Lists
- IndieWire Poll: Jonathan Rosenbaum: Top 10 Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2016
- Time: Stephanie Zacharek: Top 20 Movies of 2016
- Keith Phipps: Top 15 Films of 2016
- Keyframe Daily: David Hudson: Top 13 Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Odie Henderson: Top Ten Films of 2016
- A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd: The Best Films of 2016
- Glenn Kenny: 50 Noteworthy Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Brian Tallerico: Top Ten Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Tina Hassannia: Top Ten Films of 2016
- Little White Lies: 25 Best Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Sheila O’Malley: Top Ten Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Matt Zoller Seitz: Top Ten Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Sean Mulvihill: Top Ten Films of 2016
- Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
- IndieWire Poll: B. Ruby Rich: Best Films of 2016
- Metro: Matt Prigge: 25 Best Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Noah Gittell: Top Ten Films of 2016
- Village Voice Film Poll: Scott Tobias: Top 10 Films of 2016
- IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
- Slant: 50 Best Films of 2016
- Film Comment: 20 Best Films of 2016
- A.V. Club: Mike D’Angelo: The Best Films of 2016
- Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang: Top 25 Movies of 2016
- IndieWire: Eric Kohn: 16 Best Movies of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Christina Newland: Top Ten Films of 2016
- A.V. Club: Noel Murray: The Best Films of 2016
- Village Voice: Bilge Ebiri: 20 Best Movies of 2016
- Sight & Sound Poll: Top 30 Films of 2016
- A.V. Club: 20 Best Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Patrick McGavin: Top Ten Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Danny Bowes: Top Ten Films of 2016
- Uproxx: 20 Best Films of 2016
- Esquire: Nick Schager: The 25 Best Movies of 2016
- A.V. Club: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky: The Best Films of 2016
- Keith Phipps: Top 30 Films of the Decade
- Boston Globe: Ty Burr: The 50 Best Movies of the Decade
- A.V. Club: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Consequence of Sound: Top 100 Films of the 2010s
- RogerEbert.com: Bill Stamets: Top Ten Films of 2016
- New York Times: Stephen Holden: 20 Best Movies of 2016
- La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Best Movies of 2016
- Washington Post: Ann Hornaday: 26 Best Movies of 2016
- New York Times: Manohla Dargis: 28 Best Movies of 2016
- ScreenCrush: Matt Singer: The Best Movies of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Craig Lindsey: Top Ten Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: The Best Films of the 2010s