| Critic | Publication | List Year | Top Critic |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Anderson | Pittsburgh Post Gazette | 1982 | Yes |
| Bruce Bailey | Montreal Gazette | 1982 | Yes |
| Joe Baltake | Philadelphia Daily News | 1982 | Yes |
| Bart Becker | Lincoln Journal Star | 1982 | No |
| Sheila Benson | Los Angeles Times | 1982 | Yes |
| Ed Blank | Pittsburgh Press | 1982 | No |
| Michael Blowen | Boston Globe | 1982 | Yes |
| Jon Bowman | Santa Fe New Mexican | 1982 | No |
| Jay Boyar | Orlando Sentinel | 1982 | Yes |
| Rick Brough | Park City Newspaper | 1982 | No |
| Tom Brown | Times Recorder | 1982 | No |
| Joan Bunke | Des Moines Register | 1982 | No |
| Burl Burlingame | Honolulu Star Bulletin | 1982 | Yes |
| Robert Butler | Kansas City Star | 1982 | No |
| Cahiers du Cinema | 1982 | No | |
| Arch Campbell | NBC | 1982 | No |
| Vincent Canby | New York Times | 1982 | Yes |
| Kathleen Carroll | New York Daily News | 1982 | Yes |
| David Chute | Film Comment | 1982 | Yes |
| Richard Corliss | Film Comment | 1982 | Yes |
| Bill Cosford | Miami Herald | 1982 | No |
| Ron Cowan | Salem Stateman Journal | 1982 | No |
| Dan Craft | The Pantagraph | 1982 | No |
| Lane Crockett | Shreveport Times | 1982 | No |
| Dennis Cunningham | WCBS-TV | 1982 | No |
| Bernard Drew | Gannett News Service | 1982 | No |
| Roger Ebert | Chicago Sun-Times | 1982 | Yes |
| Henry Edgar | Daily Press | 1982 | No |
| Marshall Fine | Sioux Falls Argus-Leader | 1982 | Yes |
| Dick Fleming | Salisbury Daily Times | 1982 | No |
| Richard Freedman | Newhouse News Service | 1982 | Yes |
| Phillip French | The Observer | 1982 | No |
| John Futty | Mansfield News Journal | 1982 | No |
| Jack Garner | Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | 1982 | Yes |
| Susan Green | Burlington Free Press | 1982 | No |
| Wayne Harada | Honolulu Advertiser | 1982 | No |
| Stephen Harvey | Film Comment | 1982 | No |
| George Hatza | Reading Eagle | 1982 | No |
| John Hawn | Indianapolis Star | 1982 | No |
| Allen Hasson | Vernal Express | 1982 | No |
| Terry Hazlett | Observer-Reporter | 1982 | No |
| J Hoberman | Village Voice | 1982 | No |
| Mike Hughes | Lansing State Journal | 1982 | Yes |
| Stephen Hunter | Baltimore Sun | 1982 | Yes |
| International Film Guide | 1982 | No | |
| Tom Jacobs | Albuquerque Journal | 1982 | Yes |
| Harlan Jacobson | Film Comment | 1982 | Yes |
| Richard Jameson | Film Comment | 1982 | No |
| Malcolm Johnson | Hartford Courant | 1982 | No |
| Dave Kehr | Chicago Reader | 1982 | Yes |
| Stewart Klein | WNEW-TV | 1982 | No |
| Joanna Langfield | WMCA Radio | 1982 | Yes |
| Tony Lucia | Reading Eagle | 1982 | No |
| Bob Lundegaard | Minneapolis Star Tribune | 1982 | No |
| Jeff Lyons | WCBS Radio | 1982 | No |
| Jack Mathews | Detroit Free Press | 1982 | Yes |
| Michael Maza | Arizona Republic | 1982 | No |
| Gary Minnich | Herald and Review | 1982 | No |
| National Board of Review | 1982 | No | |
| Bill Nichols | Jackson Clarion-Ledger | 1982 | No |
| The Oklahoman Critics Poll | 1982 | No | |
| People Magazine | 1982 | No | |
| Jon Plaut | Madison Eagle | 1982 | No |
| Joe Pollock | St. Louis Post Dispatch | 1982 | No |
| Michael Janusonis | Providence Journal | 1982 | Yes |
| Rex Reed | New York Post | 1982 | Yes |
| Carrie Rickey | Village Voice | 1982 | Yes |
| Keith Roysdon | Muncie Evening Post | 1982 | No |
| Candice Russell | Fort Lauderdale News | 1982 | Yes |
| Desmond Ryan | Philadelphia Inquirer | 1982 | Yes |
| Tom Sabulis | Tampa Bay Times | 1982 | No |
| Andrew Sarris | Village Voice | 1982 | Yes |
| Stephen Schiff | Boston Phoenix | 1982 | No |
| Dale Schneck | Morning Call | 1982 | No |
| Jay Scott | Toronto Globe & Mail | 1982 | Yes |
| Gene Siskel | Chicago Tribune | 1982 | Yes |
| Liz Smith | Moline Dispatch | 1982 | Yes |
| Elliott Stein | Film Comment | 1982 | Yes |
| Judy Stone | San Francisco Chronicle | 1982 | Yes |
| Kevin Thomas | Los Angeles Times | 1982 | Yes |
| Richard Corliss | Time Magazine | 1982 | Yes |
| Greg Tozian | Tampa Tribune | 1982 | No |
| Peter Travers | Gannett News Service | 1982 | Yes |
| Gene Triplett | The Oklahoman | 1982 | No |
| Jacqi Tully | Arizona Daily Star | 1982 | No |
| Al Walentis | Reading Eagle | 1982 | No |
| William Wolf | Asbury Park Press | 1982 | No |
| Tony Zonca | Reading Eagle | 1982 | No |