| Critic | Publication | List Year | Top Critic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Reporter-News | 1974 | No | |
| Bella Abzug | New York Times | 1974 | No |
| George Anderson | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | 1974 | Yes |
| Gary Arnold | Washington Post | 1974 | Yes |
| Joe Baltake | Philadelphia Daily News | 1974 | Yes |
| Arthur Bell | Village Voice | 1974 | No |
| Colin Bennett | Melbourne Age | 1974 | Yes |
| Edward Blank | Pittsburgh Press | 1974 | No |
| Alex Ben Block | Miami News | 1974 | No |
| Scott Cain | Atlanta Constitution | 1974 | No |
| Vincent Canby | New York Times | 1974 | Yes |
| Kathleen Carroll | New York Daily News | 1974 | Yes |
| Charles Champlin | Los Angeles Times | 1974 | Yes |
| Charles Choset | Village Voice | 1974 | No |
| Brian Cook | National Observer | 1974 | No |
| Judith Crist | New York Magazine | 1974 | Yes |
| Bernard Drew | Gannett News Service | 1974 | No |
| Don Druker | Chicago Reader | 1974 | Yes |
| Mike Duffy | Michigan Times-Herald | 1974 | Yes |
| Roger Ebert | Chicago Sun Times | 1974 | Yes |
| David Elliot | Chicago Daily News | 1974 | No |
| Giles Fowler | Kansas City Star | 1974 | No |
| Terry Curtis Fox | Chicago Reader | 1974 | Yes |
| Joseph Gelmis | Newsday | 1974 | Yes |
| Mac Groves | Marshall News Messenger | 1974 | No |
| Joyce Haber | Los Angeles Times | 1974 | No |
| Molly Haskell | Village Voice | 1974 | Yes |
| Terry Hazlett | Observer-Reporter | 1974 | No |
| Jim Hopwood | Decatur Daily Review | 1974 | No |
| International Film Guide | 1974 | No | |
| Jack Kapica | Montreal Gazette | 1974 | No |
| Bob Keaton | Fort Lauderdale News | 1974 | No |
| Dave Kehr | Chicago Reader | 1974 | Yes |
| John Huddy | Knight Newspaper Services | 1974 | No |
| Martin Levine | Newsday | 1974 | No |
| Fred McDarrah | Village Voice | 1974 | No |
| Michael McKegney | Village Voice | 1974 | No |
| Martin Mitchell | After Dark | 1974 | No |
| George Morris | Village Voice | 1974 | Yes |
| Myron Meisel | Chicago Reader | 1974 | No |
| Chuck Mittlestadt | Albuquerque Journal | 1974 | No |
| William Mootz | Courier Journal | 1974 | No |
| National Board of Review | 1974 | No | |
| New York Film Critics | 1974 | No | |
| Newsday Readers Poll | 1974 | No | |
| Corbin Patrick | Indianapolis Star | 1974 | No |
| William Paul | Village Voice | 1974 | Yes |
| Joe Pollock | St. Louis Post Dispatch | 1974 | No |
| Jamie Portman | Calgary Herald | 1974 | No |
| Rex Reed | Orlando Sentinel | 1974 | Yes |
| Clifford Ridley | National Observer | 1974 | No |
| George Robinson | Columbia Day | 1974 | No |
| Jonathan Rosenbaum | Village Voice | 1974 | Yes |
| Desmond Ryan | Philadelphia Inquirer | 1974 | Yes |
| Bob Salmaggi | WINS Radio | 1974 | No |
| William Sarmento | Lowell Sun | 1974 | No |
| Andrew Sarris | Village Voice | 1974 | Yes |
| Dick Shippy | Akron Beacon Journal | 1974 | No |
| Gene Siskel | Chicago Tribune | 1974 | Yes |
| Susan Stark | Detroit Free Press | 1974 | Yes |
| Norma McLain Stoop | After Dark | 1974 | No |
| Phil Strassberg | Arizona Republic | 1974 | No |
| Frances Taylor | Newhouse News Service | 1974 | No |
| Harry Themal | Morning News | 1974 | No |
| Barbara Thomas | Atlanta Constitution | 1974 | Yes |
| Jay Cocks | Time Magazine | 1974 | Yes |
| Virginia Wright Wexman | Chicago Reader | 1974 | No |
| Archer Winsten | New York Post | 1974 | No |
| Paul Zimmerman | Newsweek | 1974 | No |
| Jack Zink | Fort Lauderdale News | 1974 | Yes |