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Manchester by the Sea

by Kenneth Lonergan

Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

Appears on 180 lists

#1 Top 10 Films of 2016: Scott Tobias: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
#1 10 Best Films of 2016: Ben Kenigsberg: Village Voice
#1 Top Ten Films of 2016: Nick Allen: RogerEbert.com
#1 The Best Films of 2016: A.A. Dowd: A.V. Club
#1 The Best Films of 2016: Noel Murray: A.V. Club
#1 Top Ten Films of 2016: Mark Dujsik: RogerEbert.com
#1 20 Best Films of 2016: A.V. Club
#1 Best Movies of 2016: Joshua Rothkopf: Time Out New York
#1 Best Films of 2016: Sean Burns: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
#1 Best Films of 2016: Jeremy Smith: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
#1 Best Films of 2016: Andrew Lapin: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#1 Best Films of 2016: Eric Henderson: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#1 Best Films of 2016: Joanna Langfield: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#1 Best Films of 2016: Jordan Raup: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#1 Best Films of 2016: Michael Dunaway: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#1 Best Films of 2016: Piers Marchant: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#1 Best Films of 2016: Vikram Murthi: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#1 Best Films of 2016: Joe Neumaier: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#2 Top 50 Films of 2016: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#2 20 Best Movies of 2016: Bilge Ebiri: Village Voice
#2 10 Best Films of 2016: Anne Thompson: IndieWire
#2 Top Ten Films of 2016: Nell Minow: RogerEbert.com
#2 Top Ten Films of 2016: Scout Tafoya: RogerEbert.com
#2 Top Ten Films of 2016: Brian Tallerico: RogerEbert.com
#2 The Best Films of 2016: J.R. Jones: Chicago Reader
#2 Top 50 Films of 2016: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
#2 26 Best Movies of 2016: Ann Hornaday: Washington Post
#2 25 Best Films of 2016: Matt Prigge: Metro
#2 Top Ten Films of 2016: Patrick McGavin: RogerEbert.com
#2 Top Ten Films of 2016: Jacob Oller: RogerEbert.com
#2 Top 10 Movies of 2016: Lindsey Bahr: AP
#2 Top 10 Movies of 2016: Mara Reinstein: Us Weekly
#2 Best Films of 2016: Sean Axmaker: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
#2 Best Films of 2016: Jon Frosch: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
#2 Best Films of 2016: Dan Kois: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
#2 Best Films of 2016: Robert Levin: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
#2 Best Films of 2016: Dan Sallitt: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
#2 Best Films of 2016: Kyle Smith: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
#2 Best Films of 2016: Andrew Parker: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#2 Best Films of 2016: Chris Knipp: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#2 Best Films of 2016: Corey Craft: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#2 Best Films of 2016: David Fear: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#2 Best Films of 2016: Fico Cangiano: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#2 Best Films of 2016: James Rush: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#2 Best Films of 2016: Laura Clifford: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#2 Best Films of 2016: Lisa Kennedy: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#2 Best Films of 2016: Lisa Rosman: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#2 Best Films of 2016: Rene Rodriguez: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#2 Best Films of 2016: Max Weiss: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
#2 Best Films of 2016: Dwight Brown: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#2 Best Films of 2016: Wendy Ide: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#3 Top 15 Films of 2016: Keith Phipps
#3 35 Best Movies of 2016: Christopher Orr: Atlantic
#3 Top Ten Films of 2016: Sean Mulvihill: RogerEbert.com
#3 The Best Films of 2016: Mike D’Angelo: A.V. Club
#3 20 Best Films of 2016: Uproxx
#3 20 Best Movies of 2016: Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune
#3 The Best Movies of 2016: Matt Singer: ScreenCrush
#3 Best Films of 2016: Annlee Ellingson: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#3 Best Films of 2016: Sam Adams: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
#3 Best Films of 2016: Michael Atkinson: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
#3 Best Films of 2016: Greg Cwik: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
#3 Best Films of 2016: Michael Nordine: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#3 Best Films of 2016: Josh Spiegel: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
#3 Best Films of 2016: Alexander Huls: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#3 Best Films of 2016: Craig Skinner: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#3 Best Films of 2016: Daniel Tucker: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#3 Best Films of 2016: Eric Hynes: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#3 Best Films of 2016: Patrick Heidmann: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#3 Best Films of 2016: Peter Howell: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#3 Best Films of 2016: Peter Travers: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#3 Best Films of 2016: Rob Hunter: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#3 Best Films of 2016: Scott Nye: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#3 Best Films of 2016: Adam Cook: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#4 The Ten Best Films of 2016: RogerEbert.com
#4 Best Films of 2016: Mallory Andrews: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
#4 Best Films of 2016: Manuela Lazic: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
#4 Best Films of 2016: Angie Han: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#4 Best Films of 2016: Chris Knight: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#4 Best Films of 2016: Cédric Succivalli: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#4 Best Films of 2016: Jordan Ruimy: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#4 Best Films of 2016: Rob Thomas: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#4 Best Films of 2016: Ty Burr: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#4 Best Films of 2016: Anne-Katrin Titze: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#4 Best Films of 2016: Joey Magidson: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#4 Best Films of 2016: Max Covill: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#4 Top Ten Films of 2016: Katey Rich: Fighting in the War Room
#5 20 Best Movies of 2016: Stephen Holden: New York Times
#5 Top Ten Films of 2016: Matt Zoller Seitz: RogerEbert.com
#5 The Best Films of 2016: Jesse Hassenger: A.V. Club
#5 Best Films of 2016: Erik Childress: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#5 Best Films of 2016: Kenneth R. Morefield: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#5 Best Films of 2016: Stephen Farber: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#5 Best Films of 2016: Don Simpson: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#5 The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s: Ty Burr: Boston Globe
#6 Top Ten Films of 2016: Alan Zilberman: RogerEbert.com
#6 Top 20 Movies of 2016: Stephanie Zacharek: Time
#6 The 10 Best Movies of 2016: Richard Lawson: Vanity Fair
#6 Best Films of 2016: Kate Erbland: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
#6 Best Films of 2016: Lance Goldenberg: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
#6 Best Films of 2016: Chris Evangelista: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#6 Best Films of 2016: Ernesto Diezmartinez: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#6 Best Films of 2016: Herb Stratford: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#6 Best Films of 2016: Matt Donato: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#6 Best Films of 2016: Michael Tully: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#6 Best Films of 2016: Niclas Goldberg: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#6 Best Films of 2016: Ryan McNeil: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#6 Best Films of 2016: William Bibbiani: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#7 20 Best Films of 2016: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
#7 19 Best Films of 2016: Todd McCarthy: Hollywood Reporter
#7 Top 30 Films of 2016: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
#7 12 Best Movies of 2016: K. Austin Collins: The Ringer
#7 Top 10 Movies of 2016: Jake Coyle: AP
#7 Best Films of 2016: Jake Jacobson: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#7 Best Films of 2016: Kristian Lin: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#7 Best Films of 2016: Ray Pride: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#7 Best Films of 2016: Zac Oldenburg: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#7 Best Films of 2016: Hunter Harris: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#7 The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s: Time Out New York
#8 Best Films of 2016: David Ansen: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
#8 Best Films of 2016: Glenn Heath Jr.: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#8 Best Films of 2016: Mark Keizer: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#9 The Best Films of 2016: Katie Rife: A.V. Club
#9 Top 11 Films of 2016: Nictate
#9 Top 25 Movies of 2016: Justin Chang: Los Angeles Times
#9 50 Best Films of 2016: Slant
#9 Top Ten Films of 2016: Matt Fagerholm: RogerEbert.com
#9 Top Ten Films of 2016: Niles Schwartz: RogerEbert.com
#9 Best Films of 2016: Emily St. James: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
#9 Best Films of 2016: Christopher Schobert: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#9 Best Films of 2016: Edwin Arnaudin: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#9 Best Films of 2016: Jada Yuan: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#9 Best Films of 2016: Jason Bailey: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#9 Best Films of 2016: Wade Major: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#9 Best Films of 2016: C.J. Prince: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
#10 Top Ten Films of 2016: Danny Bowes: RogerEbert.com
#10 Top Ten Films of 2016: Leah Pickett: Chicago Reader
#10 11 Best Movies of 2016: Alison Willmore: BuzzFeed
#10 Best Films of 2016: Hans Morgenstern: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#10 Best Films of 2016: Alex Engquist: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#10 Best Films of 2016: Chris Wisniewski: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
#11 Top 20 Films of 2016: Les Inrocks
#12 The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s: A.V. Club
#13 The 25 Best Movies of 2016: Nick Schager: Esquire
#19 25 Best Films of 2016: David Ehrlich
#19 35 Best Movies of 2016: Richard Brody: New Yorker
#21 Top 30 Films of the 2010s: Keith Phipps
#23 The Best Films of the 2010s: RogerEbert.com
#26 The 100 Best Films of the 2010s: The Playlist
#81 Top 100 Films of the 2010s: Consequence of Sound

Best Films of 2017: Joanna Hogg: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2017: David Thompson: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2017: Naomi Vera-Sanso: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2016: Michel Ciment: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2016: Charles Gant: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2016: Simran Hans: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2016: Eric Hynes: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2016: Wendy Ide: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2016: Alan Jones: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2016: Kogonada: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2016: Demetrios Matheou: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2016: Neil McGlone: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2016: Kate Muir: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2016: Vadim Rizov: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2016: Anna Smith: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2016: Matthew Taylor: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2016: Thirza Wakefield: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2016: Sam Wigley: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2016: Noah Cowan: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
Top 15 Movies of 2016: Dana Stevens: Slate 1-10, in chronological order
The 10 Best Films of 2016: David Morgan: CBS News
Top Ten Films of 2016: Craig Lindsey: RogerEbert.com
Top Ten Films of 2016: Bill Stamets: RogerEbert.com
Best Films of 2016: Abbey Bender: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
Best Films of 2016: Tomris Laffly: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
Best Films of 2016: Alissa Wilkinson: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
The Best Films of the 2010s: Benzine
Best Films of 2016: Robert Koehler: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll Additional Slots (in no particular order)
Best Films of 2017: Robin Baker: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll Had I Been Allowed Extra Votes
Top Ten Films of 2016: Jeffrey M. Anderson: Combustible Celluloid Honorable mention

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