| Rank | Critic | Publication | List Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Anderson | American Magazine | 2017 | |
| 1 | Mark Barber | Toronto Film Review | 2017 |
| 9 | Boca Magazine | 2017 | |
| 7 | Chuck Bowen | Slant | 2017 |
| 6 | Chris Cabin | Collider | 2017 |
| 5 | Justin Chang | Los Angeles Times | 2017 |
| 6 | Adam Cook | Toronto Film Review | 2017 |
| 3 | Denis Cote | Toronto Film Review | 2017 |
| 6 | Jesse Cumming | Toronto Film Review | 2017 |
| Gulia D'Agnolo | Film Comment | 2017 | |
| 2 | Manohla Dargis | New York Times | 2017 |
| 10 | Clayton Dillard | Slant | 2017 |
| 6 | Film Comment | 2017 | |
| 5 | John Fink | Film Stage | 2017 |
| 2 | Kenji Fujishima | Slant | 2017 |
| 5 | Zac Goldkind | Toronto Film Review | 2017 |
| 10 | Ed Gonzalez | Slant Magazine | 2017 |
| 9 | Wes Green | Slant | 2017 |
| 4 | Haden Guest | Film Comment | 2017 |
| 3 | Skander H | Skandies | 2017 |
| 6 | Glen Heath | San Diego City Beat | 2017 |
| Linda Holmes | NPR | 2017 | |
| 2 | Eric Hynes | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| 9 | Anita Katz | San Francisco Examiner | 2017 |
| 6 | Kristen Yoonsoo Kim | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| 3 | John Kupecki | Austin Chronicle | 2017 |
| 2 | Peter Labuza | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| 2 | Lee Lewis | Toronto Film Review | 2017 |
| 2 | Ryan MacDuff | Toronto Film Review | 2017 |
| 5 | Calum Marsh | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| 5 | Angelo Muredda | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| 10 | Manu Yanez Murillo | Film Comment | 2017 |
| 2 | Nick Pinkerton | Film Comment | 2017 |
| 6 | Matt Prigge | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| 10 | James Quandt | Artforum | 2017 |
| 4 | Peter Rainer | Christian Science Monitor | 2017 |
| Nicolas Rapold | Film Comment | 2017 | |
| 2 | Jeff Reichert | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| 4 | Reverse Shot | 2017 | |
| Volkmar Richter | Vancouver Observer | 2017 | |
| 8 | Ben Sachs | Chicago Reader | 2017 |
| 4 | Niles Schwartz | RogerEbert.com | 2017 |
| 1 | Will Sloan | Toronto Film Review | 2017 |
| 8 | Derek Smith | Slant | 2017 |
| 9 | Imogen Sarah Smith | Film Comment | 2017 |
| 10 | Justine Smith | Roger Ebert.com | 2017 |
| 2 | Michael Snydel | The Film Stage | 2017 |
| 3 | Bill Stamets | RogerEbert.com | 2017 |
| 4 | Matthew Stein | Toronto Film Review | 2017 |
| 1 | Michael Tuckman | mTuckman Media | 2017 |
| 2 | Matthew Wilder | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| 2 | Alissa Wilkinson | Vox | 2017 |
| 3 | Andrew Wright | Parallax View | 2017 |