Year-End Lists

Bilge Ebiri: 20 Best Movies of 2016, as published by The Village Voice

[see also Top 20 Films of 2025 • The Best Movies of 2025 • The Best Movies of 2024 • The Best Movies of 2023 • Top 25 Films of 2022 • The Best Movies of 2022 • Top 20 Movies of 2021 • The Best Movies of 2021 • The Best Movies of 2020 • Top 10 Movies of 2019 • Best Movies of 2017 • 20 Best Movies of 2015 • Top 20 Films of 2012]

1. The Fits
   Anna Rose Holmer
2. Manchester by the Sea
   Kenneth Lonergan
3. The Handmaiden
   Park Chan-wook
4. Cameraperson
   Kirsten Johnson
5. Silence
   Martin Scorsese
6. Fire at Sea
   Gianfranco Rosi
7. Moonlight
   Barry Jenkins
8. Paterson
   Jim Jarmusch
9. Tower
   Keith Maitland
10. Hell or High Water
    David Mackenzie
11. Little Men
    Ira Sachs
12. Knight of Cups
    Terrence Malick
13. Aquarius
    Kleber Mendonça Filho
14. I Am Not Your Negro
    Raoul Peck
15. Love & Friendship
    Whit Stillman
16. The Jungle Book
    Jon Favreau
17. Julieta
    Pedro Almodóvar
18. La La Land
    Damien Chazelle
19. Toni Erdmann
    Maren Ade
20. Kubo and the Two Strings
    Travis Knight