Lists
- Washington Post: Ann Hornaday: 29 Best Films of 2015
- Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: 10 Best Movies of 2015
- Atlantic: Christopher Orr: 22 Best Movies of 2015
- Time: Stephanie Zacharek: Top 16 Movies of 2015
- Time Out London: 25 Best Films of 2016
- New York Times: Stephen Holden: 18 Best Movies of 2015
- Vanity Fair: Richard Lawson: 17 Best Films of 2015
- Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2015
- Chicago Reader: J.R. Jones: Favorite Films of 2015
- IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2015
- New York Times: A.O. Scott: 20 Best Movies of 2015
- AP: Jake Coyle: Top 10 Movies of 2015
- Variety: 10 Best Films of 2015
- Thompson on Hollywood: Anne Thompson: Top 10 Films of 2015
- Time Out New York: Joshua Rothkopf: 20 Best Movies of 2015
- Vulture: David Edelstein: 30 Best Movies of 2015
- A.V. Club: Nick Schager: The Best Films of 2015
- Film Comment Poll: 20 Best Films of 2015
- IndieWire: 66 Best Films of 2015
- Vogue: John Powers: Top 11 Films of 2015
- BuzzFeed: Alison Willmore: 19 Best Movies of 2015
- Fandor: Top 25 Films of 2015
- Paste: 50 Best Movies of 2015
- Boston Globe: Ty Burr: The 50 Best Movies of the Decade
- Scott Tobias: Top 30 films of 2015
- Glenn Kenny: 47 Noteworthy Films of 2015
- Guardian: 50 Best Films of 2015
- Insider: 100 Best Films of the 2010s
- The Playlist: The 100 Best Films of the Decade
- Vulture: Bilge Ebiri: 20 Best Movies of 2015
- Los Angeles Times: Kenneth Turan: 14 Best Films of 2015
- Slate: Dana Stevens: Top 15 Movies of 2015
- CBS News: David Morgan: The 20 Best Films of 2015
- Collider: Matt Goldberg: Top 25 Films of the 2010s
- Lisa Schwarzbaum: 20 Favorite Movies of 2015
- AP: Lindsey Bahr: Top 10 Movies of 2015