| Rank | Critic | Publication | List Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blandine Mercier-McGovern | The Cinema Guild | 2016 | |
| 2 | David Ansen | Village Voice | 2017 |
| 4 | Chuck Bowen | Slant | 2017 |
| 4 | Danny Bowes | RogerEbert.com | 2017 |
| Ty Burr | Boston Globe | 2017 | |
| 9 | Christopher Campbell | Film School Rejects | 2017 |
| 3 | Monica Castillo | Village Voice | 2017 |
| 10 | Jesse Cataldo | Slant | 2017 |
| 2 | Daryl Chin | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| 4 | Jake Cole | Slant | 2017 |
| 1 | K. Austin Collins | The Ringer | 2017 |
| 5 | Sherilyn Connelly | SF Weekly | 2017 |
| 9 | Martyn Conterio | Illusion Scene 360 | 2017 |
| 6 | Jake Coyle | Associated Press | 2017 |
| Gulia D'Agnolo | Film Comment | 2017 | |
| 7 | The Film Stage | 2017 | |
| 2 | John Fink | Film Stage | 2017 |
| 9 | Graham Fuller | The Culture Trip | 2017 |
| 5 | Christopher Gray | Slant | 2017 |
| 9 | Glen Heath | San Diego City Beat | 2017 |
| 6 | Eric Henderson | Slant | 2017 |
| 2 | Jordan Hoffman | The Guardian | 2017 |
| 8 | Ann Hornaday | Washington Post | 2017 |
| 9 | Oleg Ivanov | Slant | 2017 |
| 8 | JR Jones | The Reader | 2017 |
| 2 | Ben Kenigsberg | RogerEbert.com | 2017 |
| 4 | Glenn Kenny | RogerEbert.com | 2017 |
| 3 | Robert Levin | AM New York | 2017 |
| 8 | Ben Mercer | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| 7 | Micah Mertes | Omaha World Herald | 2017 |
| 7 | Kirk Micheal | Sonoma News | 2017 |
| David Morgan | CBS News | 2017 | |
| 7 | Vikram Murthi | RogerEbert.com | 2017 |
| 8 | Elise Nakhnikian | Slant | 2017 |
| 4 | Christina Newland | RogerEbert.com | 2017 |
| 10 | Mehdi Pilehvarian | Toronto Film Review | 2017 |
| 4 | Jordan Raup | Lincoln Film Center | 2017 |
| Alan Scherstuhl | LA Weekly | 2017 | |
| 10 | Meg Shields | Film School Rejects | 2017 |
| Claudia Sicondolfo | Toronto Film Review | 2017 | |
| 9 | Slant Magazine | 2017 | |
| 1 | Imogen Sarah Smith | Film Comment | 2017 |
| 9 | Michael Snydel | The Film Stage | 2017 |
| 6 | Jose Solis | the Film Stage | 2017 |
| Dana Stevens | Slate | 2017 | |
| Basil Tsiokos | Sundance Film Festival | 2017 | |
| 1 | Kenneth Turan | Los Angeles Times | 2017 |
| 6 | James Verniere | Boston Herald | 2017 |
| 10 | Keith Watson | Slant | 2017 |