Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.
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2016 Movies

Keith Phipps: Top 15 Films of 2016

31 December 2016

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Keith Phipps: Top 15 Films of 2016, as posted to Twitter

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2010s • 2018 • 2017 • 2014 • 2012 • 2011]

  1. Moonlight
    Barry Jenkins
  2. Paterson
    Jim Jarmusch
  3. Manchester by the Sea
    Kenneth Lonergan
  4. Jackie
    Pablo Larraín
  5. Arrival
    Denis Villeneuve
  6. La La Land
    Damien Chazelle
  7. Silence
    Martin Scorsese
  8. Toni Erdmann
    Maren Ade
  9. Little Men
    Ira Sachs
  10. Certain Women
    Kelly Reichardt

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