Year-End Lists

The A.V. Club: 20 Best Films of 2016

1. Manchester by the Sea
   Kenneth Lonergan
2. Moonlight
   Barry Jenkins
3. Green Room
   Jeremy Saulnier
4. La La Land
   Damien Chazelle
5. Hell or High Water
   David Mackenzie
6. The Handmaiden
   Park Chan-wook
7. Arrival
   Denis Villeneuve
8. Toni Erdmann
   Maren Ade
9. Paterson
   Jim Jarmusch
10. The Lobster
    Yorgos Lanthimos
11. Elle
    Paul Verhoeven
12. American Honey
    Andrea Arnold
13. Silence
    Martin Scorsese
14. The Fits
    Anna Rose Holmer
15. Everybody Wants Some!!
    Richard Linklater
16. The Witch
    Robert Eggers
17. Right Now, Wrong Then
    Hong Sang-soo
18. Midnight Special
    Jeff Nichols
19. Jackie
    Pablo Larraín
20. Louder Than Bombs
    Joachim Trier

This list summarizes other lists, including these:

• The Best Films of 2016 A.A. Dowd · A.V. Club
• The Best Films of 2016 Ignatiy Vishnevetsky · A.V. Club
• The Best Films of 2016 Jesse Hassenger · A.V. Club
• The Best Films of 2016 Katie Rife · A.V. Club
• The Best Films of 2016 Mike D’Angelo · A.V. Club
• The Best Films of 2016 Noel Murray · A.V. Club