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. Black Box Score 57.4 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 72%
  2. Godzilla vs. Kong Score 55.9 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 75% · Metascore 59
  3. Nitram Score 53.5 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 81
  4. Emergency Declaration Score 52.6 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 65% · Metascore 70
  5. Operation Hyacinth Score 52.5 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 100%
  6. Midnight Score 51.7 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 100%
  7. Passing Score 50.6 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 91% · Metascore 85
  8. Full Time Score 49.8 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 98% · Metascore 83
  9. The Dunes Score 49.2 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 100%
  10. Chess Story Score 48.2 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 80