Lists
- Seventh Row: 50 Favourite Films of the Decade
- Dennis Cooper: 16 Favorite Films of 2012
- Philadelphia Weekly: Sean Burns: Top 10 Films of 2012
- Slant: 25 Best Films of 2012
- Slant: Nick Schager: Top 20 Films of 2012
- Slant: Ed Gonzalez: Top 20 Films of 2012
- Salon: Andrew O’Hehir: 20 Best Movies of 2012
- New York: David Edelstein: Top Ten Movies of 2012
- Time Out Chicago: Ben Kenigsberg: 10 Best Movies of 2012
- Boston Globe: Ty Burr: Top 26 Movies of 2012
- Village Voice Film Poll: Best Films of 2012
- A.V. Club: Keith Phipps: The Best Films of 2012
- IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2012
- IndieWire: Matt Singer: 20 Best Films of 2012
- Film Comment Poll: 50 Best Films of 2012
- David Ehrlich: 25 Best Films of 2012
- Boston Globe: Ty Burr: The 50 Best Movies of the Decade
- Film School Rejects: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Slant: Fernando F. Croce: Top 20 Films of 2012
- Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: 20 Best Movies of 2012
- New Republic: David Thomson: 5 Best Movies of 2012
- New York Times: Manohla Dargis: Top 36 Movies of 2012
- Chicago Sun-Times: Roger Ebert: 20 Best Movies of 2012
- San Francisco Bay Guardian: Dennis Harvey: Top 25 Narrative Films of 2012
- Benzine: The Best Films of the Decade 2010-2019