| 100% | WECANREMEMBERIT | 15 | With 59-Across, story by 42-Across on which the movie "Total Recall" is based |
| 81% | DOANDROIDSDREAM | 15 | With 20-Across, story by 42-Across on which the movie "Blade Runner" is based |
| 51% | MEMOIR | 6 | Kind of book, written by 14-/18-Across in 1853 after being rescued, on which the movie is based |
| 51% | ARTHURCCLARKE | 13 | Author of "The Sentinel," the short story on which 42-Across is based (3 wds.) |
| 45% | ALLABOUTEVE | 11 | 1950 movie on which the musical "Applause" is based |
| 45% | GROOM | 5 | Winston ___, author of the 1986 novel on which the movie "Forrest Gump" is based |
| 44% | DEAD | 4 | "___ Poets Society," novel by Nancy H. Kleinbaum which is based on the dark academia-themed movie of the same name |
| 44% | EDDIE | 5 | With 47-Across, chef who narrates ABC's "Fresh Off the Boat," which is based on his memoir |
| 43% | SHOLEM | 6 | Aleichem who wrote the stories on which Fiddler on the Roof is based |
| 42% | MARYORR | 7 | Writer of the story on which "All About Eve" is based |
| 42% | DEAD | 4 | "The ___," 1987 film directed by John Huston which is based on a short story by James Joyce |
| 42% | MARTHA | 6 | With 34-Across, Beatles song inspired by Paul's dog, on which Paul McCartney is the only credited Beatle |
| 42% | ITINA | 5 | Autobiography on which the biopic "What's Love Got to Do With It" is based |
| 41% | THELOSTWORLD | 12 | Novel by Michael Crichton on which the sequel to 26a which was released in 1997 was based: 3 wds. |
| 40% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Writer of the children's books that the movies directed by 14-, 20-, and 36-Across were based on: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ORR | 3 | Author of the short story on which All About Eve was based, Mary ___ |
| 40% | HOUSEOFCARDS | 12 | Popular American political thriller by Beau Willimon which is a story of a Democrat from South Carolina and is based on the novel of the same by Michael Dobbs: 3 wds. |
| 39% | JACKLONDON | 10 | Author of the 1903 novel, "The Call of the Wild," on which the 2020 movie is based: 2 wds. |
| 39% | REAL | 4 | With 27-Across, novel by 42-Across that was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize |
| 39% | MEN | 3 | "___ in Black," movie series starring Will Smith based on the comic book series by Lowell Cunningham |
| 39% | MARLEYANDME | 11 | Movie starring Owen Wilson that is based on the true story of writer John Grogan's dog: 3 wds. |
| 38% | NOW | 3 | "The Spectacular ___," romantic comedy film which was based on a book of the same name by Tim Tharp |
| 38% | EMMA | 4 | Novel on which the film "Clueless" is based |
| 38% | HIGHLANDER | 10 | 1986 fantasy action-adventure film starring Sean Connery which is based on a story by Gregory Widen |
| 38% | RODERICKTHORP | 13 | Author who wrote "Nothing Lasts Forever," the novel on which movie in 17a was based: 2 wds. |
| 38% | INVENTINGANNA | 13 | Shonda Rhimes miniseries starring 18-Across and 42-Across based on the true story of a con artist who pretended to be an heiress (2 wds.) |
| 38% | EMMA | 4 | 1815 novel on which the film "Clueless" was based |
| 38% | BLACKSWAN | 9 | 2010 psychological thriller film starring Natalie Portman which is based on an original story by Heinz: 2 wds. |
| 38% | IDAHO | 5 | "My Own Private ___," 1991 movie directed by Gus Van Sant which is loosely based on Shakespeare's works |
| 38% | BRAD | 4 | With 59-Down, star of the work revealed by the first letters of the Across clues, which hint at this puzzle's theme |