| Rank | Critic | Publication | List Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jon Abrams | Village Voice Poll | 2016 |
| Patrick Allan | LifeHacker | 2016 | |
| Alt Citizen | 2016 | ||
| Beth Barrett | Seattle International Film Festival | 2016 | |
| 6 | Dallas | Alex Bentley, Culture Map | 2016 |
| 4 | Megan Bianco | Times of San Diego | 2016 |
| Frederick Blichert | Senses of Cinema | 2016 | |
| 8 | Dan Braun | Submarine Entertainment | 2016 |
| 9 | Dan Buffa | KSDK | 2016 |
| 1 | Chris Bumbray | JoBlo | 2016 |
| 9 | Christopher Campbell | Film School Rejects | 2016 |
| 10 | Max Covill | Film School Rejects | 2016 |
| 10 | The DePaulia | 2016 | |
| 6 | Marc Doyle | Metacritic | 2016 |
| 8 | Trevor Dueck | Calvary Daily Hive | 2016 |
| Ezra Edelman | Director | 2016 | |
| 7 | Entertainment Weekly | 2016 | |
| 8 | Eli Glasner | CBC News | 2016 |
| 5 | Ed Gonzalez | Slant Magazine | 2016 |
| Amanda Greever | The Daily Times | 2016 | |
| 4 | Russell Hainline | Movie Mezzanine | 2016 |
| Chris Hewitt | St. Paul Pioneer Press | 2016 | |
| 3 | H. Perry Horton | Film School Rejects | 2016 |
| 2 | Drew Hunt | Spectrum Culture | 2016 |
| Hunter Ingram | Star News | 2016 | |
| 2 | JimmyO | JoBlo | 2016 |
| 8 | Laura Kern | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 4 | Oktay Ege Kozak | The Playlist | 2016 |
| 9 | Will Leitch | New Respublic | 2016 |
| 3 | Elaine Lennon | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| Nicholas Little | Toronto Film Review | 2016 | |
| 9 | Little White Lies | 2016 | |
| 7 | Sue Lonac | Seattle Screen Scene | 2016 |
| Glenn Lovell | CinemaDope | 2016 | |
| 7 | Hope Madden | Columbus Underground | 2016 |
| 6 | Chase Magnett | ComicBook.com | 2016 |
| 3 | Jeffrey Malone | News Cult | 2016 |
| 2 | Don Marks | Skandies | 2016 |
| 9 | James Marsh | Talk House | 2016 |
| 9 | Esther McCarthy | HelloEstherMccarthy.com | 2016 |
| 6 | Michelle McCue | We Are Movie Geeks | 2016 |
| Scott Mendelson | Forbes | 2016 | |
| 8 | Neil Miller | Film School Rejects | 2016 |
| 6 | Jonathan Nettles | KTHV | 2016 |
| 7 | New Musical Express | 2016 | |
| 5 | Charles Odell | Skandies | 2016 |
| 9 | Ryan Oliver | The Playlist | 2016 |
| 9 | Marko Orlic | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 6 | Jake Orthwein | Film School Rejects | 2016 |
| 10 | Ryan Painter WJLA | Washington DC | 2016 |
| 9 | Calvin Reeder | Talk House | 2016 |
| 5 | Ted Robins | The Naitonal Student | 2016 |
| 2 | Jonathan Romney | Film Comment | 2016 |
| 8 | Alex Rose | Cult Montreal | 2016 |
| Lisa Russell | Senses of Cinema | 2016 | |
| 9 | Screenreview.net | 2016 | |
| 7 | Tom Shone | These Violent Delights | 2016 |
| 5 | Amie Simon | Three Imaginary Girls | 2016 |
| 5 | Edourd Siviere | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| Bill Stamets | RogerEbert.com | 2016 | |
| Sasha Stone | Awards Daily | 2016 | |
| 10 | Brian Tallerico | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| 3 | Anne-Katrin Titze | Eye for Film | 2016 |
| 3 | Kenneth Turan | Los Angeles Times | 2016 |
| 6 | Philip Vandy Price | Reviews From a Bed | 2016 |
| 3 | Ignatiy Vishnevetsky | AV Club | 2016 |
| 9 | Tucker Warner | Freelance Star | 2016 |
| 6 | John Wickland | Chicagoist | 2016 |
| Megan Widawski | Toronto Film Review | 2016 | |
| 10 | Norman Wilner | Now Magazine | 2016 |
| 9 | Caveh Zahedi | Talk House | 2016 |