Lists
- A.V. Club: Vikram Murthi: The Best Films of 2021
- Hyperallergic: Our Top 10 Films of 2021
- La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Best Movies of 2021
- Film Comment Poll: Best Films of 2021
- A.V. Club: Mike D’Angelo: The Best Films of 2021
- Reverse Shot: Best Films of 2021
- RogerEbert.com: Ben Kenigsberg: Top Ten Films of 2021
- Cinema Scope: Top Ten Films of 2021
- Artforum: J Hoberman: Best Films of 2021
- Screen Slate: Best Movies of 2021
- RogerEbert.com: Brian Tallerico: Top Ten Films of 2021
- Paste: The 50 Best Movies of 2021
- Atlantic: David Sims: The 10 Best Films of 2021
- Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Films of 2021
- Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2021
- Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang: The Best Movies of 2021
- The Skinny: Films of 2022
- Slant: The 50 Best Films of 2021
- The Reveal: Scott Tobias: The Best Films of 2021
- Darren Hughes: Favorite Theatrical/VOD Releases of 2021
- David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2021
- Film Stage: Top 50 Films of 2021
- Artforum: Amy Taubin: Best Films of 2021
- IndieWire Poll: Best Films of 2021
- World of Reel: Jordan Ruimy: The 10 Best Movies of 2021
- A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd: The Best Films of 2021
- Screen Slate: Chloe Lizotte: Best Movies of 2021
- IndieWire: The 25 Best Movies of 2021
- Michael J. Anderson: Ten Best Films of 2021
- New York Times: A.O. Scott: Best Movies of 2021
- Film Comment Poll: Florence Almozini: Best Films of 2021
- Susannah Gruder: Best Films of 2021
- A.V. Club: The Best Films of 2021
- A.V. Club: Charles Bramesco: The Best Films of 2021
- The Independent: Clarisse Loughrey: The Best Films of 2022
- Little White Lies: The 30 Best Films of 2021
- Esquire: Nick Schager: The Best Movies of 2021
- Rolling Stone: K. Austin Collins: Top 25 Movies of 2021
- Les Inrocks: 20 Essential Films of 2021
- The Playlist: The 25 Best Films Of 2021
- Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2022
- Robert Daniels: Top 50 Films of 2021