Best Thriller Movies of the 2000s

1. 1
   The Dark Knight 2008

   Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV
   8.5

   8.5 · 37K votes
2. 2
   Oldboy 2003

   Directed by Park Chan-wook · Streaming on Kanopy, Plex Channel
   8.2

   8.2 · 10K votes
3. 3
   Inglourious Basterds 2009

   Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, MovieSphere+
   8.2

   8.2 · 25K votes
4. 4
   Memento 2000

   Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu
   8.2

   8.2 · 17K votes
5. 5
   The Departed 2006

   Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV
   8.1

   8.2 · 17K votes
6. 6
   Memories of Murder 2003

   Directed by Bong Joon Ho
   8.0

   8.1 · 4.9K votes
7. 7
   The Lives of Others 2006

   Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
   8.0

   8.0 · 4.3K votes
8. 8
   No Country for Old Men 2007

   Directed by Joel Coen · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   7.9

   8.0 · 14K votes
9. 9
   The Secret in Their Eyes 2009

   Directed by Juan José Campanella · Streaming on Hulu
   7.9

   8.0 · 3K votes
10. 10
    Kill Bill: Vol. 2 2004

    Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on YouTube TV, Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free
    7.9

    7.9 · 16K votes
11. 11
    V for Vendetta 2006

    Directed by James McTeigue · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.9

    7.9 · 16K votes
12. 12
    Mulholland Drive 2001

    Directed by David Lynch
    7.8

    7.8 · 7.4K votes
13. 13
    Paprika 2006

    Directed by Satoshi Kon · Streaming on YouTube Free, Tubi TV, Sony Pictures Core
    7.8

    7.8 · 3K votes
14. 14
    Infernal Affairs 2002

    Directed by Alan Mak Siu-fai · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Shout! Factory TV
    7.7

    7.8 · 2K votes
15. 15
    Mystic River 2003

    Directed by Clint Eastwood · Streaming on Tubi TV
    7.7

    7.7 · 7.8K votes
16. 16
    The Chaser 2008

    Directed by Na Hong-jin · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.7K votes
17. 17
    Dogville 2003

    Directed by Lars von Trier · Streaming on MUBI
    7.7

    7.7 · 2.8K votes
18. 18
    Joint Security Area 2000

    Directed by Park Chan-wook · Streaming on Kanopy, AsianCrush, OnDemandKorea
    7.7

    7.8 · 898 votes
19. 19
    Nine Queens 2000

    Directed by Fabián Bielinsky · Streaming on Tubi TV
    7.6

    7.8 · 869 votes
20. 20
    Amores Perros 2000

    Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu · Streaming on MUBI
    7.6

    7.6 · 3K votes
21. 21
    Children of Men 2006

    Directed by Alfonso Cuarón
    7.6

    7.6 · 8.2K votes
22. 22
    The Others 2001

    Directed by Alejandro Amenábar · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.6

    7.6 · 7.5K votes
23. 23
    Blood Diamond 2006

    Directed by Edward Zwick · Streaming on Apple TV, Howdy
    7.6

    7.6 · 8.6K votes
24. 24
    Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God 2007

    Directed by Tetsuro Araki
    7.6

    7.9 · 410 votes
25. 25
    Casino Royale 2006

    Directed by Martin Campbell · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.6

    7.6 · 12K votes
26. 26
    The Butterfly Effect 2004

    Directed by Eric Bress · Streaming on Howdy
    7.6

    7.6 · 8.6K votes
27. 27
    Zodiac 2007

    Directed by David Fincher · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.5

    7.5 · 12K votes
28. 28
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2009

    Directed by Niels Arden Oplev · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, AMC+
    7.5

    7.5 · 3.4K votes
29. 29
    Sin Nombre 2009

    Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga
    7.5

    7.6 · 812 votes
30. 30
    The Bourne Identity 2002

    Directed by Doug Liman · Streaming on Netflix
    7.5

    7.5 · 11K votes
31. 31
    Ocean's Eleven 2001

    Directed by Steven Soderbergh · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV, Cinemax
    7.5

    7.5 · 13K votes
32. 32
    The Wave 2008

    Directed by Dennis Gansel · Streaming on Kanopy
    7.5

    7.5 · 3.7K votes
33. 33
    Lucky Number Slevin 2006

    Directed by Paul McGuigan · Streaming on fuboTV, VIX , Fawesome
    7.5

    7.5 · 4.7K votes
34. 34
    Sin City 2005

    Directed by Robert Rodriguez · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Kanopy, Peacock Premium Plus
    7.5

    7.5 · 9.2K votes
35. 35
    Man on Fire 2004

    Directed by Tony Scott · Streaming on YouTube TV, Starz
    7.4

    7.5 · 6K votes
36. 36
    Lady Vengeance 2005

    Directed by Park Chan-wook · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.4

    7.5 · 2.1K votes
37. 37
    Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance 2002

    Directed by Park Chan-wook · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.8K votes
38. 38
    The Bourne Ultimatum 2007

    Directed by Paul Greengrass · Streaming on Netflix, Starz
    7.4

    7.4 · 8.7K votes
39. 39
    Taken 2008

    Directed by Pierre Morel
    7.4

    7.4 · 13K votes
40. 40
    The Consequences of Love 2004

    Directed by Paolo Sorrentino · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.4

    7.5 · 926 votes
41. 41
    Inside Man 2006

    Directed by Spike Lee
    7.4

    7.4 · 6.6K votes
42. 42
    American Psycho 2000

    Directed by Mary Harron · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, fuboTV
    7.4

    7.4 · 13K votes
43. 43
    The Life of David Gale 2003

    Directed by Alan Parker
    7.4

    7.4 · 2.3K votes
44. 44
    Law Abiding Citizen 2009

    Directed by F. Gary Gray · Streaming on Netflix, Philo, YouTube TV
    7.4

    7.4 · 5.9K votes
45. 45
    Serenity 2005

    Directed by Joss Whedon · Streaming on YouTube Free
    7.4

    7.4 · 4K votes
46. 46
    Cell 211 2009

    Directed by Daniel Monzón · Streaming on Netflix, Philo, AMC Plus
    7.4

    7.4 · 1.4K votes
47. 47
    Black Book 2006

    Directed by Paul Verhoeven · Streaming on Tubi TV
    7.4

    7.4 · 1.3K votes
48. 48
    Minority Report 2002

    Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.3

    7.4 · 10K votes
49. 49
    Prison Break: The Final Break 2009

    Directed by Kevin Hooks
    7.3

    7.5 · 759 votes
50. 50
    The Experiment 2001

    Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.3K votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   Absolut 2005

   Directed by Romed Wyder
   6.5

   7.8 · 31 votes
2. 2
   Kadhal Konden 2003

   Directed by Selvaraghavan · Streaming on Sun Nxt
   6.4

   7.8 · 23 votes
3. 3
   Ibrahim El-Abyad 2009

   Directed by Marwan Hamed
   6.5

   7.4 · 41 votes
4. 4
   Kaakha Kaakha 2003

   Directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   6.5

   7.4 · 40 votes
5. 5
   Nadie te habla: Manos libres 2005

   Directed by José Buil
   6.4

   7.5 · 32 votes
6. 6
   Baptism of Blood 2007

   Directed by Helvécio Ratton
   6.5

   7.4 · 37 votes
7. 7
   9 2002

   Directed by Ümit Ünal
   6.4

   7.6 · 27 votes
8. 8
   Anandabhadram 2005

   Directed by Santosh Sivan
   6.4

   7.5 · 28 votes
9. 9
   Bhramaram 2009

   Directed by Blessy
   6.4

   7.5 · 25 votes
10. 10
    The Paper Will Be Blue 2006

    Directed by Radu Muntean
    6.4

    7.4 · 30 votes