| Rank | Critic | Publication | List Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Nate Adams | Spectra | 2015 |
| 5 | Ryland Aldrich | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 4 | Jeffrey Anderson | Fandor | 2015 |
| 5 | David Ansen | Village Voice poll | 2015 |
| 4 | Edwin Arnaudin | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 1 | Will Ashton | cutprintfilm.com | 2015 |
| 5 | William Bibbiani | Crave Online | 2015 |
| 6 | Alex Billington | FirstShowing.net | 2015 |
| 4 | Garielle Bondi | The Young Folks | 2015 |
| 4 | Kurt Brokaw | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 8 | Emily Buder | indieWIRE | 2015 |
| 3 | Josh Cabrita | The Young Folks | 2015 |
| 2 | Godfrey Cheshire | village voice | 2015 |
| 5 | Chrisicisms | 2015 | |
| 5 | Cinema Blend Staff | 2015 | |
| 2 | Nina Corcoran | Consequence of Sound | 2015 |
| 5 | Philip Cosores | Consequence of Sound | 2015 |
| 8 | David Costill | Cutprintfilm.com | 2015 |
| 5 | Colin Covert | Minneapolis Star Tribune | 2015 |
| 8 | Cutprintfilm.com | 2015 | |
| Ian Deutchman | indie Wire | 2015 | |
| 5 | Jim Dixon | Capital District Movies Examiner | 2015 |
| 7 | Eric Eisenberg | village voice | 2015 |
| 3 | Michael Fairbanks | Young Folks | 2015 |
| 6 | Larry Fitzmaurice | village voice | 2015 |
| Flood Magazine Staff | 2015 | ||
| 9 | FTW Staff | 2015 | |
| 4 | Ryan Gibbs | Young Folks | 2015 |
| 7 | Owen Gleiberman | BBC | 2015 |
| 8 | Matt Goudreau | Young Folks | 2015 |
| 6 | Pam Grady | Fandor | 2015 |
| 6 | Tim Grierson | 2015 | |
| 7 | Logan Hill | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| Indiana Film Journalists | 2015 | ||
| 2 | Ed Johnson-Ott | Nuvo | 2015 |
| 7 | Richard Lawson | Vanity Fair | 2015 |
| 4 | Manuela Lazic | village voice | 2015 |
| 5 | atthew Libby | Stanford Arts Review | 2015 |
| 3 | Lights Camera Jackson | 2015 | |
| 4 | Jeff Lipsky | indieWire | 2015 |
| Rob Lowman | Los Angeles Daily News | 2015 | |
| 10 | A.R. Magalli | Cutprintfilm | 2015 |
| 2 | Yehudit Mam | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 2 | Dominick Mayer | Consequence of Sound | 2015 |
| 10 | McGill Tribune Staff | 2015 | |
| 5 | Kevin Montes | Young Folks | 2015 |
| 4 | Joe Neumaier | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 3 | Josh Oakley | Cutprintfilm.com | 2015 |
| 10 | The Oregonian | 2015 | |
| 6 | Paste Magazine Staff | 2015 | |
| 7 | Gerald Peary | village voice | 2015 |
| 2 | Patrick Phillips (cutprintfilm) | 2015 | |
| Kyle Pinion | Comics Beat | 2015 | |
| Jon Plaut | Tap Into Kenilworth | 2015 | |
| 8 | John Powers | Vogue | 2015 |
| 10 | Katie Rife | AV | 2015 |
| 6 | Phillip Roffman | Consequence of Sound | 2015 |
| 4 | Jeff Rollins | CutprintFilm | 2015 |
| 8 | Janine Schaults | Consequence of Sound | 2015 |
| 1 | Witney Seibold | Crave | 2015 |
| 2 | James Shotwell | Substream | 2015 |
| Brent Simon | village voice | 2015 | |
| 2 | Kyle Smith | New York Post | 2015 |
| 6 | Collin Souter | Roger Ebert | 2015 |
| 6 | Rob Thomas | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 5 | Laurence Toppman | The Charlotte Observer | 2015 |
| 4 | Gregory Wakeman | Cinema Blend | 2015 |
| 6 | Sam Weisberg | village voice | 2015 |
| 5 | Tyler Wilson | CDA Press | 2015 |
| 5 | Kent Wolgamott | Journal Star | 2015 |
| 10 | Young Folks Staff | 2015 |