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Best to Worst of 2016

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  • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Paul Bettany, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Chadwick Boseman, and Sebastian Stan in Captain America: Civil War (2016)

    1. Captain America: Civil War

    20162h 27mPG-1375Metascore
    7.8 (896K)
    Political involvement in the Avengers' affairs causes a rift between Captain America and Iron Man.
    DirectorsAnthony RussoJoe RussoStarsChris EvansRobert Downey Jr.Scarlett Johansson
    Riveting performances, a magnificent script and epic gravitas create another triumph for the MCU. (10)
  • Paul Dano and Daniel Radcliffe in Swiss Army Man (2016)

    2. Swiss Army Man

    20161h 37mR64Metascore
    6.9 (138K)
    A hopeless man stranded on a deserted island befriends a dead body, and together they go on a surreal journey to get home.
    DirectorsDaniel KwanDaniel ScheinertStarsPaul DanoDaniel RadcliffeMary Elizabeth Winstead
    Sermons on love, pain, insecurity and friendship, as told by farts and boners. Gloriously original! (10)
  • Planet Earth II (2016)

    3. Planet Earth II

    20166 epsTV-GTV Mini Series
    9.4 (168K)
    David Attenborough returns with a new wildlife documentary that shows life in a variety of habitats.
    StarsDavid AttenboroughSandesh KadurToby Nowlan
    BBC Earth delivers another spectacular documentation of wildlife at its most remarkable. (10)
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mads Mikkelsen, Tilda Swinton, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, and Benedict Cumberbatch in Doctor Strange (2016)

    4. Doctor Strange

    20161h 55mPG-1372Metascore
    7.5 (850K)
    While on a journey of physical and spiritual healing, a brilliant neurosurgeon is drawn into the world of the mystic arts.
    DirectorScott DerricksonStarsBenedict CumberbatchChiwetel EjioforRachel McAdams
    An immensely satisfying origin story; dense with superbly executed creativity and world-building. (10)
  • 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
    Mesmerising, transportive nostalgia dream and ode to those who shaped our journey, feat. a godlike Gosling. (10)
  • The Wailing (2016)

    6. The Wailing

    20162h 36mTV-MA81Metascore
    7.4 (92K)
    Soon after a stranger arrives in a little village, a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman, drawn into the incident, is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter...
    DirectorNa Hong-jinStarsJun KunimuraHwang Jung-minKwak Do-won
    A masterful patchwork of genres. This riveting puzzle-box Mystery still has its hooks in me. (9.5)
  • Before the Flood (2016)

    7. Before the Flood

    20161h 36mPG63Metascore
    8.2 (29K)
    A look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems and native communities across the planet.
    DirectorFisher StevensStarsLeonardo DiCaprioBan Ki-moonAlejandro G. Iñárritu
    The easily digestible pill on Earth's frightening future is almost the groundshaker it needs to be. (9.5)
  • Laia Costa in Victoria (2015)

    8. Victoria

    20152h 18mNot Rated77Metascore
    7.6 (66K)
    A young Spanish woman who has recently moved to Berlin finds her flirtation with a local guy turn potentially deadly as their night out with his friends reveals a dangerous secret.
    DirectorSebastian SchipperStarsLaia CostaFrederick LauFranz Rogowski
    Even more impressive than its single take is the terrific drama and platinum-grade acting within. (9.5)
  • 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)

    9. 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
    Ferociously relevant themes and originality, with a perfectly inspiring protagonist at its core. (9.5)
  • Richard Berge in Audrie & Daisy (2016)

    10. Audrie & Daisy

    20161h 35mTV-1473Metascore
    7.2 (7.3K)
    A look at the effects that online bullying has on the lives of teenagers and their community.
    DirectorsBonni CohenJon ShenkStarsRobin BourlandDaisy ColemanCharles Coleman
    Captures how brutally difficult it is for young girls surviving in the age of social media. (9.0)
  • Aunty Donna: 1999 (2016)

    11. Aunty Donna: 1999

    201610 epsTV Series
    8.8 (184)
    A bunch of cheeky boys and girls who work at an office experience and partake in absurd situations. Featuring ManBeast, Mr. Bull, Bigoted Bill, and even Mark Samual Bonanno.
    CreatorAunty DonnaStarsBroden KellyMark Samual BonannoZachary Ruane
    Thick & frothy comedy cream. While not every skit is a smash hit, the successes provide a lifetime of laughs. (9.0)
  • Beanie Feldstein in American Crime Story (2016)

    12. American Crime Story

    2016– 30 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.4 (101K)
    An anthology series centered around America's most notorious crimes and criminals.
    CreatorsScott AlexanderLarry KaraszewskiSarah BurgessStarsSarah PaulsonAnnaleigh AshfordSterling K. Brown
    An outstanding, best-in-years production, despite a bizarre casting choice in Cuba Gooding Jr. (9.0)
  • Hugh Grant, Meryl Streep, and Simon Helberg in Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

    13. Florence Foster Jenkins

    20161h 51mPG-1371Metascore
    6.8 (61K)
    The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.
    DirectorStephen FrearsStarsMeryl StreepHugh GrantSimon Helberg
    A near-perfect callback to 1950's best comedies. Hysterical and tear-jerking. An absolute delight! (9.0)
  • Forest Whitaker, Amy Adams, and Jeremy Renner in Arrival (2016)

    14. 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
    Unforgettable proof of Sci-Fi's ability to awe, entertain and guide us to rediscover our humanity. (9.0)
  • Natalie Portman in Jackie (2016)

    15. 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
    This profound portrait on grief, faith and the yearning to leave a dignified legacy is deeply affecting. (9.0)
  • Mark Wahlberg in Deepwater Horizon (2016)

    16. Deepwater Horizon

    20161h 47mPG-1368Metascore
    7.1 (193K)
    A dramatization of the disaster in April 2010, when the offshore drilling rig called the Deepwater Horizon exploded, resulting in the worst oil spill in history.
    DirectorPeter BergStarsMark WahlbergKurt RussellDouglas M. Griffin
    Lead by a top-notch blockbuster script, Berg and his kickass cast and crew strike Disaster-film gold. (9.0)
  • The Night Of (2016)

    17. The Night Of

    20168 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    8.4 (185K)
    After a night of partying with a woman he picked up, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.
    CreatorsRichard PriceSteven ZaillianStarsRiz AhmedJohn TurturroBill Camp
    This boiling pot of New York's crime world has a powerful pulse until it tires, crawling to the finish line. (9.0)
  • Ronwaldo Martin and Hasmine Killip in Ordinary People (2016)

    18. Ordinary People

    20161h 47mTV-MA
    7.3 (1K)
    Jane and Aries are teenage parents. They make a living out of stealing on the streets... until fate hits back at them.
    DirectorEduardo W. Roy Jr.StarsRonwaldo MartinHasmine KillipJohn Kenji Montoro
    I was ashamed of my total exhaustion by the film’s end, as this tragic population - so empathetically portrayed - may never get a rest from their merciless, cutthroat world. (9.0)
  • Dangal (2016)

    19. Dangal

    20162h 41mNot Rated
    8.3 (229K)
    Mahavir Singh Phogat, a former wrestler, decides to fulfill his dream of winning a gold medal for his country by training his daughters for the Commonwealth Games despite the existing social stigmas.
    DirectorNitesh TiwariStarsAamir KhanSakshi TanwarFatima Sana Shaikh
    A classic, inspiring sports/biopic tearjerker, and a markedly proud achievement for Indian cinema. (9.0)
  • Krisha (2015)

    20. Krisha

    20151h 23mR86Metascore
    7.1 (11K)
    Krisha returns for Thanksgiving dinner after ten years away from her family, but past demons threaten to ruin the festivities.
    DirectorTrey Edward ShultsStarsKrisha FairchildAlex DobrenkoRobyn Fairchild
    Tells a familiar story with bracing, unconventional truth. Fairchild is nothing less than Olympian. (9.0)
  • Owen Suskind in Life, Animated (2016)

    21. Life, Animated

    20161h 32mPG75Metascore
    7.4 (6.3K)
    A coming-of-age story about a boy and his family who overcame great challenges by turning Disney animated movies into a language to express love, loss, kinship and brotherhood.
    DirectorRoger Ross WilliamsStarsOwen SuskindCornelia SuskindRon Suskind
    To watch Peter Pan be forced to grow up is heartbreaking, heartwarming, and hopeful. (9.0)
  • Westworld (2016)

    22. Westworld

    2016–202236 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.4 (550K)
    At the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, waits a world in which every human appetite can be indulged without consequence.
    CreatorsLisa JoyJonathan NolanStarsEvan Rachel WoodJeffrey WrightEd Harris
    Cleverly twisty story threads + generous blood & nudity round out this high-concept wonderland. (9.0)
  • Gantz: O (2016)

    23. Gantz: O

    20161h 35m
    7.1 (17K)
    After being brutally murdered in a subway station, a teen boy awakens to find himself resurrected by a strange computer named Gantz, and forced to fight a large force of invading aliens in Osaka.
    DirectorsYasushi KawamuraKeiichi SatôStarsDaisuke OnoMao IchimichiTomohiro Kaku
    Jaw-dropping, horrific, nightmare-squad monster designs and (almost) non-stop action awesomeness. (8.5)
  • Dwayne Johnson, Stephen Kearin, Temuera Morrison, Alan Tudyk, Nicole Scherzinger, Any Gabrielly, and Auli'i Cravalho in Moana (2016)

    24. Moana

    20161h 47mPG81Metascore
    7.6 (420K)
    In ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by the demigod Maui reaches Moana's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out Maui to set things right.
    DirectorsRon ClementsJohn MuskerDon HallStarsAuli'i CravalhoDwayne JohnsonRachel House
    She may be the best hero Disney Studios has ever created - a shining light for unsure times. (8.5)
  • Jesse Plemons and Molly Shannon in Other People (2016)

    25. Other People

    20161h 37mUnrated67Metascore
    6.8 (13K)
    A struggling comedy writer, fresh off a breakup and in the midst of the worst year of his life, returns to Sacramento to care for his dying mother.
    DirectorChris KellyStarsJesse PlemonsMolly ShannonBradley Whitford
    Overflows with hilarious, too-close-to-home observations whilst achieving profound emotions. (8.5)

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