| Rank | Critic | Publication | List Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Sam Adams | Slate | 2016 |
| 4 | Carlos Aguilar | Movie Maker Magazine | 2016 |
| Patrick Allan | LifeHacker | 2016 | |
| 6 | Ethan Alter | Yahoo Movies | 2016 |
| 2 | Erik Anderson | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 1 | Fernando Andres | Film School Rejects | 2016 |
| Mariana Antunes | Quiet Earth | 2016 | |
| 8 | Cameron Bailey | indieWIRE | 2016 |
| 7 | Stephanie Barber | Talkhouse | 2016 |
| 7 | Ben Barna | NYLON | 2016 |
| 4 | Daniel Barnes | Sacramento News Review | 2016 |
| 5 | Juan Barquin | Miami New Times | 2016 |
| 8 | Beatrice Behn | kino-zeit | 2016 |
| John Beifuss | Commercial Appeal | 2016 | |
| Michael Bergeron | Free Press Houston | 2016 | |
| 2 | Geoff Berkshire | Variety | 2016 |
| 6 | Megan Bianco | Times of San Diego | 2016 |
| Frederic Boyer | Tribeca Film Festival | 2016 | |
| Peter Bradshaw | The Guardian | 2016 | |
| 1 | Jacob Brinkworth | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| 10 | Deragh Campbell | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 2 | Dustin Chang | Screen Anarchy | 2016 |
| 10 | Mark Cira | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| Cleveland Plain Dealer | 2016 | ||
| 5 | Laura Clifford | Reeling Reviews | 2016 |
| 10 | Collider | 2016 | |
| 2 | Robbie Collin | The Telegraph | 2016 |
| 10 | Complex Staff | 2016 | |
| 3 | Julia Cooper | Village Voice | 2016 |
| Gia Coppola | Director | 2016 | |
| 6 | Jake Coyle | AP | 2016 |
| 6 | Scott Cummings | Talk House | 2016 |
| Erik Davis | Movies.com | 2016 | |
| 6 | Ryan Davis | Alamo Drafthouse | 2016 |
| 1 | The DePaulia | 2016 | |
| 10 | Patrick Devitt | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| Matthew Dinda | Film Society | 2016 | |
| 9 | Steve Dollar | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 10 | Nathan Duke | Subrewind | 2016 |
| Sean Egan | The Villager | 2016 | |
| Shelley Farmer | Village Voice | 2016 | |
| 8 | Hannah Fidell | Director | 2016 |
| 4 | Jay | Film Junk | 2016 |
| 5 | The Film Stage | 2016 | |
| 1 | Ryan Fleck | Talk House | 2016 |
| 1 | Haleigh Foutch | Collider | 2016 |
| 3 | Freja | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 8 | Joseph Friar | In Flix! | 2016 |
| Fuse Staff | 2016 | ||
| 8 | John Gholson | Movies.com | 2016 |
| 6 | Noah Gittell | Washington City Paper | 2016 |
| 2 | Tim Grierson | Screen International | 2016 |
| 2 | Megan Griffiths | Talk House | 2016 |
| 3 | Jason Guerrasio | Business Insider | 2016 |
| Andrew Haigh | Director | 2016 | |
| 3 | Hunter Harris | Vulture | 2016 |
| 2 | Jesse Hassenger | AV Club | 2016 |
| 5 | Britt Hayes | Screen Crush | 2016 |
| 9 | Jeremy Heilman | Skandies | 2016 |
| 6 | Eugene Hernandez | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 7 | Barry Hertz | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| Chris Hewitt | St. Paul Pioneer Press | 2016 | |
| 1 | Colin Hill | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| 3 | Stephen Holden | New York Times | 2016 |
| Anne Hubbell | indiewire | 2016 | |
| Huffington Post | 2016 | ||
| Indy Week | 2016 | ||
| 5 | Matthew Jacobs | Huffington Post | 2016 |
| 9 | Rachel Jacobson | Skandies | 2016 |
| Richard T. Jameson | Parallax View | 2016 | |
| 2 | Ren Jender | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 5 | Evan Jerred | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 3 | Nathan Johnson | Press & Dakotan | 2016 |
| 4 | Ed Johnson-Ott | Nuvo | 2016 |
| 5 | Kimberly Jones | Austin Chronicle | 2016 |
| 8 | Andrew Karpan | Film School Rejects | 2016 |
| 5 | Christopher Kearney | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| 5 | Katie Kilkenny | Pacific Standards | 2016 |
| Simon Killen | Senses of Cinema | 2016 | |
| 1 | Stacia Kissick Jones | Next Project | 2016 |
| 6 | Chris Knipp | FilmLeaf | 2016 |
| 9 | Eric Kohn | IndieWire | 2016 |
| 9 | Alec Kubas-Meyer | Flixist | 2016 |
| 3 | Josh Kupecki | Austin Chronicle | 2016 |
| 9 | Kevin Laforest | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 5 | Richard Lawson | Vanity Fair | 2016 |
| Scott Lewis | Indie88 | 2016 | |
| 5 | Lucas Leyva | Talk House | 2016 |
| 2 | Matthew Lickona | San Diego Reader | 2016 |
| Nicholas Little | Toronto Film Review | 2016 | |
| 5 | Vince Mancini | Uproxx | 2016 |
| 9 | Scott Marks | San Diego Reader | 2016 |
| 8 | Brandy McDonnell | News OK/BAM | 2016 |
| 5 | Ryan McNeil | The Matinee | 2016 |
| 8 | Myron Meisel | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 2016 |
| Blandine Mercier-McGovern | The Cinema Guild | 2016 | |
| 8 | Micah Mertes | Omaha World-Herald | 2016 |
| Marc Mohan | The Oregonian | 2016 | |
| Joe Morgenstern | The Wall Street Journal | 2016 | |
| 2 | Adam Egypt Mortimer | Talk House | 2016 |
| Oren Moverman | Director | 2016 | |
| 5 | New Musical Express | 2016 | |
| 10 | Dan Nuxoll | Rooftop Films | 2016 |
| 7 | Ryan Oliver | The Playlist | 2016 |
| 2 | Marko Orlic | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 7 | Jake Orthwein | Film School Rejects | 2016 |
| 5 | Jordan Parker | The Chronicle Herald | 2016 |
| 2 | Paste Magazine | 2016 | |
| 5 | Steve Persall | Tampa Bay Times | 2016 |
| 1 | Leah Pickett | Chicago Reader | 2016 |
| Marcelo Quesada | indieWIRE | 2016 | |
| 7 | Katie Rife | AV Club | 2016 |
| 3 | Jamie Righetti | Film School Rejects | 2016 |
| Tasha Robinson | The Verge | 2016 | |
| 9 | Jodie Safdie | Director | 2016 |
| 9 | Marc Savlov | Austin Chronicle | 2016 |
| 7 | ScreenAnarchy Staff | 2016 | |
| 7 | Christopher Schobert | Buffalo Spree Magazine | 2016 |
| 6 | AO Scott | New York Times | 2016 |
| 4 | Shane Scott-Travis | Taste of Cinema | 2016 |
| 9 | Seen Some.com | 2016 | |
| 6 | Witney Seibold | Crave Online | 2016 |
| 7 | Tara Sheffer | Filmmaker | 2016 |
| 5 | Sight & Sound | 2016 | |
| 1 | David Sims | Village Voice | 2016 |
| Erica Genereux Smith | Toronto Film Review | 2016 | |
| Bill Stamets | RogerEbert.com | 2016 | |
| 10 | Sara Stewart | NY Post | 2016 |
| 10 | Aaron Stewart-Ahn | Talk House | 2016 |
| 6 | Bob Strauss | Los Angeles Daily News | 2016 |
| 10 | Brian Tallerico | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| 8 | Tara Thorne | The Coast | 2016 |
| 3 | Time Out | 2016 | |
| 10 | Jesue Valle | Cineshots | 2016 |
| 8 | Todd VanderWerff | Village Voice | 2016 |
| The Verge | 2016 | ||
| 9 | Gregory Wakeman | Cinema Blend | 2016 |
| 3 | Katie Walsh | LA Times | 2016 |
| Maddie Whittle | Film Society | 2016 | |
| 1 | Cameron Williams | Popcorn Junkie | 2016 |
| Rebecca Williamson | Film Society | 2016 | |
| 3 | Chuck Wilson | Village Voice | 2016 |
| Wired Staff | 2016 | ||
| 2 | Jen Yamato | The Daily Beast | 2016 |