| A.V. Club | | 2011 |
| 8 | Sam Adams | AV Club | 2011 |
| 6 | Simon Abrams | Slant Magazine | 2011 |
| 6 | Raffi Asdourian | Film Stage | 2011 |
| 9 | Eric Ambler | Screen Invasion | 2011 |
| 9 | Evangeline Barbaroux | excessif.com | 2011 |
| 9 | Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian | UK | 2011 |
| 8 | Brian Brooks | indieWIRE | 2011 |
| 2 | Paul Brunick | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 6 | Geoff Berkshire | Metromix | 2011 |
| 9 | Peter Canavese | Palo Alto Online | 2011 |
| 8 | Cashiers du Cinema Espana | | 2011 |
| Cinespect | | 2011 |
| 1 | Jason Coleman | Star Pulse | 2011 |
| 7 | Rich Cline | contactmusic.com | 2011 |
| 9 | Michael Chaiken | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 6 | Tom Carson | GQ | 2011 |
| Mahola Dargis | New York Times | 2011 |
| 2 | Dennis Dermody | Paper Mag | 2011 |
| Angela Dawson | Hollywood Film Industry Examiner | 2011 |
| 9 | Brian Darr | Hell on Frisco Bay | 2011 |
| Duane Dudek | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | 2011 |
| 5 | Blake Dew | We Got This Covered | 2011 |
| 4 | Kate Erbland | MSN | 2011 |
| Phillip French | The Guardian | 2011 |
| 8 | Scott Feinberg | Hollywood Reporter | 2011 |
| 8 | David Gritten | Thompson on Hollywood | 2011 |
| 7 | Clementine Gallot | Cashiers du Cinema | 2011 |
| 5 | Marie Therese Guirgis | indieWIRE | 2011 |
| 4 | Chris Horton | indieWIRE | 2011 |
| 10 | Marcus Hu | indieWIRE | 2011 |
| 7 | Alex Huls | Saturday Night at the Movies | 2011 |
| Carol Hemphill | West End World | 2011 |
| 3 | Richard Huang | NY Movies Examiner | 2011 |
| 4 | Les Inrockuptibles | France | 2011 |
| 9 | Glenn Kenny | MSN | 2011 |
| 9 | Peter Knegt | indieWIRE | 2011 |
| 8 | Jeremy Kirk | First Showing | 2011 |
| 7 | Baptiste Liger | excessif.com | 2011 |
| 6 | Lou Lumenick | New York Post | 2011 |
| 6 | Daniel Loria | indiewire poll | 2011 |
| Amy Lee and Gazelle Emami | Huffington Post | 2011 |
| 7 | Phillip Lopate | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 8 | Shawn Levy | The Oregonian | 2011 |
| Roger Ladick | Your Sewickley | 2011 |
| 5 | Sean Lass | Playback | 2011 |
| 7 | Jean-Marc Lalanne | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 10 | Dave McCoy MSN | | 2011 |
| 3 | Kim Morgan | MSN | 2011 |
| 8 | Kristi Mitsuda | Reverse Shot | 2011 |
| 10 | Benjamin Mercer | Village Voice | 2011 |
| 9 | Drew McWeeny | Hitflix | 2011 |
| 10 | Amanda Mae Meyncke | Film.com | 2011 |
| 3 | Marc Mohan | Oregonian | 2011 |
| 6 | Loquacisous Muse | Film.com | 2011 |
| 5 | John Maguire | Sunday Business Post | 2011 |
| 8 | Keith Phipps | AV Club | 2011 |
| 8 | Matt Patches | indiewire Poll | 2011 |
| 6 | David Poland | Movie City News | 2011 |
| 3 | Kristy Puchko | Film Stage | 2011 |
| 6 | Rodrigo Perez | Playlist | 2011 |
| 6 | The Playlist | No Author Mentioned | 2011 |
| 4 | Tasha Robinson | AV Club | 2011 |
| 8 | Jonathan Rosenbaum | | 2011 |
| 5 | Matthew Rodgers & John Smithies | NTD Television | 2011 |
| 6 | Dewayne Rogers | Rollingout.com | 2011 |
| Becky Reed | DIY | 2011 |
| 4 | Rudie | Shockya.com | 2011 |
| 3 | India Ross | Varsity Co | 2011 |
| Stephen Schaeffer | Boston Herald | 2011 |
| 3 | Nigel Smith | indiwWIRE | 2011 |
| 6 | David Sterritt | Tikkun | 2011 |
| 4 | Cedric Succivalli | ICS | 2011 |
| 6 | Anna Smith | MSN UK | 2011 |
| Screen Geek | | 2011 |
| 6 | Cole Smthey | Jackson Free Press | 2011 |
| 4 | Bob Strauss | Daily Breeze | 2011 |
| 6 | Richard Sheehan | indieWIRE | 2011 |
| Paul Schrader | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 7 | Time Out | London | 2011 |
| 8 | Tiny Mix Tape | | 2011 |
| 9 | The Telegraph | | 2011 |
| 5 | Drew Taylor | The Playlist | 2011 |
| 10 | Uncut | UK | 2011 |
| Ben Umstead | Twitch Film | 2011 |
| 4 | Ignatiy Vishnevetsky | indiewire poll | 2011 |
| 5 | VG | | 2011 |
| James Verniere | Boston Herald | 2011 |
| Richard von Busack | Metroactive | 2011 |
| 1 | John Walters | Artforum | 2011 |
| 6 | Scott Weinberg | Cinematical | 2011 |
| Stephen | Whitty, New Jersey Star Ledger | 2011 |
| 8 | Kent Wolgamott | Lincoln Journal Star | 2011 |
| Ed Yerke-Robins | Laist | 2011 |