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. Vengeance Is Mine Score 30.3 · IMDb 5.0 · Tomatometer 67%
  2. Red Notice Score 30.2 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 36% · Metascore 37
  3. The Exorcism of God Score 29.4 · IMDb 5.3 · Tomatometer 67% · Metascore 41
  4. Two Score 29.2 · IMDb 4.3 · Tomatometer 50%
  5. The Secret of Sinchanee Score 29.2 · IMDb 5.7
  6. A House on the Bayou Score 28.5 · IMDb 5.6
  7. The Ice Road Score 28.3 · IMDb 5.7 · Tomatometer 42% · Metascore 42
  8. Horror in the High Desert Score 28.2 · IMDb 5.4
  9. Spiral Score 27.7 · IMDb 5.2 · Tomatometer 39% · Metascore 40
  10. Seance Score 27.2 · IMDb 5.2 · Tomatometer 47% · Metascore 45