Lists
- New Yorker: David Denby: 10 Best Movies of 2014
- AP: Jake Coyle: Top 10 Movies of 2014
- Chicago Reader: J.R. Jones: 20 Favorite Movies of 2014
- New York Times: A.O. Scott: Top 21 Films of 2014
- Artforum: J Hoberman: 10 Best Films of 2014
- Film Comment Poll: 20 Best Films of 2014
- SF Examiner: Anita Katz: 2014's Best Films
- SF Examiner: Jeffrey M. Anderson: 2014's Best Films
- AP: Jocelyn Noveck: Top 10 Movies of 2014
- Keyframe: Top 25 Films of 2014
- IndieWire: Eric Kohn: 10 Best Films of 2014
- IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2014
- Fighting in the War Room: Matt Patches: Top Ten Films of 2014
- Atlantic: Christopher Orr: 30 Best Movies of 2014
- Sight & Sound Poll: Top 20 Films of 2014
- BuzzFeed: Alison Willmore: 14 Greatest Movies of 2014
- TIFF Cinematheque: The Best of the Decade: An Alternative View
- Marya E. Gates: Favorite Fifteen Films of 2014
- The Dissolve: Genevieve Koski: Top 15 Films of 2014
- The Dissolve: Keith Phipps: Top 15 Films of 2014
- Little White Lies: David Ehrlich: 25 Best Films of 2014
- A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd: 15 Best Films of 2014
- Slant: 25 Best Films of 2014
- Paste: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
- The Playlist: The 100 Best Films of the Decade