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. Enemy Score 27.2 · IMDb 6.1
  2. The Girl Who Got Away Score 26.6 · IMDb 5.3
  3. Payback Score 25.7 · IMDb 5.1
  4. John and the Hole Score 25.6 · IMDb 5.1 · Tomatometer 58% · Metascore 61
  5. Without Remorse Score 24.0 · IMDb 5.8 · Tomatometer 45% · Metascore 41
  6. SAS: Rise of the Black Swan Score 24.0 · IMDb 5.3 · Tomatometer 52%
  7. False Positive Score 23.9 · IMDb 4.6 · Tomatometer 46% · Metascore 54
  8. Settlers Score 23.9 · IMDb 4.8 · Tomatometer 58% · Metascore 56
  9. Prisoners of the Ghostland Score 23.3 · IMDb 4.2 · Tomatometer 62% · Metascore 53
  10. Warning Score 22.8 · IMDb 4.6 · Tomatometer 30% · Metascore 53