The best thrillers of 2018
The top 3 according to 51 votes from people: Searching (2018) · Burning (2018) · Widows (2018). (Updated Jul 6, 2022.)
From Searching to Burning: the 2018 thrillers that fans and critics rank highest (Taste of Cinema, Ranker, The Cinemaholic).
Top 13
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1
Searching (2018)
A father searches for his missing daughter through her laptop.
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2
Burning (2018)
Lee Chang-dong's slow-burn mystery from Murakami.
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3
Widows (2018)
Viola Davis leads a heist after her husband's death; Steve McQueen.
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4
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Strangers with secrets at a hotel on the Nevada-California border.
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5
The Guilty (2018)
A Danish emergency call operator and one call; all in one room.
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6
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
The sequel on the US-Mexico border.
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7
Unsane (2018)
Claire Foy committed against her will; shot on an iPhone by Steven Soderbergh.
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8
A Quiet Place (2018)
Silence or death.
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9
Hold the Dark (2018)
Wolves and something worse in Alaska; Jeremy Saulnier.
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10
Assassination Nation (2018)
A small town turns on four teenage girls after a data leak.
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11
Beirut (2018)
Jon Hamm negotiates a hostage release in 1980s Lebanon.
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12
Upgrade (2018)
A paralysed man and a chip with its own agenda.
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13
Bird Box (2018)
Sandra Bullock blindfolded down a river; Netflix.
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Comments (2)
Searching was such a clever idea, I didn't expect it to work as well as it did
Burning is the best film on this list and it's barely a thriller. That ending...