10) Nocturnal Animals
Fashion icon Tom Ford bravely stepped into the cinematic spotlight with his 2009 drama A Single Man, which earned Colin Firth his first Oscar nomination and Ford towering praise as a filmmaker, a seamless transition between two polar opposite arts that was no small feat.
Fast-forward to 2016 and finally, we get a follow-up film from Ford in the form of Nocturnal Animals, which definitively proved that the man is no fluke. The movie has earned him two Golden Globe nominations for Best Director and Best Screenplay, in addition to a supporting role nomination for Aaron Taylor-Johnson, which could’ve easily been parlayed with co-star Michael Shannon.
Co-leads Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal violently orbit one another like a binary star in this sleek thriller, delivering a pair of powerhouse performances driven by strength and deepened by vulnerability. Carrying a sultry silkiness throughout and Ford’s attentive visual flair, there’s no denying that Nocturnal Animals is one of 2016’s must-see films.