| Critic | Publication | List Year | Top Critic |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Anderson | Pittsburgh Post Gazette | 1983 | Yes |
| David Ansen | Newsweek | 1983 | Yes |
| Gary Arnold | Washington Post | 1983 | Yes |
| Bruce Bailey | Montreal Gazette | 1983 | Yes |
| Joe Baltake | Philadelphia Daily News | 1983 | Yes |
| Harper Barnes | St. Louis Post Dispatch | 1983 | Yes |
| Sheila Benson | Los Angeles Times | 1983 | Yes |
| Ed Blank | Pittsburgh Press | 1983 | No |
| Michael Blowen | Boston Globe | 1983 | Yes |
| Jon Bowman | Santa Fe New Mexican | 1983 | No |
| Jay Boyar | Orlando Sentinel | 1983 | Yes |
| Dean Boyd | Pensacola News | 1983 | No |
| Rick Brough | The Park Record | 1983 | No |
| Tom Brown | Times Recorder | 1983 | No |
| Joan Bunke | Des Moines Register | 1983 | No |
| Burl Burlingame | Honolulu Star Bulletin | 1983 | Yes |
| Cahiers du Cinema | 1983 | No | |
| Scott Cain | Atlanta Constitution | 1983 | No |
| Roger Caitlin | Omaha World-Herald | 1983 | No |
| Arch Campbell | NBC | 1983 | No |
| Vincent Canby | New York Times | 1983 | Yes |
| Jay Carr | Boston Globe | 1983 | Yes |
| Kathleen Carroll | New York Daily News | 1983 | Yes |
| Rick Chatenever | Santa Cruz Sentinel | 1983 | No |
| David Chute | Film Comment | 1983 | Yes |
| Richard Corliss | Film Comment | 1983 | Yes |
| Bill Cosford | Miami Herald | 1983 | No |
| Ron Cowan | Salem Statesman Journal | 1983 | No |
| Dan Craft | The Pantagraph | 1983 | No |
| Bruce Daniels | Albuquerque Journal | 1983 | No |
| Tony De Sena | Morristown Daily Record | 1983 | No |
| Bernard Drew | Gannett News Service | 1983 | No |
| Duane Dudek | Milwaukee Sentinel | 1983 | Yes |
| Roger Ebert | Chicago Sun-Times | 1983 | Yes |
| David Edelstein | Boston Phoenix | 1983 | Yes |
| Henry Edgar | Newport Daily Press | 1983 | No |
| Dick Fleming | Silisbury Daily Times | 1983 | No |
| Richard Freedman | Newhouse News Service | 1983 | Yes |
| John Futty | Mansfield News Journal | 1983 | No |
| Owen Gleiberman | Boston Phoenix | 1983 | Yes |
| George Hatza | Reading Eagle | 1983 | No |
| Fred Haeseker | Calgary Herald | 1983 | No |
| Bill Hagen | San Diego Union-Tribune | 1983 | No |
| Stephen Harvey | Film Comment | 1983 | No |
| Allen Hasson | Vernal Express | 1983 | No |
| John Hawn | Indianapolis Star | 1983 | No |
| Terry Hazlett | Observer-Reporter | 1983 | No |
| J Hoberman | Village Voice | 1983 | No |
| Stephen Hunter | Baltimore Sun | 1983 | Yes |
| Diane Hust | The Oklahoman | 1983 | No |
| International Film Guide | 1983 | No | |
| Tom Jacobs | San Bernardino County Sun | 1983 | Yes |
| Richard Jameson | Film Comment | 1983 | No |
| Malcolm Johnson | Hartford Courant | 1983 | No |
| Dave Kehr | Chicago Tribune | 1983 | Yes |
| Bill Kelly | Sun Sentinel | 1983 | No |
| Kevin Lally | New Jersey Courier News | 1983 | Yes |
| Joanna Langfield | WABC Radio | 1983 | Yes |
| Betsy Light | Indianapolis Star | 1983 | No |
| Tony Lucia | Reading Eagle | 1983 | No |
| Bob Lundegaard | Minneapolis Star Tribune | 1983 | No |
| Rick Lyman | Philadelphia Inquirer | 1983 | Yes |
| Derek Malcolm | The Guradian | 1983 | No |
| David Mannweiller | Indianapolis News | 1983 | No |
| Mike McLeod | Cincinnati Enquirer | 1983 | No |
| Gary Minnich | Decatur Herald & Review | 1983 | No |
| National Board of Review | 1983 | No | |
| Bill O'Connor | Akron Beacon Journal | 1983 | No |
| People Magazine | 1983 | No | |
| Jon Plaut | Madison Eagle | 1983 | No |
| Catharine Rambeau | Detroit Free Press | 1983 | No |
| Rex Reed | New York Post | 1983 | Yes |
| Eleanor Ringel | Atlanta Constitution | 1983 | No |
| Rita Rose | Indianapolis Star | 1983 | No |
| Keith Roysdon | Muncie Evening Press | 1983 | No |
| Candice Russell | Sun Sentinel | 1983 | Yes |
| Desmond Ryan | Philadelphia Inquirer | 1983 | Yes |
| Tom Sabulis | Tampa Bay Times | 1983 | No |
| Andrew Sarris | Village Voice | 1983 | Yes |
| Jay Scott | Toronto Globe and Mail | 1983 | Yes |
| Gene Siskel | Chicago Tribune | 1983 | Yes |
| Andy Smith | Democrat and Chronicle | 1983 | No |
| Michael Sragow | Boston Phoenix | 1983 | Yes |
| Bruce Steele | Town Talk | 1983 | No |
| Elliott Stein | Film Comment | 1983 | Yes |
| Judy Stone | San Francisco Chronicle | 1983 | Yes |
| Bob Thomas | Associated Press | 1983 | Yes |
| Richard Corliss | Time Magazine | 1983 | Yes |
| Greg Tozian | Tampa Tribune | 1983 | No |
| Gene Triplett | The Oklahoman | 1983 | No |
| Jacqi Tully | Arizona Daily Star | 1983 | No |
| Kenneth Turan | California Magazine | 1983 | Yes |
| Steve Vineberg | Stanford Daily | 1983 | Yes |
| Al Walentis | Reading Eagle | 1983 | No |
| Kathy Williams | Palm Beach Post | 1983 | No |
| William Wolf | Asbury Press | 1983 | No |
| JT Yurko | Manitowoc Herald Times | 1983 | No |
| Tony Zonca | Reading Eagle | 1983 | No |