1. Sing Street
Written and directed by John Carney
Starring: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Aidan Gillen, Jack Reynor
2. Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Written and directed by Taika Waititi
Starring: Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rhys Darby, Rima Te Wiata
3. Arrival
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Written by Eric Heisserer
Starring: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg
4. Room
Directed by Lenny Abrahamson
Written by Emma Donoghue
Starring: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, Sean Bridgers, William H. Macy
5. The Edge of Seventeen
Written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig
Starring: Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson, Kyra Sedgwick
6. The Big Short
Directed by Adam McKay
Written by Charles Randolph, Adam McKay
Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt
7. Spotlight
Directed by Tom McCarthy
Written by Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy
Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber John Slattery, Brian d'Arcy James
8. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Directed by Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone
Written by Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone
Starring: Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows
9. Hell or High Water
Directed by David Mackenzie
Written by Taylor Sheridan
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gil Birmingham
10. Don’t Think Twice
Written and directed by Mike Birbiglia
Starring: Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Mike Birbiglia, Kate Micucci, Chris Gethard, Tami Sagher
11. I, Daniel Blake
Directed by Ken Loach
Written by Paul Laverty
Starring: Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Dylan McKiernan, Briana Shann
12. The Nice Guys
Directed by Shane Black
Written by Shane Black, Anthony Bagarozzi
Starring: Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Margaret Qualley
13. Other People
Written and directed by Chris Kelly
Starring: Jesse Plemons, Molly Shannon, Bradley Whitford, Maude Apatow, Madisen Beaty, John Early, Zach Woods
14. Trumbo
Directed by Jay Roach
Written by John McNamara
Starring: Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Louis C.K., Elle Fanning, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg
15. Midnight Special
Written and directed by Jeff Nichols
Starring: Jaeden Lieberher, Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Sam Shepard
16. Green Room
Written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier
Starring: Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Joe Cole, Callum Turner, Patrick Stewart
17. Bleed For This
Written and directed by Ben Younger
Starring: Miles Teller, Aaron Eckhart, Katey Sagal, Ciarán Hinds, Ted Levine
18. The Revenant
Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Written by Mark L. Smith, Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter
19. The Duel
Directed by Kieran Darcy-Smith
Written by Matt Cook
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Liam Hemsworth, Alice Braga, Emory Cohen, Felicity Price
20. Deadpool
Directed by Tim Miller
Written by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller, Gina Carano
21. Elvis and Nixon
Directed by Liza Johnson
Written by Joey Sagal, Hanala Sagal, Cary Elwes
Starring: Michael Shannon, Kevin Spacey, Alex Pettyfer, Johnny Knoxville