| Rank | Critic | Publication | List Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Jason Anderson | Village Voice Poll | 2016 |
| 7 | Jeffrey Anderson | San Francisco Chronicle | 2016 |
| 8 | Melissa Anderson | LA Weekly | 2016 |
| 6 | Mallory Andrews | Village Voice Poll | 2016 |
| 5 | Sam Ankenbauer | Bright Lights Film Journal | 2016 |
| 9 | Lindsey Bahr | AP | 2016 |
| 6 | Marko Balaban | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 7 | Miriam Bale | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 8 | Stephanie Barber | Talkhouse | 2016 |
| 8 | Arta Barzanji | Persian Cinephile | 2016 |
| 4 | Nicholas Bell | Ioncinema | 2016 |
| Frederick Blichert | Senses of Cinema | 2016 | |
| 8 | Boston Online Film Critic s | 2016 | |
| 4 | Sean Burns | WBUR | 2016 |
| 6 | Josh Cabrita | Georgia Straight | 2016 |
| 5 | Christopher Campbell | Film School Rejects | 2016 |
| 7 | Ariel Esteban Cayer | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 10 | Andrew Chan | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 10 | Justin Chang | Los Angeles Times | 2016 |
| 6 | Jake Cole | Slant | 2016 |
| 1 | Adam Cook | indiewire | 2016 |
| 6 | Jordan Cronk | CinemaScope | 2016 |
| 6 | Jordan Cronk | Cinema Scope | 2016 |
| 5 | Jesse Cumming | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 9 | Greg Cwik | indieWire poll | 2016 |
| 8 | John DeCarli | FilmCapsule.com | 2016 |
| 8 | Connor Denney | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| 6 | Patrick Devitt | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 7 | Kyle Dilla | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| Wheeler Winston Dixon | Senses of Cinema | 2016 | |
| 8 | Alonso Duralde | TheWrap | 2016 |
| 5 | Lance Edmands | Talk House | 2016 |
| 8 | Alex Engquist | In Review | 2016 |
| 6 | Steve Erickson | Gay City News | 2016 |
| 7 | Morgan | Factual Opinion | 2016 |
| 6 | Sara Michelle Fetters | Seattle Gay News | 2016 |
| 10 | Hannah Fidell | Director | 2016 |
| 5 | Film Comment | 2016 | |
| 5 | Freja | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 3 | Patrick Gamble | CineVue | 2016 |
| 4 | Lawrence Garcia | Mubi | 2016 |
| 9 | Hugh Gibson | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 4 | Noah Gittell | Washington City Paper | 2016 |
| 4 | Niclas Goldberg | Filmrutan | 2016 |
| Jared Gores | Reel Fanatics | 2016 | |
| 9 | Wes Greene | Slant Magazine | 2016 |
| 6 | Tim Grierson | Screen International | 2016 |
| 5 | Haden Guest | Film Comment | 2016 |
| 9 | Dan Gvozden | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 2 | Tina Hassannia | indieWIRE poll | 2016 |
| 6 | Jesse Hathorne Ficks | 48Hills | 2016 |
| 6 | Glenn Heath Jr. | San Diego City Beat | 2016 |
| 7 | Jhon Hernandez | Seattle Screen Scene | 2016 |
| Chris Hewitt | St. Paul Pioneer Press | 2016 | |
| 2 | Colin Hill | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| Anne Hubbell | indiewire | 2016 | |
| 3 | David Hudson | Keyframe | 2016 |
| 10 | Darren Hughes | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| 2 | Robert Hunt | Riverfront Times | 2016 |
| Indy Week | 2016 | ||
| 9 | Tim Jackson | Arts Fuse | 2016 |
| 3 | Rachel Jacobson | Skandies | 2016 |
| 8 | Alan Jones | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 7 | Andrew Karpan | Film School Rejects | 2016 |
| 6 | Daniel Kasman | MUBI | 2016 |
| 10 | Aaron Katz | Talk House | 2016 |
| Nicholas Kemp | Film Society | 2016 | |
| 1 | Peter Keough | Boston Globe | 2016 |
| 10 | Katie Kilkenny | Pacific Standards | 2016 |
| 4 | Ryland Walker Knight | 2016 | |
| 7 | Dan Kois | Slate | 2016 |
| 8 | Michael Koresky | Film Society of Lincoln | 2016 |
| 9 | Jay Kuehner | Cinema Scope | 2016 |
| 4 | Adam Kuntavanish | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| 9 | Peter Labuza | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 9 | Molly Laich | Missoula News | 2016 |
| 7 | Andrew Lapin | NPR | 2016 |
| 6 | James Lattimer | Slant | 2016 |
| 1 | Eric Lavallee | IONCINEMA.com | 2016 |
| 8 | Manuela Lazic | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 2 | Kevin B. Lee | Fandor | 2016 |
| Adam Litovitz | Toronto Film Review | 2016 | |
| Violet Lucca | Film Comment | 2016 | |
| 3 | Carson Lund | Slant | 2016 |
| 1 | Ryan MacDuff | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 5 | Willow Maclay | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 5 | Calum Marsh | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 7 | Karen Martin | Home Movies | 2016 |
| 5 | Killian Melloy | Edge Media Network | 2016 |
| Peter Merriman | Toronto Film Review | 2016 | |
| 5 | Movie Mezzanine Staff | 2016 | |
| Rebecca Miller | Director | 2016 | |
| Minnesota Public Radio | 2016 | ||
| Marc Mohan | The Oregonian | 2016 | |
| 7 | Angela Morrison | Film School Rejects | 2016 |
| 4 | Adam Nayman | Cinema Scope | 2016 |
| 1 | Victoria Negri | Talk House | 2016 |
| 6 | Michael Nordine | LA Weekly | 2016 |
| 5 | Scott Nye | Battleship Pretension | 2016 |
| 2 | Max B. O'Connell | Rapid City Journal | 2016 |
| Mark Olsen | Los Angeles Times | 2016 | |
| 8 | Marko Orlic | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 6 | John Oursler | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 7 | Aubrey Page | Collider | 2016 |
| 3 | Gerald Peary | The Arts Fuse | 2016 |
| 10 | Alex Ross Perry | Talk House | 2016 |
| 10 | Keith Phipps | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 9 | Matias Pineiro | Film Comment | 2016 |
| 7 | Matt Prigge | Metro | 2016 |
| 3 | CJ Prince | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 9 | Jordan Raup | The Film Stage | 2016 |
| 9 | Reverse Shot | 2016 | |
| 3 | B Ruby Rich | Film Quarterly | 2016 |
| 6 | Vadim Rizov | Filmmaker Magazine | 2016 |
| 2 | Sophy Romvari | Filmmaker | 2016 |
| 9 | Jonathan Rosenbaum | jonathanrosenbaum.net | 2016 |
| 3 | Nick Rudow | 89.9 FM | 2016 |
| 4 | Alan Scherstuhl | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 4 | Dan Schoenbrun | Filmmaker Magazine | 2016 |
| 1 | Niles Schwartz | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| 10 | Shane Scott-Travis | Taste of Cinema | 2016 |
| 7 | Seattle Screen Scene | 2016 | |
| 1 | Tara Sheffer | Filmmaker | 2016 |
| 4 | Dan Shoebrun | Film Maker Magazine | 2016 |
| 4 | Sight & Sound | 2016 | |
| 8 | Will Sloan | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| Erica Genereux Smith | Toronto Film Review | 2016 | |
| Ula Sniegowska | indieWIRE | 2016 | |
| 10 | Michael Snydel | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| 7 | Peter Sobczynski | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| Amir Soltani | Toronto Film Review | 2016 | |
| 8 | Collin Souter | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| Dana Stevens | Slate | 2016 | |
| 9 | Ryan Swen | Seattle Screen Scene | 2016 |
| 1 | Scout Tafoya | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| 1 | Brian Tallerico | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| 5 | Lorna Tee | indiewire | 2016 |
| 1 | Lisa Thomas | Film Society | 2016 |
| 9 | Kyle Turner | Village Voice | 2016 |
| Giulia D'Angolo Vallan | Film Comment | 2016 | |
| 6 | Ethan Vestby | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 2 | Carlos Villadares | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| 6 | David Walsh | World Socialist | 2016 |
| 9 | Sam Weisberg | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 7 | John Wickland | Chicagoist | 2016 |
| 5 | Blake Williams | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 5 | Chris Wisniewski | Reverse Shot | 2016 |
| 1 | April Wolfe | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 5 | Ryan Wu | Skandies | 2016 |
| 9 | Manuel Yanez Murillo | Film Comment | 2016 |
| 3 | Cahiers du Cinema | 2017 | |
| 9 | Jean-Sebastien Chauvin | Toronto Film Review | 2017 |
| Bruno Dequen | Toronto Film Review | 2017 | |
| 10 | Gaspard Nectoux | Toronto Film Review | 2017 |
| Jason Di Rosso | The Final Cut | 2017 | |
| 6 | Edourard Siviere | Toronto Film Review | 2017 |
| 1 | The Skinny | 2017 | |
| Kate Taylor | Toronto Globe and Mail | 2017 | |
| 3 | Norman Wilner | Now Toronto | 2017 |