# IndieWire's best films of 2016

The top 15 of IndieWire's best films of 2016, led by Moonlight — Barry Jenkins.

- 26 votes · 15 items
- Mar 5, 2019 · moviejunkie_wandering
- https://even.best/en/l/1843/indiewire-s-best-films-of-2016

## Top 15

1. **Moonlight — Barry Jenkins** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — No. 1 on IndieWire's list.
2. **O.J.: Made in America — Ezra Edelman** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 5 on IndieWire's list.
3. **La La Land — Damien Chazelle** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 3 on IndieWire's list.
4. **Paterson — Jim Jarmusch** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 6 on IndieWire's list.
5. **Elle — Paul Verhoeven** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 11 on IndieWire's list.
6. **Toni Erdmann — Maren Ade** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — No. 4 on IndieWire's list.
7. **The Handmaiden — Park Chan-wook** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — No. 7 on IndieWire's list.
8. **Arrival — Denis Villeneuve** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — No. 8 on IndieWire's list.
9. **Cameraperson — Kirsten Johnson** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 13 on IndieWire's list.
10. **Cemetery of Splendor — Apichatpong Weerasethakul** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 15 on IndieWire's list.
11. **Manchester by the Sea — Kenneth Lonergan** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — No. 2 on IndieWire's list.
12. **Hell or High Water — David Mackenzie** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 9 on IndieWire's list.
13. **Jackie — Pablo Larraín** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 10 on IndieWire's list.
14. **Certain Women — Kelly Reichardt** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 12 on IndieWire's list.
15. **The Lobster — Yorgos Lanthimos** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 14 on IndieWire's list.

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