| Rank | Critic | Publication | List Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Simon Abrams | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| 5 | Al Alexander | The Patriot Ledger | 2016 |
| Patrick Allan | LifeHacker | 2016 | |
| 7 | Mallory Andrews | Village Voice Poll | 2016 |
| 9 | RogerEbert.com | Balder & Dash Staff | 2016 |
| 4 | Miriam Bale | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 8 | Juan Barquin | Miami New Times | 2016 |
| 6 | Arta Barzanji | Persian Cinephile | 2016 |
| 9 | Beatrice Behn | kino-zeit | 2016 |
| John Beifuss | Commercial Appeal | 2016 | |
| 6 | Josh Bell | Las Vegas Weekly | 2016 |
| Abbey Bender | Village Voice | 2016 | |
| Michael Bergeron | Free Press Houston | 2016 | |
| Mehera Bonner | Marie Claire | 2016 | |
| 4 | Danny Bowes | Film School Rejects | 2016 |
| 6 | Liz Braun | Pincher Creek Echo | 2016 |
| Bernando Britto | Talk House | 2016 | |
| 5 | Richard Brody | The New Yorker | 2016 |
| 8 | Jesse Cataldo | Slant | 2016 |
| 3 | Godfrey Cheshire | ROgerEbert.com | 2016 |
| 6 | K. Austin Collins | The Ringer | 2016 |
| 7 | Adam Cook | indiewire | 2016 |
| Colin Covert | Minneapolis Star Tribune | 2016 | |
| Julie Crawford | Vancouver Courier | 2016 | |
| 8 | David Crow | Den of Geek | 2016 |
| Keith Demko | Dalmarvanow.com | 2016 | |
| 8 | Den of Geek | 2016 | |
| 4 | Marc Doyle | Metacritic | 2016 |
| 5 | Alonso Duralde | TheWrap | 2016 |
| 3 | Charles Ealy | American Statesman | 2016 |
| 5 | Ken Eisner | Georgia Straight | 2016 |
| Felicia Feaster | AJC | 2016 | |
| 4 | Sara Michelle Fetters | Seattle Gay News | 2016 |
| 8 | Jim Fouratt | Westview News | 2016 |
| 10 | Joseph Friar | In Flix! | 2016 |
| 7 | Kenji Fujishima | Slant | 2016 |
| 6 | Alex Fung | Skandies | 2016 |
| Georgia Straight | 2016 | ||
| Ryan Gilbey | New Statesman | 2016 | |
| 1 | Sean Gilman | Seattle Screen Scene | 2016 |
| 8 | Tom Gliatto | People | 2016 |
| 6 | Steven D. Greydanus | National Catholic Register | 2016 |
| 7 | The Guardian | 2016 | |
| 3 | Angie Han | SlashFilm.com | 2016 |
| 4 | Tina Hassannia | indieWIRE poll | 2016 |
| 3 | Jhon Hernandez | Seattle Screen Scene | 2016 |
| Chris Hewitt | St. Paul Pioneer Press | 2016 | |
| 7 | Colin Hill | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| 8 | Peter Howell | Toronto Star | 2016 |
| Huffington Post | 2016 | ||
| 4 | Drew Hunt | Spectrum Culture | 2016 |
| 1 | Jade Hurlbut | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 5 | Oleg Ivanov | Slant | 2016 |
| 5 | Aaron Katz | Talk House | 2016 |
| 7 | Christopher Kearney | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| 9 | Katie Kilkenny | Pacific Standards | 2016 |
| 3 | Chris Knipp | FilmLeaf | 2016 |
| 7 | Chuck Koplinski | The News Gazette | 2016 |
| 3 | Adam Kuntavanish | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| 7 | Bruce LaBruce | Talk House | 2016 |
| 6 | Peter Labuza | Village Voice | 2016 |
| Carter Lee | Inquisitr.com | 2016 | |
| 6 | Diego Lerer | Village Voice | 2016 |
| Scott Lewis | Indie88 | 2016 | |
| 5 | Kristian Lin | Fort Worth Weekly | 2016 |
| Adam Litovitz | Toronto Film Review | 2016 | |
| 6 | Little White Lies | 2016 | |
| Little White Lies | 2016 | ||
| 10 | Thomas Loree | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| Violet Lucca | Film Comment | 2016 | |
| Dan Lybarger | NWA Online | 2016 | |
| 6 | Sam C. Mac | Slant | 2016 |
| 5 | Cate Marquis | We Are Movie Geeks | 2016 |
| 9 | Karen Martin | Home Movies | 2016 |
| 10 | Esther McCarthy | HelloEstherMccarthy.com | 2016 |
| 4 | Killian Melloy | Edge Media Network | 2016 |
| Peter Merriman | Toronto Film Review | 2016 | |
| 3 | Richie Millennium | Man of No Consequence | 2016 |
| 8 | Tim Miller | Cape Cod Times | 2016 |
| Minnesota Public Radio | 2016 | ||
| 4 | Victor Morton | Skandies | 2016 |
| 5 | Pat Mullen | POV Magazine | 2016 |
| 1 | Benjamin Nason | The MacGuffin | 2016 |
| 5 | Col Needham | IMDB | 2016 |
| 1 | Farran Smith Nehme | Film Comment | 2016 |
| 7 | Brent Northup | Helenair | 2016 |
| 6 | Scott Nye | Battleship Pretension | 2016 |
| 5 | Connie Ogle | Miami Herald | 2016 |
| 10 | Seema Pai | Seattle Screen Scene | 2016 |
| 10 | Ryan Painter WJLA | Washington DC | 2016 |
| 8 | Andrew Parker | Toronto Film Scene | 2016 |
| 7 | Matias Pineiro | Film Comment | 2016 |
| 3 | Olly Richards | AskMen | 2016 |
| Volkmar Richter | Vancouver Observer | 2016 | |
| 4 | Sophy Romvari | Filmmaker | 2016 |
| 5 | Alex Rose | Cult Montreal | 2016 |
| 7 | Lisa Rosman | NY1 | 2016 |
| 6 | Rotten Tomatoes | 2016 | |
| 6 | Alan Scherstuhl | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 4 | Niles Schwartz | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| 3 | Seattle Screen Scene | 2016 | |
| 5 | Witney Seibold | Crave Online | 2016 |
| 5 | Tom Shone | These Violent Delights | 2016 |
| 8 | Michael Sicinski | Cinema Scope Magazine | 2016 |
| 7 | Amie Simon | Three Imaginary Girls | 2016 |
| 9 | Craig Skinner | craigskinnerfilm.com | 2016 |
| 1 | The Skinny | 2016 | |
| 6 | Michael Smith | Tulsa World | 2016 |
| 3 | Michael Snydel | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| 5 | Peter Sobczynski | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| Amir Soltani | Toronto Film Review | 2016 | |
| Spectum Culture | 2016 | ||
| 8 | Josh Spiegel | Movie Mezzanine | 2016 |
| Dana Stevens | Slate | 2016 | |
| 5 | Elizabeth Stoddard | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 5 | Brian Tallerico | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| 10 | Time Out | 2016 | |
| 6 | Tulsa World | 2016 | |
| Tom Ue | Toronto Film Review | 2016 | |
| 8 | Carlos Villadares | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| 6 | Mal Vincent | Virginia Pilot | 2016 |
| Froilan Vispo | Skandies | 2016 | |
| 2 | Amber Wilkinson | Eye For Film | 2016 |
| Rebecca Williamson | Film Society | 2016 | |
| 8 | Manuel Yanez Murillo | Film Comment | 2016 |
| 6 | Genevieve Yue | Village Voice | 2016 |
| Emily Zemler | Elle | 2016 |