| EASTOF | James Dean film based on a John Steinbeck novel, ... Eden (4,2) |
| EASTOFEDEN | James Dean film based on a John Steinbeck novel (4,2,4) |
| EDEN | "East of ___" (movie based on a John Steinbeck novel) |
| CLIENT | 'The --', 1994 film based on a John Grisham novel (6) |
| TINKER | Gary Oldman film based on a John le Carre novel, --- Tailor Soldier Spy (6) |
| ACAUSE | Words in a James Dean film title |
| GRAPE | Item picked in a John Steinbeck novel |
| MEN | Of Mice and ___ Restoring Force band whose name is inspired by a John Steinbeck novel |
| PAINTEDHOUSE | A ___ a 2003 movie based on a John Grisham novel of the same name about a 7 year old boy named Luke Chandler: 2 wds. |
| OFMICE | John Steinbeck novel, ... and Men (2,4) |
| GRAPES | The ___ Of Wrath, John Steinbeck novel (6) |
| MARTIN | Dean ---, film star |
| ROW | Waterfront street in Monterey that lends its name to the title of a John Steinbeck novel set in the |
| WITHTHEKRANKS | Christmas ___ a 2004 movie based on a John Grisham novel titled Skipping Christmas: 3 wds. |
| GARDENER | The Constant ___, 2005 film based on a John Le Carre novel (8) |
| NORTHANDSOUTH | 1985 miniseries based on a John Jakes novel starring Patrick Swayze and James Read: 3 wds. |
| CHAMBER | Gene Hackman drama based on a John Grisham novel, The ... (7) |
| PELICAN | Thriller based on a John Grisham novel, The ... Brief (7) |
| THECLIENT | Movie based on a John Grisham novel (3,6) |
| MANAGER | Tom Hiddleston miniseries based on a John le Carre novel, The Night ------- (7) |
