- Roger Ebert: Best Films of 2011
- J.R. Jones: 22 Favorite Movies of 2012
- Village Voice Film Poll: Best Films of 2011
- Playlist: The 100 Best Films of the Decade
- Skandies: 20 Best Films of 2011
- Sight & Sound Poll: Best Films of 2011
- Fandor: Top Films of 2011
- Roxana Hadadi: Top 50 Movies of the Decade
- David Fear: Best Films of 2011
- Peter Bradshaw: Best Films of 2011
- Nick Schager: Top 10 Films of 2011
- Matt Prigge: Top Ten Films of 2011
- IndieWire Poll: Best Films of 2011
- Scott Tobias: Best Films of 2011
- A.V. Club: Year in Film 2011
- Noel Murray: Best Films of 2011
- Film Comment: 50 Best Released Films of 2011
- A.V. Club: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
- David Denby: Best Films of 2011
- Slant: 25 Best Films of 2011
- Karina Longworth: Best Films of 2011
- Ty Burr: Top Movies of 2011
- Matt Singer: 10 Best Movies of 2011
- Ben Kenigsberg: Best Films of 2011
- Andrew O’Hehir: 10 Best Movies of 2011
- Michael Phillips: 10 Best Movies of 2011
- Joshua Rothkopf: Best Films of 2011
- Kristopher Tapley: Best Films of 2011
- Ed Gonzalez: Top 10 Films of 2011
- Total Film: 50 Best Movies of 2011
- RogerEbert.com: The Best Films of the 2010s
- David Ehrlich: 25 Best Films of 2011
- The Young Folks: Top 50 Films of the 2010s
- Consequence of Sound: Top 100 Films of the 2010s
- IndieWire: The 100 Best Movies of the Decade
Year-End Lists
Notable, browsable lists of the year's best music, movies, books, and TV shows. Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, we make no tallies. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its authors, at the source.