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. Bellbottom Score 32.7 · IMDb 6.1 · Tomatometer 54%
  2. Cold Case Score 32.2 · IMDb 6.1
  3. Encounter Score 32.1 · IMDb 5.9 · Tomatometer 54% · Metascore 57
  4. The Priest Score 31.2 · IMDb 6.0
  5. The Djinn Score 31.0 · IMDb 4.8 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 59
  6. Stowaway Score 30.8 · IMDb 5.7 · Tomatometer 75% · Metascore 63
  7. Wrong Turn Score 30.5 · IMDb 5.6 · Tomatometer 64% · Metascore 46
  8. Sentinelle Score 30.4 · IMDb 4.8 · Tomatometer 70%
  9. The Marksman Score 30.4 · IMDb 5.7 · Tomatometer 38% · Metascore 44
  10. Silk Road Score 30.4 · IMDb 6.0 · Tomatometer 50% · Metascore 41