| Rank | Critic | Publication | List Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Simon Abrams | Roger Ebert.com | 2017 |
| 7 | Hercules | Ain't It Cool News | 2017 |
| Marko Balaban | Toronto Film Review | 2017 | |
| 9 | Daniel Barnes | Colorado Springs Independent | 2017 |
| 7 | Adrien Benson | Toronto Film Review | 2017 |
| 2 | Chris Bumbray | Joblo | 2017 |
| 8 | Justin Chang | Los Angeles Times | 2017 |
| 5 | Jamie Christley | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| Gulia D'Agnolo | Film Comment | 2017 | |
| 4 | Mike D'Angelo | AV Club | 2017 |
| Simon Ennis | Toronto Film Comment | 2017 | |
| 2 | Kieran Fisher | Film School Rejects | 2017 |
| 10 | Brian Formo | Collidor | 2017 |
| 4 | Bryant Frazer | Skandies | 2017 |
| 1 | Alex Fung | Skandies | 2017 |
| 8 | Brad Gullickson | Film School Rejects | 2017 |
| 9 | Jacob Knight | Birth. Movies. Death. | 2017 |
| 9 | Robert Koehler | Cinema Scope | 2017 |
| 8 | Diego Lerer | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| 3 | Mike Mazzanti | Film Stage | 2017 |
| 9 | Jeff McCloud | Skandies | 2017 |
| Megan Moffat | Toronto Film Review | 2017 | |
| Newsweek | 2017 | ||
| 6 | Jimmy O | JoBlo.com | 2017 |
| 10 | Johnny Oleksinski | New York Post | 2017 |
| 2 | Jason Overbeck | Skandies | 2017 |
| 10 | Nick Pinkerton | Film Comment | 2017 |
| 10 | Mark Pittillo | Skandies | 2017 |
| 10 | Matt Prigge | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| CJ Prince | Toronto Film Review | 2017 | |
| 9 | Niles Schwartz | RogerEbert.com | 2017 |
| 8 | Niles Schwartz | Toronto Film Review | 2017 |
| Amie Simon | Parallax View | 2017 | |
| 10 | Michael Snydel | The Film Stage | 2017 |
| 4 | Scott Tobias | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| 3 | Ethan Vestby | Toronto Film Reivew | 2017 |
| 2 | Andrew Wright | Parallax View | 2017 |