Year-End Lists

Michael Phillips: 20 Best Movies of 2016, as published by The Chicago Tribune

1. Moonlight
   Barry Jenkins
2. La La Land
   Damien Chazelle
3. Manchester by the Sea
   Kenneth Lonergan
4. Toni Erdmann
   Maren Ade
5. O.J.: Made in America
   Ezra Edelman
6. Krisha
   Trey Edward Shults
7. The Witch
   Robert Eggers
8. Hell or High Water
   David Mackenzie
9. Don’t Think Twice
   Mike Birbiglia
10. The Fits
    Anna Rose Holmer

11-20 Alphabetically

• Certain Women
  Kelly Reichardt
• Fences
  Denzel Washington
• The Handmaiden
  Park Chan-wook
• The Illinois Parables
  Deborah Stratman
• The Invitation
  Karyn Kusama
• Little Men
  Ira Sachs
• Love & Friendship
  Whit Stillman
• The Lobster
  Yorgos Lanthimos
• Pete’s Dragon
  David Lowery
• Queen of Katwe
  Mira Nair