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. Hideout Score 22.8 · IMDb 4.2
  2. Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight 2 Score 22.8 · IMDb 3.8
  3. Wired Shut Score 22.7 · IMDb 4.3
  4. Yakuza Princess Score 22.6 · IMDb 4.8 · Tomatometer 34% · Metascore 34
  5. Wolf Score 22.0 · IMDb 5.1 · Tomatometer 45% · Metascore 52
  6. Girl Next Score 21.6 · IMDb 3.6
  7. Great White Score 20.9 · IMDb 4.2 · Tomatometer 44% · Metascore 45
  8. Every Breath You Take Score 20.6 · IMDb 5.4 · Tomatometer 20% · Metascore 32
  9. There's Someone Inside Your House Score 20.5 · IMDb 4.9 · Tomatometer 47% · Metascore 45
  10. Sweet Girl Score 20.1 · IMDb 5.6 · Tomatometer 24% · Metascore 46