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Mike D’Angelo: A.V. Club: The Best Films of 2016

19 December 2016

Toni Erdmann - Maren Ade

Mike D’Angelo: 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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Also from the A.V. Club in 2016: TV Shows · Music
  1. Toni Erdmann
    Maren Ade
  2. Right Now, Wrong Then
    Hong Sang-soo
  3. Manchester by the Sea
    Kenneth Lonergan
  4. Tower
    Keith Maitland
  5. The Witch
    Robert Eggers
  6. Paterson
    Jim Jarmusch
  7. Author: The JT LeRoy Story
    Jeff Feuerzeig
  8. Indignation
    James Schamus
  9. London Road
    Rufus Norris
  10. Everybody Wants Some!!
    Richard Linklater
  11. Aquarius
    Kleber Mendonça Filho
  12. Divines
    Houda Benyamina
  13. A Monster with a Thousand Heads
    Rodrigo Plá
  14. Weiner
    Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg
  15. Arrival
    Denis Villeneuve

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