| AARP Magazine | | 2014 |
| Aaron Beatty | Cognoscenti.wbur.org | 2014 |
| 5 | John Beifuss | Commercial Appeal | 2014 |
| 9 | Bill Brownstein | Montreal Gazette | 2014 |
| 8 | Cahiers du Cinema | | 2014 |
| 4 | Jacob Carter | Sound On Sight | 2014 |
| 9 | Susan G. Cole | NOW | 2014 |
| 4 | Peter Debruge | Variety | 2014 |
| Dennis Dermody | Paper Mag | 2014 |
| 1 | David Ehrenstein | | 2014 |
| 8 | Stephen Farber | The Hollywood Reporter | 2014 |
| 10 | Jim Fouratt | WestView News | 2014 |
| 10 | Kenji Fujishima | In Review Online | 2014 |
| 5 | Alex Fung | Skandies | 2014 |
| Golden Satellites | | 2014 |
| 2 | Dennis Harvey | Variety | 2014 |
| 1 | Odie Henderson | RogerEbert.com | 2014 |
| 4 | Eugene Hernandez | Film Society | 2014 |
| 3 | Chris Herrington | Commercial Appeal | 2014 |
| 8 | Mark Hinson | Tallahassee Democrat | 2014 |
| 2 | The Huffington Post | Matthew Jacobs/Christopher Rosen | 2014 |
| 10 | Michael Hunley | Frederick News Post | 2014 |
| 2 | Eric Hynes | Film Comment | 2014 |
| 6 | David Jackman | Full Time Whistle | 2014 |
| 8 | Rachel Jacobson | Skandies | 2014 |
| 6 | Mark Jenkins | NPR | 2014 |
| 7 | Arnold Wayne Jones | Dallas Voice | 2014 |
| 9 | Lisa Kennedy | Denver Post | 2014 |
| Lesli Klainberg | Film Society of Lincoln Center | 2014 |
| 9 | Peter Knegt | Indiewire | 2014 |
| 4 | Dan Kois | Slate | 2014 |
| 1 | Richard Lawson | Vanity Fair | 2014 |
| Karina Longworth | | 2014 |
| Moira Macdonald | Seattle Times | 2014 |
| 5 | Marsha McCreadie | Film Journal International | 2014 |
| 8 | Marc Mohan | Oregon Live | 2014 |
| Sheila O'Malley | RogerEbert.com | 2014 |
| 8 | R. Kurt Osenlund | Out Magazine | 2014 |
| 5 | Ray Pride | Movie City News | 2014 |
| 3 | Zach Ralston | Skandies | 2014 |
| 10 | Rex Reed | New York Observer | 2014 |
| 5 | Nathananiel Rogers | The Film Experience | 2014 |
| 6 | Lisa Rosman | Talking Pictures | 2014 |
| 6 | Joshua Rothkopf | Time Out New York | 2014 |
| 4 | Shade Rupe | | 2014 |
| 9 | Stephen Saito | The Moveable Feast | 2014 |
| 6 | A.O. Scott | New York Times | 2014 |
| Greg Shapiro | Chicago Pride | 2014 |
| 6 | Jeff Simon | Buffalo News | 2014 |
| 7 | John Thomason | Boca Magazine | 2014 |
| 4 | Ben Travers | Indiewire | 2014 |
| Katie Turner | Sound On Sight | 2014 |
| 8 | Chris Vognar | Dallas Morning News | 2014 |
| 9 | Max Weiss | Baltimore magazine | 2014 |
| 7 | Elizabeth Weitzman | New York Daily News | 2014 |
| 9 | Zachary Wigon | Village Voice | 2014 |
| 10 | Stephanie Zacharek | Village Voice | 2014 |
| 4 | Alan Zilberman | RogerEbert.com | 2014 |
| 9 | Nell Minow | indieWire Poll | 2015 |