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. The Desperate Hour Score 20.0 · IMDb 5.0 · Tomatometer 27% · Metascore 35
  2. Radhe Score 19.7 · IMDb 1.8
  3. Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin Score 18.9 · IMDb 5.3 · Tomatometer 32% · Metascore 37
  4. Mother/Android Score 18.8 · IMDb 5.0 · Tomatometer 34% · Metascore 43
  5. Dangerous Score 18.7 · IMDb 5.2 · Tomatometer 26% · Metascore 27
  6. Chehre Score 18.0 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 0%
  7. Hypnotic Score 17.9 · IMDb 5.4 · Tomatometer 25% · Metascore 32
  8. 13 Minutes Score 16.5 · IMDb 4.7 · Tomatometer 24% · Metascore 40
  9. The Virtuoso Score 16.2 · IMDb 5.0 · Tomatometer 19% · Metascore 24
  10. Infinite Score 14.6 · IMDb 5.5 · Tomatometer 17% · Metascore 28