| Rank | Critic | Publication | List Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Gabriel Alvarez | Merry Jane | 2016 |
| 6 | Jeffrey Anderson | San Francisco Chronicle | 2016 |
| 4 | Sam Ankenbauer | Bright Lights Film Journal | 2016 |
| 9 | Ali Arikan | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 3 | Edwin Arnaudin | Asheville Citizen Times | 2016 |
| Lars Aumueller | Toronto Film Review | 2016 | |
| 10 | Saul Austerlitz | IndieWire Poll | 2016 |
| Preston Barta | Denton RC | 2016 | |
| John Beifuss | Commercial Appeal | 2016 | |
| 9 | Josh Bell | Las Vegas Weekly | 2016 |
| Michael Bergeron | Free Press Houston | 2016 | |
| 6 | Chuck Bowen | Slant | 2016 |
| Bernando Britto | Talk House | 2016 | |
| 8 | Chris Cabin | Collider.com | 2016 |
| 5 | Justin Chang | Los Angeles Times | 2016 |
| 8 | Bob Chipman | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 5 | Adam Chitwood | Collider | 2016 |
| 3 | Lauren Chval | RedEye Chicago | 2016 |
| 8 | Mark Cira | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 4 | Ashley Clark | Film Comment | 2016 |
| 9 | Robbie Collin | The Telegraph | 2016 |
| 9 | K. Austin Collins | The Ringer | 2016 |
| 1 | Stephen Cone | Talk House | 2016 |
| 3 | Richard Crouse | Metro News | 2016 |
| 4 | Greg Cwik | indieWire poll | 2016 |
| 10 | Mike D'Angelo | AV Club | 2016 |
| 8 | Michael Da Silva | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| 10 | John DeCarli | FilmCapsule.com | 2016 |
| 5 | Matt Donato | We Got This | 2016 |
| 2 | Marc Doyle | Metacritic | 2016 |
| 7 | Nathan Duke | Subrewind | 2016 |
| Sean Egan | The Villager | 2016 | |
| 1 | Cory Everett | The Playlist | 2016 |
| 8 | David Fear | Rolling Stone | 2016 |
| 2 | Veronika Ferdman | Skandies | 2016 |
| 3 | Hannah Fidell | Director | 2016 |
| 3 | Frank | Film Junk | 2016 |
| 2 | Jay | Film Junk | 2016 |
| 8 | Ryan Fleck | Talk House | 2016 |
| Flood | 2016 | ||
| 3 | Adrianna Floridia | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 7 | Adam Forsgren | East Idaho News | 2016 |
| Georgia Straight | 2016 | ||
| 7 | Jack Giroux | Slash Film | 2016 |
| 8 | Noah Gittell | Washington City Paper | 2016 |
| 10 | Goliath Staff | 2016 | |
| 6 | Ed Gonzalez | Slant Magazine | 2016 |
| 6 | Adam Graham | Detroit News | 2016 |
| 8 | Steve Greene | IndieWIre | 2016 |
| 4 | Wes Greene | Slant Magazine | 2016 |
| 10 | Tim Grierson | Screen International | 2016 |
| 10 | Brian Hadsell | TV Over Mind | 2016 |
| 9 | Michael Haffner | We Are Movie Geeks | 2016 |
| 7 | Russell Hainline | Movie Mezzanine | 2016 |
| 3 | Chadd Harbold | Talk House | 2016 |
| 9 | Harry | Ain't It Cool News | 2016 |
| 9 | Jesse Hassenger | AV Club | 2016 |
| 9 | Glenn Heath Jr. | San Diego City Beat | 2016 |
| 5 | Jeremy Heilman | Skandies | 2016 |
| 3 | Jim Hemphill | Talk House | 2016 |
| 10 | Odie Henderson | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| 2 | Jhon Hernandez | Seattle Screen Scene | 2016 |
| Courtney Higgs | In Style | 2016 | |
| 3 | Colin Hill | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| 6 | Robert Horton | Seattle Weekly | 2016 |
| 8 | David Hudson | Keyframe | 2016 |
| Kate Hurwitz | Cinetic Media | 2016 | |
| 8 | Indiana Film Journalists | 2016 | |
| 10 | Nathan Johnson | Press & Dakotan | 2016 |
| 6 | Ed Johnson-Ott | Nuvo | 2016 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| Kent Jones | Film Comment | 2016 | |
| 1 | Andrew Karpan | Film School Rejects | 2016 |
| 4 | Adam Kempenaar | Filmspotting | 2016 |
| 7 | Ben Kenigsberg | indiewire poll | 2016 |
| 4 | Eric Kohn | IndieWire | 2016 |
| 6 | Dan Kois | Slate | 2016 |
| Gary Kramer | Salon | 2016 | |
| 7 | Daniel Kwan | Director | 2016 |
| 6 | Kevin Laforest | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 4 | Cody Lang | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 8 | Sarah Lang | Skandies | 2016 |
| 6 | Will Leitch | New Respublic | 2016 |
| 10 | Christy Lemire | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| 1 | Little White Lies | 2016 | |
| 8 | Carson Lund | Slant | 2016 |
| 9 | Ryan MacDuff | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 5 | Joey Magidson | The Awards Circuit | 2016 |
| Dillon McLaughlin | Cool Material | 2016 | |
| 6 | Micah Mertes | Omaha World-Herald | 2016 |
| Joe Meyers | News Times | 2016 | |
| Neil Minow | RogerEbert.com | 2016 | |
| 5 | Victor Morton | Skandies | 2016 |
| 9 | Vikram Murthi | IndieWIRE | 2016 |
| 9 | Seth Needle | Screen Media | 2016 |
| 3 | New Musical Express | 2016 | |
| 2 | Nick Newman | The Film Stage | 2016 |
| 3 | Max B. O'Connell | Rapid City Journal | 2016 |
| 9 | Charles Odell | Skandies | 2016 |
| 5 | Ryan Oliver | The Playlist | 2016 |
| 6 | Jacob Oller | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| 4 | Marko Orlic | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 6 | Jason Overbeck | Skandies | 2016 |
| 4 | Pat Padua | Dcist | 2016 |
| 3 | Matt Patches | Thrillist | 2016 |
| 6 | Ben Pearson | Geek Tyrant | 2016 |
| Kyle Pinion | Comics Beat | 2016 | |
| 8 | Marcus Pinn | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| PopCrush | 2016 | ||
| 3 | Matt Prigge | Metro | 2016 |
| 3 | Zach Ralston | Skandies | 2016 |
| 8 | Jordan Raup | The Film Stage | 2016 |
| Real Clear Life | 2016 | ||
| 3 | Vadim Rizov | Filmmaker Magazine | 2016 |
| 5 | Rene Rodriguez | Miami Herald | 2016 |
| 3 | Alex Rose | Cult Montreal | 2016 |
| 3 | Jonathan Rosenbaum | jonathanrosenbaum.net | 2016 |
| 5 | Josh Rothkopf | Time Out New York | 2016 |
| 5 | Mike Ryan | Village Voice | 2016 |
| David Schwartz | indiewire | 2016 | |
| 8 | John Serba | Mlive | 2016 |
| 7 | Jason Shawhan | The Nashville Scene | 2016 |
| 2 | Stephen Silver | Splice Today | 2016 |
| 6 | Jim Slotek | Pincher Creek Echo | 2016 |
| 10 | Jeremy Smith | Village Voice | 2016 |
| Spectum Culture | 2016 | ||
| Andrew Stanley | Toronto Film Review | 2016 | |
| Status Magazine Online | 2016 | ||
| Brian Truitt | USA Today | 2016 | |
| 10 | Philip Vandy Price | Reviews From a Bed | 2016 |
| 5 | Gregory Wakeman | Cinema Blend | 2016 |
| 3 | John Waters | Artforum | 2016 |
| 3 | C. Mason Wells | Skandies | 2016 |
| 6 | Chris Williams | Patheos | 2016 |
| 3 | Joseph Wulfsohn | The Blaze | 2016 |
| 10 | Manuel Yanez Murillo | Film Comment | 2016 |
| 9 | Stephanie Zacharek | Time | 2016 |
| Emily Zemler | Elle | 2016 |