| Rank | Critic | Publication | List Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giovanni Marchini Camia | Film Stage | 2015 |
| 4 | Sky Hirschkron | Skandies | 2015 |
| 5 | La Internacional Cinefila | 2015 | |
| 8 | Jason Overbeck | Skandies | 2015 |
| 4 | Ryan Wu | Skandies | 2015 |
| 4 | Michael J Anderson | Oklahoma City Museum of Art | 2016 |
| 9 | Saul Austerlitz | IndieWire Poll | 2016 |
| 10 | Daniel Barnes | Sacramento News Review | 2016 |
| 3 | Chuck Bowen | Slant | 2016 |
| 9 | Josh Brunsting | The Criterion Cast | 2016 |
| 10 | Dustin Chang | Screen Anarchy | 2016 |
| 9 | Jake Cole | Slant | 2016 |
| 10 | Adam Cook | indiewire | 2016 |
| 5 | Jordan Cronk | CinemaScope | 2016 |
| 5 | Jordan Cronk | Cinema Scope | 2016 |
| 1 | Greg Cwik | indieWire poll | 2016 |
| 2 | Mike D'Angelo | AV Club | 2016 |
| 5 | Nick Davis | Film Comment | 2016 |
| 10 | Clayton Dilard | Slant Magazine | 2016 |
| 5 | Steve Erickson | Gay City News | 2016 |
| 4 | Morgan | Factual Opinion | 2016 |
| 10 | Kenji Fujishima | Slant | 2016 |
| 2 | Lawrence Garcia | Mubi | 2016 |
| 10 | Ed Gonzalez | Slant Magazine | 2016 |
| 3 | Glenn Heath Jr. | San Diego City Beat | 2016 |
| 5 | Jhon Hernandez | Seattle Screen Scene | 2016 |
| 2 | Jim Hosking | Talk House | 2016 |
| 8 | Daniel Kasman | MUBI | 2016 |
| 5 | Robert Koehler | Cinema Scope | 2016 |
| 7 | Jay Kuehner | Cinema Scope | 2016 |
| 10 | James Lattimer | Slant | 2016 |
| 3 | Les Inrockuptibles | 2016 | |
| 10 | Carson Lund | Slant | 2016 |
| 10 | Calum Marsh | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 8 | Jeff McCloud | Skandies | 2016 |
| 10 | Patrick Z. McGavin | patrickzmcgavin.com | 2016 |
| 5 | Richie Millennium | Man of No Consequence | 2016 |
| 4 | Evan Morgan | Seattle Screen Scene | 2016 |
| 6 | Vikram Murthi | IndieWIRE | 2016 |
| 2 | Adam Nayman | Cinema Scope | 2016 |
| 7 | Nick Newman | The Film Stage | 2016 |
| 7 | Pat Padua | Dcist | 2016 |
| 6 | Matias Pineiro | Film Comment | 2016 |
| 5 | Mark Pittillo | Skandies | 2016 |
| 7 | Reverse Shot | 2016 | |
| 9 | Daniel Schindel | The Film Stage | 2016 |
| 10 | Seattle Screen Scene | 2016 | |
| 6 | Courtney Sheehan | Northwest Film Forum | 2016 |
| 6 | Michael Sicinski | Cinema Scope Magazine | 2016 |
| 4 | Michael Snydel | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| 1 | R. Emmet Sweeney | Streamline | 2016 |
| 7 | Ryan Swen | Seattle Screen Scene | 2016 |
| 6 | Scott Tobias | indieWiRE | 2016 |
| Froilan Vispo | Skandies | 2016 | |
| 5 | Jason Wierzba | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| 4 | Ryan Wu | Skandies | 2016 |
| 3 | Genevieve Yue | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 7 | Denis Cote | Toronto Film Review | 2017 |