| Rank | Critic | Publication | List Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Nathan Adams | Film School Rejects | 2015 |
| 7 | Nate Adams | Spectra | 2015 |
| 5 | Kaleem Aftab | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 9 | Carlos Aguilar | IndieWire | 2015 |
| 1 | Noormarina Anwar | LifeHack | 2015 |
| 10 | Will Ashton | cutprintfilm.com | 2015 |
| Shane Bassett | Young Folks | 2015 | |
| 9 | Rick Bentley | Fresno Bee | 2015 |
| 2 | Josh Board | San Diego Fox 5 | 2015 |
| 10 | Andy Bockelman | The Bock's Office | 2015 |
| 5 | Garielle Bondi | The Young Folks | 2015 |
| 4 | Josh Cabrita | The Young Folks | 2015 |
| 8 | Chritopher Campbell | Film School Rejects | 2015 |
| 6 | Erik Childress | WGN Radio | 2015 |
| 6 | Jackie Cooper | Huffington Post | 2015 |
| 2 | Colin Covert | Minneapolis Star Tribune | 2015 |
| The Daily Californian Staff | 2015 | ||
| 3 | Edward Douglas | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 5 | Ken Eisner | The Georgia Straight | 2015 |
| 10 | Gregory Ellwood | Awards Campaign | 2015 |
| 10 | Hap Erstein | My Palm Beach Post | 2015 |
| 5 | Film School Rejects | 2015 | |
| 6 | Jason Fraley | WTOP | 2015 |
| 6 | Geeks of Doom (Seandps) | 2015 | |
| 10 | Bill Goodykoontz | Arizona Republic | 2015 |
| 7 | Alisha Grauso | Film School Rejects | 2015 |
| Harry Hamm | CBS St. Louis | 2015 | |
| 7 | Ken Hanke | Mountain Xpress | 2015 |
| 1 | John Hanlon | Town Hall.com | 2015 |
| 10 | Richard T Jameson | Fandor | 2015 |
| 4 | TC Kirkham | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 9 | Anna Klassen | village voice | 2015 |
| 10 | Michael Lee | Geeks of Den | 2015 |
| 7 | Bob Leeper | Nerdvana | 2015 |
| 9 | Allison Loring | Film School Rejects | 2015 |
| 2 | A.R. Magalli | Cutprintfilm | 2015 |
| 6 | Neil Miller | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 8 | Anne Most | cutprintfilm.com | 2015 |
| 9 | Cole Needham | IMDB | 2015 |
| 7 | Nerdacy.com | 2015 | |
| 1 | Matt Pais | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 10 | Mark Reardon | St. Louis CBS | 2015 |
| 1 | Phillip Roffman | Consequence of Sound | 2015 |
| 5 | Kyle Smith | New York Post | 2015 |
| 8 | Troy Smith | 2015 | |
| 9 | Bruce St. James | KSTAR News | 2015 |
| 10 | Nathan Swank | Flix 66 | 2015 |
| 10 | Bob Thompson | The Vancouver Sun | 2015 |
| 6 | Christian Toto | Hollywood in Toto | 2015 |
| 5 | Barbara Vancheri | Post Gazette | 2015 |
| 7 | Juan Villa | Visalia Times-Delta | 2015 |
| 3 | Erin Yarnall | Depaulia Online | 2015 |