| R | TITLE | L | L% | Lists By Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bridge on the River Kwai | 260 | 80% | 1957 (20) | 1958 (240) |
| 2 | Witness for the Prosecution | 210 | 67% | 1957 (52) | 1958 (158) |
| 3 | Sayonara | 162 | 59% | 1957 (162) |
| 4 | 12 Angry Men | 137 | 50% | 1957 (137) |
| 5 | Peyton Place | 129 | 47% | 1957 (129) |
| 6 | A Hatful of Rain | 119 | 43% | 1957 (119) |
| 7 | A Farewell to Arms (1957) | 119 | 40% | 1957 (65) | 1958 (54) |
| 8 | Les Girls | 105 | 38% | 1957 (105) |
| 9 | A Face in the Crowd | 95 | 35% | 1957 (95) |
| 10 | Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison | 94 | 34% | 1957 (94) |
| 11 | Don't Go Near the Water | 84 | 31% | 1957 (84) |
| 12 | The Pajama Game | 78 | 28% | 1957 (78) |
| 13 | Love in the Afternoon | 77 | 28% | 1957 (77) |
| 14 | Raintree County | 73 | 27% | 1957 (73) |
| 15 | Pal Joey | 69 | 25% | 1957 (69) |
| 16 | The Spirit of St. Louis | 61 | 22% | 1957 (61) |
| 17 | The Great Man | 58 | 21% | 1957 (58) |
| 18 | Man of a Thousand Faces | 57 | 21% | 1957 (57) |
| 18 | Funny Face | 57 | 21% | 1957 (57) |
| 20 | The Sun Also Rises | 50 | 18% | 1957 (50) |
| 20 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | 50 | 18% | 1957 (50) |
| 22 | Operation Mad Ball | 48 | 18% | 1957 (48) |
| 23 | Old Yeller | 47 | 17% | 1957 (47) |
| 24 | Time Limit | 43 | 16% | 1957 (43) |
| 25 | The Joker is Wild | 37 | 14% | 1957 (37) |
| 26 | Tammy and the Bachelor | 35 | 13% | 1957 (35) |
| 27 | Designing Woman | 33 | 12% | 1957 (33) |
| 28 | The Enemy Below | 38 | 12% | 1958 (38) |
| 29 | Silk Stockings | 27 | 10% | 1957 (27) |
| 30 | The Prince and the Showgirl | 23 | 8% | 1957 (23) |
| 30 | Fear Strikes Out | 23 | 8% | 1957 (23) |
| 30 | Battle Hymn | 23 | 8% | 1957 (23) |
| 33 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956) | 22 | 8% | 1957 (22) |
| 33 | Perri | 22 | 8% | 1957 (22) |
| 35 | Gervaise | 26 | 8% | 1958 (26) |
| 36 | 3:10 to Yuma | 20 | 7% | 1957 (20) |
| 36 | The Tin Star | 20 | 7% | 1957 (20) |
| 38 | The Bolshoi Ballet | 24 | 7% | 1958 (24) |
| 39 | The Green Man | 17 | 6% | 1957 (17) |
| 39 | Paths of Glory | 17 | 6% | 1957 (17) |
| 41 | Wild is the Wind | 18 | 5% | 1958 (18) |
| 42 | Pursuit of the Graf Spee | 15 | 5% | 1957 (15) |
| 43 | The Gold of Naples | 11 | 4% | 1957 (11) |
| 44 | The Golden Age of Comedy | 12 | 4% | 1958 (12) |
| 45 | An Affair to Remember | 10 | 4% | 1957 (10) |
Lists Included 274
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.