- David Edelstein: 20 Best Movies of 2016
- Uproxx: 20 Best Films of 2016
- Todd McCarthy: 19 Best Films of 2016
- Michael Phillips: 20 Best Movies of 2016
- Christopher Orr: 35 Best Movies of 2016
- Noel Murray: 15 Best Films of 2016
- IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
- A.V. Club: 20 Best Films of 2016
- Anne Thompson: 10 Best Films of 2016
- A.A. Dowd: 15 Best Films of 2016
- Keith Phipps: Top 15 Films of 2016
- Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
- Ann Hornaday: 26 Best Movies of 2016
- Ignatiy Vishnevetsky: 15 Best Films of 2016
- Stephanie Zacharek: Top 20 Movies of 2016
- David Ehrlich: 25 Best Films of 2016
- Sight & Sound Poll: Top 30 Films of 2016
- Time Out New York: The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Bilge Ebiri: 20 Best Movies of 2016
- Roxana Hadadi: Top 50 Movies of the Decade
- Insider: 100 Best Films of the 2010s
- Glenn Kenny: 50 Noteworthy Films of 2016
- A.V. Club: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Consequence of Sound: Top 100 Films of the 2010s
- Film School Rejects: The 100 Best Movies of the Decade
- IndieWire: The 100 Best Movies of the Decade
Year-End Lists
Notable, browsable lists of the year's best music, movies, books, and TV shows. Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, we make no tallies. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its authors, at the source.