Lists
- Uproxx: Vince Mancini: 7 Best Films of 2012
- Marya E. Gates: Favorite Fifteen Films of 2012
- A.V. Club: Sam Adams: The Best Films of 2012
- Time Out New York: David Fear: 10 Best Movies of 2012
- L Magazine: 25 Best Films of 2012
- Tom Shone: 10 Best Films of 2012
- The Big Picture: Amanda Dobbins: Top 10 Movies of the 2010s
- Chicago Reader: Ben Sachs: 20 Favorite Films of 2012
- New Yorker: Richard Brody: 27 Best Movies of 2012
- Empire: 20 Best Films of 2012
- IndieWire: Matt Singer: 20 Best Films of 2012
- Film Comment Poll: 50 Best Films of 2012
- IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2012
- HuffPost: 30+ Best Movies of 2012
- Slant: 25 Best Films of 2012
- Village Voice Film Poll: Best Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Melissa Anderson: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Dan Callahan: Top 5 Films of 2012
- New York Times: Manohla Dargis: Top 36 Movies of 2012
- Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: 20 Best Movies of 2012
- Village Voice Film Poll: Nick Pinkerton: Top 10 Films of 2012
- Slant: Nick Schager: Top 20 Films of 2012
- Boston Globe: Wesley Morris: Top 25 Movies of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Vadim Rizov: Top 5 Films of 2012