This page lists 20 films I saw in theaters in 2016. My movie database lists only films I see in theaters, not those I see on TV, videotape, DVD, or the internet. My culture page lists other cultural events.

Highlights 2016 to date:

I have kept movie date/title/director data consistently since 1982, with additional details since 2010. I also have some incomplete data from earlier years.

See also: 1963 1964 1965 1966 1968 1972 1973
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020 2021 2022 All

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Date Title Director Year Theater City
01/05/16 @ 15:00 The Big Short Adam McKay 2015 Century 20 Daly City
01/13/16 @ 15:00 Star Wars: The Force Awakens J. J. Abrams 2015 Metreon San Francisco
02/08/16 @ 13:05 Hail Caesar! Ethan Coen, Joel Coen 2016 Century 20 Daly City
06/04/16 @ 17:55 The Dark Mirror Robert Siodmak 1946 Stanford Palo Alto
06/04/16 @ 19:30 They Died with Their Boots On Raoul Walsh 1941 Stanford Palo Alto
06/17/16 @ 13:00 Central Intelligence Rawson Marshall Thurber 2016 Angels Angels Camp
07/11/16 @ 12:20 The Secret Life of Pets Yarrow Chaney, Chris Renaud 2016 Angels Angels Camp
07/26/16 @ 12:40 Ghostbusters Paul Feig 2016 Angels Angels Camp
07/31/16 @ 13:00 Café Society Woody Allen 2016 Stonestown San Francisco
08/13/16 @ 15:30 Jason Bourne Paul Greengrass 2016 Regal Union Square Manhattan NY
08/14/16 @ 13:30 The Lobster Yorgos Lanthimos 2015 Village East Manhattan NY
08/21/16 @ 13:15 Hell or High Water David Mackenzie 2016 Century 20 Daly City
09/07/16 @ 15:40 War Dogs Todd Phillips 2016 Angels Angels Camp
10/08/16 @ 13:00 The Dressmaker Jocelyn Moorhouse 2015 Stonestown San Francisco
10/09/16 @ 12:30 Denial Mick Jackson 2016 Embarcadero San Francisco
10/20/16 @ 13:30 The Accountant Gavin O'Conner 2016 Reading Rohnert Park
11/09/16 @ 14:25 Certain Women Kelly Reichardt 2016 Embarcadero San Francisco
11/25/16 @ 20:00 Moonlight Barry Jenkins 2016 Village East Manhattan NY
12/19/16 @ 14:00 La La Land Damien Chazelle 2016 Century San Francisco
12/31/16 @ 14:50 Fences Denzell Washington 2016 Century 20 Daly City