Lists
- A.V. Club: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky: The Best Films of 2016
- Nictate: Top 11 Films of 2016
- Esquire: Nick Schager: The 25 Best Movies of 2016
- Fighting in the War Room: Matt Patches: Top Films of 2016
- Marya E. Gates: Favorite Fifteen Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Christy Lemire: Top Ten Films of 2016
- Atlantic: Christopher Orr: 35 Best Movies of 2016
- A.V. Club: Katie Rife: The Best Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Jacob Oller: Top Ten Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Matt Fagerholm: Top Ten Films of 2016
- Esquire: The Best Movies of the 2010s
- Chicago Reader: Leah Pickett: Top Ten Films of 2016
- David Ehrlich: 25 Best Films of 2016
- Paste: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Film School Rejects: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
- A.V. Club: 20 Best Films of 2016
- Vanity Fair: Richard Lawson: The 10 Best Movies of 2016
- Film Comment Poll: 20 Best Films of 2016
- A.V. Club: Jesse Hassenger: The Best Films of 2016
- Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
- Time Out New York: Joshua Rothkopf: Best Movies of 2016
- IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
- Far Out: The 50 Best Films of the Decade (2010-2019)
- Sight & Sound Poll: Top 35 Films of 2015
- The Playlist: The 100 Best Films of the Decade
- Slant: 50 Best Films of 2016
- Rolling Stone: The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Susannah Gruder: Best Movies of the 2010s
- A.V. Club: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s