Year-End Lists

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2016 Movies

Us Weekly: Mara Reinstein: Top 10 Movies of 2016

09 December 2016

La La Land - Damien Chazelle

Mara Reinstein: Top 10 Movies of 2016, as published by Us Weekly

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  1. La La Land
    Damien Chazelle
  2. Manchester by the Sea
    Kenneth Lonergan
  3. Arrival
    Denis Villeneuve
  4. Moonlight
    Barry Jenkins
  5. Patriots Day
    Peter Berg
  6. O.J.: Made in America
    Ezra Edelman
  7. Zootopia
    Byron Howard and Rich Moore
  8. Hell or High Water
    David Mackenzie
  9. Nocturnal Animals
    Tom Ford
  10. Bad Moms
    Jon Lucas and Scott Moore

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