Best Thriller Movies of 2023
2023 gave us a lot of thriller movies and not all of them were worth the ticket. These 20 are the ones that landed, ranked by the score real viewers gave them rather than by opening weekend. Monster sits at the top with 7.9, and the list averages 7.4 across the board.
20 titles · average score 7.4 ·
The top 5 picks
- 1
Monster (2023)
★ 7.9 · 934 ratingsAfter an outburst at school involving her son, a concerned single mother demands answers, triggering a sequence of deepening suspicion and turmoil.
- 2
Tetris (2023)
★ 7.8 · 1,974 ratingsIn 1988, American video game salesman Henk Rogers discovers the video game Tetris. When he sets out to bring the game to the world, he enters a dangerous web of lies and corruption behind the Iron Curtain.
- 3
My Fault (2023)
★ 7.7 · 4,169 ratingsNoah must leave her city, boyfriend, and friends to move into William Leister's mansion, the flashy and wealthy husband of her mother Rafaela. As a proud and independent 17 year old, Noah resists living in a mansion…
- 4
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023)
★ 7.7 · 3,288 ratingsAfter an ambush, Afghan interpreter Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save US Army Sergeant John Kinley's life. When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to America as promised, he must…
- 5
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
★ 7.7 · 8,179 ratingsWith the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and…
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How this list is ranked
Nothing on this page is hand-picked to hit a word count. We pull films matching this list's criteria from TMDB, require a real audience behind each score, and rank by that score — 20 titles averaging 7.4. The page rebuilds daily, so new releases appear here as soon as enough people have rated them.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best thriller movie of 2023?
Monster is the highest-rated thriller film of 2023 with a 7.9 audience score from 934 ratings. Tetris and My Fault follow closely behind.
How are these 2023 movies ranked?
By average audience score on TMDB, restricted to films with at least 150 ratings so that a handful of votes cannot push an obscure title to the top. The list averages 7.4.
Is this list updated?
Yes — it rebuilds every day from TMDB, so newly released movies appear as soon as enough people have rated them. You do not need an account to browse it, and there is no paywall on anything at MovieAI.