| Rank | Critic | Publication | List Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Al Alexander | The Patriot Ledger | 2014 |
| 1 | Nick Allen | Hollywood Chicago | 2014 |
| 7 | Ethan Anderton | First Showing | 2014 |
| 6 | Jordan Appugliesi | AndPop | 2014 |
| Aaron Beatty | Cognoscenti.wbur.org | 2014 | |
| 9 | Rick Bentley | The Fresno Bee | 2014 |
| 3 | James Berardinelli | ReelViews | 2014 |
| 8 | Matt Brennan | Thompson on Hollywood | 2014 |
| 7 | Sean Burns | Movie Mezzanine | 2014 |
| 2 | Christopher Campbell | Movies.com | 2014 |
| 2 | Erik Childress | RogerEbert.com | 2014 |
| 6 | Michael Compton | Bowlingr Green Daily News | 2014 |
| 10 | Consequence of Sound | 2014 | |
| 6 | The Dissolve | 2014 | |
| 6 | Mark Donato | We Got This Covered | 2014 |
| 10 | Matt Donato | We Got This Covered | 2014 |
| 1 | Edward Douglas | ComingSoon.net | 2014 |
| Trevor Dueck | Vancity Buzz | 2014 | |
| 8 | Marc Dujsik | Mark Reviews Movies | 2014 |
| Timothy English | Kansas City Movie Examiner | 2014 | |
| 2 | Anthony Falco | Film Class Junkies | 2014 |
| 4 | Jason Fraley | Washington's Top News | 2014 |
| 9 | Adam Frazier | Geeks of Doom | 2014 |
| 8 | Cynthia Fuchs | Pop Matters | 2014 |
| 9 | Susan Gerhard | indiewire poll | 2014 |
| 6 | Kevin Gosztola | Dissenter | 2014 |
| Pete Vonder Haar | Houston Press | 2014 | |
| 9 | Jake Hamilton | My Fox Chicago | 2014 |
| 6 | Dana Harris | Indiewire | 2014 |
| 7 | Laura Holtenbrinck | Sound on Sight | 2014 |
| 8 | Dan Hudak | Florida Weekly | 2014 |
| 7 | Indy Week | 2014 | |
| 7 | Jake Jacobson | Westwood One | 2014 |
| 5 | Rachel Jacobson | Skandies | 2014 |
| 4 | Ed Johnson-Ott | Nuvo | 2014 |
| 2 | Genevieve Koski | The Dissolve | 2014 |
| John Lekich | Georgia Straight | 2014 | |
| 3 | Robert Levin | amNY | 2014 |
| 4 | Lights Camera Jackson | 2014 | |
| Craig Lindsey | RogerEbert.com | 2014 | |
| 10 | Glenn Lovell | CinemaDope | 2014 |
| Moira Macdonald | Seattle Times | 2014 | |
| 3 | Joey Magidson | The Awards Circuit | 2014 |
| 6 | Piers Marchant | Philly Magazine | 2014 |
| 9 | Carla Meyer | Sacramento Bee | 2014 |
| 3 | Danny Miller | Cinephiled | 2014 |
| 6 | Tim Miller | Grand Lake News | 2014 |
| 7 | Nell Minow | The Movie Mom | 2014 |
| Jana Monji | RogerEbert.com | 2014 | |
| 9 | mxdwn.com | 2014 | |
| 4 | Chris Nashawaty | Entertainment Weekly | 2014 |
| Devin O'Leary | Alibi.com | 2014 | |
| 6 | Joe O'Shanksky | Tulsa Voice | 2014 |
| 7 | Steve Persall | Tampa Bay Times | 2014 |
| Phildelphia City Paper | 2014 | ||
| 10 | Keith Phipps | The Dissolve | 2014 |
| 5 | Nathan Rabin | Dissolve | 2014 |
| 2 | Rotten Tomatoes | 2014 | |
| 10 | Bryan Ruckner | Sound On Sight | 2014 |
| 6 | Mike Scott | NOLA.com | 2014 |
| Misa Shikuma | Sound on Sight | 2014 | |
| 6 | Stephen Silver | Technology Tell | 2014 |
| 4 | Jeff Simon | Buffalo News | 2014 |
| 2 | Jeff Sneider | The Wrap | 2014 |
| 3 | Collin Souter | RogerEbert.com | 2014 |
| 6 | Katherine Tulich | RogerEbert.com | 2014 |
| 19 | Kenneth Turan | Los Angeles Times | 2014 |
| 15 | Bryan VanCampen | Ithaca.com | 2014 |
| 8 | James Ward | Visalia Times-Delta | 2014 |
| 8 | James Ward | The Californian | 2014 |
| Webster-Kirkwood Times | Carol | 2014 | |
| 6 | Nathan Weinbender | The Spokesman Review | 2014 |
| Brian Welk | Sound On Sight | 2014 | |
| 6 | Lamar White | Cen Lamar | 2014 |
| Joe Williams | St. Louis Dispatch | 2014 | |
| 9 | Norman Wilner | Now Magazine | 2014 |
| 3 | Tyler Wilson | CDA Press | 2014 |