2016 Awards Season | Film

A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.

Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Trevante Rhodes, Alex R. Hibbert

Votes: 332,010 | Gross: $27.85M

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Academy Awards
WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
Nominee: American Film Institute Awards

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Barry Jenkins)

WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards

BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Barry Jenkins)

WINNER: Academy Awards
WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
WINNER: Writers Guild of America Awards
Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards

BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Mahershala Ali)

WINNER: Academy Awards
WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Nominee: British Academy Film Awards

BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Naomie Harris)

WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards

Points: 279

3. La La Land (2016)

PG-13 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

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94 Metascore

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: 671,970 | Gross: $151.10M

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Academy Awards
WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
WINNER: Producers Guild of America Awards
Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
Nominee: American Film Institute Awards

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Damien Chazelle)

WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
WINNER: Directors Guild of America Awards
Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards

BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Damien Chazelle)

WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards

BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Ryan Gosling)

Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards

BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Emma Stone)

WINNER: Academy Awards
WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Points: 239

4. Fences (2016)

PG-13 | 139 min | Drama

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79 Metascore

A working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life.

Director: Denzel Washington | Stars: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo

Votes: 118,083 | Gross: $57.68M

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
Nominee: American Film Institute Awards

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Denzel Washington)

Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards

BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (August Wilson)

Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards

BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Denzel Washington)

WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards

BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Viola Davis)

WINNER: Academy Awards
WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards

Points: 119

5. Arrival (II) (2016)

PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

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81 Metascore

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: 771,689 | Gross: $100.55M

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
Nominee: American Film Institute Awards

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Denis Villeneuve)

Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards

BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Eric Heisserer)

WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
WINNER: Writers Guild of America Awards
Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: British Academy Film Awards

BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Amy Adams)

WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards

Points: 108

6. Hell or High Water (II) (2016)

R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

7.6

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88 Metascore

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: 252,648 | Gross: $27.01M

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
Nominee: American Film Institute Awards

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (David Mackenzie)

Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards

BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Taylor Sheridan)

Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards

BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Jeff Bridges)

WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards

BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Ben Foster)

WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Points: 98

7. Lion (2016)

PG-13 | 118 min | Biography, Drama

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69 Metascore

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.

Director: Garth Davis | Stars: Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, Sunny Pawar

Votes: 251,261 | Gross: $51.74M

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Garth Davis)

Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards

BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Luke Davies)

WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards

BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Dev Patel)

WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards

BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Nicole Kidman)

Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards

Points: 68

8. Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

R | 139 min | Biography, Drama, History

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71 Metascore

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: 594,592 | Gross: $67.21M

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
Nominee: American Film Institute Awards

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Mel Gibson)

Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards

BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Robert Schenkkan; Andrew Knight)

Nominee: British Academy Film Awards

BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Andrew Garfield)

Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards

Points: 64

9. Hidden Figures (2016)

PG | 127 min | Biography, Drama, History

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74 Metascore

The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.

Director: Theodore Melfi | Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner

Votes: 255,389 | Gross: $169.61M

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
Nominee: National Board of Review Awards

BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Allison Schroeder; Theodore Melfi)

Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards

BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Octavia Spencer)

Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards

BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Janelle Monáe)

Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Points: 50

10. Elle (I) (2016)

R | 130 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

7.1

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89 Metascore

A successful businesswoman gets caught up in a game of cat and mouse as she tracks down the unknown man who raped her.

Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Anne Consigny, Charles Berling

Votes: 71,170

BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Isabelle Huppert)

WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Points: 40

11. Nocturnal Animals (2016)

R | 116 min | Drama, Thriller

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67 Metascore

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: 304,789 | Gross: $10.66M

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Tom Ford)

Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Nominee: British Academy Film Awards

BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Tom Ford)

Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards

BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Jake Gyllenhaal)

Nominee: British Academy Film Awards

BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Michael Shannon)

Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards

BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Aaron Taylor-Johnson)

WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
Nominee: British Academy Film Awards

Points: 39

12. Jackie (V) (2016)

R | 100 min | Biography, Drama

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81 Metascore

Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy fights through grief and trauma to regain her faith, console her children, and define her husband's historic legacy.

Director: Pablo Larraín | Stars: Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup

Votes: 83,452 | Gross: $13.96M

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Pablo Larraín)

Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards

BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Natalie Portman)

WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards

Points: 33

13. Loving (2016)

PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

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79 Metascore

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.

Director: Jeff Nichols | Stars: Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton, Will Dalton, Dean Mumford

Votes: 36,386 | Gross: $7.70M

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Jeff Nichols)

Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards

BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Jeff Nichols)

Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards

BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Joel Edgerton)

Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards

BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Ruth Negga)

Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards

Points: 31

14. Silence (I) (2016)

R | 161 min | Drama, History

7.2

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79 Metascore

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.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano

Votes: 123,027 | Gross: $7.10M

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
Nominee: American Film Institute Awards

BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Jay Cocks; Martin Scorsese)

WINNER: National Board of Review Awards

Points: 25

15. Sully (2016)

PG-13 | 96 min | Biography, Drama

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74 Metascore

When pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger lands his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flight's passengers and crew, some consider him a hero while others think he was reckless.

Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, Valerie Mahaffey

Votes: 298,239 | Gross: $125.07M

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
Nominee: American Film Institute Awards

BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Todd Komarnicki)

Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards

BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Tom Hanks)

Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Points: 23

16. Captain Fantastic (2016)

R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama

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72 Metascore

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: 235,191 | Gross: $5.88M

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards

BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Viggo Mortensen)

Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards

Points: 16

17. I, Daniel Blake (2016)

R | 100 min | Drama

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78 Metascore

After surviving a heart-attack, a 59-year-old carpenter must fight bureaucratic forces to receive Employment and Support Allowance.

Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Sharon Percy, Briana Shann

Votes: 64,798 | Gross: $0.26M

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

Nominee: British Academy Film Awards

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Ken Loach)

Nominee: British Academy Film Awards

BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Paul Laverty)

Nominee: British Academy Film Awards

BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Hayley Squires)

Nominee: British Academy Film Awards

Points: 16

18. O.J.: Made in America (2016)

TV-MA | 467 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

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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.

Director: Ezra Edelman | Stars: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mike Albanese, Muhammad Ali, Marcus Allen

Votes: 21,915

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

WINNER: American Film Institute Awards

Points: 16

19. 20th Century Women (2016)

R | 119 min | Comedy, Drama

7.3

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83 Metascore

The story of a teenage boy, his mother, and two other women who help raise him among the love and freedom of Southern California of 1979.

Director: Mike Mills | Stars: Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup

Votes: 49,405 | Gross: $5.66M

BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Mike Mills)

Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards

BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Annette Bening)

Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards

BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Greta Gerwig)

Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Points: 15

20. American Honey (2016)

R | 163 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

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80 Metascore

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.

Director: Andrea Arnold | Stars: Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf, Riley Keough, McCaul Lombardi

Votes: 46,468 | Gross: $0.66M

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Andrea Arnold)

Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards

BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Sasha Lane)

Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards

BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Shia LaBeouf)

Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards

BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Riley Keough)

Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards

Points: 15

21. Other People (I) (2016)

Unrated | 97 min | Comedy, Drama

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67 Metascore

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.

Director: Chris Kelly | Stars: Jesse Plemons, Molly Shannon, Bradley Whitford, Maude Apatow

Votes: 12,606 | Gross: $0.09M

BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Jesse Plemons)

Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards

BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Molly Shannon)

WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards

Points: 13

22. Things to Come (2016)

PG-13 | 102 min | Drama

6.9

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88 Metascore

A philosophy teacher soldiers through the death of her mother, losing her book deal, and dealing with a husband who is cheating on her.

Director: Mia Hansen-Løve | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, André Marcon, Roman Kolinka, Edith Scob

Votes: 14,746 | Gross: $0.28M

BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Isabelle Huppert)

WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards

Points: 12

23. Deadpool (2016)

R | 108 min | Action, Comedy

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65 Metascore

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: 1,126,204 | Gross: $363.07M

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards

BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Rhett Reese; Paul Wernick)

Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards

Points: 9

24. Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

PG-13 | 111 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

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71 Metascore

The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson

Votes: 59,595 | Gross: $27.38M

BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Meryl Streep)

Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards

BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Hugh Grant)

Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards

BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Simon Helberg)

Nominee: Golden Globe Awards

Points: 9

25. The Lobster (2015)

R | 119 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

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82 Metascore

In a dystopian near future, according to the laws of The City, single people are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in 45 days or they're transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos | Stars: Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Jessica Barden, Olivia Colman

Votes: 296,741 | Gross: $8.70M

BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Efthimis Filippou; Yorgos Lanthimos)

Nominee: Academy Awards
Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Points: 8

26. Chronic (2015)

R | 93 min | Drama

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69 Metascore

A home care nurse works with terminally ill patients.

Director: Michel Franco | Stars: Tim Roth, Sarah Sutherland, Robin Bartlett, Peter Gray Lewis

Votes: 3,608 | Gross: $0.01M

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards

BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Tim Roth)

Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards

Points: 8

27. Certain Women (2016)

R | 107 min | Drama

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82 Metascore

The lives of three women intersect in small-town America, where each is imperfectly blazing a trail.

Director: Kelly Reichardt | Stars: Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, James Le Gros

Votes: 15,662 | Gross: $1.03M

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Kelly Reichardt)

Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards

BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Lily Gladstone)

Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards

Points: 7

28. Zootopia (2016)

PG | 108 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

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78 Metascore

In a city of anthropomorphic animals, a rookie bunny cop and a cynical con artist fox must work together to uncover a conspiracy.

Directors: Byron Howard, Rich Moore, Jared Bush | Stars: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate

Votes: 546,619 | Gross: $341.27M

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

Nominee: American Film Institute Awards

Points: 6

29. Hail, Caesar! (2016)

PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

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72 Metascore

A Hollywood fixer in the 1950s works to keep the studio's stars in line.

Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes

Votes: 143,198 | Gross: $30.50M

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

Nominee: National Board of Review Awards

Points: 6

30. Patriots Day (2016)

R | 133 min | Action, Crime, Drama

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69 Metascore

The story of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists responsible.

Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan, J.K. Simmons, John Goodman

Votes: 112,502 | Gross: $31.89M

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

Nominee: National Board of Review Awards

Points: 6

31. Little Men (2016)

PG | 85 min | Drama

6.7

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86 Metascore

A new pair of best friends have their bond tested by their parents' battle over a dress shop lease.

Director: Ira Sachs | Stars: Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Ehle, Paulina García, Theo Taplitz

Votes: 7,815 | Gross: $0.70M

BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Ira Sachs; Mauricio Zacharias)

Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards

BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Paulina García)

Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards

Points: 5

32. The Girl on the Train (2016)

R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

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48 Metascore

A divorcee becomes entangled in a missing persons investigation that promises to send shockwaves throughout her life.

Director: Tate Taylor | Stars: Emily Blunt, Haley Bennett, Rebecca Ferguson, Justin Theroux

Votes: 199,453 | Gross: $75.40M

BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Emily Blunt)

Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards

Points: 4

33. Free in Deed (2015)

TV-MA | 100 min | Drama

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81 Metascore

Set in the distinctive world of storefront churches, based on actual events, Free in Deed depicts one man's attempts to perform a miracle. When a single mother brings her young son to ... See full summary »

Director: Jake Mahaffy | Stars: David Harewood, Edwina Findley, RaJay Chandler, Preston Shannon

Votes: 228

BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (David Harewood)

Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards

BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Edwina Findley)

Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards

Points: 3

34. Paterson (2016)

R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

7.3

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90 Metascore

A quiet observation of the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details.

Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani, Nellie, Rizwan Manji

Votes: 88,983 | Gross: $2.14M

BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Adam Driver)

Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards

Points: 2

35. Miss Sloane (2016)

R | 132 min | Drama

7.5

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64 Metascore

In the high-stakes world of political power-brokers, Elizabeth Sloane is the most sought after and formidable lobbyist in D.C. But when taking on the most powerful opponent of her career, she finds winning may come at too high a price.

Director: John Madden | Stars: Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Stuhlbarg

Votes: 82,537 | Gross: $3.50M

BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Jessica Chastain)