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A.V. Club: Noel Murray: The Best Films of 2016

31 December 2016

Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

Noel Murray: The Best Films of 2016, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also The 10 Best Documentaries of 2022 • The 10 (or 11) Best Documentaries of 2021 • The Best Films of 2021 • The Best Films of 2020 • The Best Films of 2019 • Top 15 Films of 2018 • Best Films of 2017 • The Best Films of 2015 • Top 15 Films of 2014 • 15 Best Films of 2012 • Best Films of 2011]

  1. Manchester by the Sea
    Kenneth Lonergan
  2. The Handmaiden
    Park Chan-wook
  3. La La Land
    Damien Chazelle
  4. Moonlight
    Barry Jenkins
  5. Green Room
    Jeremy Saulnier
  6. Jackie
    Pablo Larraín
  7. The Eyes of My Mother
    Nicolas Pesce
  8. Paterson
    Jim Jarmusch
  9. The Fits
    Anna Rose Holmer
  10. Hell or High Water
    David Mackenzie
  11. I Am Not Your Negro
    Raoul Peck
  12. Under the Shadow
    Babak Anvari
  13. Arrival
    Denis Villeneuve
  14. Certain Women
    Kelly Reichardt
  15. Elle
    Paul Verhoeven

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