| Rank | Critic | Publication | List Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Jon Abrams | Village Voice Poll | 2016 |
| Mariana Antunes | Quiet Earth | 2016 | |
| Rhett Barlett | DialMfor Movies | 2016 | |
| Scott Baumgartner | Celebuzz | 2016 | |
| John Beifuss | Commercial Appeal | 2016 | |
| 3 | Megan Bianco | Times of San Diego | 2016 |
| 2 | Alex Biese | APP.com | 2016 |
| 10 | Blastr Staff | 2016 | |
| 8 | Adam Chitwood | Collider | 2016 |
| Cleveland Plain Dealer | 2016 | ||
| Eve Conte | Geeks Of Doom | 2016 | |
| 5 | Anthony Cullen | Mad Movie Man | 2016 |
| 8 | Cut Print Film | 2016 | |
| 4 | Tony Dayoub | Cinema Viewfinder | 2016 |
| 6 | William Dass | Film School Rejects | 2016 |
| 5 | Ryan Davis | Alamo Drafthouse | 2016 |
| Keith Demko | Dalmarvanow.com | 2016 | |
| 9 | Julio Diaz | Pensacola News Journal | 2016 |
| 8 | Jacob DiLandro | The Rotunda | 2016 |
| 9 | Trevor Dueck | Calvary Daily Hive | 2016 |
| Sean Egan | The Villager | 2016 | |
| 9 | Veronika Ferdman | Skandies | 2016 |
| 7 | Sara Michelle Fetters | Seattle Gay News | 2016 |
| Fuse Staff | 2016 | ||
| 3 | Games Radar | 2016 | |
| 10 | Bob Garver | HCPress.com | 2016 |
| 8 | Goliath Staff | 2016 | |
| 3 | Tony Guerrero | Game Spot | 2016 |
| 7 | Dan Gvozden | Village Voice | 2016 |
| Marshall Honorof | Tom's Guide | 2016 | |
| The Hook Mag | 2016 | ||
| 5 | Jensen Karp | The Hundreds | 2016 |
| 10 | Brad Keefe | Columbus Alive | 2016 |
| 8 | Boris Kit | Heat Vision | 2016 |
| 10 | Ryland Walker Knight | 2016 | |
| 5 | Bill Krohn | 1843 Magazine | 2016 |
| 2 | Brent Lindquist | Ferndale Record | 2016 |
| Nicholas Little | Toronto Film Review | 2016 | |
| Little White Lies | 2016 | ||
| 10 | Kristen Lopez | Culturess | 2016 |
| 8 | Jonathan Malloy | The Omega | 2016 |
| 10 | Jeffrey Malone | News Cult | 2016 |
| 5 | Mark Miller | Millar World | 2016 |
| 7 | Michael Mohan | Talk House | 2016 |
| Nerdist Staff | 2016 | ||
| 10 | Michael Oleszczyk | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| 10 | Jacob Oller | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| 7 | Ben Pearson | Geek Tyrant | 2016 |
| 10 | Plan Z | 2016 | |
| PopCrush | 2016 | ||
| 4 | Mosabber Rahman | Dhaka Tribune | 2016 |
| Real Clear Life | 2016 | ||
| 9 | Tyler Robertson | Creators | 2016 |
| Dale Robinette | ABC | 2016 | |
| Brandon Russell | Techno Buffalo | 2016 | |
| 10 | Erik Samdahl | Film Jabber | 2016 |
| 3 | Peter Scieretta | Slash Film | 2016 |
| 1 | Seandb | Geeks of Doom | 2016 |
| 10 | Screenreview.net | 2016 | |
| 6 | Amie Simon | Three Imaginary Girls | 2016 |
| 9 | Dewey Singleton | Monkeys Fighting Robots | 2016 |
| 10 | Eric D. Snider | Salt Lake Weekly | 2016 |
| 7 | Drew Taylor | Moviefone | 2016 |
| Tribeca Shortlist | 2016 | ||
| 6 | Kyle Turner | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 10 | Valley News | 2016 | |
| 7 | Tucker Warner | Freelance Star | 2016 |
| 7 | We Got This Covered Staff | 2016 | |
| 1 | Joseph Wulfsohn | The Blaze | 2016 |