Top Movies of 2016


The top movies of 2016 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

51. Dheepan

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jacques Audiard
Actors: Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby, Vincent Rottiers, Faouzi Bensaïdi, Marc Zinga
Plot: A former Tamil warrior in Sri Lanka finds himself having to make an exit after coming out on the wrong side of a civil war. Finding a woman and child, he picks them up along the way, hoping this new "family" will lead to a better chance at asylum. They find themselves in Paris, struggling to find a life and home but even after finally settling into some sense of normalcy, violence still finds them and the man finds the warrior still inside will have to come out to protect those he has come to love.

52. Certain Women

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Actors: Kristen Stewart, Michelle Williams, Laura Dern, Jared Harris, James Le Gros, Rene Auberjonois

53. Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Werner Herzog
Actors: Kevin Mitnick, Lucianne Walkowicz
Plot: Prolific documentarian Werner Herzog turns his keen eye to the wonder of the Internet, past, present and future - and explores both how it connects the world while also exploring the more dangerous aspect of its implications.

54. Captain Fantastic

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Matt Ross
Actors: Viggo Mortensen, Steve Zahn, Kathryn Hahn, Missi Pyle, Frank Langella, Ann Dowd
Plot: In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father has taken it upon himself to raise his six kids in what he considers the right mix of physical and intellectual education. But a series of events forces him to leave this perfect world and join the real one - and it challenges everything he has built up.

55. The Accountant

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gavin O'Connor
Actors: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, Jon Bernthal, J.K. Simmons, John Lithgow, Jeffrey Tambor
Plot: A small-town CPA who is a savant with numbers, but not so good with people, uses his skills to covertly work as a freelance accountant for some of the world's most dangerous criminal organizations. But as the Treasury Department's Criminal Division closes in, he takes on a legitimate client in the form of a robotics company where a discrepancy turns up costing the company millions. Yet the closer he gets to the truth of the matter, the more bodies start to pile up.

56. Toni Erdmann

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Maren Ade
Actors: Peter Simonischek, Sandra Hüller, Michael Wittenborn, Thomas Loibl, Trystan Pütter, Hadewych Minis
Plot: Even though his adult daughter seems to have it all together, a father senses something is wrong and will do anything to reconnect with her and bring true happiness back into her life.

57. Miss Sloane

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Madden
Actors: Jessica Chastain, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alison Pill, Mark Strong, John Lithgow, Michael Stuhlbarg
Plot: Elizabeth Sloane is a ruthless and powerful political strategist. When gun control legislation gains traction in Congress, she becomes pivotal in the fight that shows both sides of the debate and pits her against powerful lobbying groups. But her desire to win at all costs may cost her more than votes - it may derail both her personal life and her highly-successful career.

58. Land of Mine ( Under sandet )

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Martin Zandvliet
Actors: Roland Møller, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Laura Bro, Louis Hofmann, Joel Basman, Oskar Bökelmann

59. Phantom Boy

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Animation/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jean-Loup Felicioli, Alain Gagnol
Actors: Edouard Baer, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Audrey Tautou, Jackie Berroyer, Alex Robini

60. 20th Century Women

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mike Mills
Actors: Elle Fanning, Alia Shawkat, Laura Wiggins, Annette Bening, Billy Crudup, Greta Gerwig
Plot: Follows the story of three women in Southern California during the 1970s as they experience freedom and love.

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