| Rank | Critic | Publication | List Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Robert Abele | Village Voice poll | 2010 |
| 7 | Jim Brunzell III | Twin Cities Daily Planet | 2010 |
| Peter Bradshaw | The Guardian | 2010 | |
| 4 | Tom Brook | BBC | 2010 |
| 8 | Dan Bennett | North Country Times | 2010 |
| 3 | Brad Brevet | Rope of Sillicon | 2010 |
| 5 | Robert Beames | Obsessed With Film.com | 2010 |
| 7 | Jeanette Catsoulis | New York Times | 2010 |
| 7 | Daryl Chin | indieWIRE | 2010 |
| 2 | Will Chadwick | We Got This Covered | 2010 |
| 1 | Michael Drakulich | Courier News | 2010 |
| 8 | Duane Dudek | The Journal Sentinel | 2010 |
| 5 | David Edelstein | New York Magazine | 2010 |
| 6 | Gregory Ellwood | HitFlix | 2010 |
| 5 | David Edwards | Mirror | 2010 |
| 5 | Charles Ealy | Austin 360 | 2010 |
| 5 | Phillip French | The Observer | 2010 |
| 4 | David Fear | Time Out New York | 2010 |
| 6 | Stephen Farber | Hollywood Reporter | 2010 |
| 10 | Alex Fung | Skandies | 2010 |
| 6 | Owen Gleibermann | Entertainment Weekly | 2010 |
| 4 | Michael Gitz | The Huffington Post | 2010 |
| 7 | David Germain | Associated Press | 2010 |
| 4 | Michael Glitz | Huffington Post | 2010 |
| 8 | Tim Grierson | LA Weekly | 2010 |
| 5 | Larry Gross | Village Voice poll | 2010 |
| Rick Groen | Globe and Mail | 2010 | |
| 5 | Stephen Holden | New York Times | 2010 |
| 5 | Eric Hynes | Reverse Shot | 2010 |
| 9 | Hotpress.com | 2010 | |
| 7 | Kevin Jagernauth | The Playlist | 2010 |
| 10 | MaryAnn Johanson | Film.com | 2010 |
| 5 | Rachel Jacobson | Skandies | 2010 |
| 5 | Eric Kohn | IndieWire | 2010 |
| 3 | Michael Koresky | Reverse Shot | 2010 |
| 1 | Peter Knegt | indieWIRE | 2010 |
| 10 | Dan Kois | Washington Post | 2010 |
| 6 | Don Kaye | MSN | 2010 |
| 5 | Loren King | Provincetown Banner | 2010 |
| 9 | Laurent Kelly | Obsessed With Film | 2010 |
| Mark Keizer | Box Office Magazine | 2010 | |
| 10 | Guy Lodge | InContention.com | 2010 |
| 4 | Laremy Legel | Film.com | 2010 |
| 6 | Dave McCoy | MSN | 2010 |
| 6 | Wesley Morris | Boston Globe | 2010 |
| Jennifer Merin | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2010 | |
| John Millar | California Chronicle | 2010 | |
| 6 | Sean Means | Salt Lake Tribune | 2010 |
| 4 | Richard Mowe | Box Office Magazine | 2010 |
| 3 | John McCarthy | Box Office Magazine | 2010 |
| Wade Major | Box Office Magazine | 2010 | |
| Greg Murphy | Skandies | 2010 | |
| 2 | National Board of Review | 2010 | |
| 1 | Rob Nelson | Variety | 2010 |
| 10 | John Nugent | Obsessed With Film | 2010 |
| 3 | Charles Odell | Scandies | 2010 |
| 8 | Mary Pols | MSN | 2010 |
| 9 | Milan Paurich | Cleveland Scene | 2010 |
| 1 | Jeff Reichert | Reverse Shot | 2010 |
| 4 | Joshua Rothkopf | Time Out New York | 2010 |
| 1 | Peter Rainer | Christian Science Monitor | 2010 |
| 4 | Tim Robey | Telegraph UK | 2010 |
| 8 | Tasha Robinson | AV Club | 2010 |
| 10 | Katey Rich | Cinemablend | 2010 |
| 5 | Reverse Shot | 2010 | |
| 1 | Lisa Rosman | indieWIRE | 2010 |
| 4 | Peter Reihler | Skandies | 2010 |
| 3 | Sight and Sound | 2010 | |
| 4 | Cedric Succivalli | ICS | 2010 |
| 9 | Lisa Schwarzbaum | Entertainment Weekly | 2010 |
| 7 | David Sterritt | Tikkun | 2010 |
| 9 | Dana Stevens | Slate.comm | 2010 |
| 2 | Kristopher Tapley | InContention.com | 2010 |
| 8 | Amy Taubin | Film Comment | 2010 |
| 8 | Gabe Toro The Playlist | 2010 | |
| 5 | Telegrama | 2010 | |
| 8 | Keith Uhlich | Time Out New York | 2010 |
| 2 | Kim Voynar | MCN | 2010 |
| 1 | Matt Wilder | Collider | 2010 |
| 6 | Chris Wisniewski | Reverse Shot | 2010 |
| 3 | Glenn Whipp MSN | 2010 | |
| 6 | Armond White | New York Press | 2010 |
| 2 | Michael Wilmington | Movie City News | 2010 |
| 7 | Ryan Wells | Cinespect | 2010 |
| Mark Harris | Georgia Straight | 2011 | |
| 3 | Glen Sumi | Now Toronto | 2011 |
| 11 | Kenton Smith | Uptown Magazine | 2011 |
| 7 | VG | 2011 |