Lists
- AP: Christy Lemire: Top 10 Movies of 2012
- Empire: 20 Best Films of 2012
- National Catholic Register: Steven D. Greydanus: Top 30 Films of 2012
- AP: David Germain: Top 10 Movies of 2012
- HuffPost: 30+ Best Movies of 2012
- New York Times: Stephen Holden: Top 11 Films of 2012
- Entertainment Weekly: Lisa Schwarzbaum: 10 Best Movies of 2012
- Uproxx: Vince Mancini: 7 Best Films of 2012
- Boston Globe: Ty Burr: Top 26 Movies of 2012
- Entertainment Weekly: Owen Gleiberman: 10 Best Movies of 2012
- IndieWire: Matt Singer: 20 Best Films of 2012
- HitFix: Kristopher Tapley: Top 10 Films of 2012
- Marya E. Gates: Favorite Fifteen Films of 2012
- A.V. Club: Keith Phipps: The Best Films of 2012
- IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2012
- A.V. Club: Mike D’Angelo: 15 Best Films of 2012
- Village Voice Film Poll: Best Films of 2012
- Film Comment Poll: 50 Best Films of 2012
- New York Times: Manohla Dargis: Top 36 Movies of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Wendy Ide: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Chicago Sun-Times: Roger Ebert: 20 Best Movies of 2012
- New Yorker: Anthony Lane: 8 Best Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Demetrios Matheou: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Boston Globe: Wesley Morris: Top 25 Movies of 2012
- Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: 20 Best Movies of 2012
- New Yorker: David Denby: 11 Best Films of 2012
- Los Angeles Times: Kenneth Turan: Top 10+ Films of 2012
- Atlantic Wire: 10 Best Movies of 2012
- New York Times: A.O. Scott: 25 Favorite Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Charles Gant: Top 5 Films of 2012