IMDb Poll Board Top 5 Picks for 2016
by NDbportmanfan | created - 20 Sep 2016 | updated - 01 Jan 2018 | PublicEach user below has selected their own five favorite movies of 2016. Which list do you personally agree with the most?
Note: The lists below are not a ranked top 5 list. Users chose different ways to assemble their personal list.
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1. Arrival (II) (2016)
PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg
Votes: 771,786 | Gross: $100.55M
Picks made by jamesh5
1. Arrival (2016)
2. High-Rise (2015)
3. The VVitch: A New-England Folktale (2015)
4. Paterson (2016)
5. Sing Street (2016)
2. Risen (2016)
PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Drama, History
In 33 AD, a Roman Tribune in Judea is tasked to find the missing body of Jesus Christ, who rose from the dead.
Director: Kevin Reynolds | Stars: Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Peter Firth, Cliff Curtis
Votes: 30,840 | Gross: $36.87M
Picks made by TheMovieSmith
1. Risen (2016)
2. Rogue One (2016)
3. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
4. The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
5. Zootopia (2016)
3. Sing Street (2016)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
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.
Director: John Carney | Stars: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Aidan Gillen, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Jack Reynor
Votes: 100,978 | Gross: $3.24M
Picks made by yrnej
1. Sing Street (2016)
2. 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
3. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)
4. Deadpool (2016)
5. Captain Fantastic (2016)
4. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
PG-13 | 147 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Political involvement in the Avengers' affairs causes a rift between Captain America and Iron Man.
Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Stars: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan
Votes: 850,502 | Gross: $408.08M
5. The Neon Demon (2016)
R | 117 min | Horror, Thriller
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.
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, Karl Glusman
Votes: 103,966 | Gross: $1.33M
Picks made by albstein
1. The Neon Demon (2016)
2. Arrival (2016)
3. Toni Erdmann (2016)
4. I, Daniel Blake (2016)
5. Vor der Morgenröte (2016)
6. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
PG-13 | 147 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Political involvement in the Avengers' affairs causes a rift between Captain America and Iron Man.
Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Stars: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan
Votes: 850,502 | Gross: $408.08M
Picks made by Pencho15
1. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
2. Rogue One (2016)
3. Arrival (2016)
4. Sully (2016)
5. Café Society (2016)
7. The Conjuring 2 (2016)
R | 134 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Ed and Lorraine Warren travel to North London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by a supernatural spirit.
Director: James Wan | Stars: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Madison Wolfe, Frances O'Connor
Votes: 300,648 | Gross: $102.47M
Picks made by FollowtheWolves92
1. The Conjuring 2 (2016)
2. Deadpool (2016)
3. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
4. Don't Breathe (2016)
5. The Jungle Book (2016)
8. Arrival (II) (2016)
PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg
Votes: 771,786 | Gross: $100.55M
Picks made by NDbportmanfan
1. Arrival (2016)
2. Captain Fantastic (2016)
3. La La Land (2016)
4. Busanhaeng (2016)
5. Nocturnal Animals (2016)
9. Money Monster (2016)
R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes them and their crew as hostage.
Director: Jodie Foster | Stars: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O'Connell, Dominic West
Votes: 105,302 | Gross: $41.01M
Picks made by PerfectIMDBer
1. Money Monster (2016)
2. War Dogs (2016)
3. Before the Flood (2016)
4. Arrival (2016)
5. Hail, Caesar! (2016)
10. Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
R | 139 min | Biography, Drama, History
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.
Director: Mel Gibson | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer
Votes: 594,639 | Gross: $67.21M
Picks made by ladydeadpool093
1. Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
2. Deadpool (2016)
3. X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
4. Doctor Strange (2016)
5. Passengers (2016)
11. La La Land (2016)
PG-13 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons
Votes: 672,015 | Gross: $151.10M
Picks made by TsarStepan
1. La La Land (2016)
2. Arrival (2016)
3. Julieta (2016)
4. Zootopia (2016)
5. L'avenir (2016)
12. Captain Fantastic (2016)
R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama
In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, challenging his idea of what it means to be a parent.
Director: Matt Ross | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Samantha Isler, Annalise Basso
Votes: 235,193 | Gross: $5.88M
Picks made by sir-mauri
1. Captain Fantastic (2016)
2. Deadpool (2016)
3. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
4. Doctor Strange (2016)
5. The Nice Guys (2016)
13. Deadpool (2016)
R | 108 min | Action, Comedy
A wisecracking mercenary gets experimented on and becomes immortal yet hideously scarred, and sets out to track down the man who ruined his looks.
Director: Tim Miller | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Ed Skrein
Votes: 1,126,302 | Gross: $363.07M
14. War Dogs (2016)
R | 114 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
Loosely based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a three hundred million dollar contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.
Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Steve Lantz, Gregg Weiner
Votes: 254,188 | Gross: $43.03M
Picks made by Hoekkie
1. War Dogs (2016)
2. Don't Breathe (2016)
3. Suicide Squad (2016)
4. Zootopia (2016)
5. Moonlight (2016)
15. Nocturnal Animals (2016)
R | 116 min | Drama, Thriller
A wealthy art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a symbolic revenge tale.
Director: Tom Ford | Stars: Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Votes: 304,808 | Gross: $10.66M
Picks made by teriekwilliams-46153
1. Nocturnal Animals (2016)
2. La La Land (2016)
3. Moonlight (2016)
4. Arrival (2016)
5. Manchester by the Sea (2016)
16. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction.
Director: Gareth Edwards | Stars: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen
Votes: 686,797 | Gross: $532.18M
Picks made by peaspot
1. Rogue One (2016)
2. Zootopia (2016)
3. Doctor Strange (2016)
4. Deadpool (2016)
5. Now You See Me 2 (2016)
17. Dangal (2016)
Not Rated | 161 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and his two wrestler daughters struggle towards glory at the Commonwealth Games in the face of societal oppression.
Director: Nitesh Tiwari | Stars: Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra
Votes: 210,871 | Gross: $12.39M
Picks made by Dibyayan_Chakravorty
1. Dangal (2016)
2. Pink (2016)
3. M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016)
4. The Jungle Book (2016)
5. Snowden (2016)
18. Ellen (2016 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 72 min | Drama
A tearaway teenage girl trying to take control of her life forms an amazing and unbreakable bond with a new friend. But can Ellen avoid becoming just another statistic?
Director: Mahalia Belo | Stars: Jessica Barden, Yasmin Monet Prince, Joe Dempsie, Jaime Winstone
Votes: 336
Picks made by michaelfool
1. Ellen (2016)
2. Ethel & Ernest (2016)
3. Supersonic (2016)
4. The Adventures of Indiana Jones (2016)
5. The Rack Pack (2016)
19. Your Name. (2016)
PG | 106 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
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.
Director: Makoto Shinkai | Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Ryo Narita, Aoi Yûki
Votes: 320,713 | Gross: $5.02M
Picks made by pere-25366
1. Kimi no na wa. (2016)
2. La La Land (2016)
3. Zootopia (2016)
4. Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
5. Arrival (2016)
20. Manchester by the Sea (2016)
R | 137 min | Drama
A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.
Director: Kenneth Lonergan | Stars: Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges
Votes: 313,969 | Gross: $47.70M
Picks made by ElMaruecan82
1. Manchester by the Sea (2016)
2. Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
3. Deadpool (2016)
4. Lion (2016)
5. La La Land (2016)
21. Hell or High Water (II) (2016)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
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.
Director: David Mackenzie | Stars: Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges, Gil Birmingham
Votes: 252,658 | Gross: $27.01M
Picks made by rubyfruit76
1. Hell or High Water (2016)
2. Nocturnal Animals (2016)
3. Moonlight (2016)
4. Paterson (2016)
5. Personal Shopper (2016)
22. Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
PG | 101 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
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.
Director: Travis Knight | Stars: Charlize Theron, Art Parkinson, Matthew McConaughey, Ralph Fiennes
Votes: 138,452 | Gross: $48.02M
Picks made by iakhtar-33380
1. Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
2. Arrival (2016)
3. Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
4. La La Land (2016)
5. Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)
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