| 9 | Sam Adams | Village Voice Poll | 2017 |
| 1 | Rachel Allen | Publicist | 2017 |
| 1 | Jeffrey Anderson | San Francisco Examiner | 2017 |
| 4 | Mallory Andrews | Cinema Scope | 2017 |
| 8 | David Ansen | Village Voice | 2017 |
| 9 | Cameron Bailey | Toronto International Film Festival | 2017 |
| Beth Barrett | Seattle International Film Festival | 2017 |
| 4 | Marjorie Baumgarten | Austin Chronicle | 2017 |
| 8 | Alex Billington | First Showing | 2017 |
| 4 | Boca Magazine | | 2017 |
| Liz Braun | Toronto Sun | 2017 |
| 8 | Richard Brody | New Yorker | 2017 |
| 4 | Joshua Brunsting | Criterion Cast | 2017 |
| 8 | Chris Cabin | Collider | 2017 |
| 3 | Daryl Chin | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| 3 | Denis Cote | Toronto Film Review | 2017 |
| 4 | Jake Coyle | Associated Press | 2017 |
| 10 | Blake Crane | Film Pulse | 2017 |
| 7 | Jordan Cronk | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| 3 | Manohla Dargis | New York Times | 2017 |
| 5 | Jeff Deutchman | NEON | 2017 |
| 5 | Doug Dillaman | Skandies | 2017 |
| 5 | David Edelstein | Vulture | 2017 |
| 9 | David Ehrlich | | 2017 |
| 9 | Entertainment Weekly | | 2017 |
| 1 | David Fear | Rolling Stone | 2017 |
| 8 | Film Comment | | 2017 |
| 5 | Adam | Filmspotting | 2017 |
| 5 | Haileigh Foutch | Collider | 2017 |
| 2 | Bryant Frazer | Skandies | 2017 |
| 1 | Cynthia Fuchs | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| 8 | Alex Fung | Skandies | 2017 |
| 6 | Owen Gleiberman | Variety | 2017 |
| Sophie Gluck | Sophie Gluck & Associates | 2017 |
| 4 | Peter Goldberg | Slant | 2017 |
| 5 | Haden Guest | Film Comment | 2017 |
| 4 | Skander H | Skandies | 2017 |
| 10 | Glen Heath | San Diego City Beat | 2017 |
| 7 | Eric Henderson | Slant | 2017 |
| 6 | Odie Henderson | RogerEbert.com | 2017 |
| 2 | Eugene Hernandez | Lincoln Film Society | 2017 |
| 7 | Peter Howell | Toronto Star | 2017 |
| 7 | Ann Hornaday | Washington Post | 2017 |
| Anne Hubbell | Tangerine Entertainment | 2017 |
| 3 | Sean Keeley | American Interest | 2017 |
| 9 | Jonathan Kiefer | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| Leslie Klainberg | Lincoln Film Society | 2017 |
| 6 | John Kupecki | Austin Chronicle | 2017 |
| 10 | Tomris Laffly | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| 10 | Tomris Laffly | RogerEbert.com | 2017 |
| 10 | Joanna Langfield | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| 2 | Richard Lawson | Vanity Fair | 2017 |
| 8 | Michael Lerman | TIFF | 2017 |
| 9 | Steve Macfarlane | Slant | 2017 |
| 9 | Alicia Malone | Film Ink | 2017 |
| 3 | Don Marks | Skandies | 2017 |
| 8 | Todd McCarthy | Hollywood Reporter | 2017 |
| 8 | Brandy McDonnell | NewsOK | 2017 |
| 8 | Wallace McKelvey | Penn Live | 2017 |
| 6 | Steven Mears | Film Comment | 2017 |
| Bob Mondello | NPR | 2017 |
| David Morgan | CBS News | 2017 |
| 8 | Manu Yanez Murillo | Film Comment | 2017 |
| 5 | Elise Nakhnikian | Slant | 2017 |
| 5 | John Oursler | Lincoln Film Center | 2017 |
| 6 | Andrew Parker | The Gate | 2017 |
| John Powers | Vogue Magazine | 2017 |
| 6 | James Quandt | Artforum | 2017 |
| 5 | Peter Rainer | Christian Science Monitor | 2017 |
| Nicolas Rapold | Film Comment | 2017 |
| 10 | Reverse Shot | | 2017 |
| 1 | Keith Ritchie | Now Toronto | 2017 |
| 5 | Jonathan Romney | Film Comment | 2017 |
| 1 | Rajendra Roy | MOMA | 2017 |
| 4 | Mike Rubin | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| 11 | Jordan Ruimy | The Playlist | 2017 |
| Alan Scherstuhl | LA Weekly | 2017 |
| 5 | A.O. Scott | New York Times | 2017 |
| 5 | Matt Shiverdecker | Austin American Statesman | 2017 |
| 6 | Sight and Sound | | 2017 |
| 9 | Matt Singer | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| 9 | Matt Singer | Screen Crush | 2017 |
| 6 | Derek Smith | Slant | 2017 |
| 2 | Imogen Sarah Smith | Film Comment | 2017 |
| 3 | Michael Glover Smith | White City Cinema | 2017 |
| 3 | Marlow Stern | The Daily Beast | 2017 |
| Dana Stevens | Slate | 2017 |
| 3 | Bob Strauss | Los Angeles Daily News | 2017 |
| 3 | Ryan Swen | Film Stage | 2017 |
| 10 | Scout Tafoya | RogerEbert.com | 2017 |
| 5 | Shane Scott-Travis | Taste of Cinema | 2017 |
| 6 | Amy Taubin | Artforum | 2017 |
| Kate Taylor | Toronto Globe and Mail | 2017 |
| 7 | Teleberama | | 2017 |
| 3 | Anne Thompson | IndieWIRE | 2017 |
| 7 | Gary Thompson | Philadelphia Daily News | 2017 |
| Emily Vito | Lincoln Film Center | 2017 |
| Rebecca Williamson | Lincoln Film Society | 2017 |
| 4 | Allison Willmore | BuzzFeed | 2017 |
| 9 | Ryan Wu | Skandies | 2017 |
| 8 | Stephanie Zacharek | TIME Magazine | 2017 |