| Rank | Critic | Publication | List Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Melissa Anderson | Miami New Times | 2015 |
| 1 | Saul Austerlitz | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 2 | Chuck Bowen | Slant | 2015 |
| 7 | Richard Brody | New Yorker | 2015 |
| 2 | Chris Cabin | Slant | 2015 |
| 4 | Giovanni Marchini Camia | Film Stage | 2015 |
| 5 | Chritopher Campbell | Film School Rejects | 2015 |
| 5 | Laura Clifford | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 5 | Adam Cook | MUBI | 2015 |
| 6 | Freja Dam | village voice | 2015 |
| 5 | Manohla Dargis | New York Times | 2015 |
| 7 | Nick Davis | Fandor | 2015 |
| 6 | Clayton Dillard | Slant | 2015 |
| 10 | Steve Erickson | 2015 | |
| 6 | John Fink | The Film Stage | 2015 |
| 3 | Kenji Fujishima | Slant | 2015 |
| 2 | Ed Gonzalez | Slant | 2015 |
| 2 | Glenn Heath Jr. | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 8 | Eric Henderson | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 3 | Eric Hynes | village voice | 2015 |
| 6 | Ben Kenigsberg | AV Club | 2015 |
| 2 | Michael Koresky | village voice | 2015 |
| 7 | James Lattimer | Slant | 2015 |
| 5 | Vikram Murthi | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| Andrew O'Hehir | Salon | 2015 | |
| 3 | Nick Prigge | Slant | 2015 |
| 8 | Peter Rainer | Christian Science Monitor | 2015 |
| Jason Rantz | MyNorthwest.com | 2015 | |
| 1 | Reverse Shot | 2015 | |
| 4 | Alan Scherstuhl | village voice | 2015 |
| 2 | Matt Zoller Seitz | rogerebert.com | 2015 |
| 8 | Craig Skinner | FilmDivider.com | 2015 |
| 2 | Slant Magazine Staff | 2015 | |
| 9 | Justine Smith | Fandor | 2015 |
| 7 | Daniel Walber | Film School Rejects | 2015 |
| 3 | Matthew Wilder | village voice | 2015 |
| 5 | Chris Wisniewski | indiewire poll | 2015 |
| 8 | Edourd Siviere | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |