| Rank | Critic | Publication | List Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Adams | Lima Ohio News | 2016 | |
| American Film Institute | 2016 | ||
| 4 | Jeffrey Anderson | San Francisco Chronicle | 2016 |
| Australiam Film Instiitute | 2016 | ||
| 3 | Sean Axmaker | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 5 | Neil Bahadur | Seattle Screen Scene | 2016 |
| 6 | Ken Bakely | Film Pulse | 2016 |
| Preston Barta | Denton RC | 2016 | |
| Scott Baumgartner | Celebuzz | 2016 | |
| Beau Behan | Patch | 2016 | |
| John Beifuss | Commercial Appeal | 2016 | |
| 3 | Richard Brody | The New Yorker | 2016 |
| 3 | K. Austin Collins | The Ringer | 2016 |
| 8 | Adam Cook | indiewire | 2016 |
| 3 | Jackie Cooper | Huffington Post | 2016 |
| 10 | David Coursen | Parallax View | 2016 |
| Critics Choice Awards | 2016 | ||
| 9 | Anthony Cullen | Mad Movie Man | 2016 |
| 9 | Patrick Devitt | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 7 | Stephen Farber | Hollywood Reporter | 2016 |
| 8 | Jason Fraley | WTOP | 2016 |
| 10 | Roger Friedman | Showbiz 411 | 2016 |
| 10 | Jack Garner | Democrat and Chronicle | 2016 |
| Georgia Straight | 2016 | ||
| Anthony Ginnane | Senses of Cinema | 2016 | |
| 10 | John Gilpatrick | Men's Health | 2016 |
| 6 | Owen Gleiberman | Variety | 2016 |
| 1 | Tom Gliatto | People | 2016 |
| 2 | Jeremy Heilman | Skandies | 2016 |
| 9 | Jhon Hernandez | Seattle Screen Scene | 2016 |
| Leba Hertz | San Francisco Chronicle | 2016 | |
| Courtney Higgs | In Style | 2016 | |
| 7 | Robert Horton | Seattle Weekly | 2016 |
| 3 | Robert Hunt | Riverfront Times | 2016 |
| Jason Ishikawa | Cinetic Media | 2016 | |
| Richard T. Jameson | Parallax View | 2016 | |
| 6 | Andrew Karpan | Film School Rejects | 2016 |
| 10 | Adam Kempenaar | Filmspotting | 2016 |
| 9 | Sandy Kenyon | ABC 7 | 2016 |
| Justin Kirkland | AARP | 2016 | |
| 10 | Kurt Walker | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 3 | Bill Krohn | 1843 Magazine | 2016 |
| 7 | Peter Labuza | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 10 | Jim Lane | Sacramento News Review | 2016 |
| 4 | Diego Lerer | Village Voice | 2016 |
| Nicholas Little | Toronto Film Review | 2016 | |
| 7 | Little White Lies | 2016 | |
| 9 | Willow Maclay | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 4 | Scott Marks | San Diego Reader | 2016 |
| 6 | Karen Martin | Home Movies | 2016 |
| 10 | Micah Mertes | Omaha World-Herald | 2016 |
| Rebecca Murray | Showbiz Junkies | 2016 | |
| National Board of Review | 2016 | ||
| 4 | Nick Olszyk | The Catholic World Report | 2016 |
| 5 | Jason Overbeck | Skandies | 2016 |
| Nick Pinkerton | Film Comment | 2016 | |
| 7 | Michael Poulos | Chicago Journal | 2016 |
| 9 | Thomas Prieto | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| Stephen Rea | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2016 | |
| 5 | Dean Richards | WGNTV | 2016 |
| Dale Robinette | ABC | 2016 | |
| 5 | Richard Roeper | Chicago Sun Times | 2016 |
| Sean Rogers | Toronto Film Review | 2016 | |
| 3 | James Rush | Tastic Film Magazine | 2016 |
| 9 | Howard Schumann | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| David Schwartz | indiewire | 2016 | |
| 7 | John Semley | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 10 | Jim Slotek | Pincher Creek Echo | 2016 |
| 7 | Matthew Stein | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| Sasha Stone | Awards Daily | 2016 | |
| 4 | R. Emmet Sweeney | Streamline | 2016 |
| 2 | TOFilmCritic | 2016 | |
| 3 | Chris Toto | Hollywood in Toto | 2016 |
| 7 | Peter Travers | Rolling Stone | 2016 |
| Giulia D'Angolo Vallan | Film Comment | 2016 | |
| 5 | Lynn Venhaus | BellevilleNews-Democrat | 2016 |
| 3 | Ethan Vestby | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 8 | Mal Vincent | Virginia Pilot | 2016 |
| 6 | Ignatiy Vishnevetsky | AV Club | 2016 |
| 9 | James Ward | Visalia Times | 2016 |
| 7 | Angela Williams | ABC News | 2016 |
| 8 | Cameron Williams | Popcorn Junkie | 2016 |