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2016 Movies

Film Comment Poll: 20 Best Films of 2016

13 December 2016

Toni Erdmann - Maren Ade

Film Comment: 20 Best Films of 2016 (as selected by contributors)

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  1. Toni Erdmann
    Maren Ade
  2. Moonlight
    Barry Jenkins
  3. Elle
    Paul Verhoeven
  4. Cemetery of Splendor
    Apichatpong Weerasethakul
  5. Certain Women
    Kelly Reichardt
  6. Paterson
    Jim Jarmusch
  7. Manchester by the Sea
    Kenneth Lonergan
  8. Aquarius
    Kleber Mendonça Filho
  9. Things to Come
    Mia Hansen-Løve
  10. No Home Movie
    Chantal Akerman
  11. The Lobster
    Yorgos Lanthimos
  12. Right Now, Wrong Then
    Hong Sang-soo
  13. Love & Friendship
    Whit Stillman
  14. Cameraperson
    Kirsten Johnson
  15. Kaili Blues
    Bi Gan
  16. The Handmaiden
    Park Chan-wook
  17. Everybody Wants Some!!
    Richard Linklater
  18. The Fits
    Anna Rose Holmer
  19. Neruda
    Pablo Larraín
  20. The Other Side
    Roberto Minervini

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