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Best Movies of 2016 La Internacional Cinéfila Poll

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Top 20 Movies of 2016 Time: Stephanie Zacharek

5 Best Films of 2016 Sight & Sound Poll: Nicole Brenez

Everybody Wants Some!! - Richard Linklater

25 Best Films of 2016 Little White Lies

Embrace of the Serpent - Ciro Guerra

The Best Films of 2016 Chicago Reader: J.R. Jones

Top Ten Films of 2016 Chicago Reader: Leah Pickett

Top 10 Films of 2016 Village Voice Film Poll: Scott Tobias

Top Ten Films of 2016 Cahiers du Cinéma

My Golden Days - Arnaud Desplechin

10 Favorite Films of 2016 Darren Hughes

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Top 50 Films of 2016 Village Voice Film Poll

20 Best Movies of 2016 Village Voice: Bilge Ebiri

No Home Movie - Chantal Akerman

15 Favorite Films of 2016 Dennis Cooper

Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

Best Movies of 2016 Time Out New York: Joshua Rothkopf

35 Best Movies of 2016 Atlantic: Christopher Orr

Top 10 Films of 2016 IndieWire Poll: Jonathan Rosenbaum

The Best Films of 2016 A.V. Club: Katie Rife

The Best Films of 2016 A.V. Club: Jesse Hassenger

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

Toni Erdmann - Maren Ade

The Best Films of 2016 A.V. Club: Mike D’Angelo

20 Best Films of 2016 A.V. Club

The Best Films of 2016 A.V. Club: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

Top 50 Films of 2016 IndieWire Poll

O.J.: Made in America - Ezra Edelman

The 25 Best Movies of 2016 Esquire: Nick Schager

Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

Top Ten Films of 2016 RogerEbert.com: Nick Allen

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