| Rank | Critic | Publication | List Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kaleem Aftab | indiewire poll | 2012 |
| 9 | Phil Bacharach | Oklahoma Gazette | 2012 |
| Kirk Baird | mcn | 2012 | |
| Tom Bernard | Sony Pictures Classic | 2012 | |
| Bob Bloom | mcn | 2012 | |
| 9 | Tom Brooks | BBC's Talking Movies | 2012 |
| 4 | Matt Brunson | Creative Loafing | 2012 |
| 4 | Channel 24 | 2012 | |
| 6 | John Conomos | Senses of Cinema Poll | 2012 |
| Bronwyn Cunningham | Lincoln Film Society | 2012 | |
| Manohla Dargis | New York Times | 2012 | |
| 1 | Edward Douglas | Comingsoon.net | 2012 |
| 9 | Duane Dudek | Tap Milwaukee | 2012 |
| Ken Eisner | Georgia Straight | 2012 | |
| 7 | Film.com | 2012 | |
| Marshall Fine | Hollywood & Fine | 2012 | |
| 1 | Sam Fragoso | Duke & the Movies | 2012 |
| 5 | David Germain | Associated Press | 2012 |
| 3 | Steve Greene | Criticwire | 2012 |
| 4 | Peter Hartlaub | San Francisco Gate | 2012 |
| 7 | Ben Kaplan | National Post | 2012 |
| 8 | Rick Kisonak | Film Threat | 2012 |
| Rainer Knepperges | Senses of Cinema Poll | 2012 | |
| Sean Lass | Playback StL | 2012 | |
| 5 | Travis Leamons | inside Pulse | 2012 |
| 8 | Laremy Legel | Film.com | 2012 |
| 9 | Robert Levin | indiewire poll | 2012 |
| Ben Lyons | Screen Addicts | 2012 | |
| 7 | Scott Mantz | Access Hollywood | 2012 |
| 9 | Charlie McCollum | San Jose Mercury News | 2012 |
| 3 | Danny Miller | MSN Movies | 2012 |
| 7 | Danny Minton | Your Houston News | 2012 |
| Bob Mondello | NPR | 2012 | |
| 3 | Katherine Monk | Postmedia News | 2012 |
| David Nugent | Hamptons Internation Festival | 2012 | |
| 2 | Pat Padua | Dcist | 2012 |
| 8 | Michael Phillips | Chicago Tribune | 2012 |
| 5 | Kevin Polowy | Next Movie.com | 2012 |
| Claudia Puig | USA Today | 2012 | |
| 4 | Nathan Rabin | AV Club | 2012 |
| Stephen Rea | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2012 | |
| 10 | Richard Sheenhan | HSBC Bank USA | 2012 |
| 5 | Howard Schumann | Senses of Cinema | 2012 |
| 9 | Jesse Skinner | Toro Magazine | 2012 |
| 10 | Tom Tangney | MyNorthwest.com | 2012 |
| 9 | Genna Terranova | Tribeca Film Festival | 2012 |
| 6 | Lawrence Toppman | Charlotte Observer | 2012 |
| 4 | Elizabeth Weitzman | New York Daily News | 2012 |
| Joe Williams | St Louis Today | 2012 | |
| Anders Wright | San Diego City Beat Perks | 2012 |