The 30 best movies of 2016

Ranked by weighted audience rating: among 411 movies with at least 300 votes on TMDb, the formula balances the score with the vote count, so a barely-rated title cannot leap past a classic. Your Name. leads, rated 8.4 (2016). The average release year on the list is 2016. The list is recalculated weekly; each title links to its full page, including where to watch in Brazil.

Page updated on 09/20/2026.

1

Your Name. (2016)

directed by Makoto Shinkai · 106 min · 8.5 12,954 votes
2

A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)

directed by Naoko Yamada · 130 min · 8.4 4,670 votes
3

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

directed by Mel Gibson · 140 min · 8.2 15,256 votes
4

The Handmaiden (2016)

directed by Park Chan-wook · 145 min · 8.2 4,475 votes
5

Hidden Figures (2016)

directed by Theodore Melfi · 127 min · 8.0 10,638 votes
6

Lion (2016)

directed by Garth Davis · 118 min · 8.0 7,054 votes
7

La La Land (2016)

directed by Damien Chazelle · 128 min · 7.9 18,437 votes
8

Me Before You (2016)

directed by Thea Sharrock · 110 min · 7.9 13,541 votes
9

Captain Fantastic (2016)

directed by Matt Ross · 118 min · 7.9 6,949 votes
10

Zootopia (2016)

directed by Byron Howard · 108 min · 7.8 18,492 votes
11

Perfect Strangers (2016)

directed by Paolo Genovese · 97 min · 7.9 4,676 votes
12

Piper (2016)

directed by Alan Barillaro · 6 min · 8.1 1,767 votes
13

Sing Street (2016)

directed by John Carney · 106 min · 7.9 2,505 votes
14

Train to Busan (2016)

directed by Yeon Sang-ho · 118 min · 7.7 8,689 votes
15

Deadpool (2016)

directed by Tim Miller · 107 min · 7.6 33,245 votes
16

Arrival (2016)

directed by Denis Villeneuve · 116 min · 7.6 19,817 votes
17

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016)

directed by Douglas Mackinnon · 90 min · 7.8 2,370 votes
18

Moana (2016)

directed by John Musker · 107 min · 7.6 13,998 votes
19

A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)

directed by Roger Spottiswoode · 102 min · 7.9 1,586 votes
20

Two Is a Family (2016)

directed by Hugo Gélin · 118 min · 7.7 3,073 votes
21

Manchester by the Sea (2016)

directed by Kenneth Lonergan · 138 min · 7.6 6,547 votes
22

Dangal (2016)

directed by Nitesh Tiwari · 161 min · 7.9 1,212 votes
23

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

directed by Joe Russo · 137 min · 7.5 24,527 votes
24

My Life as a Zucchini (2016)

directed by Claude Barras · 67 min · 7.8 1,551 votes
25

Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

directed by Travis Knight · 102 min · 7.6 3,908 votes
26

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

directed by Gareth Edwards · 133 min · 7.5 16,724 votes
27

Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

directed by Taika Waititi · 101 min · 7.6 2,383 votes
28

I, Daniel Blake (2016)

directed by Ken Loach · 100 min · 7.7 1,569 votes
29

Doctor Strange (2016)

directed by Scott Derrickson · 115 min · 7.4 23,859 votes
30

Dou kyu sei – Classmates (2016)

directed by Shoko Nakamura · 61 min · 8.3 463 votes