A.O. Scott: 10 Best Movies of 2016, as published by The New York Times
[see also 2010s, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011]
- Moonlight — Barry Jenkins
- O.J.: Made in America — Ezra Edelman
- Toni Erdmann — Maren Ade
- Cameraperson — Kirsten Johnson
- Aferim! — Radu Jude
- American Honey — Andrea Arnold
- Aquarius — Kleber Mendonça Filho
- Sausage Party — Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon
- A Bigger Splash — Luca Guadagnino
- Elle — Paul Verhoeven
- Things to Come — Mia Hansen-Løve