Our critics have made their lists for the best independent, foreign and documentary films of 2012. See their choices below, and get a preview of each film with our trailer playlist.
Steve Walker
Rust and Bone
The Imposter
End of Watch
Moonrise Kingdom
Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present
The Master
The Queen of Versailles
Zero Dark Thirty
Declaration of War
Bernie
Cynthia Haines
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Lincoln
The Master
Anna Karenina
Moonrise Kingdom
Argo
Lawless
Searching for Sugarman
Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present
The Queen of Versailles
The Imposter
The Gatekeepers
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Comic Con Episode IV
Bob Butler
Zero Dark Thirty
The Sessions
Life of Pi
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Moonrise Kingdom
In Darkness
Undefeated
The Imposter
Searching for Sugarman