Best 2010s thriller films

Kidnappings, cartels, missing wives and very bad nights. Every thriller here was released between 2010 and 2019, from slow burns to chases. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 7.0 or more from at least 1,000 votes, and new releases wait until their ratings settle. The order follows the Boxlist quality score, and we checked the list by hand to remove obvious misfits.

1
Get Out (2017)
Film7.6
Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend.
US HBO, Amazon Prime (rent), UK Amazon Prime (rent), Chili (rent)
2
Wild Tales (2014)
Film7.9
Six deadly stories that explore the extremities of human behaviour involving distressed people seeking revenge.
US Amazon Prime (rent), Google Play (rent), UK Bfi Player, Amazon Prime (rent)
3
Uncut Gems (2019)
Film7.1
A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the...
US Amazon Prime (rent), iTunes (rent), UK Netflix
4
Gone Girl (2014)
Film7.9
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that...
US Amazon Prime (rent), iTunes (rent), UK Disney, ITV
5
Drive (2011)
Film7.6
Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals.
US AMC, Amazon Prime (rent), UK Amazon Prime, ITV
6
Sicario (2015)
Film7.4
An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S.
US Netflix, Amazon Prime (rent), UK Amazon Prime (rent), Bfi Player (rent)
7
Skyfall (2012)
Film7.2
When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing M to relocate the agency.
US Amazon Prime (rent), iTunes (rent), UK ITV, Amazon Prime (rent)
8
Argo (2012)
Film7.3
As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found...
US Amazon Prime (rent), Google Play (rent), UK Amazon Prime, Chili (rent)
9
Black Swan (2010)
Film7.6
A journey through the psyche of a young ballerina whose starring role as the duplicitous swan queen turns out to be a part for which she becomes...
US Hulu, Amazon Prime (rent), UK Disney, Amazon Prime (rent)
10
Bridge of Spies (2015)
Film7.2
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S.
US Paramount+, Amazon Prime (rent), UK Amazon Prime (rent), Google Play (rent)
11
Prisoners (2013)
Film8.0
Keller Dover faces a parent's worst nightmare when his 6-year-old daughter, Anna, and her friend go missing.
US Cinemax, Amazon Prime (rent), UK Netflix, Amazon Prime (rent)
12
The Town (2010)
Film7.2
Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game.
US Paramount+, Amazon Prime (rent), UK Netflix, Amazon Prime (rent)
13
Wind River (2017)
Film7.4
An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.
US Amazon Prime (rent), iTunes (rent), UK Amazon Prime
14
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
Film7.0
Ethan Hunt and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks, who has gained access to Russian nuclear...
US Kanopy, Netflix, UK Amazon Prime, Disney
15
Captain Phillips (2013)
Film7.6
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo...
US Netflix, Amazon Prime (rent), UK Amazon Prime, BBC
16
Nightcrawler (2014)
Film7.7
When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A.
US Kanopy, Tubi TV, UK Bfi Player, NowTV
17
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Film7.3
This English-language adaptation of the Swedish novel by Stieg Larsson follows a disgraced journalist, Mikael Blomkvist, as he investigates the...
US Sony Crackle, Amazon Prime (rent), UK ITV, Amazon Prime (rent)
18
Take Shelter (2011)
Film7.1
Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.
US Hulu, Amazon Prime (rent), UK Amazon Prime, Bfi Player
19
The Guilty (2018)
Film7.3
Police officer Asger Holm, demoted to desk work as an alarm dispatcher, answers a call from a panicked woman who claims to have been kidnapped.
US Amazon Prime, Kanopy, UK Amazon Prime (rent), iTunes (rent)
20
John Wick (2014)
Film7.3
Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.
US AMC, Hulu, UK Amazon Prime, NowTV