Lists
- A.V. Club: Noel Murray: The Best Films of 2015
- New York Times: A.O. Scott: 20 Best Movies of 2015
- Vulture: David Edelstein: 30 Best Movies of 2015
- Thompson on Hollywood: Anne Thompson: Top 10 Films of 2015
- ScreenCrush: Matt Singer: The Best Movies of 2015
- IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2015
- A.V. Club: Jesse Hassenger: The Best Films of 2015
- IndieWire: 66 Best Films of 2015
- Scott Tobias: Top 30 films of 2015
- Atlantic: Christopher Orr: 22 Best Movies of 2015
- Time Out London: 20 Best Movies of 2015
- ScreenCrush: Matt Singer: The Best Movies of the 2010s
- Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2015
- Variety: 10 Best Films of 2015
- Washington Post: Ann Hornaday: 29 Best Films of 2015
- Film Comment: 20 Best Films of 2015
- A.V. Club: 20 Best Films of 2015
- Consequence of Sound: Top 100 Films of the 2010s
- A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd: The Best Films of 2015
- Keith Phipps: Top 30 Films of the Decade
- RogerEbert.com: The Best Films of the 2010s
- Sight & Sound Poll: Top 35 Films of 2015
- Glenn Kenny: 47 Noteworthy Films of 2015
- Little White Lies: 20 Best Films of 2015
- Time Out New York: Joshua Rothkopf: 20 Best Movies of 2015
- Paste: 50 Best Movies of 2015
- Roxana Hadadi: Top 50 Movies of the Decade
- Time Out New York: The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Metro: Matt Prigge: 30 Best Films of 2015
- Guardian: 50 Best Films of 2015
- The Independent: The 40 Best Films of the Decade
- Boston Globe: Ty Burr: The 50 Best Movies of the Decade
- Insider: 100 Best Films of the 2010s
- Slant: 50 Best Films of 2015
- The Young Folks: Top 50 Films of the 2010s
- A.V. Club: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
- IndieWire: The 100 Best Movies of the Decade
- Guardian: Mark Kermode: Top 10 Films of 2015
- Lisa Schwarzbaum: 20 Favorite Movies of 2015
- New York Times: Manohla Dargis: 37 Best Movies of 2015
- CBS News: David Morgan: The 20 Best Films of 2015
- Los Angeles Times: Kenneth Turan: 14 Best Films of 2015
- Gay City News: Steve Erickson: 20 Best Films of 2015
- Slate: Dana Stevens: Top 15 Movies of 2015
- New York Times: Stephen Holden: 18 Best Movies of 2015