1)La La Land - 10/10 - even its flaws were enjoyable
2)Manchester by the Sea - 9/10 - a great movie that I just have to see again
3)Arrival - 4.5/10 - an extremely overrated piece of cr@p with some redeeming qualities in the acting department. Seriously, I haven't been so disappointed by a movie since... I don't know... Since at least a decade ago. Even 'The Force Awakens' didn't disappoint me so much.
I have yet to see 'Hidden Figures' and 'Hacksaw Ridge'. The others do not attract my interest in the slightest.
You've seen my top 4. My favorite is Hacksaw Ridge too, but overall technically I gave LLL the number one spot. So same order as well, really.
Beyond them, the rest aren't as good. I preferred Silence, Don't Breathe, and even Loving over the others. Loving is a quiet film, but Joel Edgerton gives a solid performance and so does Ruth Negga. It's a low budget, based on a true story, a little slow. Silence is a little slow too, but got to admire Scorcese's craftsmanship and trying something different. Good acting across the board too.
It seems we must have a similar taste in movies then :) I loved Don't Breathe too. Definitely my favorite thriller of the year (I don't know if I'd strictly call it horror). I haven't seen Silence or Loving yet, but they are both on my radar to watch in the future.
"All I'm asking for is total perfection." - Lord Business
2. La La Land (8/10) 3. Hacksaw Ridge (8/10) 4. Arrival(7.5/10) 5. Fences (7/10) 6. Hell or High Water (6.5/10) 7. Lion (6/10) 8. Moonlight (5/10) 9. Hidden Figures (4/10)
1.La La Land 2.Hacksaw Ridge 3.Manchester by the sea
of the entrie 2016 top twenty both Oscar nominated and not, 1.La La Land 2.Nerve 3.Moana 4.Zootopia 5.Manchester by the Sea 6.The Bronze 7.Star Wars Rogue Saga 8.Collateral Beauty 9.Hacksaw Ridge 10.La La Land 11.La La Land 12.La La Land 13.La La Land 14.La La Land 15.La La Land 16.The Founder [haven't seen it but it looks and tastes good] 17.La La Land 18.La La Land 19.La La Land 20.La La Land