The best thrillers of 1971

19 thrillers from 1971, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Shaft Score 42.1 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 66
  2. The Beguiled Score 41.7 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 66
  3. Diamonds Are Forever Score 40.0 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 64% · Metascore 59
  4. Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song Score 37.0 · IMDb 5.5 · Tomatometer 72% · Metascore 71
  5. The Anderson Tapes Score 32.5 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 75% · Metascore 61
  6. A Bay of Blood Score 31.8 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 81%
  7. Four Flies on Grey Velvet Score 30.8 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 67%
  8. The Cat o' Nine Tails Score 30.2 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 81% · Metascore 63
  9. THX 1138 Score 29.8 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 72% · Metascore 75