| Rank | Critic | Publication | List Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Mallory Andrews | Cinema Scope | 2017 |
| Lars Aumueller | Toronto Film Review | 2017 | |
| 7 | Josh Bell | Las Vegas Weekly | 2017 |
| 10 | Adrien Benson | Toronto Film Review | 2017 |
| 6 | Sheila Benson | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| 1 | BJ Bethel | RogerEbert.com | 2017 |
| 8 | William Bibbiani | Crave | 2017 |
| 7 | Matt Blais | Toronto Film Review | 2017 |
| 5 | Chris Cabin | Collider | 2017 |
| 6 | Justin Chang | Los Angeles Times | 2017 |
| 2 | Walter Chaw | Film Freak Central | 2017 |
| 1 | Daryl Chin | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| 4 | Seongyong Cho | RogerEbert.com | 2017 |
| 10 | K. Austin Collins | The Ringer | 2017 |
| 9 | Blake Crane | Film Pulse | 2017 |
| 6 | David Ehrlich | 2017 | |
| 10 | Kate Erbland | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| 9 | David Fear | Rolling Stone | 2017 |
| 3 | Adam | Filmspotting | 2017 |
| 4 | John Fink | Film Stage | 2017 |
| 2 | Keith Garlington | Arkansas Democrat Gazette | 2017 |
| 6 | Wes Green | Slant | 2017 |
| 7 | Patrick House | Central MO News | 2017 |
| 3 | Rob Hunter | Film School Rejects | 2017 |
| 3 | Nathan Johnson | Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan | 2017 |
| 9 | Ben Kenigsberg | RogerEbert.com | 2017 |
| 4 | Walter King | RogerEbert.com | 2017 |
| Ken Korman | New Orleans Gambit | 2017 | |
| 10 | John Kupecki | Austin Chronicle | 2017 |
| 3 | Kristian Lin | Fort Worth Weekly | 2017 |
| 5 | Adam Lubitow | Rochester City Newspaper | 2017 |
| Dylan Marchetti | Well Go USA | 2017 | |
| 2 | Sinead McCausland | Film School Rejects | 2017 |
| 6 | Micah Mertes | Omaha World Herald | 2017 |
| Newsweek | 2017 | ||
| 1 | Sophia Nguyen | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| Pricilla Page | Birth.Moives.Death | 2017 | |
| 4 | Matt Patches | Thrillist | 2017 |
| CJ Prince | Toronto Film Review | 2017 | |
| Scott Renshaw | Salt Lake City Weekly | 2017 | |
| 9 | Keith Ritchie | Now Toronto | 2017 |
| 1 | Jonathan Romney | Film Comment | 2017 |
| 10 | Josh Rothkopf | Time Out New York | 2017 |
| 4 | Jordan Ruimy | The Playlist | 2017 |
| 10 | Christopher Schobert | The Film Stage | 2017 |
| 6 | Marlow Stern | The Daily Beast | 2017 |
| Dana Stevens | Slate | 2017 | |
| The Stranger | 2017 | ||
| 6 | Bob Strauss | Los Angeles Daily News | 2017 |
| 8 | Brian Tallerico | RogerEbert.com | 2017 |
| 10 | Tom Tangney | My Northwest.com | 2017 |
| 4 | Rob Thomas | Madison Cap Times | 2017 |
| 6 | Daniel White | Austin Chronicle | 2017 |
| 1 | Madeline Whittle | Lincoln Film Center | 2017 |
| 9 | Alissa Wilkinson | Vox | 2017 |
| 8 | Charles Wilson | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| 6 | Alan Zilberman | RogerEbert.com | 2017 |