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A.A. Dowd: A.V. Club: The Best Films of 2016

19 December 2016

Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

A.A. Dowd: The Best Films of 2016, as published by The A.V. Club

Contributes to: 20 Best Films of 2016 (A.V. Club) · Top 50 Films of 2016 (IndieWire Poll) · Top 50 Films of 2016 (Village Voice Film Poll)
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  1. Manchester by the Sea
    Kenneth Lonergan
  2. Moonlight
    Barry Jenkins
  3. Paterson
    Jim Jarmusch
  4. Green Room
    Jeremy Saulnier
  5. La La Land
    Damien Chazelle
  6. The Handmaiden
    Park Chan-wook
  7. Toni Erdmann
    Maren Ade
  8. Louder Than Bombs
    Joachim Trier
  9. Hell or High Water
    David Mackenzie
  10. Don’t Breathe
    Fede Alvarez
  11. Krisha
    Trey Edward Shults
  12. Everybody Wants Some!!
    Richard Linklater
  13. Weiner
    Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg
  14. Silence
    Martin Scorsese
  15. Jackie
    Pablo Larraín

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