The best thrillers of 2021

118 thrillers from 2021, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. No Time to Die Score 75.5 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 83% · Metascore 68 · Action, Thriller, Adventure
  2. Nightmare Alley Score 66.4 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 80% · Metascore 70
  3. The Black Phone Score 65.9 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 81% · Metascore 65 · Horror, Thriller
  4. The Last Duel Score 65.0 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 85% · Metascore 67
  5. Wrath of Man Score 62.9 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 68% · Metascore 57
  6. Nayattu Score 60.1 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 100%
  7. Boiling Point Score 58.7 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 99% · Metascore 73
  8. Escape from Mogadishu Score 58.7 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 71
  9. The Mauritanian Score 58.3 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 75% · Metascore 53
  10. The Tragedy of Macbeth Score 57.5 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 87