Lists
- Bilge Ebiri: Top 20 Films of 2012
- Darren Hughes: 10 Best Films of 2012
- Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: 20 Best Movies of 2012
- Little White Lies: Top 10 Films of 2012
- Keyframe: Jonathan Marlow: Top Ten Films of 2012
- Cinema Scope: Top Ten Films of 2011
- New York Times: Stephen Holden: Top 11 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Best Films of 2011
- Village Voice Film Poll: Scott Foundas: 10 Best Films of 2012
- New York Times: Manohla Dargis: Top 36 Movies of 2012
- A.V. Club: Scott Tobias: The Best Films of 2012
- Salon: Andrew O’Hehir: 20 Best Movies of 2012
- Guardian: Peter Bradshaw: 10 Best Films of 2012
- Village Voice Film Poll: Best Films of 2012
- Fandor: Kevin B. Lee: 12 Best Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Top 11 Films of 2012
- Film Comment Poll: 50 Best Films of 2012
- IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2012
- In Review Online: Top 20 Films of 2012
- Boston Globe: Wesley Morris: Top 25 Movies of 2012
- Philadelphia Weekly: Sean Burns: Top 10 Films of 2012
- Reverse Shot: 10 Best Films of 2012
- IndieWire: Eric Kohn: 10 Best Movies of 2012
- Jordan Cronk: The 50 Best Films of the 2010s
- Glenn Kenny: 25 Best Films of 2012
- A.V. Club: Alison Willmore: The Best Films of 2012
- Chicago Reader: Ben Sachs: 20 Best Films of 2011
- L Magazine: 25 Best Films of 2012
- Slant: 25 Best Films of 2012
- David Ehrlich: 25 Best Films of 2011
- A.V. Club: 20 Best Films of 2012
- Reverse Shot: Best Films of the Decade
- The Playlist: The 100 Best Films of the Decade
- Paste: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Sight & Sound Poll: Thirza Wakefield: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Nick Hasted: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Slant: Fernando F. Croce: Top 20 Films of 2012
- Slate: Dana Stevens: 15 Best Movies of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Michael Atkinson: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Nick Bradshaw: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Philip French: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Suzy Gillett: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Paul Tickell: Top Films of 2012
- Michael J. Anderson: Ten Best FIlms of the 2010s