Lists
- Michael Sicinski: Top 12 Films of 2012
- Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Films of 2012
- IndieWire: Eric Kohn: 10 Best Movies of 2012
- Film Comment Poll: 50 Best Films of 2012
- IndieWire: Matt Singer: 20 Best Films of 2012
- IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2012
- Les Inrocks: 20 Best Films of 2012
- David Ehrlich: 25 Best Films of 2012
- A.V. Club: Mike D’Angelo: 15 Best Films of 2012
- New Yorker: Richard Brody: 27 Best Movies of 2012
- Dennis Cooper: 16 Favorite Films of 2012
- Keyframe: Miriam Bale: Top 10 Films of 2012
- Salon: Andrew O’Hehir: 20 Best Movies of 2012
- Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of the Decade 2010-2019
- Keyframe: Jonathan Marlow: Top Ten Films of 2012
- Slant: 25 Best Films of 2012
- Fandor: Kevin B. Lee: 12 Best Films of 2012
- Village Voice: Karina Longworth: Top 10 Films of 2012
- Slant: Nick Schager: Top 20 Films of 2012
- Village Voice Film Poll: Best Films of 2012
- Bilge Ebiri: Top 20 Films of 2012
- Rolling Stone: The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Cinema Scope: Top 15 Films of 2012
- A.V. Club: 20 Best Films of 2012
- Little White Lies: Top 10 Films of 2012
- A.V. Club: Scott Tobias: The Best Films of 2012
- New York Times: Manohla Dargis: Top 36 Movies of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Top 11 Films of 2012
- Jonathan Rosenbaum: Best Films of the Decade (2010-2019)
- Boston Globe: Ty Burr: Top 26 Movies of 2012
- A.V. Club: Noel Murray: 15 Best Films of 2012
- Darren Hughes: 10 Best Films of 2012
- Guardian: Peter Bradshaw: 10 Best Films of 2012
- Reverse Shot: 10 Best Films of 2012
- A.V. Club: Alison Willmore: The Best Films of 2012
- IndieWire Poll: Jonathan Rosenbaum: Top 10 Films of 2012
- IndieWire: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
- IndieWire Poll: Jonathan Rosenbaum: Top 10 Films of 2012
- Reverse Shot: Best Films of the Decade
- Chicago Reader: Ben Sachs: 20 Favorite Films of 2012
- Philadelphia Weekly: Sean Burns: Top 10 Films of 2012
- Boston Globe: Wesley Morris: Top 25 Movies of 2012
- TIFF Cinematheque: The Best of the Decade: An Alternative View
- Glenn Kenny: 25 Best Films of 2012
- Village Voice Film Poll: Scott Foundas: 10 Best Films of 2012
- L Magazine: 25 Best Films of 2012
- Jordan Cronk: The 50 Best Films of the 2010s
- Slant: Fernando F. Croce: Top 20 Films of 2012
- Philadelphia Weekly: Matt Prigge: Top 10 Films of 2012
- A.V. Club: Keith Phipps: The Best Films of 2012
- ScreenCrush: Matt Singer: The Best Movies of the 2010s
- A.V. Club: Sam Adams: The Best Films of 2012
- Empire: 20 Best Films of 2012
- Hyperallergic: The Best Films of the Decade
- A.V. Club: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Boston Globe: Ty Burr: The 50 Best Movies of the Decade
- Huffington Post: 30+ Best Movies of 2012
- World of Reel: Jordan Ruimy: The 25 Best Movies of the 2010s
- The Playlist: The 100 Best Films of the Decade
- Time Out New York: The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Susannah Gruder: Best Movies of the 2010s
- Paste: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Film School Rejects: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: 20 Best Movies of 2012
- San Francisco Bay Guardian: Dennis Harvey: Top 25 Narrative Films of 2012
- Eric Allen Hatch: Favorite Films of the 2010s
- Cinema Scope: Top Ten Films of the 2010s
- New York: David Edelstein: Top Ten Movies of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Melissa Anderson: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Lists Curated by Toronto Film Review: Nicole Brenez: Top Films of the 2010s
- New Yorker: Richard Brody: The Twenty-Seven Best Movies of the 2010s
- Sight & Sound Poll: Peter Bradshaw: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Carmen Gray: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Jean-Michel Frodon: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Graham Fuller: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Jane Giles: Top 5 Films of 2012
- RogerEbert.com: The Best Films of the 2010s
- Slate: Dana Stevens: 15 Best Movies of 2012
- Nellie Killian: Top Films of the Decade
- Sight & Sound Poll: Alexander Horwath: Top Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Robert Koehler: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Adrian Martin: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: James Mottram: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Kong Rithdee: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Nick Roddick: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Francine Stock: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Andrew Schenker: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: David Thompson: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Armond White: Top 5 Films of 2012
- Sight & Sound Poll: Jason Wood: Top 5 Films of 2012
- New Yorker: Anthony Lane: 8 Best Films of 2012
- Miriam Bale: Best Films of the Decade