| Rank | Critic | Publication | List Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Don Marks | Skandies | 2010 |
| 1 | Chris Stults | Skandies | 2010 |
| A.V. Club | 2011 | ||
| 7 | Sam Adams | AV Club | 2011 |
| 4 | Sean Axmaker | msn | 2011 |
| 3 | Jason Anderson | Eye Weekly | 2011 |
| 7 | Ali Arikan | Slant | 2011 |
| 5 | Jeffrey M. Anderson | San Francisco Examiner | 2011 |
| 9 | Thomas Baurez | excessif.com | 2011 |
| 5 | Roman Blondeau | excessif.com | 2011 |
| 7 | Matt Brennan | indieWIRE | 2011 |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | Village Voice | 2011 |
| 5 | Sean Burns | Philadelphia Weekly | 2011 |
| 9 | Matthew Butcher | Skandies | 2011 |
| Cahiers du Cinema | 2011 | ||
| 9 | Jesse Cataldo | Slant Magazine | 2011 |
| 8 | Aaron Cutler | indiewire poll | 2011 |
| Jeannette Catsoulis | New York Times | 2011 | |
| Rob Christopher | Chicagoist | 2011 | |
| 2 | Mike D'Angelo | 2011 | |
| A.A. Dowd | Time Out Chicago | 2011 | |
| 4 | Austin Dale | indiewire | 2011 |
| 3 | Jeff Deutchman | indieWIRE | 2011 |
| 2 | Dcist | 2011 | |
| 2 | Jim Emerson | 2011 | |
| 8 | Film Comment | 2011 | |
| 7 | Sarah Foss | Foss Forward | 2011 |
| 3 | Graham Fuller | ArtInfo | 2011 |
| 10 | Daniel Feingold | The Minaret | 2011 |
| 5 | Bryant | Frazer, Skandies | 2011 |
| 1 | Alex Fung | Skandies | 2011 |
| 3 | Clementine Gallot | Cashiers du Cinema | 2011 |
| 1 | Ray Greene | Box Office Magazine | 2011 |
| 1 | Ann Hornaday | Washington Post | 2011 |
| 1 | Beth Hanna | 2011 | |
| 2 | Jordan Hoffman | JordanHoffman.com | 2011 |
| 4 | Pamela Hutchinson | Spectator.com | 2011 |
| 4 | Aaron Hillis | Green Cine Daily | 2011 |
| 5 | Robert Horton | The Herald | 2011 |
| 9 | Stan Hall | The Oregonian | 2011 |
| 1 | Chris Hewitt | St. Paul Pioneer Press | 2011 |
| Carol Hemphill | West End World | 2011 | |
| 6 | Richard T. Jameson | MSN | 2011 |
| 5 | Rachel Jacobson | Skandies | 2011 |
| 2 | Eric Kohn | indieWIRE | 2011 |
| 10 | IndieWire Poll | 2011 | |
| 7 | Kevin Lee | Fandor | 2011 |
| 3 | Guy Lodge | inContention | 2011 |
| 3 | Karina Longworth | LA Weekly | 2011 |
| 3 | Daniel Loria | indiewire poll | 2011 |
| 5 | Diego Lerer | Clarin | 2011 |
| Craig Lindsey | IndyWeek | 2011 | |
| 6 | Kristian Lin | Fort Worth Weekly | 2011 |
| Ryan Lattanzio | San Francisco Bay Guardian | 2011 | |
| CJ Lals | Times Union | 2011 | |
| 6 | Elisabeth Lequeret | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 10 | MSN | 2011 | |
| 6 | Dave McCoy MSN | 2011 | |
| 10 | Kat Murphy | MSN | 2011 |
| 3 | Patrick McGavin Lightsensitive.typepad.com | 2011 | |
| 8 | Jennifer Merin | About.com | 2011 |
| 2 | Kristi Mitsuda | Reverse Shot | 2011 |
| 8 | Jose-Lis Moctezuma | Hydra Magazine | 2011 |
| 6 | Adam Nayman | Eye Weeklly | 2011 |
| 8 | Rob Nelson | Variety | 2011 |
| 3 | Michael Nordine | Hammer to Nail | 2011 |
| 9 | Andrew O'Hehir | Salon | 2011 |
| 3 | Mark Olsen | indiewire poll | 2011 |
| Kurt Osenlund | South Philly Review | 2011 | |
| 7 | Keith Phipps | AV Club | 2011 |
| 3 | Steven Pate | Chicagoist.com | 2011 |
| John Patterson | Village Voice | 2011 | |
| 3 | Pop Matters | 2011 | |
| 5 | Mark Pittillo | Skandies | 2011 |
| 8 | Nathan Rabin | AV Club | 2011 |
| 5 | B. Ruby Rich | UC Santa Cruz | 2011 |
| 1 | Katey Rich | Cinema Blend | 2011 |
| 2 | Vadim Rizov | indiewire | 2011 |
| 6 | Jim Ridley | Nashville Scene | 2011 |
| 9 | Rudie | Shockya.com | 2011 |
| 10 | Scott Renshaw | Charleston City Paper | 2011 |
| 5 | Reverse Shot | Consensus | 2011 |
| 6 | Shelagh Rowan-Legg | Twitch Film | 2011 |
| 3 | The Skinny | UK | 2011 |
| 8 | A.O. Scott | New York Times | 2011 |
| 9 | Nick Schager | Slant Magazine | 2011 |
| 6 | Chuck Stephens | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 5 | Henry Stewart | L Magazine | 2011 |
| 1 | Jesse Skinner | Toro Magazine | 2011 |
| Tom Storch | Culture Mob | 2011 | |
| 8 | Kenton Smith | Uptown Magazine | 2011 |
| 1 | Scott Tobias | AV Club | 2011 |
| 3 | Tiny Mix Tape | 2011 | |
| 8 | Rob Thomas | Madison.com | 2011 |
| Ben Umstead | Twitch Film | 2011 | |
| 1 | Elbert Ventura | Reverse Shot | 2011 |
| 7 | The Vine | Clembastow | 2011 |
| Kim Voynar | Movie City News | 2011 | |
| 9 | Chris Wisniewski | Reverse Shot | 2011 |
| Washington Post | 2011 |