| Rank | Critic | Publication | List Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Mark Asch | The L Magazine | 2010 |
| 4 | Richard Brody | New Yorker | 2010 |
| 8 | Sheila Benson | Seattle Weekly | 2010 |
| 1 | Josh Bell | Las Vegas Weekly | 2010 |
| 1 | Josh Bell | filmcritic.com | 2010 |
| 7 | Robert Beames | Obsessed With Film.com | 2010 |
| 5 | Daniel Barnes | News Review | 2010 |
| 5 | Bill Croatto | filmcritic.com | 2010 |
| 7 | Chris Cabin | filmcritic.com | 2010 |
| 9 | Marcy Dermansky | About.com | 2010 |
| 8 | Nick Dawson | Film Threat | 2010 |
| 8 | Devon | Podcast Film Review | 2010 |
| 10 | Film Comment | 2010 | |
| 6 | Scott Foundas | Film Society of Lincoln Center | 2010 |
| 3 | Marshall Fine | Hollywood & Fine.com | 2010 |
| 4 | Malcolm Fraser | Montreal Mirror | 2010 |
| 6 | Noah Forrest | Movie City News | 2010 |
| 10 | Lance Goldenberg | Village Voice poll | 2010 |
| 9 | Larry Gross | Village Voice poll | 2010 |
| 2 | Jesse Hassenger | The L Magazine | 2010 |
| 10 | J Hoberman | Village Voice | 2010 |
| 10 | Robert Horton | The Herald | 2010 |
| 2 | Jesse Hassenger | filmcritic.com | 2010 |
| 10 | Kevin Jagernauth | The Playlist | 2010 |
| 7 | Anthony Kaufman | indieWIRE poll | 2010 |
| 2 | Ben Kenisberg | Time Out Chicago | 2010 |
| 6 | Sean Kernan | Zoiks Online | 2010 |
| 8 | Zak Klein | On the Box | 2010 |
| 7 | Kevin B. Lee | Time Out New York | 2010 |
| 2 | Ashley Lindstrom | San Antonio Current | 2010 |
| 5 | Patrick Z. McGavin | Lightsensitive.typepad.com | 2010 |
| 6 | Noel Murray | AV Club | 2010 |
| 6 | Aaron Mesh | Williamette Week Online | 2010 |
| 7 | Don Marks | Skandies | 2010 |
| 1 | Mark Olsen | indieWIRE poll | 2010 |
| 7 | Jason Overbeck | Scandies | 2010 |
| 5 | Michael Phillips | Chicago Tribune | 2010 |
| 5 | Jonathan Poritsky | the candler blog | 2010 |
| 4 | Milan Paurich | Cleveland Scene | 2010 |
| 2 | Michael Joshua Rowin | The L Magazine | 2010 |
| 3 | Nathan Rabin | AV Club | 2010 |
| 7 | Jonathan Rosenbaum | Chicago Reader | 2010 |
| 1 | Vadim Rizov | Village Voice poll | 2010 |
| 4 | Aidil Rusli | The Malasian Insider | 2010 |
| 4 | Benjamin Strong | The L Magazine | 2010 |
| 6 | AO Scott | New York Times | 2010 |
| 8 | Mark Slutsky | Montreal Mirror | 2010 |
| 7 | Bob Strauss | Daily News Los Angeles | 2010 |
| Ant Timpson | Incredibly Strange | 2010 | |
| 10 | Pete Timmerman | Play Back ST Louis | 2010 |
| 4 | Elbert Ventura | Reverse Shot | 2010 |
| 8 | Chuck Wilson | LA Weekly | 2010 |
| Andrew Wright | Skandies | 2010 |