Year-End Lists

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Top Ten Films of 2016 RogerEbert.com: Niles Schwartz

Top Ten Films of 2016 RogerEbert.com: Michał Oleszczyk

Top Ten Films of 2016 RogerEbert.com: Christina Newland

The Ten Best Films of 2016 RogerEbert.com

Top 10 Movies of 2016 AP: Lindsey Bahr

Top 10 Movies of 2016 AP: Jake Coyle

Top 25 Movies of 2016 Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang

19 Best Films of 2016 Hollywood Reporter: Todd McCarthy

20 Best Films of 2016 Film Comment Poll

26 Best Movies of 2016 Washington Post: Ann Hornaday

50 Best Films of 2016 Slant

10 Best Films of 2016 Artforum: Amy Taubin

12 Best Movies of 2016 The Ringer: K. Austin Collins

10 Best Films of 2016 IndieWire: Anne Thompson

10 Best Movies of 2016 Artforum: Melissa Anderson

10 Best Films of 2016 Artforum: J Hoberman

10 Best Films of 2016 Artforum: James Quandt

10 Best Movies of 2016 New York Times: A.O. Scott

20 Best Movies of 2016 New York Times: Stephen Holden

28 Best Movies of 2016 New York Times: Manohla Dargis

11 Best Movies of 2016 BuzzFeed: Alison Willmore

35 Best Movies of 2016 New Yorker: Richard Brody

20 Best Movies of 2016 Vulture: David Edelstein

16 Best Movies of 2016 IndieWire: Eric Kohn

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