In this post we’re listing the best films of 2016 and believe us there have been quite a few. Some of the most prominent films surrounding comic book (Captain America: Civil War, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) as well as some really good science fiction films (Arrival, Spectral), fantasy (The Jungle Book, Kubo and the Two Strings), and animation (Zootopia, Moana, Finding Dory). This list will continuously be updated.
(1) The Jungle Book
Rating: 4 out of 5
Director: Jon Favreau
After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther, Bagheera, and free spirited bear, Baloo.
(2) Finding Dory
Rating: 4 out of 5
Directors: Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane
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.
(3) Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Rating: 4 out of 5
Director: Zack Snyder
Fearing that the actions of Superman are left unchecked, Batman takes on the Man of Steel, while the world wrestles with what kind of a hero it really needs.
(4) Who’s Driving Doug
Rating: 4 out of 5
Director: David Michael Conley
The film follows Doug, an introvert suffering from Muscular Dystrophy who goes on a road trip with driver Scott and friend Stephanie in order to get away from his overbearing mother.
(5) Zootopia
Rating: 5 out of 5
Director: Byron Howard, Rich Moore
In a city of anthropomorphic animals, a rookie bunny cop and a cynical con artist fox must work together to uncover a conspiracy.
(6) The Shallows
Rating: 4 out of 5
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
A mere 200 yards from shore, surfer Nancy is attacked by a great white shark, with her short journey to safety becoming the ultimate contest of wills.
(7) Hush
Rating: 4 out of 5
Director: Mike Flanagan
A deaf writer who retreated into the woods to live a solitary life must fight for her life in silence when a masked killer appears at her window.
(8) Captain America: Civil War
Rating: 5 out of 5
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Political interference in the Avengers’ activities causes a rift between former allies Captain America and Iron Man.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Director: Dan Trachtenberg
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.
(10) Independence Day: Resurgence
Rating: 3 out of 5
Director: Roland Emmerich
Two decades after the first Independence Day invasion, Earth is faced with a new extra-Solar threat. But will mankind’s new space defenses be enough?
(11) Lights Out
Rating: 4 out of 5
Director: David F. Sandberg Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother’s experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with an entity attached to their mother. Also featured in:
(12) Kubo and the Two Strings
Rating: 4 out of 5
Director: Travis Knight
A young boy named Kubo must locate a magical suit of armor worn by his late father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past.
(13) Blair Witch
Rating: 4 out of 5
Director: Adam Wingard After discovering a video showing what he believes to be his vanished sister Heather, James and a group of friends head to the forest believed to be inhabited by the Blair Witch.
(14) Star Trek Beyond
Rating: 4 out of 5
Director: Justin Lin The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a new ruthless enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.
(15) Sister Cities
Rating: 3 out of 5
Director: Sean Hanish Four estranged sisters reunite after their mother’s alleged suicide.
(16) Spectral
Rating: 4 out of 5
Director: Nic Mathieu A sci-fi/thriller story centered on a special-ops team that is dispatched to fight supernatural beings.
(18) The Magnificent Seven
Rating: 3 out of 5
Director: Antoine Fuqua Seven gunmen in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves.
(19) Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
Rating: 4 out of 5
Director: Takeshi Nozue King Regis, who oversees the land of Lucis, commands his army of soldiers to protect the kingdom from the Niflheim empire’s plans to steal the sacred crystal which gives Lucis its magic and power.
(20) Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Director: Gareth Edwards
The Rebel Alliance makes a risky move to steal the plans for the Death Star, setting up the epic saga to follow.
(21) Don’t Blame the Kid
Rating: 3 out of 5
Director: Gustavo Loza
Maru, after becoming pregnant from a drunken one night stand with a immature young unemployed bachelor, is determined to follow tradition and marry him anyways.
(22) Ratchet & Clank
Rating: 4 out of 5
Director: Kevin Munroe, Jericca Cleland
When the galaxy comes under the threat of a nefarious space captain, a mechanic and his newfound robot ally join an elite squad of combatants to save the universe.
(23) Arrival
Rating: 5 out of 5
Director: Denis Villeneuve
When twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world, linguistics professor Louise Banks is tasked with interpreting the language of the apparent alien visitors.
(24) The Birth of a Nation
Rating: 5 out of 5
Director: Nate Parker
Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising.
(25) Nocturnal Animals
Rating: 5 out of 5
Director: Tom Ford
A wealthy art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband’s novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a symbolic revenge tale.
(26) The Handmaiden
Rating: 4 out of 5
Director: Chan-wook Park A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her.
(27) Hell or High Water
Rating: 4 out of 5
Director: David Mackenzie A divorced father and his ex-con older brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family’s ranch in West Texas.
(28) Don’t Breath
Rating: 4 out of 5
Director: Fede Alvarez
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.
(29) Suicide Squad
Rating: 4 out of 5
Director: David Ayer
A secret government agency recruits some of the most dangerous incarcerated super-villains to form a defensive task force. Their first mission: save the world from the apocalypse.
(30) Doctor Strange
Rating: 5 out of 5
Director: Scott Derrickson
After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under his wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.
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