On January 30th, Gold became the 181st movie viewed (and reviewed) of 2016. Here is a recap of all of the grades of this year’s movies and the final* 31 movies with grades below (* there’s nothing saying I might go back and see a few more movies from 2016 but we’re calling it unofficially quits on 2016):

For the 7th time, here are the last* 31 movies reviewed in 2016 graded from 0-5 stars:

The “Thumbs Up” Group

Jackie 5 out of 5 stars (5 / 5) REVIEW
Moonlight 5 out of 5 stars (5 / 5) REVIEW
Fences 5 out of 5 stars (5 / 5) REVIEW
Arrival 5 out of 5 stars (5 / 5) REVIEW
La La Land 5 out of 5 stars (5 / 5) REVIEW

5 of my Top 7 of 2016 were all screened in the last two months of the year. 4 of the 5 were nominated for Best Picture (Jackie was left out) so it’s not like this list goes out on a limb.

Lion 4.5 out of 5 stars (4.5 / 5) REVIEW
The Founder 4.5 out of 5 stars (4.5 / 5) REVIEW
Manchester by the Sea 4.5 out of 5 stars (4.5 / 5) REVIEW
Hidden Figures 4.5 out of 5 stars (4.5 / 5) REVIEW
Moana 4.5 out of 5 stars (4.5 / 5) REVIEW
Miss Sloane 4.5 out of 5 stars (4.5 / 5) REVIEW
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 4.5 out of 5 stars (4.5 / 5) REVIEW

3 more Best Picture nominees (4 if you count Moana‘s nomination for Best Animated Feature). Admittedly, I’m higher than most on The Founder and Miss Sloane and although most are high on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, it’s not the Awards nomination type.

Silence 4 out of 5 stars (4 / 5) REVIEW

Martin Scorsese’s passion piece sits all alone with 4 stars.

A Monster Calls 3.5 out of 5 stars (3.5 / 5) REVIEW
Trolls 3.5 out of 5 stars (3.5 / 5) REVIEW
Patriots Day 3.5 out of 5 stars (3.5 / 5) REVIEW
Hacksaw Ridge 3.5 out of 5 stars (3.5 / 5) REVIEW
Gold 3.5 out of 5 stars (3.5 / 5) REVIEW
The Edge of Seventeen 3.5 out of 5 stars (3.5 / 5) REVIEW
Passengers 3.5 out of 5 stars (3.5 / 5) REVIEW

The biggest group of films in the wrap up includes the last Oscar nominated Best Picture film (Hacksaw Ridge) of this group screened in the last 2 months of the year. That’s 8 of 9 with only Hell or High Water coming from earlier this year.

Sing 3 out of 5 stars (3 / 5) REVIEW
Rules Don’t Apply 3 out of 5 stars (3 / 5) REVIEW

I didn’t hate Rules Don’t Apply and thought Sing was better than The Secret Life of Pets.

The “Thumbs Eh” Group

Bleed for This 2.5 out of 5 stars (2.5 / 5) REVIEW
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2.5 out of 5 stars (2.5 / 5) REVIEW

It’s no surprise to see a Miles Teller boxing flick as the headliner of the group that represents mediocrity but finding the Harry Potter spin-off here wasn’t expected.

The “Thumbs Down” Group

Allied 2 out of 5 stars (2 / 5) REVIEW
Office Christmas Party 2 out of 5 stars (2 / 5) REVIEW
Man Down 2 out of 5 stars (2 / 5) REVIEW
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk 2 out of 5 stars (2 / 5) REVIEW
Live By Night 2 out of 5 stars (2 / 5) REVIEW
Collateral Beauty 2 out of 5 stars (2 / 5) REVIEW

There is no surprise to see Office Christmas Party or Man Down on the below average list but the other 4 films all had early Oscar buzz after their trailer was released. If it weren’t for the first 2 movies, this group could be titled, “Boy, Were We Wrong!”

Shut In 0.5 out of 5 stars (0.5 / 5) REVIEW

The list anchor was unquestionably the worst film of the final 31. However, it still finished 170th on the year which means 11 movies were worse than Shut In. Guess there’s always a silver lining.