Best Thriller Movies of the 2020s

1. 1
   Facing El Chapo 2026

   Directed by Chava Cartas · Streaming on Netflix
   8.6

   8.8 · 954 votes
2. 2
   The Shadow's Edge 2025

   Directed by Larry Yang
   8.2

   8.3 · 1.6K votes
3. 3
   Obsession 2026

   Directed by Curry Barker · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
   8.1

   8.2 · 6.3K votes
4. 4
   Counterattack 2025

   Directed by Chava Cartas · Streaming on Netflix, The Roku Channel
   8.1

   8.3 · 870 votes
5. 5
   The Furious 2026

   Directed by Kenji Tanigaki · Streaming on Philo, Starz
   8.0

   8.2 · 861 votes
6. 6
   Nobody 2021

   Directed by Ilya Naishuller · Streaming on Peacock Premium, YouTube TV, Peacock Premium Plus
   7.8

   7.9 · 8.8K votes
7. 7
   Monster 2023

   Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda · Streaming on MUBI
   7.8

   7.9 · 983 votes
8. 8
   Succubus 2024

   Directed by R.J. Daniel Hanna · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Plex, Plex Channel
   7.8

   8.3 · 276 votes
9. 9
   Thirteen Lives 2022

   Directed by Ron Howard · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon MX Player
   7.7

   7.8 · 1.6K votes
10. 10
    Predator: Killer of Killers 2025

    Directed by Dan Trachtenberg · Streaming on Hulu
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.4K votes
11. 11
    Tetris 2023

    Directed by Jon S. Baird · Streaming on Apple TV
    7.7

    7.8 · 2.1K votes
12. 12
    John Wick: Chapter 4 2023

    Directed by Chad Stahelski · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV
    7.7

    7.7 · 8.5K votes
13. 13
    My Fault 2023

    Directed by Domingo González · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.7

    7.7 · 4.2K votes
14. 14
    Guy Ritchie's The Covenant 2023

    Directed by Guy Ritchie · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube Free
    7.7

    7.7 · 3.4K votes
15. 15
    The Gorge 2025

    Directed by Scott Derrickson · Streaming on Apple TV
    7.7

    7.7 · 4.3K votes
16. 16
    Shelter 2026

    Directed by Ric Roman Waugh · Streaming on Philo, Starz
    7.7

    7.7 · 2K votes
17. 17
    The Batman 2022

    Directed by Matt Reeves · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.7

    7.7 · 13K votes
18. 18
    Prey 2022

    Directed by Dan Trachtenberg · Streaming on Hulu
    7.6

    7.6 · 8.1K votes
19. 19
    The Heist of the Century 2020

    Directed by Ariel Winograd · Streaming on Hoopla
    7.6

    7.7 · 877 votes
20. 20
    STRAW 2025

    Directed by Tyler Perry · Streaming on Netflix
    7.6

    7.7 · 1K votes
21. 21
    Insidious: Out of the Further 2026

    Directed by Jacob Chase
    7.6

    7.7 · 893 votes
22. 22
    Wrath of Man 2021

    Directed by Guy Ritchie · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.6

    7.6 · 6.4K votes
23. 23
    Exhuma 2024

    Directed by Jang Jae-hyun · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.5

    7.7 · 853 votes
24. 24
    Sinners 2025

    Directed by Ryan Coogler · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.5

    7.5 · 5.4K votes
25. 25
    Pressure 2026

    Directed by Anthony Maras · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
    7.5

    7.7 · 519 votes
26. 26
    The Black Phone 2022

    Directed by Scott Derrickson · Streaming on Netflix
    7.5

    7.5 · 6.2K votes
27. 27
    Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One 2023

    Directed by Christopher McQuarrie · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    7.5

    7.5 · 5.5K votes
28. 28
    Anatomy of a Fall 2023

    Directed by Justine Triet · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy
    7.5

    7.5 · 3.5K votes
29. 29
    Mutiny 2026

    Directed by Jean-François Richet
    7.5

    7.6 · 932 votes
30. 30
    War Machine 2026

    Directed by Patrick Hughes · Streaming on Netflix
    7.5

    7.5 · 2.6K votes
31. 31
    Girl in the Basement 2021

    Directed by Elisabeth Röhm · Streaming on Disney Plus, Hulu, Hoopla
    7.5

    7.6 · 906 votes
32. 32
    No Other Choice 2025

    Directed by Park Chan-wook · Streaming on Hulu, Kanopy
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.4K votes
33. 33
    Disclosure Day 2026

    Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
    7.4

    7.4 · 3.8K votes
34. 34
    Tuner 2026

    Directed by Daniel Roher · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    7.4

    7.6 · 591 votes
35. 35
    In the Grey 2026

    Directed by Guy Ritchie · Streaming on Philo, Starz
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.1K votes
36. 36
    Bullet Train 2022

    Directed by David Leitch · Streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV
    7.4

    7.4 · 8.1K votes
37. 37
    A Quiet Place Part II 2021

    Directed by John Krasinski · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    7.4

    7.4 · 7.7K votes
38. 38
    The Beasts 2022

    Directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen · Streaming on Kanopy, MUBI
    7.4

    7.5 · 994 votes
39. 39
    The Call 2020

    Directed by Lee Chung-hyun · Streaming on Netflix
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.1K votes
40. 40
    The Killer 2022

    Directed by Choi Jae-hoon · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.4

    7.6 · 440 votes
41. 41
    Gone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos 2021

    Directed by Gail Harvey · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Lifetime Movie Club
    7.4

    7.8 · 241 votes
42. 42
    Sisu 2022

    Directed by Jalmari Helander · Streaming on MovieSphere+
    7.3

    7.4 · 3K votes
43. 43
    Extraction 2 2023

    Directed by Sam Hargrave · Streaming on Netflix
    7.3

    7.4 · 3.1K votes
44. 44
    Promising Young Woman 2020

    Directed by Emerald Fennell · Streaming on Peacock Premium, YouTube TV, Peacock Premium Plus
    7.3

    7.4 · 3.9K votes
45. 45
    Maharaja 2024

    Directed by Nithilan Saminathan · Streaming on Netflix
    7.3

    7.7 · 268 votes
46. 46
    Marty Supreme 2025

    Directed by Josh Safdie · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.3

    7.4 · 2.3K votes
47. 47
    No Time to Die 2021

    Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.3

    7.3 · 7.5K votes
48. 48
    One Battle After Another 2025

    Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max
    7.3

    7.3 · 4.4K votes
49. 49
    Graveyard Horror 2025

    Directed by Phontharis Chotkijsadarsopon
    7.3

    9.7 · 44 votes
50. 50
    The Mauritanian 2021

    Directed by Kevin Macdonald · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Plex Channel
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.4K 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
   WAR 2023

   Directed by Miklós Horváth Milán
   6.7

   9.4 · 21 votes
2. 2
   The Other Side 2024

   Directed by Daniel Posada · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.8

   8.6 · 34 votes
3. 3
   The Wingwalker 2024

   Directed by Alonso Alvarez
   6.8

   8.2 · 42 votes
4. 4
   Firrkie 2025

   Directed by Ankush Bhatt
   6.5

   10.0 · 11 votes
5. 5
   Fuelled 2021

   Directed by Michelle Hao
   6.6

   8.0 · 30 votes
6. 6
   Follow 2025

   Directed by Gonzalo Tobal · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   6.6

   7.8 · 42 votes
7. 7
   Chithha 2023

   Directed by S. U. Arunkumar · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu
   6.6

   7.7 · 41 votes
8. 8
   Sugar Mill 2025

   Directed by Awi Suryadi · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
   6.5

   7.9 · 29 votes
9. 9
   Stalled 2022

   Directed by Matt Black
   6.5

   7.7 · 34 votes
10. 10
    Ponman 2025

    Directed by Jyothish Shankar · Streaming on Hulu
    6.5

    7.8 · 29 votes