Movies of 2016
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1.
Divines
(2016)
A streets teenager from dysfunctional family from a banlieue (HLMs) in Paris comes across a young dancer who turns her life upside down. (105 mins.)
Director: Houda Benyamina
2.
Snowden
(2016)
The NSA's illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency's employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press. (134 mins.)
Director: Oliver Stone
3.
War Dogs
(2016)
Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan. (114 mins.)
Director: Todd Phillips
4.
Good Kids
(2016)
Four high school students look to redefine themselves after graduation. (86 mins.)
Director: Chris McCoy
5.
Piper
(2016 Short Film)
A mother bird tries to teach her little one how to find food by herself. In the process, she encounters a traumatic experience that she must overcome in order to survive. (6 mins.)
Director: Alan Barillaro
6.
Bridget Jones's Baby
(2016)
Bridget's focus on single life and her career is interrupted when she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch ... she can only be fifty percent sure of the identity of her baby's father. (123 mins.)
Director: Sharon Maguire
7.
The Secret Life of Pets
(2016)
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes. (87 mins.)
Director: Chris Renaud, Yarrow Cheney
8.
Nine Lives
(2016)
A stuffy businessman finds himself trapped inside the body of his family's cat. (87 mins.)
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
9.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
(2016)
When Jacob discovers clues to a mystery that stretches across time, he finds Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. But the danger deepens after he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers. (127 mins.)
Director: Tim Burton
10.
10 Cloverfield Lane
(2016)
After getting in a car accident, a woman is held in a shelter with two men, who claim the outside world is affected by a widespread chemical attack. (104 mins.)
Director: Dan Trachtenberg
11.
Hacker
(2016)
Follows Alex Danyliuk, a teenager learning the ins and outs of computer programming. When his family hits financial trouble... (95 mins.)
Director: Akan Sataev
12.
The Accountant
(2016)
As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise. (128 mins.)
Director: Gavin O'Connor
13.
The BFG
(2016)
A girl named Sophie encounters the Big Friendly Giant who, despite his intimidating appearance, turns out to be a kind-hearted soul who is considered an outcast by the other giants because, unlike them, he refuses to eat children. (117 mins.)
Director: Steven Spielberg
14.
Masterminds
(2016)
A guard at an armored car company in the Southern U.S. organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history. Based on the October 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery. (95 mins.)
Director: Jared Hess
15.
Finding Dory
(2016)
The friendly but forgetful blue tang fish begins a search for her long-lost parents, and everyone learns a few things about the real meaning of family along the way. (97 mins.)
Director: Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane
16.
Elle
(2016)
A successful businesswoman gets caught up in a game of cat and mouse as she tracks down the unknown man who raped her. (130 mins.)
Director: Paul Verhoeven
17.
Bad Moms
(2016)
When three overworked and under-appreciated moms are pushed beyond their limits, they ditch their conventional responsibilities for a jolt of long overdue freedom, fun, and comedic self-indulgence. (100 mins.)
Director: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
18.
Sausage Party
(2016)
A sausage strives to discover the truth about his existence. (89 mins.)
Director: Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon
19.
Keanu
(2016)
Friends hatch a plot to retrieve a stolen kitten by posing as drug dealers for a street gang. (100 mins.)
Director: Peter Atencio
20.
Don't Breathe
(2016)
Hoping to walk away with a massive fortune, a trio of thieves break into the house of a blind man who isn't as helpless as he seems. (88 mins.)
Director: Fede Alvarez
21.
The Intervention
(2016)
A weekend getaway for four couples takes a sharp turn when one of the couples discovers the entire trip was orchestrated to host an intervention on their marriage. (90 mins.)
Director: Clea DuVall
22.
Nerve
(2016)
A high school senior finds herself immersed in an online game of truth or dare, where her every move starts to become manipulated by an anonymous community of "watchers." (96 mins.)
Director: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
23.
Central Intelligence
(2016)
After he reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage. (107 mins.)
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
24.
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
(2016)
Two hard-partying brothers place an online ad to find the perfect dates for their sister's Hawaiian wedding. Hoping for a wild getaway, the boys instead find themselves out-hustled by an uncontrollable duo. (98 mins.)
Director: Jake Szymanski
25.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
(2016)
A journalist recounts her wartime coverage in Afghanistan. (112 mins.)
Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
26.
Transpecos
(2016)
For three Border Patrol agents working a remote desert checkpoint, the contents of one car will reveal an insidious plot within their own ranks. The next 24 hours will take them on a treacherous journey that could cost them their lives. (86 mins.)
Director: Greg Kwedar
27.
Me Before You
(2016)
A girl in a small town forms an unlikely bond with a recently-paralyzed man she's taking care of. (110 mins.)
Director: Thea Sharrock
28.
Now You See Me 2
(2016)
The Four Horsemen resurface and are forcibly recruited by a tech genius to pull off their most impossible heist yet. (129 mins.)
Director: Jon M. Chu
29.
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
(2016)
When their new next-door neighbors turn out to be a sorority even more debaucherous than the fraternity previously living there, Mac and Kelly team with their former enemy, Teddy, to bring the girls down. (92 mins.)
Director: Nicholas Stoller
30.
A Hologram for the King
(2016)
A failed American sales rep looks to recoup his losses by traveling to Saudi Arabia and selling his company's product to a wealthy monarch. (98 mins.)
Director: Tom Tykwer
31.
Zootopia
(2016)
In a city of anthropomorphic animals, a rookie bunny cop and a cynical con artist fox must work together to uncover a conspiracy. (108 mins.)
Director: Byron Howard, Rich Moore
32.
Ride Along 2
(2016)
As his wedding day approaches, Ben heads to Miami with his soon-to-be brother-in-law James to bring down a drug dealer who's supplying the dealers of Atlanta with product. (102 mins.)
Director: Tim Story
33.
Dirty Grandpa
(2016)
Right before his wedding, an uptight guy is tricked into driving his grandfather, a lecherous former Army Lieutenant-Colonel, to Florida for spring break. (102 mins.)
Director: Dan Mazer
34.
Fifty Shades of Black
(2016)
An inexperienced college student meets a wealthy businessman whose sexual practices put a strain on their relationship. (92 mins.)
Director: Michael Tiddes