Lists
- Chicago Reader: Ben Sachs: Favorite Films of 2017
- Cinema Scope: Top Ten Films of 2016
- Sight & Sound Poll: Top 30 Films of 2016
- Slant: 50 Best Films of 2016
- Film Comment Poll: 20 Best Films of 2016
- BuzzFeed: Alison Willmore: 11 Best Movies of 2016
- Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Films of 2016
- Metro: Matt Prigge: 25 Best Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Tina Hassannia: Top Ten Films of 2016
- GCN: Steve Erickson: 20 Best Films of 2016
- A.V. Club: Mike D’Angelo: The Best Films of 2016
- Keyframe Daily: David Hudson: Top 13 Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Susan Wloszczyna: Top Ten Films of 2016
- Artforum: Melissa Anderson: 10 Best Movies of 2016
- New York Times: Manohla Dargis: 28 Best Movies of 2016
- Village Voice Film Poll: Scott Tobias: Top 10 Films of 2016
- Reverse Shot: 12 Best Movies of 2016
- Village Voice: Ben Kenigsberg: 10 Best Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Matt Fagerholm: Top Ten Films of 2016
- ScreenCrush: Matt Singer: The Best Movies of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Niles Schwartz: Top Ten Films of 2016
- TIFF Cinematheque: The Best of the Decade: An Alternative View
- Chicago Reader: Ben Sachs: 25 Favorite Movies of the 2010s
- Chicago Reader: J.R. Jones: The Best Films of 2017
- Michael Sicinski: Top 10 Films of 2016
- Artforum: J Hoberman: 10 Best Films of 2016
- Artforum: Amy Taubin: 10 Best Films of 2016
- IndieWire: Anne Thompson: 10 Best Films of 2016
- Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang: Top 25 Movies of 2016
- New York Times: A.O. Scott: 10 Best Movies of 2016
- Peter Labuza: 15 Favorite Films of 2016
- Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
- Glenn Kenny: 50 Noteworthy Films of 2016
- Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: 20 Best Movies of 2016
- Hollywood Reporter: Todd McCarthy: 19 Best Films of 2016
- IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
- Reverse Shot: Best Films of the Decade
- Time Out New York: Joshua Rothkopf: Best Movies of 2016
- La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Best Movies of 2016
- Uproxx: 20 Best Films of 2016
- Cinema Scope: Top Ten Films of the 2010s
- RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Patrick McGavin: Top Ten Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Michael Snydel: Top Ten Films of 2016
- Rolling Stone: The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of the Decade 2010-2019
- Les Inrocks: Top 20 Films of 2016
- A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd: The Best Films of 2016
- A.V. Club: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky: The Best Films of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: Danny Bowes: Top Ten Films of 2016
- A.V. Club: 20 Best Films of 2016
- Keith Phipps: Top 15 Films of 2016
- Polygon: Karen Han: The Best Movies of the 2010s Decade
- RogerEbert.com: Alan Zilberman: Top Ten Films of 2016
- The Playlist: The 100 Best Films of the Decade
- David Ehrlich: 25 Best Films of 2016
- Vulture: David Edelstein: 20 Best Movies of 2016
- A.V. Club: Katie Rife: The Best Films of 2016
- IndieWire: Eric Kohn: 16 Best Movies of 2016
- Village Voice: Bilge Ebiri: 20 Best Movies of 2016
- IndieWire: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Susannah Gruder: Best Movies of the 2010s
- A.V. Club: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Film School Rejects: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Consequence: Top 100 Films of the 2010s
- Guardian: Mark Kermode: Top 10 Films of 2017
- Slate: Dana Stevens: Top 15 Movies of 2016
- Time: Stephanie Zacharek: Top 20 Movies of 2016
- CBS News: David Morgan: The 10 Best Films of 2016
- Shelly Kraicer: 12 Best Films of 2016
- ScreenCrush: Matt Singer: The Best Movies of the 2010s
- New York Times: A.O. Scott: Favorite Films of the 2010s