Lists
- L Magazine: 25 Best Films of 2012
- Slant: Nick Schager: Top 20 Films of 2012
- A.V. Club: Scott Tobias: The Best Films of 2012
- A.V. Club: 20 Best Films of 2012
- A.V. Club: Noel Murray: 15 Best Films of 2012
- Boston Globe: Wesley Morris: Top 25 Movies of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Top 11 Films of 2012
- Time Out New York: David Fear: 10 Best Movies of 2012
- Guardian: Peter Bradshaw: 10 Best Films of 2012
- Village Voice: Karina Longworth: Top 10 Films of 2012
- A.V. Club: Nathan Rabin: The Best Films of 2012
- Village Voice Film Poll: Best Films of 2012
- Time Out Chicago: Ben Kenigsberg: 10 Best Movies of 2012
- Glenn Kenny: 25 Best Films of 2012
- Far Out: The 50 Best Films of the Decade (2010-2019)
- IndieWire: Matt Singer: 20 Best Films of 2012
- Village Voice Film Poll: Scott Foundas: 10 Best Films of 2012
- Little White Lies: Top 10 Films of 2012
- Film Comment Poll: 50 Best Films of 2012
- A.V. Club: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
- The Big Picture: Sean Fennessey: Top 10 Movies of the 2010s
- World of Reel: Jordan Ruimy: The 25 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Uproxx: Vince Mancini: 7 Best Films of 2012
- IndieWire: Eric Kohn: 10 Best Movies of 2012
- IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2012
- New Yorker: Richard Brody: 27 Best Movies of 2012
- A.V. Club: Alison Willmore: The Best Films of 2012
- Entertainment Weekly: Lisa Schwarzbaum: 10 Best Movies of 2012
- A.V. Club: Keith Phipps: The Best Films of 2012
- Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: 20 Best Movies of 2012
- Cinema Scope: Top 15 Films of 2012
- Chicago Reader: Ben Sachs: 20 Favorite Films of 2012
- Polygon: Matt Patches: The Best Movies of the 2010s Decade
- Keith Phipps: Top 30 Films of the Decade
- The Playlist: The 100 Best Films of the Decade
- Marya E. Gates: Favorite Fifteen Films of 2012
- Slant: 25 Best Films of 2012
- New York Times: A.O. Scott: 25 Favorite Films of 2012
- New York Times: Manohla Dargis: Top 36 Movies of 2012
- Reverse Shot: Best Films of the Decade
- David Ehrlich: 25 Best Films of 2012
- Bilge Ebiri: Top 20 Films of 2012
- Reverse Shot: 10 Best Films of 2012
- Slant: Fernando F. Croce: Top 20 Films of 2012
- A.V. Club: Tasha Robinson: The Best Films of 2012
- Rolling Stone: The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Film School Rejects: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Philadelphia Weekly: Sean Burns: Top 10 Films of 2012
- Artforum: J Hoberman: 12 Best Films of 2012
- IndieWire: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
- The Big Picture: Chris Ryan: Top 10 Movies of the 2010s
- TIFF Cinematheque: The Best of the Decade: An Alternative View
- ScreenCrush: Matt Singer: The Best Movies of the 2010s
- A.V. Club: Sam Adams: The Best Films of 2012
- HitFix: Kristopher Tapley: Top 10 Films of 2012
- RogerEbert.com: The Best Films of the 2010s
- Insider: 100 Best Films of the 2010s
- HuffPost: 30+ Best Movies of 2012
- Susannah Gruder: Best Movies of the 2010s
- Vanity Fair: K. Austin Collins: The 30 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Paste: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Jordan Cronk: The 50 Best Films of the 2010s
- Roxana Hadadi: Top 50 Movies of the Decade
- The Independent: The 40 Best Films of the 2010s
- The Young Folks: Top 50 Films of the 2010s
- Consequence: Top 100 Films of the 2010s
- New Yorker: Anthony Lane: 8 Best Films of 2012
- San Francisco Bay Guardian: Dennis Harvey: Top 25 Narrative Films of 2012
- Boston Globe: Ty Burr: Top 26 Movies of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: James Bell: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Chicago Sun-Times: Roger Ebert: 20 Best Movies of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Peter Bradshaw: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Alexander Horwath: Top Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Geoffrey Macnab: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Kate Muir: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Nicolas Rapold: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Vadim Rizov: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Thirza Wakefield: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: David Thompson: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Chicago Reader: J.R. Jones: 22 Favorite Movies of 2012
- Slate: Dana Stevens: 15 Best Movies of 2012
- New Yorker: David Denby: 11 Best Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Cameron Bailey: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Graham Fuller: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Carmen Gray: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Nick James: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Henry K. Miller: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Isabel Stevens: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Fernanda Solorzano: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Kate Stables: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Francine Stock: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Robert Koehler: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: James Mottram: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Geoffrey O’Brien: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Jonathan Romney: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Tom Charity: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Michel Ciment: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Thomas Dawson: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: William Fowler: Top 5 Films of 2012