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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  1. Little White Lies: 25 Best Films of 2016
  2. RogerEbert.com: Nell Minow: Top Ten Films of 2016
  3. Metro: Matt Prigge: 25 Best Films of 2016
  4. IndieWire Poll: Jonathan Rosenbaum: Top 10 Films of 2016
  5. Artforum: John Waters: 10 Best Films of 2016
  6. IndieWire: Eric Kohn: 16 Best Movies of 2016
  7. Time Out New York: Joshua Rothkopf: Best Movies of 2016
  8. Uproxx: 20 Best Films of 2016
  9. Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang: Top 25 Movies of 2016
  10. RogerEbert.com: Jacob Oller: Top Ten Films of 2016
  11. Les Inrocks: Murielle Joudet: Top 10 Films of 2016
  12. Village Voice: Ben Kenigsberg: 10 Best Films of 2016
  13. Keyframe Daily: David Hudson: Top 13 Films of 2016
  14. RogerEbert.com: Noah Gittell: Top Ten Films of 2016
  15. Time: Stephanie Zacharek: Top 20 Movies of 2016
  16. The Ringer: K. Austin Collins: 12 Best Movies of 2016
  17. A.V. Club: Jesse Hassenger: The Best Films of 2016
  18. RogerEbert.com: Odie Henderson: Top Ten Films of 2016
  19. A.V. Club: Mike D’Angelo: The Best Films of 2016
  20. RogerEbert.com: Christy Lemire: Top Ten Films of 2016
  21. Glenn Kenny: 50 Noteworthy Films of 2016
  22. A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd: The Best Films of 2016
  23. New Yorker: Richard Brody: 35 Best Movies of 2016
  24. A.V. Club: 20 Best Films of 2016
  25. Slant: 50 Best Films of 2016
  26. Les Inrocks: Top 20 Films of 2016
  27. IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
  28. Film Comment Poll: 20 Best Films of 2016
  29. Sight & Sound Poll: Top 30 Films of 2016
  30. Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016

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