Lists
- RogerEbert.com: Godfrey Cheshire: Top Ten Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Nell Minow: Top Ten Films of 2016
- Hollywood Reporter: Todd McCarthy: 19 Best Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Odie Henderson: Top Ten Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Christy Lemire: Top Ten Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Danny Bowes: Top Ten Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2016
- Chicago Reader: Leah Pickett: Top Ten Films of 2016
- Washington Post: Ann Hornaday: 26 Best Movies of 2016
- Marya E. Gates: Favorite Fifteen Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Jana Monji: Top Ten Films of 2016
- New York Times: Manohla Dargis: 28 Best Movies of 2016
- Collider: Matt Goldberg: Top 25 Films of the 2010s
- New Yorker: Richard Brody: 35 Best Movies of 2016
- Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
- Glenn Kenny: 50 Noteworthy Films of 2016
- IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
- Slant: 50 Best Films of 2016
- Consequence: Top 100 Films of the 2010s
- Observer: Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2016
- GCN: Steve Erickson: 20 Best Films of 2016
- New York Times: Stephen Holden: 20 Best Movies of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Craig Lindsey: Top Ten Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Brian Tallerico: Top Ten Films of 2016
- New York Times: Manohla Dargis: Favorite Films of the 2010s