Year-End Lists

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2016 Movies

Washington Post: Ann Hornaday: 26 Best Movies of 2016

12 December 2016

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Ann Hornaday: 26 Best Movies of 2016, as published by The Washington Post

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  1. Moonlight
    Barry Jenkins
  2. Manchester by the Sea
    Kenneth Lonergan
  3. Hell or High Water
    David Mackenzie
  4. The Confirmation
    Bob Nelson
  5. O.J.: Made in America
    Ezra Edelman
  6. Cameraperson
    Kirsten Johnson
  7. La La Land
    Damien Chazelle
  8. Lemonade
    Beyoncé Knowles Carter and Kahlil Joseph with Jonas Åkerlund, Melina Matsoukas, Dikayl Rimmasch, Mark Romanek and Tod Tourso
  9. 13th
    Ava DuVernay
  10. Southside with You
    Richard Tanne

“…had I not been constrained by numerical obstinacy”

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