| Rank | Critic | Publication | List Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Bray | Variety | 2015 | |
| 6 | Fernando Andres | Film School Rejects | 2016 |
| 6 | Saul Austerlitz | IndieWire Poll | 2016 |
| 6 | Daniel Barnes | Sacramento News Review | 2016 |
| 9 | Sam Blair | blood, dirt & Angel's Arm Chair | 2016 |
| 8 | Patrick Brice | Talk House | 2016 |
| Kyle Buchanan | The Awards Show Show | 2016 | |
| 3 | Dan Callahan | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| 9 | Seongyong Cho | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| 6 | Laura Clifford | Reeling Reviews | 2016 |
| 9 | Stephen Cone | Talk House | 2016 |
| 7 | Consequence of Sound | 2016 | |
| 10 | Cary Darling | Dallas Fort Worth | 2016 |
| 3 | David Dastmalchian | Talk House | 2016 |
| Jonathan Demme | Director | 2016 | |
| 3 | Dennis Dermody | Paper Mag | 2016 |
| 7 | Mark Dujsik | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| 4 | David Edelstein | Vulture | 2016 |
| 10 | David Fear | Rolling Stone | 2016 |
| 9 | Todd Gilchrist | Mtime.com | 2016 |
| 4 | Adam Graham | Detroit News | 2016 |
| 2 | Steve Greene | IndieWIre | 2016 |
| 8 | Chadd Harbold | Talk House | 2016 |
| Ian Harnarine | Talk House | 2016 | |
| 7 | Brandon Harris | VICE | 2016 |
| 10 | Stephen Holden | New York Times | 2016 |
| Huffington Post | 2016 | ||
| 4 | Nathan Johnson | Press & Dakotan | 2016 |
| 9 | Todd Jorgenson | D Magazine | 2016 |
| 9 | Adam Kempenaar | Filmspotting | 2016 |
| Nelson Kim | Senses of Cinema | 2016 | |
| 3 | Nikhil Letha-Soman | The Cinemaholic | 2016 |
| Adam Litovitz | Toronto Film Review | 2016 | |
| 10 | Melanie Lynskey | Talk House | 2016 |
| 3 | Sean P. Means | Salt Lake Tribune | 2016 |
| 10 | Vikram Murthi | IndieWIRE | 2016 |
| 3 | Dan Nuxoll | Rooftop Films | 2016 |
| Tricia Olszewski | Washington City Paper | 2016 | |
| 5 | Pat Padua | Dcist | 2016 |
| 7 | Matt Patches | Thrillist | 2016 |
| 6 | Michael Phillips | Chicago Tribune | 2016 |
| 8 | Scott Renshaw | Salt Lake City Weekly | 2016 |
| 6 | Lisa Rosman | NY1 | 2016 |
| 9 | Joel Rubinoff | Torstar News | 2016 |
| 1 | Jordan Ruimy | The Playlist | 2016 |
| 5 | Jodie Safdie | Director | 2016 |
| 9 | John Seal | Big Screen Berkeley | 2016 |
| 7 | Leah Shore | Talk House | 2016 |
| 7 | Stephen Silver | Splice Today | 2016 |
| 7 | Matt Singer | Screencrush | 2016 |
| Erica Genereux Smith | Toronto Film Review | 2016 | |
| 8 | Michael Snydel | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| Dana Stevens | Slate | 2016 | |
| 9 | Ella Taylor | NPR | 2016 |
| Stewart Thorndike | Talk House | 2016 | |
| 8 | Daniel Waters | Skandies | 2016 |
| 1 | John Waters | Artforum | 2016 |
| 4 | Erin Whitney | Screen Crush | 2016 |
| 7 | Chris Williams | Patheos | 2016 |
| 5 | Chuck Wilson | Village Voice | 2016 |