| Rank | Critic | Publication | List Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Simon Abrams | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| 6 | Josh Adams | Don't Hate The Geek | 2016 |
| Walter Addiego | San Francisco Chronicle | 2016 | |
| 3 | Ali Arikan | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 8 | Lindsey Bahr | AP | 2016 |
| 8 | Mark Barber | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| John Beifuss | Commercial Appeal | 2016 | |
| 10 | Andy Bockelman | Steamboat Today | 2016 |
| 9 | Meredith Borders | Birth.Movies.Death | 2016 |
| 6 | Dan Braun | Submarine Entertainment | 2016 |
| 10 | Patrick Brice | Talk House | 2016 |
| 7 | Mark Cira | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 10 | Ashley Clark | Film Comment | 2016 |
| 7 | Corey Craft | artsBHAM.com | 2016 |
| 6 | Culture/Newsweek | 2016 | |
| 10 | Michael Da Silva | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| 8 | Charles Dickstein | Motion Picture Clubs | 2016 |
| 7 | Ernesto Diezmartinez | Reforma | 2016 |
| 5 | Kyle Dilla | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| 9 | Nathan Duke | Subrewind | 2016 |
| Sean Egan | The Villager | 2016 | |
| 6 | Cory Everett | The Playlist | 2016 |
| Shelley Farmer | Village Voice | 2016 | |
| Flood | 2016 | ||
| 6 | Bob Garver | HCPress.com | 2016 |
| 6 | John Gholson | Movies.com | 2016 |
| 10 | Matt Goldberg | Collider | 2016 |
| 10 | James Gorber | Screen Anarchy | 2016 |
| 9 | Bob Grimm | Tucson Weekly | 2016 |
| 3 | Skander H. | Skandies | 2016 |
| 10 | Kurt Halfyard | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 10 | Jason Harris | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 6 | Jesse Hassenger | AV Club | 2016 |
| Courtney Higgs | In Style | 2016 | |
| 6 | Jordan Hoffman | Village Voice | 2016 |
| Marshall Honorof | Tom's Guide | 2016 | |
| 9 | Drew Hunt | Spectrum Culture | 2016 |
| Kate Hurwitz | Cinetic Media | 2016 | |
| Jason Ishikawa | Cinetic Media | 2016 | |
| 4 | Oleg Ivanov | Slant | 2016 |
| Chris Jenness | Peninsula Clarion | 2016 | |
| 9 | Glen Kenny | 2016 | |
| 2 | Stacia Kissick Jones | Next Project | 2016 |
| 1 | Josh Larsen | Filmspotting | 2016 |
| 5 | David Laub | A24 | 2016 |
| 5 | Matthew Lickona | San Diego Reader | 2016 |
| 9 | Yehudit Mam | I've Had it With Hollywood | 2016 |
| 7 | Cate Marquis | We Are Movie Geeks | 2016 |
| 5 | Sinead McCausland | Film School Rejects | 2016 |
| Dillon McLaughlin | Cool Material | 2016 | |
| Peter Merriman | Toronto Film Review | 2016 | |
| 8 | Sean Mulvihill | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| 5 | Benjamin Nason | The MacGuffin | 2016 |
| National Board of Review | 2016 | ||
| 8 | Ryan Oliver | The Playlist | 2016 |
| 3 | Nick Olszyk | The Catholic World Report | 2016 |
| 9 | Ben Pearson | Geek Tyrant | 2016 |
| 7 | Bailey Pennick | Red Bull | 2016 |
| 6 | Jordan Raup | The Film Stage | 2016 |
| 3 | Yair Raveh | Cinemascope | 2016 |
| 5 | Niles Schwartz | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| 6 | Stephen Silver | Splice Today | 2016 |
| 10 | Matt Singer | Screencrush | 2016 |
| 7 | Jim Slotek | Pincher Creek Echo | 2016 |
| 9 | Jeremy Smith | Village Voice | 2016 |
| Spectum Culture | 2016 | ||
| 7 | Josh Spiegel | Movie Mezzanine | 2016 |
| 9 | Matthew Stein | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| Sasha Stone | Awards Daily | 2016 | |
| 9 | Brian Tallerico | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| Richard Tanne | Director | 2016 | |
| Tribeca Shortlist | 2016 | ||
| 6 | Kenneth Turan | Los Angeles Times | 2016 |
| 6 | Valley News | 2016 | |
| 10 | Carlos Villadares | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| 8 | Keith Watson | Slant | 2016 |
| 1 | The Week Staff | 2016 | |
| 8 | Matthew Wilder | Simian Cinema | 2016 |
| 6 | L. Kent Wolgamott | Lincoln Journal Star | 2016 |