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2016 Movies

Hollywood Reporter: Todd McCarthy: 19 Best Films of 2016

14 December 2016

Todd McCarthy: 19 Best Films of 2016, as published by The Hollywood Reporter

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  1. O.J.: Made in America
    Ezra Edelman
  2. La La Land
    Damien Chazelle
  3. 13th
    Ava DuVernay
  4. Toni Erdmann
    Maren Ade
  5. I Am Not Your Negro
    Raoul Peck
  6. Elle
    Paul Verhoeven
  7. Manchester by the Sea
    Kenneth Lonergan
  8. The Handmaiden
    Park Chan-wook
  9. Silence
    Martin Scorsese
  10. Hell or High Water
    David Mackenzie

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