| Rank | Critic | Publication | List Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| AARP | 2012 | ||
| 6 | Al Alexander | Taunton Daily Gazette | 2012 |
| 4 | at40.com | 2012 | |
| 6 | Nathalie Atkinson | National Post | 2012 |
| 4 | Josh Board | Fox 5 San Diego | 2012 |
| 7 | Dwight Brown | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 9 | Garon Cockrell | LeavenworthTimes | 2012 |
| 1 | Susan G. Cole | NOW Magazine | 2012 |
| Richard Crouse | Candada AM | 2012 | |
| DailyCandy.com | 2012 | ||
| 10 | Erik Davis | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| KJ Doughton | Film Threat | 2012 | |
| 8 | Roger Ebert | Chicago Sun-Times | 2012 |
| 2 | William Edwards | Senses of Cinema Poll | 2012 |
| 9 | James Eppler | Fox 34 | 2012 |
| 8 | Film Threat | 2012 | |
| Marshall Fine | Hollywood & Fine | 2012 | |
| 5 | Bob Fischbach World Herald Staff Writer | 2012 | |
| 10 | Jim Fouratt | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 8 | Patrick Heidmann | Cineman | 2012 |
| 10 | Stephen Holden | New York Times | 2012 |
| Tom Holehan | Post-Chronicle | 2012 | |
| Bruce Ingram | Winnetka Talk | 2012 | |
| 8 | Richard Jameson | MSN Movies | 2012 |
| 10 | Rick Kisonak | Film Threat | 2012 |
| 7 | Tony Kiss | Asheville Scene | 2012 |
| 6 | Chris Knight | National Post | 2012 |
| 3 | Christopher Lloyd | Ticket Sarasota | 2012 |
| 5 | Lou Lumenick | New York Post | 2012 |
| 3 | Germain Lussier | Slashfilm | 2012 |
| 8 | Leonard Maltin | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 7 | Vince Mancini | Film Drunk | 2012 |
| 9 | Scott Marks | San Diego Reader | 2012 |
| 8 | Sean McBride | Idaho Press | 2012 |
| 7 | Marsha Mccreadie | Village Voice | 2012 |
| 9 | Carla Meyer | The Sacramento Bee | 2012 |
| 3 | Brian Moylan | Hollywood.com | 2012 |
| David Nugent | Hamptons Internation Festival | 2012 | |
| Stephen Rea | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2012 | |
| 8 | Mara Reinstein | US Weekly | 2012 |
| 2 | Bob Richards | Good Morning Idaho | 2012 |
| 6 | Carrie Rickey | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2012 |
| 8 | Richard Roeper | Ebert & Roeper | 2012 |
| 5 | Patrick Ryan | East Valley Tribune | 2012 |
| 10 | Elias Savada | Film Threat | 2012 |
| Brad Schreiber | mcn | 2012 | |
| 5 | Mike Scott | The Times-Picayune | 2012 |
| 6 | John Serba | Michigan Live | 2012 |
| 2 | Michael Smith | Tulsa World | 2012 |
| 6 | Joshua Starnes | ComingSoon.net | 2012 |
| 7 | Herb Stratford | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 5 | John Thomason | Boca Magazine | 2012 |
| 8 | Anne Thompson | Thompson on Hollywood | 2012 |
| 5 | Fred Topel | Crave Online | 2012 |
| 6 | Christian Toto | Breitbart.com | 2012 |
| 6 | Gene Triplett | Look at OKC | 2012 |
| 3 | John M. Urbancich | Sun News, Cleveland | 2012 |
| Kelly Vance | East Bay Express | 2012 | |
| 10 | Barbara Vancheri | Pittsburgh Post Gazette | 2012 |
| 5 | Lynn Venhaus | News-Democrat | 2012 |
| 7 | Bob Wine | CBS Philly | 2012 |