Lists
- Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2021
- A.V. Club: Carlos Aguilar: The Best Films of 2021
- Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang: The Best Movies of 2021
- Sight & Sound Poll: Elena Lazic: Best Films of 2021
- Screen Slate: Chloe Lizotte: Best Movies of 2021
- Passerby: Best Films of 2021
- Film Comment Poll: Best Films of 2021
- Reverse Shot: Best Films of 2021
- David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2021
- RogerEbert.com: Monica Castillo: Top Ten Films of 2021
- Darren Hughes: Favorite Theatrical/VOD Releases of 2021
- Film Comment Poll: Florence Almozini: Best Films of 2021
- AP: Jake Coyle: Best Films of 2021
- Hollywood Reporter: Jon Frosch: Best Films of 2021
- Sight & Sound Poll: Jourdain Searles: Best Films of 2021
- AP: Lindsey Bahr: Best Films of 2021
- Time: Stephanie Zacharek: The 10 Best Movies of 2021
- A.V. Club: Vikram Murthi: The Best Films of 2021
- Rolling Stone: David Fear: 20 Best Movies of 2021
- Hollywood Reporter: David Rooney: Best Films of 2021
- Screen Slate: Best Movies of 2021
- Little White Lies: The 30 Best Films of 2021
- Vanity Fair: Richard Lawson: The 10 Best Movies of 2021
- Vox: Alissa Wilkinson: The 21 Best Movies of 2021
- Caitlin Quinlan: Best Films of 2021
- Sight & Sound Poll: Vadim Rizov: Best Films of 2021
- RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2021
- Scout Tafoya: My Favourite Films of 2021
- Cinema Scope: Top Ten Films of 2021
- Atlantic: David Sims: The 10 Best Films of 2021
- Collider: Ross Bonaime: Top 10 Films of 2021
- IndieWire Poll: Best Films of 2021
- Film Stage: Top 50 Films of 2021
- Guardian: The 50 Best Films of 2021
- Rolling Stone: K. Austin Collins: Top 25 Movies of 2021
- Ty Burr: The Best Movies of 2021
- A.V. Club: The Best Films of 2021
- World of Reel: Jordan Ruimy: The 10 Best Movies of 2021
- Slant: The 50 Best Films of 2021
- IndieWire: The 25 Best Movies of 2021
- Esquire: Nick Schager: The Best Movies of 2021
- Les Inrocks: Emily Barnett: Top 10 Films of 2022
- Screen Queens: Top 10 Films of 2021
- RogerEbert.com: Sheila O’Malley: Top Ten Films of 2021
- Vanity Fair: Cassie da Costa: 21 Most Underrated Movies of 2021
- New York Times: A.O. Scott: Best Movies of 2021
- Entertainment Weekly: The 10 Best Movies of 2021
- Glenn Kenny: Notable Film Releases of 2021