Lists
- Chicago Sun-Times: Roger Ebert: Best Films of 2011
- Chicago Reader: J.R. Jones: 22 Favorite Movies of 2012
- Time Out New York: David Fear: Best Films of 2011
- Playlist: The 100 Best Films of the Decade
- A.V. Club: Alison Willmore: Best Films of 2011
- Village Voice Film Poll: Best Films of 2011
- Sight & Sound Poll: Best Films of 2011
- Fandor: Top Films of 2011
- Roxana Hadadi: Top 50 Movies of the Decade
- Skandies: 20 Best Films of 2011
- IndieWire Poll: Best Films of 2011
- Slant: Nick Schager: Top 10 Films of 2011
- A.V. Club: Scott Tobias: Best Films of 2011
- Philadelphia Weekly: Matt Prigge: Top Ten Films of 2011
- A.V. Club: Year in Film 2011
- A.V. Club: Noel Murray: Best Films of 2011
- Guardian: Peter Bradshaw: Best Films of 2011
- A.V. Club: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Film Comment: 50 Best Released Films of 2011
- Slant: 25 Best Films of 2011
- A.V. Club: Keith Phipps: Best Films of 2011
- New Yorker: David Denby: Best Films of 2011
- Boston Globe: Ty Burr: Top Movies of 2011
- Time Out Chicago: Ben Kenigsberg: Best Films of 2011
- Salon: Andrew O’Hehir: 10 Best Movies of 2011
- Village Voice: Karina Longworth: Best Films of 2011
- IFC: Matt Singer: 10 Best Movies of 2011
- HitFix: Kristopher Tapley: Best Films of 2011
- Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: 10 Best Movies of 2011
- A.V. Club: Nathan Rabin: Best Films of 2011
- Time Out New York: Joshua Rothkopf: Best Films of 2011
- World of Reel: Jordan Ruimy: The 25 Best Movies of the Decade
- Total Film: 50 Best Movies of 2011
- Slant: Ed Gonzalez: Top 10 Films of 2011
- RogerEbert.com: The Best Films of the 2010s
- David Ehrlich: 25 Best Films of 2011
- Rolling Stone: The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s
- The Young Folks: Top 50 Films of the 2010s
- Boston Globe: Ty Burr: The 50 Best Movies of the Decade
- Time Out New York: The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Consequence of Sound: Top 100 Films of the 2010s
- IndieWire: The 100 Best Movies of the Decade
- Insider: 100 Best Films of the 2010s