December 28, 2023 - At the top of this list, Azor is an uncommonly patient thriller that critics say gets better with multiple viewings. The order reflects Tomatometer scores (as of December 31, 2021) after adjustment from our ranking formula, which compensates for variation in the number of reviews when comparing movies or TV shows.

Follows hacker Connor, his best friend Avi and a cunning librarian who find themselves over their heads when forced to compete in a sophisticated dark web secret society's global recruitment game.DirectorAlan RitchsonStarsJack KesyConor LeslieRon Funches

September 15, 2025 - Over 300 filmgoers have voted on the 180+ films on Best Thrillers Of 2021. Current Top 3: Son, A Quiet Place: Part II, Fear Street: 1994

August 22, 2022 - Boss Level combines this familiar experience with the time loop concept, but tells the story of one man trying to survive the same day over and over in the style of a thriller, with narration by star Frank Grillo that's more reminiscent of a noir. This ambitious and captivating entry in a tired genre proves that there's always a way to break the cycle. ... Zack Snyder is having a big year. The director kicked off 2021 with the release of "Zack Snyder's Justice League," popularly known as the "Snyder Cut," a four-hour epic that rectifies the in-Justice of the 2017 film after Snyder turned over the reins to Joss Whedon in post-production.

September 30, 2021 - If ever you're going to watch a foreign language film, let it be this one: Mads Mikkelsen is in his element as a military man whose wife dies in a tragic accident. Then several tech experts come to his house and tell him, no, actually, his wife was murdered. The group bands together to enact justice. This fast-paced thriller is as funny, sweet, and sad as it is compelling, and it's got a doozy of a twist.

April 25, 2023 - The premise of Pig might sound like some sort of John Wick parody movie, but it took fans by surprise as one of the most gripping thrillers of the year. Nicolas Cage stars as a reclusive truffle hunter with his trusty pig. When the pig is taken, he goes on a mission into a seedy underworld to get it back. Cage gives a powerful and reserved performance that ranks among one of his best. It is an odd and unique story, but it draws the audience in with its engrossing style and tone. The result is one of 2021's biggest surprises.

It has the scope of Scorsese’s older gangster epics and while this film is a step below those ones, House of Gucci still stands as one of the best thrillers of the year. Patrizia Reggiani’s coup against the established family members of Gucci is an unpredictable and at times bonkers tale of deceit and greed. While many have voiced their love for the camp of much of the film, especially Leto’s performance, House of Gucci still has some of the most impactful moments of suspense in 2021.

December 9, 2021 - They may be (relatively) low on body counts, but the year’s most chilling, atmospheric reads will still set your pulse racing and your heart pounding.

December 3, 2021 - Both "The Last Duel" and "House of Gucci" were based on shocking true stories. In the case of "House of Gucci," the epic nature of the film's spectacle didn't prevent Scott from including gripping sequences of paranoia, violence, and suspense.

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Laura Dave wins this year’s Mystery & Thriller award for The Last Thing He Told Me, in which a mother and her stepdaughter try to unwind a lethally knotted secret. When Owen Michaels disappeared, he left his new wife, Hannah, a single cryptic ...

July 28, 2022 - Told in the Screenlife format in which all of the action takes place on a computer screen, Profile is a tense thriller about a British journalist who gets in over her head while investigating terrorist recruitment online. Amy (Valene Kane) poses as a young woman who’s recently converted to Islam, connecting with a charismatic Syrian ISIS member and potentially losing her own sense of self in the process.

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20211h 8m · 1.4 (327)RateMark as watched · Astronomers spot anomaly headed for the earths solar system. The wealthy elite keeps the destruction of the human race secret so they can prepare to only save themselves.

November 6, 2021 - This year was such a great year for thrillers, it's hard to think next year can top it. Thankfully, suspense, thrillers, page-turners, and whodunits await us in the year to come. Here we rounded up some of the most anticipated thrillers of 2021. The Woman Outside

She gets away on vacation with her two best friends and feels more at ease as she rediscovers herself during the trip. While Alice is able to strip her codependency, her boyfriend still keeps her in the crosshairs and puts her mental healing and friendships to the ultimate test. Directed by Mary Nighy, this psychological thriller focusing on relationships and gender politics debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival and stars the talents of Anna Kendrick, Kaniehtiio Horn, Charlie Carrick, and Wunmi Mosaku.

December 2, 2021 - Girl A Abigail Dean (HarperCollins) Another superb first novel that is all the more powerful for being unsensational, Girl A is the story of Lex, the eldest daughter of a religious fanatic who, enabled by his wife, abused his children so appallingly that the family home became known as the “house of horrors”. Many years later, Lex, now a lawyer in New York, is compelled to relive the past; she returns to England to oversee the house’s conversion to a community centre and is forced into contact with her siblings, all of whom have reacted to their childhood experiences in markedly different ways. One of the best depictions I have read of the difficulties of “moving on” and the impossibility of explanations to outsiders, this book is haunting and powerful, with a hard-won hope.

OCT. 12, 2021 ... Scandinavian noir at its noirest. It’s hard, maybe unthinkable, to imagine how Hancock will follow it up. Full review > FULL REVIEW > ... A biting social satire–cum-thriller; dark, playful, and brimming with life.

June 13, 2025 - Jake Gyllenhaal sitting in a chair and responding to a single 911 caller gave Netflix one of the most thrilling films of 2021.