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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Lists

  1. A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd: The Best Films of 2016
  2. Time Out New York: Joshua Rothkopf: Best Movies of 2016
  3. A.V. Club: 20 Best Films of 2016
  4. Village Voice Film Poll: Scott Tobias: Top 10 Films of 2016
  5. RogerEbert.com: Mark Dujsik: Top Ten Films of 2016
  6. Village Voice: Ben Kenigsberg: 10 Best Films of 2016
  7. A.V. Club: Noel Murray: The Best Films of 2016
  8. RogerEbert.com: Nick Allen: Top Ten Films of 2016
  9. IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
  10. RogerEbert.com: Jacob Oller: Top Ten Films of 2016
  11. RogerEbert.com: Patrick McGavin: Top Ten Films of 2016
  12. Village Voice: Bilge Ebiri: 20 Best Movies of 2016
  13. IndieWire: Anne Thompson: 10 Best Films of 2016
  14. Chicago Reader: J.R. Jones: The Best Films of 2016
  15. Metro: Matt Prigge: 25 Best Films of 2016
  16. Washington Post: Ann Hornaday: 26 Best Movies of 2016
  17. Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
  18. AP: Lindsey Bahr: Top 10 Movies of 2016
  19. RogerEbert.com: Scout Tafoya: Top Ten Films of 2016
  20. RogerEbert.com: Brian Tallerico: Top Ten Films of 2016
  21. RogerEbert.com: Nell Minow: Top Ten Films of 2016
  22. ScreenCrush: Matt Singer: The Best Movies of 2016
  23. RogerEbert.com: Sean Mulvihill: Top Ten Films of 2016
  24. Uproxx: 20 Best Films of 2016
  25. Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: 20 Best Movies of 2016
  26. A.V. Club: Mike D’Angelo: The Best Films of 2016
  27. Keith Phipps: Top 15 Films of 2016
  28. Atlantic: Christopher Orr: 35 Best Movies of 2016
  29. RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2016
  30. New York Times: Stephen Holden: 20 Best Movies of 2016
  31. RogerEbert.com: Matt Zoller Seitz: Top Ten Films of 2016
  32. A.V. Club: Jesse Hassenger: The Best Films of 2016
  33. Boston Globe: Ty Burr: The 50 Best Movies of the Decade
  34. Time: Stephanie Zacharek: Top 20 Movies of 2016
  35. Vanity Fair: Richard Lawson: The 10 Best Movies of 2016
  36. RogerEbert.com: Alan Zilberman: Top Ten Films of 2016
  37. Sight & Sound Poll: Top 30 Films of 2016
  38. The Ringer: K. Austin Collins: 12 Best Movies of 2016
  39. Hollywood Reporter: Todd McCarthy: 19 Best Films of 2016
  40. Film Comment Poll: 20 Best Films of 2016
  41. AP: Jake Coyle: Top 10 Movies of 2016
  42. Time Out New York: The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s
  43. Slant: 50 Best Films of 2016
  44. RogerEbert.com: Matt Fagerholm: Top Ten Films of 2016
  45. A.V. Club: Katie Rife: The Best Films of 2016
  46. Nictate: Top 11 Films of 2016
  47. Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang: Top 25 Movies of 2016
  48. RogerEbert.com: Niles Schwartz: Top Ten Films of 2016
  49. Chicago Reader: Leah Pickett: Top Ten Films of 2016
  50. RogerEbert.com: Danny Bowes: Top Ten Films of 2016
  51. BuzzFeed: Alison Willmore: 11 Best Movies of 2016
  52. Les Inrocks: Top 20 Films of 2016
  53. A.V. Club: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
  54. Esquire: Nick Schager: The 25 Best Movies of 2016
  55. David Ehrlich: 25 Best Films of 2016
  56. New Yorker: Richard Brody: 35 Best Movies of 2016
  57. Keith Phipps: Top 30 Films of the Decade
  58. RogerEbert.com: The Best Films of the 2010s
  59. The Playlist: The 100 Best Films of the Decade
  60. Consequence: Top 100 Films of the 2010s

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