Lists
- IndieWire Poll: Best Films of 2021
- Screen: Wendy Ide: Films of the Year 2021
- RogerEbert.com: Jana Monji: Top Ten Films of 2021
- A.V. Club: Carlos Aguilar: The Best Films of 2021
- Entertainment Weekly: The 10 Best Movies of 2021
- IndieWire: The 25 Best Movies of 2021
- Vulture: Bilge Ebiri: The Best Movies of 2021
- Vanity Fair: Richard Lawson: The 10 Best Movies of 2021
- Guardian: The 50 Best Films of 2021
- RogerEbert.com: Brian Tallerico: Top Ten Films of 2021
- Artforum: James Quandt: Best Films of 2021
- IndieWire Poll: Best Films of 2021
- RogerEbert.com: Odie Henderson: Top Ten Films of 2021
- The Reveal: Keith Phipps: The Best Films of 2021
- Vox: Alissa Wilkinson: The 21 Best Movies of 2021
- Rolling Stone: David Fear: 20 Best Movies of 2021
- A.V. Club: Leila Latif: The Best Films of 2021
- A.V. Club: Caroline Siede: The Best Films of 2021
- Ty Burr: The Best Movies of 2021
- The Playlist: The 25 Best Films Of 2021
- David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2021
- Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2021
- A.V. Club: The Best Films of 2021
- Slant: The 50 Best Films of 2021
- Film Stage: Top 50 Films of 2021
- Paste: The 50 Best Movies of 2021
- Hollywood Reporter: David Rooney: Best Films of 2021
- AP: Jake Coyle: Best Films of 2021
- Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang: The Best Movies of 2021
- AP: Lindsey Bahr: Best Films of 2021
- New York Times: A.O. Scott: Best Movies of 2021
- RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2021
- Polygon: Noel Murray: The 10 (or 11) Best Documentaries of 2021
- Passerby: Best Films of 2021