- Sight & Sound Poll: Best Films of 2011
- Village Voice Film Poll: Best Films of 2011
- IndieWire Poll: Best Films of 2011
- Reverse Shot: 10 Best Films of 2011
- Dennis Cooper: Favorite Films of 2011
- Skandies: 20 Best Films of 2011
- Film Comment: 50 Best Released Films of 2011
- RogerEbert.com: The Best Films of the 2010s
- Nick Schager: Top 10 Films of 2011
- A.V. Club: Year in Film 2011
- Total Film: 50 Best Movies of 2011
- Richard Brody: 26 Best Films of 2011
- David Denby: Best Films of 2011
- David Ehrlich: 25 Best Films of 2011
- Kristopher Tapley: Best Films of 2011
- MSN: Top 10 Movies of 2011
- Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Films of 2011
- Keith Uhlich: Best Films of 2011
- J.R. Jones: 10 Best Films of 2011
- Roger Ebert: Best Films of 2011
- Stephen Holden: Top 10 Movies of 2011
- Scott Tobias: Best Films of 2011
- Slant: 25 Best Films of 2011
- Karina Longworth: Best Films of 2011
- A.V. Club: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Matt Prigge: Top Ten Films of 2011
- Fandor: Top Films of 2011
- Peter Bradshaw: Best Films of 2011
- Cinema Scope: Top Ten Films of 2011
- Ed Gonzalez: Top 10 Films of 2011
- John Waters: Best Films of 2011
- Michael Phillips: 10 Best Movies of 2011
- Noel Murray: Best Films of 2011
- Ben Sachs: 20 Best Films of 2011
- IndieWire: The 100 Best Movies of the Decade
- Les Inrocks: 20 Best Films of 2011
- Consequence of Sound: Top 100 Films of the 2010s
- Empire: Top 20 Films of 2011
- K. Austin Collins: The 30 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Paste: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
- The Young Folks: Top 50 Films of the 2010s
- Film School Rejects: 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.