Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

Movies
Cameraperson - Kirsten Johnson

Peter Labuza: 15 Favorite Films of 2016

Justin Timberlake + the Tennessee Kids - Jonathan Demme

Keith Uhlich: 15 Favorite Films of 2016

Cameraperson - Kirsten Johnson

Nictate: Top 11 Films of 2016

Arrival - Denis Villeneuve

Jourdain Searles: The 10 Best Films of 2016

Cameraperson - Kirsten Johnson

Senses of Cinema World Poll: Brian Darr: Top Ten Feature Films of 2016

No Home Movie - Chantal Akerman

Reverse Shot: 12 Best Movies of 2016

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Village Voice Film Poll: Miriam Bale: Top 14 Films of 2016

Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

Village Voice: Ben Kenigsberg: 10 Best Films of 2016

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Marya E. Gates: Favorite Fifteen Films of 2016

La La Land - Damien Chazelle

Uproxx: 20 Best Films of 2016

Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

A.V. Club: Noel Murray: The Best Films of 2016

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Keith Phipps: Top 15 Films of 2016

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Verge: Tasha Robinson: 15 Best Movies of 2016

Toni Erdmann - Maren Ade

Metro: Matt Prigge: 25 Best Films of 2016

Cosmos - Andrzej Zulawski

Glenn Kenny: 50 Noteworthy Films of 2016

Toni Erdmann - Maren Ade

Keyframe Daily: David Hudson: Top 13 Films of 2016

Cemetery of Splendor - Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Michael Sicinski: Top 10 Films of 2016

Shelly Kraicer: 12 Best Films of 2016

Slate: Dana Stevens: Top 15 Movies of 2016

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: 20 Best Movies of 2016

Toni Erdmann - Maren Ade

GCN: Steve Erickson: 20 Best Films of 2016

Toni Erdmann - Maren Ade

CBS News: David Morgan: The 10 Best Films of 2016

Elle - Paul Verhoeven

La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Best Movies of 2016

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Time: Stephanie Zacharek: Top 20 Movies of 2016

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

Everybody Wants Some!! - Richard Linklater

Little White Lies: 25 Best Films of 2016

Embrace of the Serpent - Ciro Guerra

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

Chicago Reader: Leah Pickett: Top Ten Films of 2016

Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

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

Toni Erdmann - Maren Ade

Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Films of 2016

My Golden Days - Arnaud Desplechin

Darren Hughes: 10 Favorite Films of 2016

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016

The Fits - Anna Rose Holmer

Village Voice: Bilge Ebiri: 20 Best Movies of 2016

Cameraperson - Kirsten Johnson

Dennis Cooper: 15 Favorite Films of 2016

Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

Time Out New York: Joshua Rothkopf: Best Movies of 2016

Arrival - Denis Villeneuve

Atlantic: Christopher Orr: 35 Best Movies of 2016

Paterson - Jim Jarmusch

IndieWire Poll: Jonathan Rosenbaum: Top 10 Films of 2016

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

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

La La Land - Damien Chazelle

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

Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

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

Toni Erdmann - Maren Ade

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

Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

A.V. Club: 20 Best Films of 2016

Elle - Paul Verhoeven

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

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016

O.J.: Made in America - Ezra Edelman

Esquire: Nick Schager: The 25 Best Movies of 2016

Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

RogerEbert.com: Nick Allen: Top Ten Films of 2016

April and the Extraordinary World - Franck Ekinci, Christian Desmares

RogerEbert.com: Simon Abrams: Top Ten Films of 2016

The Handmaiden - Park Chan-wook

RogerEbert.com: Jacob Oller: Top Ten Films of 2016