Year-End Lists

Kyle Smith: Best Films of 2016, as published by The Village Voice as part of the Village Voice Film Poll

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1. Arrival
   Denis Villeneuve
2. Manchester by the Sea
   Kenneth Lonergan
3. Patriots Day
   Peter Berg
4. Deepwater Horizon
   Peter Berg
5. The Birth of a Nation
   Nate Parker
6. De Palma
   Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow
7. Pete’s Dragon
   David Lowery
8. Zootopia
   Byron Howard and Rich Moore
9. Doctor Strange
   Scott Derrickson
10. Weiner
    Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg

This list contributes to:

• Top 50 Films of 2016 Village Voice · Village Voice Film Poll