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2016 Movies

Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: 20 Best Movies of 2016

31 December 2016

Michael Phillips: 20 Best Movies of 2016, as published by The Chicago Tribune

[see also 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2015 • 2014 • 2012 • 2011]

  1. Moonlight
    Barry Jenkins
  2. La La Land
    Damien Chazelle
  3. Manchester by the Sea
    Kenneth Lonergan
  4. Toni Erdmann
    Maren Ade
  5. O.J.: Made in America
    Ezra Edelman
  6. Krisha
    Trey Edward Shults
  7. The Witch
    Robert Eggers
  8. Hell or High Water
    David Mackenzie
  9. Don’t Think Twice
    Mike Birbiglia
  10. The Fits
    Anna Rose Holmer

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