The best thrillers of 2000

40 thrillers from 2000, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

1. Traffic Score 85.8 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 86 · Thriller, Drama, Crime
2. Memento Score 71.1 · IMDb 8.4 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 83 · Mystery, Thriller
3. Amores Perros Score 66.4 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 83 · Drama, Thriller
4. Battle Royale Score 64.4 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 81
5. Nine Queens Score 61.7 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 80
6. Thirteen Days Score 60.1 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 83% · Metascore 67
7. Joint Security Area Score 58.3 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 58
8. Sexy Beast Score 57.0 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 87% · Metascore 79
9. Pitch Black Score 54.5 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 58% · Metascore 49
10. Space Cowboys Score 54.3 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 78% · Metascore 73