R | TITLE | L | L% | Lists By Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | A Place in the Sun | 385 | 73% | 1951 (385) |
2 | A Streetcar Named Desire | 362 | 68% | 1951 (362) |
3 | An American in Paris | 341 | 64% | 1951 (341) |
4 | The African Queen | 201 | 60% | 1952 (201) |
5 | Detective Story | 298 | 56% | 1951 (298) |
6 | Born Yesterday | 257 | 48% | 1951 (257) |
7 | Decision Before Dawn | 199 | 43% | 1951 (150) | 1952 (49) |
8 | The Lavender Hill Mob | 170 | 43% | 1951 (72) | 1952 (98) |
9 | Cyrano de Bergerac (1951) | 221 | 42% | 1951 (221) |
10 | The River (1951) | 178 | 41% | 1951 (113) | 1952 (65) |
11 | David and Bathsheba | 167 | 39% | 1951 (102) | 1952 (65) |
12 | Death of a Salesman | 188 | 35% | 1951 (188) |
13 | Quo Vadis? | 181 | 34% | 1951 (181) |
14 | Bright Victory | 164 | 31% | 1951 (164) |
15 | The Great Caruso | 159 | 30% | 1951 (159) |
16 | The Blue Veil | 156 | 29% | 1951 (156) |
17 | Show Boat (1951) | 142 | 27% | 1951 (142) |
18 | The Red Badge of Courage | 135 | 25% | 1951 (135) |
19 | Harvey | 93 | 18% | 1951 (93) |
20 | Samson and Delilah | 92 | 17% | 1951 (92) |
21 | Oliver Twist | 89 | 17% | 1951 (89) |
22 | People Will Talk | 82 | 15% | 1951 (82) |
23 | Strangers on a Train | 76 | 14% | 1951 (76) |
24 | Fourteen Hours | 69 | 13% | 1951 (69) |
25 | The Well (1951) | 63 | 12% | 1951 (63) |
26 | Here Comes the Groom | 61 | 11% | 1951 (61) |
27 | The Big Carnival | 57 | 11% | 1951 (57) |
28 | Tales of Hoffmann | 52 | 10% | 1951 (52) |
29 | Go for Broke | 51 | 10% | 1951 (51) |
29 | The Brave Bulls | 51 | 10% | 1951 (51) |
31 | Kon-Tiki | 50 | 9% | 1951 (50) |
32 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | 46 | 9% | 1951 (46) |
Lists Included 531 (estimated)
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.