| Rank | Critic | Publication | List Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Atkinson | village voice poll | 2015 |
| 4 | Nicholas Bell | IonCinema | 2015 |
| 3 | Danny Bowes | RogerEbert.con | 2015 |
| 7 | Jaime Christley | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 10 | Laura Clifford | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 9 | Jake Cole | Slant | 2015 |
| 3 | Greg Cwik | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 4 | Mike D'Angelo | villagevoice | 2015 |
| 8 | John DeCarli | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 10 | Dennis Dermody | Paper Magazine | 2015 |
| 3 | Doug Dilliman, Skandies | 2015 | |
| 3 | Steve Dollar | village voice | 2015 |
| 9 | Alex Fung | Skandies | 2015 |
| 4 | Chloe Galibert-Laine | Fandor | 2015 |
| 5 | Blake Goble | Consequence of Sound | 2015 |
| 9 | Pam Grady | Fandor | 2015 |
| 3 | Wes Greene | Slant | 2015 |
| 6 | Nik Grozdanovic | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 9 | Eric Henderson | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 5 | Andrew Lapin | The Atlantic | 2015 |
| 1 | Carson Lund | Slant | 2015 |
| 5 | Calum Marsh | The Village Voice | 2015 |
| David Morgan | CBS News | 2015 | |
| 8 | Pat Mullen | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 8 | Vikram Murthi | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 6 | Adam Nayman | village voice poll | 2015 |
| 5 | Nick Newman | The Film Stage | 2015 |
| 1 | Mark Pittillo | skandies | 2015 |
| 2 | CJ Prince | village voice | 2015 |
| 7 | Jeff Reichert | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 8 | Scott Renshaw | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 4 | Shade Rupe | Fandor | 2015 |
| 5 | Dan Schindel | The Film Stage | 2015 |
| 1 | Michael Sicinski | village voice | 2015 |
| 6 | Don Simpson | Smells Like Screen Spirit | 2015 |
| 4 | Rob Thomas | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 3 | John Waters | Artforum | 2015 |
| 1 | Blake Williams | IONCINEMA.com | 2015 |
| 8 | Ryan Wu | Skandies | 2015 |