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Top Movies Of 2016 From All Genres

by lhm_n • Created 7 years ago • Modified 1 year ago
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  • Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams in Manchester by the Sea (2016)

    1. Manchester by the Sea

    20162h 17mR96Metascore
    7.8 (338K)
    A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.
    DirectorKenneth LonerganStarsCasey AffleckMichelle WilliamsKyle Chandler
    *Best Original Screenplay
    Best Motion Picture
    Best Breakthrough Performance Male : Lucas Hedges
    Most Cinematic Moment : Can We Get Together for Lunch?
  • O.J. Simpson in O.J.: Made in America (2016)

    2. O.J.: Made in America

    20167h 47mTV-MA
    8.9 (23K)
    A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.
    DirectorEzra EdelmanStarsWillie BrownHarry EdwardsJohn McKay
    *Best Documentary
  • Trevante Rhodes, Ashton Sanders, and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)

    3. Moonlight

    20161h 51mR99Metascore
    7.4 (344K)
    A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.
    DirectorBarry JenkinsStarsMahershala AliNaomie HarrisTrevante Rhodes
    *Best Screenplay, Original
    *Best Ensemble

    *Best Picture
    Best Film
    Best Casting
    Best Feature
    Best Cinematography
    Audience Award Rotterdam International Film Festival
    Robert Altman Award
  • Forest Whitaker, Amy Adams, and Jeremy Renner in Arrival (2016)

    4. Arrival

    20161h 56mPG-1381Metascore
    7.9 (826K)
    Linguist Louise Banks leads a team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touch down around the world. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must find a way to communicate with the extraterrestrial visitors.
    DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsAmy AdamsJeremy RennerForest Whitaker
    *Best Adapted Screenplay
  • Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in La La Land (2016)

    5. La La Land

    20162h 8mPG-1394Metascore
    8.0 (726K)
    When Sebastian, a pianist, and Mia, an actress, follow their passion and achieve success in their respective fields, they find themselves torn between their love for each other and their careers.
    DirectorDamien ChazelleStarsRyan GoslingEmma StoneRosemarie DeWitt
    Best Film
    *Best Cinematography
    *Best Motion Picture
    *Best Original Score
    Most Cinematic Moment : Finale
  • Jeff Bridges, Ben Foster, and Chris Pine in Hell or High Water (2016)

    6. Hell or High Water

    20161h 42mR88Metascore
    7.6 (268K)
    Toby is a divorced father who's trying to make a better life. His brother is an ex-con with a short temper and a loose trigger finger. Together, they plan a series of heists against the bank that's about to foreclose on their family ranch.
    DirectorDavid MackenzieStarsChris PineBen FosterJeff Bridges
    Best Original Screenplay
  • Jason Bateman, Tommy Chong, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Lister Jr., Maurice LaMarche, Kristen Bell, Bono, Chaz Bono, César Bono, James Bono, Joseph Bono, Mary Bono, Sonny Bono, Steven Scot Bono, Steve Bono, Sebastian Cavazza, Bonar Colleano, Dan Cooper, Jesse Corti, Yves De Bono, Eurilla del Bono, John DiMaggio, Terri Douglas, Idris Elba, Fuschia!, Michael Giacchino, David Goetz, Ginnifer Goodwin, Byron Howard, Don Lake, Peter Mansbridge, Jeremy Milton, Rich Moore, Pace Paulsen, Raymond S. Persi, Fabienne Rawley, Jim Reardon, Shakira, J.K. Simmons, Kath Soucie, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, Gita Reddy, Dídac Bono, Nathan Warner, Kellie D. Lewis, Sofia Bono Prado, Jared Bush, Mark Rhino Smith, Clark Spencer, Brad Simonsen, Alan Bono, Chianna Bono, Chesare Bono, Novo Bono Jr., Josephine Bono, Bono, John Bono, Nate Torrence, Jill Cordes, Larry Herrera, Jennifer Lee, Phil Johnston, John Lavelle, Sara de Bono, Katie Lowes, Salvatore Bono, Melissa Goodwin Shepherd, Dave Kohut, Stacie Bono, Josh Dallas, Jenny Slate, Josie Trinidad, Thomas Bono, Leah Latham, Zach King, Christy Bono, Della Saba, Alyssa Ann Bono, Steven Bono Jr., Madeleine Curry, Krystle Bono, Evelyn Wilson Bresee, Hewitt Bush, Claire K. Smith, David A. Thibodeau, John Wheeler, Hannah G. Williams, Jackson Stein, Andrés Di Bono, Fernando Gonzalez, Valeria Bono, JoAnn Bono, Chiara Bono, and Amelia Bono in Zootopia (2016)

    7. Zootopia

    20161h 48mPG78Metascore
    8.0 (586K)
    In a city of anthropomorphic animals, a rookie bunny cop and a cynical con artist fox must work together to uncover a conspiracy.
    DirectorsByron HowardRich MooreJared BushStarsGinnifer GoodwinJason BatemanIdris Elba
    Best Animated Feature Film
  • Andrew Garfield in Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

    8. Hacksaw Ridge

    20162h 19mR71Metascore
    8.1 (645K)
    World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, serving during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.
    DirectorMel GibsonStarsAndrew GarfieldSam WorthingtonLuke Bracey
    BEST PICTURE
    BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
    BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
  • Elizabeth Debicki in The Crown (2016)

    9. The Crown

    2016–202360 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.6 (272K)
    Follows the political rivalries and romances of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped Britain for the second half of the 20th century.
    CreatorPeter MorganStarsClaire FoyOlivia ColmanImelda Staunton
  • Denzel Washington and Viola Davis in Fences (2016)

    10. Fences

    20162h 19mPG-1379Metascore
    7.2 (122K)
    A working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life.
    DirectorDenzel WashingtonStarsDenzel WashingtonViola DavisStephen McKinley Henderson
  • Liam Neeson in Silence (2016)

    11. Silence

    20162h 41mR79Metascore
    7.2 (129K)
    In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsAndrew GarfieldAdam DriverLiam Neeson
  • Rooney Mara and Dev Patel in Lion (2016)

    12. Lion

    20161h 58mPG-1369Metascore
    8.0 (261K)
    A five-year-old Indian boy is adopted by an Australian couple after getting lost hundreds of kilometers from home. 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
    DirectorGarth DavisStarsDev PatelNicole KidmanRooney Mara
    Best Cinematography
    Best Adapted Screenplay
    Best Original Score
  • Kim Min-hee, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, and Kim Tae-ri in The Handmaiden (2016)

    13. The Handmaiden

    20162h 25mNot Rated85Metascore
    8.1 (191K)
    In 1930s Korea, a girl is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress who lives a secluded life on a countryside estate. But the maid has a secret: She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler to help seduce the Lady and steal her fortune.
    DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsKim Min-heeHa Jung-wooCho Jin-woong
    *Best Film Not in the English Language : South Korea
    Best Cinematography
  • Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal in Nocturnal Animals (2016)

    14. Nocturnal Animals

    20161h 56mR67Metascore
    7.4 (330K)
    A wealthy art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, her memories of their relationship, and her regrets about her life.
    DirectorTom FordStarsAmy AdamsJake GyllenhaalMichael Shannon
  • James Baldwin in I Am Not Your Negro (2016)

    15. I Am Not Your Negro

    20161h 33mPG-1395Metascore
    7.9 (24K)
    Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
    DirectorRaoul PeckStarsSamuel L. JacksonJames BaldwinMartin Luther King
  • One More Time with Feeling (2016)

    16. One More Time with Feeling

    20161h 53mPG92Metascore
    8.2 (5.7K)
    Explores the creative process of Nick Cave and his band as the singer struggles with an unspoken personal tragedy.
    DirectorAndrew DominikStarsNick CaveWarren EllisJim Sclavunos
  • Matthew McConaughey, Charlize Theron, and Art Parkinson in Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

    17. Kubo and the Two Strings

    20161h 41mPG84Metascore
    7.7 (144K)
    A young boy named Kubo must locate a magical suit of armour worn by his late father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past.
    DirectorTravis KnightStarsCharlize TheronArt ParkinsonMatthew McConaughey
    *Best Animated Feature
  • Lucy Boynton and Ferdia Walsh-Peelo in Sing Street (2016)

    18. Sing Street

    20161h 46mPG-1379Metascore
    7.9 (105K)
    A young lad notices a beautiful girl who begins to occupy his thoughts. While struggling with poverty, personal relationships and life's woes, he starts a band, hoping to catch her attention.
    DirectorJohn CarneyStarsFerdia Walsh-PeeloAidan GillenMaria Doyle Kennedy
  • Your Name. (2016)

    19. Your Name.

    20161h 46m81Metascore
    8.4 (364K)
    Two teenagers share a profound, magical connection upon discovering they are swapping bodies. Things manage to become even more complicated when the boy and girl decide to meet in person.
    DirectorMakoto ShinkaiStarsRyûnosuke KamikiMone KamishiraishiRyo Narita
  • Annette Bening, Billy Crudup, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, and Lucas Jade Zumann in 20th Century Women (2016)

    20. 20th Century Women

    20161h 59mR83Metascore
    7.3 (51K)
    In 1979 Santa Barbara, Dorothea is a determined single mother who is raising her son, Jamie. Dorothea enlists the help of two women -- Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist and Julie, a savvy teenager -- to help with Jamie's upbringing.
    DirectorMike MillsStarsAnnette BeningElle FanningGreta Gerwig
  • Natalie Portman in Jackie (2016)

    21. Jackie

    20161h 40mR81Metascore
    6.6 (86K)
    Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis fights through grief and trauma to regain her faith, console her children, and define her husband's historic legacy.
    DirectorPablo LarraínStarsNatalie PortmanPeter SarsgaardGreta Gerwig
    *Best Original Score
    Most Cinematic Moment : Listening to Camelot
    Best Line in a Movie :
    I believe the characters we read on the page become more real than the men who stand beside us.
  • Isabelle Huppert in Elle (2016)

    22. Elle

    20162h 10mR89Metascore
    7.1 (73K)
    A successful businesswoman gets caught up in a game of cat and mouse as she tracks down the unknown man who raped her.
    DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsIsabelle HuppertLaurent LafitteAnne Consigny
    *Best Foreign Language Film : France
  • Sasha Lane in American Honey (2016)

    23. American Honey

    20162h 43mR80Metascore
    7.0 (49K)
    A teenage girl with nothing to lose joins a traveling magazine sales crew, and gets caught up in a whirlwind of hard partying, law bending and young love as she criss-crosses the Midwest with a band of misfits.
    DirectorAndrea ArnoldStarsSasha LaneShia LaBeoufRiley Keough
    Adrienne Shelly Award
  • Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga in Loving (2016)

    24. Loving

    20162h 3mPG-1379Metascore
    7.0 (38K)
    The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, a couple whose arrest for interracial marriage in 1960s Virginia began a legal battle that would end with the Supreme Court's historic 1967 decision.
    DirectorJeff NicholsStarsRuth NeggaJoel EdgertonWill Dalton
    Best Equality of the Sexes
    Best Male Images in a Movie
    Best Screen Couple
    Best Breakthrough Performance Female : Ruth Negga
  • Elle Fanning, Bella Heathcote, and Abbey Lee in The Neon Demon (2016)

    25. The Neon Demon

    20161h 57mR51Metascore
    6.1 (108K)
    An aspiring model, Jesse, is new to Los Angeles. However, her beauty and youth, which generate intense fascination and jealousy within the fashion industry, may prove themselves sinister.
    DirectorNicolas Winding RefnStarsElle FanningChristina HendricksKeanu Reeves
    Best Cinematography
    Best Original Score

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