| R | TITLE | L | L% | Lists By Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Hotel | 296 | 80% | 1932 (296) |
| 2 | Smilin' Through (1932) | 168 | 46% | 1932 (168) |
| 3 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) | 161 | 44% | 1932 (161) |
| 4 | Farewell to Arms (1932) | 167 | 43% | 1933 (167) |
| 5 | Emma (1932) | 154 | 42% | 1932 (154) |
| 6 | I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang | 156 | 41% | 1933 (156) |
| 7 | Bill of Divorcement | 141 | 38% | 1932 (141) |
| 8 | Back Street (1932) | 136 | 37% | 1932 (136) |
| 9 | Scarface (1932) | 135 | 37% | 1932 (135) |
| 10 | Maedchen in Uniform | 137 | 36% | 1933 (137) |
| 11 | Shanghai Express | 117 | 32% | 1932 (117) |
| 12 | Animal Kingdom | 121 | 32% | 1933 (121) |
| 13 | Broken Lullaby | 92 | 25% | 1932 (92) |
| 14 | Man Who Played God | 75 | 20% | 1932 (75) |
| 15 | Blessed Event | 68 | 18% | 1932 (68) |
| 16 | Strange Interlude | 64 | 17% | 1933 (64) |
| 17 | Washington Merry-Go-Round | 60 | 16% | 1932 (60) |
| 17 | Love Me Tonight | 60 | 16% | 1932 (60) |
| 19 | Trouble in Paradise | 56 | 15% | 1932 (56) |
| 20 | Bring 'Em Back Alive | 55 | 15% | 1932 (55) |
| 21 | Washington Masqurade | 51 | 14% | 1932 (51) |
| 22 | Arsene Lupin | 46 | 13% | 1932 (46) |
| 23 | As You Desire Me | 45 | 12% | 1932 (45) |
| 24 | Congress Dances | 43 | 12% | 1932 (43) |
| 25 | Hell Divers | 42 | 11% | 1932 (42) |
| 26 | American Madness | 40 | 11% | 1932 (40) |
| 27 | One Hour with You | 36 | 10% | 1932 (36) |
| 27 | Movie Crazy | 36 | 10% | 1932 (36) |
| 29 | A Farewell to Arms (1932) | 35 | 10% | 1932 (35) |
| 30 | Life Begins | 34 | 9% | 1932 (34) |
| 31 | The Phantom President | 33 | 9% | 1932 (33) |
| 32 | Silver Dollar | 33 | 9% | 1933 (33) |
| 33 | Once in a Lifetime | 31 | 8% | 1932 (31) |
| 34 | Wet Parade | 29 | 8% | 1932 (29) |
| 35 | If I Had a Million | 29 | 8% | 1933 (29) |
| 36 | Tarzan, the Ape Man | 26 | 7% | 1932 (26) |
| 37 | Night of June 13 | 25 | 7% | 1932 (25) |
| 38 | Doomed Battalion | 24 | 7% | 1932 (24) |
| 39 | What Price Hollywood | 21 | 6% | 1932 (21) |
| 39 | Union Depot | 21 | 6% | 1932 (21) |
| 41 | Horse Feathers | 19 | 5% | 1932 (19) |
| 42 | So Big (1932) | 18 | 5% | 1932 (18) |
| 42 | Red Headed Woman | 18 | 5% | 1932 (18) |
| 44 | Big Broadcast | 17 | 5% | 1932 (17) |
| 45 | Tiger Shark | 15 | 4% | 1932 (15) |
| 46 | Dance Team | 14 | 4% | 1932 (14) |
| 47 | This Is the Night | 13 | 4% | 1932 (13) |
| 47 | The Mouthpiece | 13 | 4% | 1932 (13) |
| 47 | One Way Passage | 13 | 4% | 1932 (13) |
| 47 | Last Mile | 13 | 4% | 1932 (13) |
| 47 | Blondie of the Follies | 13 | 4% | 1932 (13) |
Lists Included 368
L Total number of lists where the film was selected as one of the top 10 films of the year
L% Percentage of total lists where the film was selected as one of the top 10 films of the year
Lists By Year Number of votes in annual Film Daily poll
The Results of this poll are directly from The Film Daily annual poll that asked newspapers around the nation to submit a top 10 list. Films have been recategorized to U.S. release dates, as the poll often took place prior to year-end.