| Avinash Ramachandran | The Indian Express | Court: State vs a Nobody 66, Sumo 35 | quoted |
| Benjamin Lee | The Guardian | Leviticus 82, Undertone 45 | quoted |
| Christian Zilko | IndieWire | Obsession 55, Sunny Dancer 74 | quoted |
| Guy Lodge | Variety | Obsession 78, Blue Heron 86 | quoted |
| Hardika Gupta | NDTV | Ground Zero 72, Toaster 45 | quoted |
| Nikki Baughan | Screen Daily | Sunny Dancer 72, Blue Heron 85 | quoted |
| Rahul Desai | The Hollywood Reporter India | System 25, Toaster 70 | quoted |
| Richard Lawson | The Hollywood Reporter | Leviticus 76, Undertone 30 | quoted |
| Sanjay Ponnappa | India Today | Bromance 62, Court: State vs a Nobody 62 | quoted |
| Shubhra Gupta | The Indian Express | System 55, Toaster 28 | quoted |
| Abhinav Subramanian | The Times of India | Sumo 42 | quoted |
| Alex Maidy | JoBlo.com | Henry Johnson 58 | quoted |
| Alex Smith | Flaming Pablum | IX XI 78 | quoted |
| Anandu Suresh | The Indian Express | Bromance 70 | quoted |
| Andrew F. Peirce | The Curb | IX XI 88 | quoted |
| Anna Mathews | The Times of India | Bromance 48 | quoted |
| Anusha Sundar | OTTPlay | Sumo 28 | quoted |
| Archika Khurana | The Times of India | System 66 | quoted |
| Avad Mohammad | OTTplay | Court: State vs a Nobody 82 | quoted |
| Barbara Keer | Splash Magazines | Fireflies in the Dusk 80 | quoted |
| Ben Rolph | Next Best Picture | Sunny Dancer 82 | quoted |
| Bob Mondello | NPR | The Ballad of Wallis Island 82 | quoted |
| Cain Noble Davis | FilmInk | After the Act 78 | quoted |
| Chase Hutchinson | TheWrap | Ghost in the Machine 88 | quoted |
| David Rooney | The Hollywood Reporter | Henry Johnson 72 | quoted |
| Debbie Lynn Elias | Behind the Lens | Appalachian Dog 82 | quoted |
| Devesh Sharma | Filmfare | Toaster 76 | quoted |
| Dhaval Roy | The Times of India | Ground Zero 76 | quoted |
| Diane Carson | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | The President's Cake 88 | quoted |
| Elizabeth Weitzman | TheWrap | The Revisionist 42 | quoted |
| Emma Green | Photobook Magazine | IX XI 80 | quoted |
| Jalapathy Gudelli | Telugucinema.com | Court: State vs a Nobody 68 | quoted |
| Jason Gorber | Point of View | Ghost in the Machine 85 | quoted |
| Jeff Turner | Action Reloaded | After the Act 76 | quoted |
| John Nugent | Empire | Undertone 74 | quoted |
| Josiah Teal | Film Threat | Didn't Die 78 | quoted |
| Kartik Bhardwaj | Cinema Express | Toaster 42 | quoted |
| Katie Rife | RogerEbert.com | Obsession — | quoted |
| Laura Della Corte | The Upcoming | Sunny Dancer 85 | quoted |
| Leonardo Gol | The Film Stage | Blue Heron 92 | quoted |
| Leslie Felperin | The Hollywood Reporter | Sunny Dancer 58 | quoted |
| Lou Thomas | Empire | Obsession 82 | quoted |
| Maheswara Reddy | Bangalore Mirror | Nodidavaru Enanthare 62 | quoted |
| Mansel Stimpson | Film Review Daily | The President's Cake 45 | in full |
| Mayur Sanap | Rediff.com | Ground Zero 55 | quoted |
| Nabil Salih | Jacobin | The President's Cake 35 | quoted |
| Nandini Ramnath | Scroll.in | Toaster 68 | quoted |
| Nick Schager | The Daily Beast | Henry Johnson 78 | quoted |
| Olga Artemyeva | ScreenAnarchy | The Revisionist 50 | quoted |
| Owen Gleiberman | Variety | Henry Johnson 32 | quoted |
| Peter Bradshaw | The Guardian | The President's Cake 80 | their rating |
| Pranati A. S. | Deccan Herald | Nodidavaru Enanthare 45 | quoted |
| Preston Barta | Dallas Observer | Leviticus 80 | quoted |
| Rachel Sinclair | Film Business | Fireflies in the Dusk 76 | quoted |
| Richard Gray | The Reel Bits | Appalachian Dog 74 | quoted |
| Rick Hong | Film Threat | IX XI 60 | quoted |
| Rishabh Suri | Hindustan Times | System 68 | quoted |
| Ritesh Mehta | Filmmaker | Didn't Die 82 | quoted |
| Robert Daniels | RogerEbert.com | The Ballad of Wallis Island 75 | their rating |
| Rohit Panikker | Times Now | Bromance 72 | quoted |
| Sangeetha Devi Dundoo | The Hindu | Court: State vs a Nobody 76 | quoted |
| Sara Clements | Next Best Picture | IX XI 55 | quoted |
| Sashidhar Adivi | Times Now | Court: State vs a Nobody 65 | quoted |
| Serena Seghedoni | Loud and Clear Reviews | Sunny Dancer 80 | quoted |
| Shashiprasad SM | Times Now | Nodidavaru Enanthare 74 | quoted |
| Sheri Linden | The Hollywood Reporter | The President's Cake 85 | quoted |
| Siddhant Adlakha | Variety | Didn't Die 45 | quoted |
| Stephen Farber | The Hollywood Reporter | The Revisionist 55 | quoted |
| Sukanya Verma | Rediff.com | System 32 | quoted |
| Sunayana Suresh | The South First | Nodidavaru Enanthare 72 | quoted |
| Vivek M. V. | The Hindu | Nodidavaru Enanthare 78 | quoted |
| Vivek Santhosh | Cinema Express | Bromance 74 | quoted |