book |