The best thrillers of 2026

50 thrillers from 2026, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War Score 27.1 · IMDb 5.7 · Tomatometer 40% · Metascore 40
  2. Thrash Score 26.3 · IMDb 5.0 · Metascore 49
  3. The Devil's Mouth Score 23.6 · IMDb 4.7 · Tomatometer 40%
  4. Alpha Score 22.7 · IMDb 3.6 · Tomatometer 57%
  5. Jana Nayagan Score 22.4 · IMDb 5.2 · Tomatometer 20%
  6. Ice Cream Man Score 20.5 · IMDb 4.0 · Tomatometer 25% · Metascore 33
  7. Gandhari Score 19.8 · IMDb 5.0 · Tomatometer 21%
  8. Killer Whale Score 15.8 · IMDb 3.7 · Tomatometer 16%
  9. Citizen Vigilante Score 15.1 · IMDb 5.7 · Tomatometer 10%
  10. The Runner Score 14.4 · IMDb 4.2 · Tomatometer 8% · Metascore 28