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. Silence: Can You Hear It Score 35.9 · IMDb 6.6
  2. Crisis Score 35.9 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 66% · Metascore 41
  3. The Power Score 35.6 · IMDb 5.5 · Tomatometer 84% · Metascore 60
  4. The 8th Night Score 35.2 · IMDb 5.4 · Tomatometer 71%
  5. Son Score 35.0 · IMDb 5.7 · Tomatometer 79% · Metascore 54
  6. The Advent Calendar Score 34.5 · IMDb 6.3 · Metascore 51
  7. Girl in the Basement Score 34.5 · IMDb 6.3
  8. Red Dot Score 34.1 · IMDb 5.5 · Tomatometer 75%
  9. Yara Score 33.9 · IMDb 6.3
  10. Gunpowder Milkshake Score 33.1 · IMDb 6.1 · Tomatometer 60% · Metascore 47