Year-End Lists

Brian Tallerico: Top Ten Films of 2016, as published by RogerEbert.com

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1. Moonlight
   Barry Jenkins
2. Manchester by the Sea
   Kenneth Lonergan
3. Paterson
   Jim Jarmusch
4. O.J.: Made in America
   Ezra Edelman
5. Silence
   Martin Scorsese
6. Jackie
   Pablo Larraín
7. The Handmaiden
   Park Chan-wook
8. Cameraperson
   Kirsten Johnson
9. American Honey
   Andrea Arnold
10. Midnight Special
    Jeff Nichols

Runner-ups

• 13th
  Ava DuVernay
• Certain Women
  Kelly Reichardt
• Everybody Wants Some!!
  Richard Linklater
• Green Room
  Jeremy Saulnier
• Kate Plays Christine
  Robert Greene
• Knight of Cups
  Terrence Malick
• Krisha
  Trey Edward Shults
• La La Land
  Damien Chazelle
• Loving
  Jeff Nichols
• Swiss Army Man
  Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

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• RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2016

Scout Tafoya: Top Ten Films of 2016, as published by RogerEbert.com

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1. Certain Women
   Kelly Reichardt
2. Manchester by the Sea
   Kenneth Lonergan
3. The Lost City of Z
   James Gray
4. Silence
   Martin Scorsese
5. Neruda
   Pablo Larraín
6. Knight of Cups
   Terrence Malick
7. And Nothing Happened
   Naima Ramos-Chapman
8. Kate Plays Christine
   Robert Greene
8. Cameraperson
   Kirsten Johnson
9. Cosmos
   Andrzej Zulawski
10. The Alchemist Cookbook
    Joel Potrykus

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• RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2016

Collin Souter: Top Ten Films of 2016, as published by RogerEbert.com

1. Arrival
   Denis Villeneuve
2. Moonlight
   Barry Jenkins
3. A Monster Calls
   J.A. Bayona
4. Kubo and the Two Strings
   Travis Knight
5. La La Land
   Damien Chazelle
6. Cameraperson
   Kirsten Johnson
7. Sing Street
   John Carney
8. Certain Women
   Kelly Reichardt
9. O.J.: Made in America
   Ezra Edelman
10. The Red Turtle
    Michael Dudok de Wit

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• RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2016

Bill Stamets: Top Ten Films of 2016, as published by RogerEbert.com

• Moonlight
  Barry Jenkins
• Jackie
  Pablo Larraín
• Arrival
  Denis Villeneuve
• The Lobster
  Yorgos Lanthimos
• American Honey
  Andrea Arnold
• Manchester by the Sea
  Kenneth Lonergan
• Midnight Special
  Jeff Nichols
• Paterson
  Jim Jarmusch
• Aferim!
  Radu Jude
• Elle
  Paul Verhoeven

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• RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2016

Peter Sobczynski: Top Ten Films of 2016, as published by RogerEbert.com

1. La La Land
   Damien Chazelle
2. Elle
   Paul Verhoeven
3. De Palma
   Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow
4. Knight of Cups
   Terrence Malick
5. Love & Friendship
   Whit Stillman
6. The Handmaiden
   Park Chan-wook
7. Certain Women
   Kelly Reichardt
8. Rules Don't Apply
   Warren Beatty
9. The Shallows
   Jaume Collet-Serra
10. Silence
    Martin Scorsese

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Michael Snydel: Top Ten Films of 2016, as published by RogerEbert.com

1. Elle
   Paul Verhoeven
2. O.J.: Made in America
   Ezra Edelman
3. Love & Friendship
   Whit Stillman
4. Right Now, Wrong Then
   Hong Sang-soo
5. 20th Century Women
   Mike Mills
6. Toni Erdmann
   Maren Ade
7. Cameraperson
   Kirsten Johnson
8. Krisha
   Trey Edward Shults
9. Lemonade
   Beyoncé Knowles Carter and Kahlil Joseph with Jonas Åkerlund, Melina Matsoukas, Dikayl Rimmasch, Mark Romanek and Tod Tourso
10. Certain Women
    Kelly Reichardt

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Niles Schwartz: Top Ten Films of 2016, as published by RogerEbert.com

1. Certain Women
   Kelly Reichardt
2. Toni Erdmann
   Maren Ade
3. Knight of Cups
   Terrence Malick
4. Love & Friendship
   Whit Stillman
5. Hail, Caesar!
   Joel & Ethan Coen
6. Moonlight
   Barry Jenkins
7. Rules Don't Apply
   Warren Beatty
7. Café Society
   Woody Allen
8. O.J.: Made in America
   Ezra Edelman
9. Manchester by the Sea
   Kenneth Lonergan
10. The Mermaid
    Stephen Chow

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Michał Oleszczyk: Top Ten Films of 2016, as published by RogerEbert.com

1. Aferim!
   Radu Jude
2. Knight of Cups
   Terrence Malick
3. A Bigger Splash
   Luca Guadagnino
4. Mountains May Depart
   Jia Zhang-ke
5. The Handmaiden
   Park Chan-wook
6. Hacksaw Ridge
   Mel Gibson
7. Cosmos
   Andrzej Zulawski
8. Hardcore Henry
   Ilya Naishuller
9. Moonlight
   Barry Jenkins
10. 10 Cloverfield Lane
    Dan Trachtenberg

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DIY Magazine: 16 Albums That Shaped 2016

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• Lemonade
  Beyoncé
• 22, A Million
  Bon Iver
• Chaleur Humaine
  Christine and the Queens
• Not to Disappear
  Daughter
• Blackstar
  David Bowie
• Blond
  Frank Ocean
• Endless
  Frank Ocean
• How to Be a Human Being
  Glass Animals
• The Life of Pablo
  Kanye West
• A Moon Shaped Pool
  Radiohead
• Adore Life
  Savages
• Konnichiwa
  Skepta
• Tell Me If You Like To
  Spring King
• I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It
  The 1975
• Ash & Ice
  The Kills
• Weaves
  Weaves
• Alas Salvation
  Yak

Christina Newland: Top Ten Films of 2016, as published by RogerEbert.com

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1. Mustang
   Deniz Gamze Ergüven
2. Chi-Raq
   Spike Lee
3. Creed
   Ryan Coogler
4. La La Land
   Damien Chazelle
5. Hell or High Water
   David Mackenzie
6. Loving
   Jeff Nichols
7. Paterson
   Jim Jarmusch
8. Son of Saul
   László Nemes
9. Lemonade
   Beyoncé Knowles Carter and Kahlil Joseph with Jonas Åkerlund, Melina Matsoukas, Dikayl Rimmasch, Mark Romanek and Tod Tourso
10. No Home Movie
    Chantal Akerman

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• RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2016