| 100% | SHOUT | 5 | The —, 1978 horror film starring Alan Bates based on a short story by Robert Graves |
| 46% | JOHNNYMNEMONIC | 14 | 1995 film starring Keanu Reeves, based on a short story by 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | RAIN | 4 | 1932 film drama starring Joan Crawford as Sadie Thompson based on a short story by W Somerset Maugham |
| 40% | NIGHTOFTHE | 10 | & 18D 1957 horror starring Dana Andrews and Peggy Cummins based on a short story by M R James |
| 40% | SECRETLIFEOF | 12 | , 12A & 19A The —, 1947 comedy film starring Danny Kaye based on a story by James Thurber |
| 37% | DEAD | 4 | "The ___," 1987 film directed by John Huston which is based on a short story by James Joyce |
| 36% | 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. |
| 36% | BABETTESFEAST | 13 | Oscar-winning film directed by Gabriel Axel based on a short story by 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 36% | ERIN | 4 | "___ Brockovich," 2000 film starring Julia Roberts which is based on the story of the legal clerk who fought against PG&E |
| 35% | THEBLINDSIDE | 12 | A 2009 sports film starring Sandra Bullock, based on the true story of NFL player Michael Oher: 3 wds. |
| 35% | THEROOKIE | 9 | A 2002 sports film starring Dennis Quaid, based on the true story of MLB pitcher Jim Morris: 2 wds. |
| 35% | FARGO | 5 | TV series based on a 1996 film by the Coen brothers |
| 34% | STAND | 5 | "___ by Me" (Rob Reiner film based on a Stephen King short story) |
| 34% | AWAYFROMHER | 11 | *2007 movie based on a New Yorker short story by Alice Munro |
| 34% | THESWIMMER | 10 | *1968 movie based on a New Yorker short story by John Cheever |
| 34% | THETINDRUM | 10 | 1979 film starring David Bennent based on a 1959 novel by Gunter Grass |
| 34% | MEETMEINSTLOUIS | 15 | *1944 movie based on a series of New Yorker short stories by Sally Benson |
| 33% | FRITZTHECAT | 11 | 1972 animated film based on a comic strip by Robert Crumb |
| 33% | STREETCAR | 9 | "A ___ Named Desire," 1951 drama film starring Marlon Brando, based on the eponymous play by Tennessee Williams |
| 33% | ATAFUNERAL | 10 | "Death ___," dark comedy starring Peter Dinklage based on a British film of the same name by Dean Craig: 3 wds. |
| 33% | MIST | 4 | "The ___," 2007 movie starring Thomas Jane based on a story by Stephen King |
| 32% | NIGHTFALL | 9 | 1941 sci-fi short story by Isaac Asimov that was adapted into a 1988 film starring Sarah Douglas |
| 32% | SHINING | 7 | "The ___," 1980 horror film starring Jack Nicholson based on the novel of the same name |
| 32% | PATCH | 5 | ___ Adams, character based on a real-life doctor who was played by Robin Williams in the eponymous 1998 film |