Year-End Lists

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2016 Movies

New York Times: Stephen Holden: 20 Best Movies of 2016

11 December 2016

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Stephen Holden: 20 Best Movies of 2016, as published by The New York Times

[see also 2015 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

  1. Moonlight
    Barry Jenkins
  2. O.J.: Made in America
    Ezra Edelman
  3. American Honey
    Andrea Arnold
  4. Embrace of the Serpent
    Ciro Guerra
  5. Manchester by the Sea
    Kenneth Lonergan
  6. Neon Bull
    Gabriel Mascaro
  7. Fire at Sea
    Gianfranco Rosi
  8. Elle
    Paul Verhoeven
  9. Aquarius
    Kleber Mendonça Filho

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