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

Time Out London: 25 Best Films of 2016

02 December 2016

Son of Saul - László Nemes

Time Out London: 25 Best Films of 2016

[see also 2021 • 2018 • 2015]

  1. Son of Saul
    László Nemes
  2. Spotlight
    Tom McCarthy
  3. American Honey
    Andrea Arnold
  4. Mustang
    Deniz Gamze Ergüven
  5. I, Daniel Blake
    Ken Loach
  6. The Nice Guys
    Shane Black
  7. Embrace of the Serpent
    Ciro Guerra
  8. Anomalisa
    Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson
  9. A Bigger Splash
    Luca Guadagnino
  10. Love & Friendship
    Whit Stillman
  11. Driving with Selvi
    Elisa Paloschi
  12. Hail, Caesar!
    Joel & Ethan Coen
  13. Julieta
    Pedro Almodóvar
  14. High-Rise
    Ben Wheatley
  15. Fire at Sea
    Gianfranco Rosi
  16. Bone Tomahawk
    S. Craig Zahler
  17. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
    David Yates
  18. The Pearl Button
    Patricio Guzmán
  19. Under the Shadow
    Babak Anvari
  20. The Revenant
    Alejandro González Iñárritu
  21. Our Little Sister
    Hirokazu Kore-eda
  22. Tale of Tales
    Matteo Garrone
  23. Captain America: Civil War
    Anthony and Joe Russo
  24. Queen of Katwe
    Mira Nair
  25. Room
    Lenny Abrahamson

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