Year-End Lists

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  1. New Yorker: Richard Brody: 27 Best Movies of 2012
  2. Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Films of 2012
  3. A.V. Club: Mike D’Angelo: 15 Best Films of 2012
  4. IndieWire: Matt Singer: 20 Best Films of 2012
  5. IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2012
  6. Film Comment Poll: 50 Best Films of 2012
  7. IndieWire: Eric Kohn: 10 Best Movies of 2012
  8. In Review Online: Top 20 Films of 2012
  9. David Ehrlich: 25 Best Films of 2012
  10. Les Inrocks: 20 Best Films of 2012
  11. Michael Sicinski: Top 12 Films of 2012
  12. Dennis Cooper: 16 Favorite Films of 2012
  13. Keyframe: Miriam Bale: Top 10 Films of 2012
  14. Salon: Andrew O’Hehir: 20 Best Movies of 2012
  15. Keyframe: Jonathan Marlow: Top Ten Films of 2012
  16. Slant: 25 Best Films of 2012
  17. Fandor: Kevin B. Lee: 12 Best Films of 2012
  18. Village Voice: Karina Longworth: Top 10 Films of 2012
  19. Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of the Decade 2010-2019
  20. Slant: Nick Schager: Top 20 Films of 2012
  21. Village Voice Film Poll: Best Films of 2012
  22. Cinema Scope: Top 15 Films of 2012
  23. Bilge Ebiri: Top 20 Films of 2012
  24. Rolling Stone: The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s
  25. New York Times: Manohla Dargis: Top 36 Movies of 2012
  26. Little White Lies: Top 10 Films of 2012
  27. A.V. Club: Scott Tobias: The Best Films of 2012
  28. A.V. Club: 20 Best Films of 2012
  29. Sight & Sound Poll: Top 11 Films of 2012
  30. A.V. Club: Noel Murray: 15 Best Films of 2012
  31. Guardian: Peter Bradshaw: 10 Best Films of 2012
  32. Darren Hughes: 10 Best Films of 2012
  33. Reverse Shot: 10 Best Films of 2012
  34. Boston Globe: Ty Burr: Top 26 Movies of 2012
  35. Jonathan Rosenbaum: Best Films of the Decade (2010-2019)
  36. IndieWire Poll: Jonathan Rosenbaum: Top 10 Films of 2012
  37. A.V. Club: Alison Willmore: The Best Films of 2012
  38. IndieWire: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
  39. Chicago Reader: Ben Sachs: 20 Favorite Films of 2012
  40. Philadelphia Weekly: Sean Burns: Top 10 Films of 2012
  41. IndieWire Poll: Jonathan Rosenbaum: Top 10 Films of 2012
  42. Reverse Shot: Best Films of the Decade
  43. Boston Globe: Wesley Morris: Top 25 Movies of 2012
  44. TIFF Cinematheque: The Best of the Decade: An Alternative View
  45. Village Voice Film Poll: Scott Foundas: 10 Best Films of 2012
  46. L Magazine: 25 Best Films of 2012
  47. Glenn Kenny: 25 Best Films of 2012
  48. Jordan Cronk: The 50 Best Films of the 2010s
  49. Slant: Fernando F. Croce: Top 20 Films of 2012
  50. Philadelphia Weekly: Matt Prigge: Top 10 Films of 2012
  51. A.V. Club: Keith Phipps: The Best Films of 2012
  52. ScreenCrush: Matt Singer: The Best Movies of the 2010s
  53. A.V. Club: Sam Adams: The Best Films of 2012
  54. Empire: 20 Best Films of 2012
  55. Hyperallergic: The Best Films of the Decade
  56. A.V. Club: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
  57. Boston Globe: Ty Burr: The 50 Best Movies of the Decade
  58. HuffPost: 30+ Best Movies of 2012
  59. In Review Online: Top 100 Films of the 2010s
  60. World of Reel: Jordan Ruimy: The 25 Best Movies of the 2010s
  61. The Playlist: The 100 Best Films of the Decade
  62. Time Out New York: The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s
  63. Susannah Gruder: Best Movies of the 2010s
  64. Paste: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
  65. Film School Rejects: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s

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