Films Of The Year - 2016
This is a list of the very best films released in cinemas in 2016. Everything else has not been included. Not in order of preference. Every film on this list is outstanding. Hope you enjoy.
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- DirectorSebastian SchipperStarsLaia CostaFrederick LauFranz RogowskiA 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.
- DirectorGrant GeeStarsPandora ColinMehmet ErgenAra GülerBase on a novel of the Nobel Prize writer Orhan Pamuk 'The Museum of Innocence'. Set in Istanbul during 1975 to 1984, a story of a man who collects various objects of a woman as memory during their love period.
- DirectorTaika WaititiStarsSam NeillJulian DennisonRima Te WiataA national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush.
- DirectorJoachim TrierStarsJesse EisenbergGabriel ByrneIsabelle HuppertThe fractious family of a father and his two sons confront their different feelings and memories of their deceased wife and mother, a famed war photographer.
- DirectorNaomi KawaseStarsKirin KikiMasatoshi NagaseKyara UchidaBurdened with a heavy and ever-increasing debt, a dorayaki baker hires a kind ageing woman, after tasting her delicious surprise. Little by little, she unravels her beautiful inner world. Could she be holding the secret to his success?
- DirectorKen LoachStarsDave JohnsHayley SquiresSharon PercyAfter surviving a heart-attack, a 59-year-old carpenter must fight bureaucratic forces to receive Employment and Support Allowance.
- DirectorOle GiæverMarte VoldStarsOle GiæverMarte Magnusdotter SolemSivert Giæver SolemA journey inside Martin's head. He's on a weekend mountain trip, and we get to know his thoughts. Unsensored, essential, existential and silly about feelings and fantasies. A recognizable film about being human, and how we tick and think.
- DirectorCiro GuerraStarsNilbio TorresJan BijvoetAntonio BolívarThe story of the relationship between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and last survivor of his people, and two scientists who work together over the course of forty years to search the Amazon for a sacred healing plant.
- DirectorJamie PattersonStarsEllen CosgroveRoss ScarfieldEddy BrimsonRose is an aspiring musician who moves to Brighton, keen to forget the world she's left behind, and immerse herself into the vibrant and creative cultures of her new City. Through meeting new people, and inspired by her new surroundings, Rose strives on the path of self-discovery to reveal who she is, and who she wants to become. City of Dreamers is the heartwarming tale of someone who chases their dreams of love, friendship and music, never knowing where they could lead.
- DirectorSimon StoneStarsGeoffrey RushNicholas HopeSam NeillThe story follows a man who returns home to discover a long-buried family secret, and whose attempts to put things right threaten the lives of those he left home years before.
- DirectorJosh MondStarsChristopher AbbottCynthia NixonKid CudiJames, a twenty-something New Yorker, struggles to take control of his self-destructive behavior in the face of momentous family challenges.
- DirectorJacques AudiardStarsJesuthasan AntonythasanKalieaswari SrinivasanClaudine VinasithambyDheepan is a Sri Lankan Tamil warrior who flees to France and ends up working as a caretaker outside Paris.
- DirectorChristian ZübertStarsFlorian David FitzJulia KoschitzJürgen VogelBelgium, of all places. What's Belgium got besides chocolates and fries? No matter, this year it was Hannes' and Kiki's turn to choose the destination of their annual bike tour with their closest friends. They all look forward to the adventure, after all they know that what counts the most is the time they spend together. It's only after the tour has begun that Hannes tells his friends that he's suffering from an incurable disease. The trip is to be his last. At first, the group is shocked and helpless, but after they hit the road again, they embark on a wild and one-of-a-kind adventure. Through Hannes, they realize how precious life is. Equipped with a list of things that still remain to do, and aware that nothing will be the same after this trip, they celebrate life as they never did before.
- DirectorJan PrusinovskýStarsMatej HádekKrystof HádekJan HájekBrothers Grass and Cobra Snake feel unable to build up a life to be satisfied with. Grass, unemployed and still without a girl, does not know how to escape from the shadow of his druggie and troublemaker brother Cobra.
- DirectorSteve HooverStarsGennadiy MokhnenkoGennadiy calls himself "Pastor Crocodile." He's known throughout Ukraine for his years working to rehabilitate drug-addicted kids. But he's also a vigilante who uses any force necessary to carry out his moral vision. Gennadiy believes he has made Mariupol a better place, but now, the violence in Ukraine threatens everything.
- DirectorStig BjörkmanStarsIngrid BergmanPia LindströmRoberto RosselliniA captivating look behind the scenes of the remarkable life of a young Swedish girl who became one of the most celebrated actresses of American and World cinema.
- DirectorJan GassmannStarsPenny EleftheriadouEurope on the verge of social and economic change. A close up into the shaken vision of four couples, daily struggles, fights, kids, sex and passion. A movie about the politics of love. Le cinéma politique fait l'amour.
- DirectorDagur KáriStarsGunnar JónssonIlmur KristjánsdóttirSigurjón KjartanssonFusi, a 43 year old man, still lives with his mother. His daily life is characterized by monotonous routine. The appearance of vibrant Sjöfn and young neighbour Hera will upset his old bachelor habits.
- DirectorRúnar RúnarssonStarsRade SerbedzijaIngvar SigurdssonEva SigurdardottirAri's teenage lifestyle in the big city is disrupted as he is sent by his mother to live with his uninvolved father and his grandmother in a small fishing village.
- DirectorBaldvin ZophoníassonStarsHera HilmarÞorsteinn BachmannThorvaldur KristjanssonA Reykjavik pre-school teacher struggles to raise her daughter while selling casual sex to help make ends meet.
- DirectorJean-Marc ValléeStarsJake GyllenhaalNaomi WattsChris CooperA successful investment banker struggles after losing his wife in a tragic car crash. With the help of a customer service rep and her young son, he starts to rebuild, beginning with the demolition of the life he once knew.
- DirectorReed MoranoStarsOlivia WildeLuke WilsonGiovanni RibisiA year after their son goes missing, a couple handle the loss in varying ways, growing apart from one another and their reality.
- DirectorThomas WirthensohnStarsMark ReayYumi LambertHOMME LESS is about the underbelly of the American Dream, the hidden backyard of our society.
- DirectorJan-Ole GersterStarsTom SchillingKatharina SchüttlerJustus von DohnányiAn aimless university dropout attempts to make sense of life as he spends one fateful day wandering the streets of Berlin.
- DirectorSamanou Acheche SahlstrømStarsLisa CarlehedPeter PlaugborgJohanna WokalekMaria is a caring young nurse who wants to break free. Niels is an incurable patient who wants to travel to Switzerland to commit assisted suicide. Together they embark on an intense journey that will bring them closer to their dreams--and to each other.
- DirectorMichel FrancoStarsTim RothSarah SutherlandRobin BartlettA home care nurse works with terminally ill patients.
- DirectorJoost van GinkelStarsAnjela NedyalkovaBoris IsakovicErik AdelöwThe jarring lives of six immigrant residents of Amsterdam intertwine in a poetic mosaic.
- DirectorFelix ThompsonStarsCharlie PlummerCory NicholsChristian MadsenAn underprivileged teenager bonds with his young cousin while facing off against a vicious bully.
- DirectorCristian MungiuStarsAdrian TitieniMaria DragusLia BugnarA film about compromises and the implications of the parent's role.
- DirectorAva DuVernayStarsMelina AbdullahMichelle AlexanderCory BookerAn in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
- DirectorKenneth LonerganStarsCasey AffleckMichelle WilliamsKyle ChandlerA depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.