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From Rogue One to La La Land, These Are the 12 Best Movies of 2016

Here are WIRED's picks for the best movies of the last year.

All told, 2016 was a pretty uneven year for movies. For every surprise hit like Moonlight, there was a surprise miss like Suicide Squad. (OK, maybe that last one wasn't really a surprise so much as a raging disappointment, but you get what we mean.) That said, there were still quite a few stellar films that hit theaters over the last 12 months. Here are WIRED's picks for the best of the best.

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